I’ve been playing bass for almost two years without knowing any music theory. After watching this tutorial, I felt the excitement that I felt back when I first picked up the instrument. Finally, theory is starting to CLICK! Can’t wait to binge-watch the rest of these beginner videos. You, sir, are an excellent teacher! Patient and clear.

Mr. Brown, your elocution goes beyond words, tone and style to include how you seamlessly integrated the physical movements of your hand and bass to deliver an outstanding presentation. Seriously.

Has to be the best and straight forward explanation of the pentatonic sale. Thanks!

Self taught with a bit of knowledge but stuck ?well these patterns take you up another step ,showing that 1 finger per fret in exercise is great, alternative ways of playing scales is also vital and this is a real learning process not only for beginners but self taught guys like myself who missed a few steps while learning .guys like you and J.Stinnet give you great fundamentals while moving over fretboard.❤❤

A great intro this scale. After 50 years of playing drums, my knees are shot and I'm now moving to bass. Your videos are helping a lot!

I just bought a bass, I'm 56, my goal is notbto be as good as you but to do this for me. I am glad I found you. Thank you.

I played on a church worship team for about 10 years. Stopped playing for about 20 years. Just getting back into playing again. Love the scales lessons. Lots of stuff here I never learned the first time through. Very grateful for the lessons. Currently jamming on a fretless 6 string

As someone who's been playing for years and years these type of videos are really amazing to refresh the memory, sometimes the most simple stuff can be the most complicated to master (feel and etc.), anyways much appreciated! =)

My brain absorbs your teaching like Sponge 🧽. I really appreciate it. God bless you bro.

Great video!!!

Your "rant" was not a rant at all, but a beautifully stated explanation. As for the lesson, I loved it! I am truly a beginner with experience. I taught myself guitar in junior high school. I played tenor sax in high school band. I picked up a base in a church years ago because they did not have a base player. Again, self taught, off of what I knew from other stuff. Funny story. The associate pastor (sound board guy) handed me a tape to listen to. He hit play. After two or three measures, I told him to stop it. "I get it." He smiled. Talk about the busiest bass in the west! I slowed it down immediately. Amazing how simply hearing your BEGINNER self for a second or two is more than enough. LOL I am taking the time now to really learn it all from scratch. The ideas of music theory are not over my head, but I never understood how to really "work" with any of it. I love the way you teach.

This is the lesson no one taught me when I was starting out. Glad to see you cover it!

Perhaps you should consider a Masterclass. You have excellent teaching skills.

Excellent explanation, also your calm approach is very helpful. Compliments, greetings from Italy 🇮🇹

I have been playing the bass for two weeeks,this is really inspiring,thanks Mr.Brown.

You're not only a fantastic bass player but also a great teacher..perfect combo!!Thanx a lot for helping me(us) Sir!

Thanks Rich. have always been a 'by-ear' player. felt I was being lazy but then found theory off-putting. You manage to bridge both in a way that I get! Thanks (from the UK).

Just discovered this channel. Love it! You're right -- I'm a drummer learning bass. It's great when there are lessons that mix beginner and higher skills so one is not overwhelmed, but can always pick up things above their level. Thanks for the lessons!

im on a journey on picking back up bass and learn to play properly and you helped me understand a little more on pentatonic scales just watching this video one time. Really appreciate you and all these other people putting free lessons online.

Thanks for the lesson, it was very nicely explained

Thank you for NOT using excessive hand gestures since we are following your fingers for learning reasons. Thanks again!

Can’t thank you enough for your lessons Rich, I have just picked up the bass after 20 years and have really enjoyed playing again through your lessons.

Hey Rich! So glad to have found your channel. Great to see an accomplished bass player laying out lessons with neither meaningless chatter nor unpleasant bass tone. You have a great delivery and you hit the foundational points that so many miss. Excellent work.

This is an amazing way to see the pentatonic scale outside of the five shapes that gets you across most of the fretboard. Thank you Rich!

Outstanding …. Thank you

Mr. Brown thank you. You just open the flood gates of my journey of playