How to play BASS FILLS... like the pro's do it.

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At some point or another we ALL want to be able to play a kick-ass bass fills, right?...
The gag is, I see a LOT of players trying to pull them off, but unfortunately they end up sounding garbled (is that even a word, lol?), sloppy, and honestly, just like they're trying to "shoe-horn" a bass fill in without knowing what notes they should be using, or even makes a great bass fill.
If this sounds like you - don't worry, I've got an AWESOME trick that's going to get you playing bass fills... like the pro's do!
In this lesson you're going to learn:
- How to use the bass fill minimisation technique to get multiple bass fills from just one idea
- How to stop starting every bass fill you play on the same beat of the bar/measure (this is a VERY common mistake!)
- How pentatonic scales can be used to create great sounding bass fills
And MUCH more...
Ready? Let's jump in!
As always, see you in the shed...
Scott :)
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@gabrielrochamelo8183 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Totally Jamerson! And, yes please, more content about R&B fills and everything! Cheers from Brazil!

@gabrielrochamelo8183 7 жыл бұрын

Great video, BTW! This kinda videos are awesome! Really helps me a lot!

@TheWhmaxwell 7 жыл бұрын

All of this.. thanks!! Favorite... tough one man, maybe Aint no mountain high enough but depends on the mood :D

@JonRohland 7 жыл бұрын

Jamerson, yes!!! Love the systematic approach. Can't wait to try that approach on some Pino fills! BTW, your channel has been instrumental (see what I did there) in turning this guitar player of 25 years into a proper bass player (although the wife says I just needed new fodder for G.A.S...) Thanks a bunch!

@robblake9947 7 жыл бұрын

Would love to hear about some common features in Jamerson's bass lines. What's Going On is my fave among many others.

@jimcooper7925 7 жыл бұрын

More Motown and funk please J Cooper

@PC160 7 жыл бұрын

I have always loved Jamerson's playing. I think if I had to pick only ONE song, it would be "I Was Made To Love Her" by Stevie Wonder. In that song, he does fills, melody and outlines all the chords, all in one 2:37 take. The Master!

@_brocklee 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to hear some content on reggae. Specifically on the unique styles of artists like Aston Barrett and Stu Brooks.

@gratefulila9980 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta check out robbie shakespeare and flabba Holt too brother. Robbie learned alot from family man. Flabba played in the roots radics and was playing on tons and tons of classics.

@user-hu2on4xd6u 3 жыл бұрын

familiarizing with the one drop rhythm is first.

@christophervillareal6151 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 100%

@MoPower2112 7 жыл бұрын

Woah, I didn't even realize that was a thing I was doing, but it totally makes sense. Changing the beat the fill starts on is such a simple idea, but you really displayed is importance perfectly! Awesome lesson!

@devinebass 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it man :)

@trevorblair5552 7 жыл бұрын

Scott's Bass Lessons Hi Scott, I play in a Mowtown tribute band. Favourite Jamerson bass line "Can't get next to you" by the Temptations.👍🏾🙏🏿

@T1mbrW0lf 7 жыл бұрын

Scott "misbehaving" at 10:55 - works just fine for me. Nothing wrong with a "What the hell was that?" or "Didn't see THAT coming" riff once in awhile - and it demonstrates the rhythm and composition sense that attracted me to SBL.

@davidswab3634 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott! I'm really a fan of the lessons. I'm not even a bass player, and I love your approach to teaching, your personable attitude and your clear skill on the instrument. I find I'm translating what you're teaching to my other instruments. All I want now is a bass to practice all this good stuff you're teaching!

@baileyelectric 7 жыл бұрын

More Jamerson please! Gladys Knight's " I Heard It Through The Grapevine" bass line is finger funk at its best! His sense of time and feel allowed him to effortlessly create infectious grooves that are still considered to be some of the most creative, hard grooving bass lines to this day. His innate ability to play busy, melodic lines without ever stepping on the vocals or any other instruments was truly incredible. Lately I've been digging on Roscoe Beck's work with Robben Ford and the Blueline. A true Jedi Knight on bass.

@BelligerentBurgers 7 жыл бұрын

Darling dear by the Jackson 5. Jamerson is amazing, love to hear loads more of those old lines. (Carol Kaye as well!)

@Mrbeaucaire 7 жыл бұрын

BelligerentBurgers Hell yes. Darling dear is a definite favourite of mine.

@nigelbass 7 жыл бұрын

yes! this lesson is exactly what i needed to work on I just feel like adding this if it'll help someone- Variation #1 starts on the "a" of 3 Variation #2 starts on the 4 Variation #3 starts on the "e" of 4 Variation #4 starts on the "+" of 4

@Bassplayingypsy 4 жыл бұрын

Today I been listening to Coltrane giant steps. Not to much on the walking bass line in the tune. But more the solo. Both piano and sax. Freaking amazing. Oh. Date this day is July. 28th 2020.

@Glowyy 7 жыл бұрын

For me it would have to be Bernadette and I want you back by the Jackson 5 Love the Bass lines Jamerson plays. It all fits and blends well.

@ruminantmelanoid5444 7 жыл бұрын

Bernadette was a cold blooded bassline by the master. There is some debate as to whether Wilton Felder, or Bob Babbitt played bass on I Want You Back.

@martinheath5947 7 жыл бұрын

+Ruminant Melanoid Wilton Felder!

@derrickjackson1490 7 жыл бұрын

I love James Jamerson! I'd say "What's Goin On" is one of my favorites that I'd like to learn.

@nothingwheel 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent and useful lesson. I had the opportunity to do exactly what you were talking about and play professionally for a decade and I almost naturally started gravitating towards more soul-oriented playing once I got comfortable on a tune. I found copping many of those licks and grooves lent itself well to making any song "pop" in our own way ("our" being the rhythm section, not just myself, but drums and r. guitar) It didn't matter what song it was either. It have been a Temptations song, or Springsteen or Rascal Flatts or Daft Punk or Imagine Dragons... I could find a way to squeeze licks like you are demonstrating into almost everything and not only did it work, it worked REALLY REALLY well and would affect the way the whole rhythm section fit together and performed.

@5800lwb 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely yes, Major James Jamerson fan. One of My favorite Bass lines is "Darling Dear" by the Jackson 5, & another is Marvin Gaye's, "What's Going On". I would love to see you break those down. Thanks!

@vjw48sav 7 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your concern for your students - that's me. I've played bass since highschool (1967) - you introduce me to new ideas all the time. Really have gotten a lot from this lesson. Thank you!

@oterovidal2484 6 жыл бұрын

I love James Jamerson! I love Inner City Blues' Bass line! So Simple and so Good (:

@VincentPeterlongo 7 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love James Jamerson lines. I've been working on 'Ain't no mountain high enough ' and it is fantastic. I surely would appreciate special studies on line about motown, stax, soul R&B tunes.

@terrencechase8651 7 жыл бұрын

Yes James Jamerson is the beginning of the contemporary electric bass. My favorite Jamerson bass lines are Darling Dear and I'm Gonna Make you Love Me. Please more old school groove stuff!

@norbertkurtwilhelm 7 жыл бұрын

I am a huge fan of James Jamerson. My favorites are Bernadette and Grapevine. I dig your videos very much - thank you!

@TheGreatElmer 7 жыл бұрын

Video idea: Do a video about making a bass work for a specific genre of music. For example, you generally play P-Bass. Many beginners (except Maiden fans) do not associate a P with metal. They write it off as "not a bass for metal". Go through what you would do to make your P work well in a hard rock or metal setting. Likewise, you could take something generally associated with metal (maybe a Spector or something pointy) and outline what you would do to make it work in an R&B setting. What type of strings? EQ? Pedals? Amp settings?

@satyrosphilbrucato9140 7 жыл бұрын

Total Jamerson fan, with my favorite bassline of his being "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." That's one of the first basslines to catch my attention as a kid, and it can still bring me near tears almost half a century after I'd first heard it.

@vovachammonet5771 7 жыл бұрын

All Jamerson - All Day ! - All the bravado of the slap - super complexities does not compare to the the way Jamerson's beautiful lines pull those MoTown tunes together - Brilliant!

@dwcleary8694 7 жыл бұрын

+1 for any R&B you want to talk about. It never gets old. One of my favs is the J5's I Want You Back--but I think that's Wilton Felder on bass.

@torq3699 7 жыл бұрын

I've always loved Jamerson even before I even knew who he was. I grew up listening to Motown records in the sixties, but back in those days the back-up musicians hardly ever got enough credit. I can't think of just one of his songs as my favorite, but I love the way he takes simple basic arpeggios and through putting a little rhythm change and timing into it, it becomes something amazing.

@douglascavin2140 7 жыл бұрын

Favorite Ain't no Mountain High Enough. love the bass and the song

@jimjacobs1961 7 жыл бұрын

Jamerson yes yes yes. Love everything he did with Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, on top of everyone else. Thanks!

@hankabuldank9602 6 жыл бұрын

Jamerson fan yes. How sweet it is to be Loved by You. It's bouncy pop-style yet still funk-y & groove-y. Anything Motownesque you want to teach, I'll watch. You've helped me tremendously Scott. Super Kudos. Don't stop.

@davidhammers9708 7 жыл бұрын

I've been addicted to Jamerson's line from Gladys Knight's version of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". soo good

@matzeklingner3902 6 жыл бұрын

listened to glenn fricker this morning, as a bass player i need some love right now...

@SATXbassplayer 7 жыл бұрын

OF COURSE I love Jamerson! Favorite bassline: Ain't No Mountain High Enough. Would LOVE to see more Jamerson, Motown, R&B and Funk lessons - what about James Brown lessons??!!

@davidgrigg7398 7 жыл бұрын

I like the thumping styles best, as well as styles You've been teaching in Your videos

@owenbass7127 6 жыл бұрын

thank you for that idea sir Scott its supper helpful for me as a beginner because I have a lot of troubles in timing when I put some fills.. I am also your subscriber sir.. i watch a lot of your videos and it helps me, thank you sir.. more power

@jamieandjasminecretz8755 5 жыл бұрын

I like James Jamerson, his basslines have a very unique style and sound that I feel can never be duplicated by anyone. From Les Claypool and Victor Wooten to Pino Palladino and Rob Trujillo, they all dig James Lee Jamerson.17 years after his death in 1983, Jamerson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. There are scores of bassists today who make a living out of teaching others how to play like him, proving that his technique and tone are as influential now as they were back then. As the following lines will testify, it's easy to see why he's held up as one of the greatest bass players of all time. My Auntie also plays bass as does my grandpa, my auntie has a special style as well, for me, emotional time, her melodies a few that she does play you can hear the words, you can hear the special way the tune actually goes. That is her special groove For my favorite bassline, I don't know they are all good. Bernadette would probably be one, What's going on. Yeah, I don't have my favorite one anyway that is my say. I would probably get comments that blah blah blah I am wrong and why I don't care. lol

@Southeastsends 7 жыл бұрын

I have picked up the Soften the Glare CD. It's nice to hear Ryan Martinie really stretch himself.

@soeffingwhat 7 жыл бұрын

LOVE Jamerson, favourite bassline has to be "Reach out, I'll be there"

@jor_dasan1810 4 жыл бұрын

It's incredible how groovy you can make the metronome sound. Great lesson! Your work is the aim of any bass player. Thanks for sharing!

@kommokilari 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Yes, more analyzing James Jamerson bass lines and fills. First "For once in my life". Why, it's a song within a song! Second "What's Going On" and third "I Was Made to Love Her". Kind regards from Finland.

@TheOphiliark 7 жыл бұрын

There is never enough Jameson! Please do as much content as you can stand

@willbracy 6 жыл бұрын

aint no mountain high enough!!!! he killed that...i was never a really big fan of the song till i started playing bass and paid attention one of the most underrated basslines...yes more rnb

@nwolf9591 7 жыл бұрын

I love Jameson's bass lines. He puts down a grove like no other. I have no particular favorite. I enjoy them all. I would like more lessons built around the R&B style. It is more relevant to my style and ability to play at speed.

@terridemarco6647 7 жыл бұрын

Jamerson is the Master! More of him, yes please!!! My fav bassline is What's going on Marvin Gaye, amazing x

@scottishross91 7 жыл бұрын

What I would love Scott, is some stuff based around rock music. Not the root note stuff, but the interesting stuff that John Paul Jones did! I guess bluesy rock.

@joebiafora2605 7 жыл бұрын

Scott. Jameson is the best.....I am a fan...I would like to hear more R&B. You're an amazing player and teacher but so many of us gigging players need that "solid riff" that just keeps the beat in a lot of the blues and R&B music we play. Solid great Jamerson lines ...would be great....Thank you for asking. Cheers

@tcencore 7 жыл бұрын

James Jamerson is definitely one my top ten. Most others of my top ten were influenced by him. I checked some of his songs out one day and realized my dad listened to them when I was younger. Would definitely recommend the book "Standing in the Shadows of Motown." Fav line would be "I Was Made to Love Her." But there are so many other good ones.

@npinero1 7 жыл бұрын

The tone you get is always killer. DAMN!!

@thillwl 7 жыл бұрын

Love Jamerson stuff! "Ain't No Mountain" is my favorite.

@shawnwilliams2268 7 жыл бұрын

This was perfect quick lesson....and I would enjoy getting taught R&B along with hip hop

@Merry_Otter 2 жыл бұрын

You said Jameson and I decided to pour myself a glass while improving my fills. Bass fills and single malt Irish whiskey pair so well. Great video. Thanks. Cheers.

@keithkenyon3845 7 жыл бұрын

Whatever you feel like putting up will be fine! I trust you!! :) These videos have helped me tremendously. I swear you alone have posted a lifetime's worth of content........ I do actually dig "Reach Out I'll Be There" -The Four Tops

@bwj8 6 жыл бұрын

Love Jamerson! I have always come back to his style, and guys who were influenced by him, like John Paul Jones. I groove deeply on so many of his songs, but I especially like Bernadette, What's Going On, and so many of the Stevie Wonder things like I Was Made To Love Her. I would never tire of you focusing on his style.

@taukhouse44 4 ай бұрын

Jamerson is THE MAN!! favorite bass line is " I was Made to Love Her"

@danielhoneycutt3100 7 жыл бұрын

Jamerson all day! Yeah, R&B ideas and lessons are great!

@patrickkimberguitar8967 7 жыл бұрын

I love your videos man I'm a guitarist but find these bass videos really interesting and gives me great ideas for my rhythm playing KEEP IT UP SCOTT !!!!

@colindupee 7 жыл бұрын

As a beginner, there's an experiment I'd really like you to do: 1) Tune your bass differently (i.e. not in fourths). 2) (Try to) Play in-time. 3) Identify what parts of your playing you're having to think about that you're normally NOT thinking about. 4) Report back. I'm dying to know how much of what you do is muscle memory, and how much you're actually thinking about. I feel like knowing which is which could really inform what I practice, and how. Thanks Scott!

@mariusgoldhammer 7 жыл бұрын

i love "what's happening brother". jamerson is the michelangelo of bass! thanks for the great lessons, scott! you're the MAN!

@gallaxyquest 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah to Jamerson - learn from the all time great!! And how about more Bernard Edwards!! and Jamiroquai!!

@copsy87 7 жыл бұрын

Fav Jameson bass line is Stevie wonders I was born to love her. Cheers for the videos

@taramilton8695 6 жыл бұрын

Love Jameson! Aint no Mountain High Enough! Respect!!!

@theprogconnoisseur7955 5 жыл бұрын

Scott, your dynamics are probably some of the best I've ever heard! Way to go, M8!

@pmvoice88 6 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes. Jamerson fan. More on that style would be cool. Real old school R&b, Funk, Soul.

@basslinephunk3441 6 жыл бұрын

There you go again, Scott.This video is right on time!

@The66jazz 6 жыл бұрын

Love the practice technique! I would add - don't always fill on the 4th beat! The drums are going to want some turn-arounds and the guitar will want pick-up notes leading into solos.

@ferrisfleming4384 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, more Jamerson! My fav has always been Bernadette.

@miguelzazueta5566 7 жыл бұрын

What a nice excercise Scott, totally using it

@vm888666 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Super! Thank you for making the difficult look doable. You sir are a good teacher. Thank you again!

@57gta 7 жыл бұрын

James Jamerson for ever!!!!! My favourite bass line is Gladys Knight and the pips Heard it through the Grapevine! Jamerson totally rules on it!

@ThePhoton6 6 жыл бұрын

Omg whoaaaaaaaa !! Yessssssssss !! I've been waiting for a lesson like this since forever !! Thanks Scott !!!

@raulkanyas354 7 жыл бұрын

maybe it's not his most complicated line but i love 'the reflections' with the supremes. nobody could write a better bass line on this song for sure.

@riccardospila1183 7 жыл бұрын

I'm a huge fan of James Jamerson, and my favorite bassline is "Darling Dear". It sounds lire a groovin' melodic solo without gettin' in ihe way of the other members of the band. Just Great!!!

@adriandean6256 4 жыл бұрын

Jameson, Ain't No Mountain, sublime. Currently trying to learn Close to the Edge as a study piece so listening to lots of Squire

@kimsonne9801 7 жыл бұрын

"What's Going On" is no. 1 - however; have made a Spotify playlist with 40+ different original Jamerson bass lines (as listed in "standing in the shadow of motown") - a lot of really good stuff!

@bateman2112 7 жыл бұрын

Love Jamerson, he's why my first bass was a P. What's Going On was my white whale bass line for a long time. Still love it. As for lessons what I'd really love is a lesson on how to get the lines I'm writing in my head to come out my fingers. It's like when I was learning to write stories. I could tell a story really easily but I didn't yet have the skill to put them to paper. Eventually I learned how but the tricks for that aren't working for music.

@tcencore 7 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Jones Have you tried singing the notes while you play? A teacher said that is a good way to associate the tone with the finger position. Then, finding the note becomes a little easier.

@robertmessina4142 7 жыл бұрын

My Girl ! So clean and precise.

@jasonm2279 7 жыл бұрын

I could not agree more, but how do you teach someone what a groove is. IMO they have to feel it to get it. SO teach them to feel and the groove will come naturally. Otherwise, I am very happy you're delving into these genres. PLEASE keep this coming. Motown bass playing is where almost everyone listening has at one point understood what... groove is. Cheers and thanks from Toronto Canada.

@OldBeatleMan 7 жыл бұрын

Yes please, more Jamerson. "Whats Going on" is a masterpiece … Thank you

@ryankirby8389 7 жыл бұрын

Even before I knew who he was, when I was a kid listening to my dad's records I couldn't get enough of "that bass player from Motown with the bouncy style." Jamerson is still my favorite. It's hard to pick a favorite from among his lines, but I've always thought that the last bit of Marvin Gaye's "Save the Children" is fifty seconds of ecstasy. Great video - thanks!

@limkokchong 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott..... it's really helpful...... hope to have more of the "Bass Fill" video........

@btrainbraydeboisseranc7570 6 жыл бұрын

Man Scott! I’ve been playing bass professionally for over 20 yrs and just wanted to let you know that I’ve recently started watching your videos and love em bro! You groove your damn bass like crazy love your videos keep up the good work brother!

@DaBassLadyCovers 7 жыл бұрын

Love Jamerson favorite bass line is "Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" Marvelettes

@Jamessimmonssongsandpoetry 7 жыл бұрын

Big fan of Jamerson (For Once in my Life), but so much out there on him already. More of that genre would be great though.

@jasevtr1000 7 жыл бұрын

Sounds so amazing Scott, I could listen to that groove for hours! Your videos and playing is inspiring man :)

@xingyibeast 7 жыл бұрын

Yes! More James Jamerson! I'm only a beginner ( in the first module of Mark Smith's Bassic Fundamentals, Major & Minor Arpeggios - working on two songs: Take Five and Had To Cry Today), but ... Even before I start to work on studying Paul McCartney, I want to get the James Jamerson book, and work through it. Growing up in the 60s and 70s, it was those Motown Basslines that I listened to as a kid, that are, to me - the essence of music.

@ThePhoton6 7 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah man ! Jamerson all the way !! The lines he played on the song "Bernadette" is one of my favorites !

@ianbrady9223 6 жыл бұрын

The Gladys Knight and the Pips version of "Heard It Through the Grapevine". Blows my mind every time

@randallclark2407 5 жыл бұрын

You rock man. Just started playing the bass again after a roughly 20 year hiatus. Love the info my man.

@martinheath5947 7 жыл бұрын

Love Is Here and Now You're Gone. (Diana Ross and The Supremes). Superb note choice and placement throughout, great rhythmic pulse and drive. (See "Standing in the Shadows of Motown", Jamerson tribute book/cd.)

@drzontar 7 жыл бұрын

I love Jamerson. It's hard to pick one best bass line, but REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE stands out.

@tastybassy8135 7 жыл бұрын

Of course we ALL love Jamerson! "Bernadette" is wicked. But let's get some Paul Turner type stuff on here! I always have trouble with the intricacies of his lines.

@RussellGuldin 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely a Jamerson fan! My favorite line of his is from Bernadette by the Four Tops; I feel like he always went to a new level for the Tops, and this tune is just brilliant!

@andrewgrant1982 7 жыл бұрын

Jamerson is THE MAN!!! the reason I love Motown so much

@corkskrewclubhouse93 7 жыл бұрын

My favorite Jamerson lines: "Darling Dear" - Jackson 5 "It's a Shame" - The Spinners "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye

@jhetta22 7 жыл бұрын

Long been a Jamerson fan...one of my faves would have to be Darling Dear - Jackson 5

@dogletnoir 7 жыл бұрын

I do love that Jamerson vibe, so yeah, give us more! What's Going On is one of my favorites!

@FingerStyle1972 6 жыл бұрын

Simply put, James Jamerson is, along with John Deacon, the reason I play bass. Two tunes that really stand out for me are Bernadette by the Four Tops, and What's Going on by Marvin Gaye. Also I Heard It Through The Grapevine.

@paulakeenjr4016 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely Jamerson...and love all of his work...Bernadette is one of my favorites.

@Conquistador76 7 жыл бұрын

Jamerson was a genius! So melodic with his lines. Ain't no mountain high enough probably my favorite

@smdias65 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson! The most memorable of James Jamerson's bass lines for me is "Boogie Fever," because I have that song on 45, kids. Lately, I've been listening to David Paich's bass (synth) line on "Turn Your Love Around." It's one of the first bass lines I learned and I rediscovered the sheet music recently.

7 жыл бұрын

Endless fountain of lessons. So many ways to learn stuff.

@pjmuck 7 жыл бұрын

Of course you need more Jamerson! Also Bob Babbitt and Carol Kaye too. One of my favorite Jamerson performances is on Stevie Wonder's, "For Once in My Life." Jamerson could get very busy in some of his lines, yet he never clashed with the melody or other parts and always kept the groove moving while anchoring the beat.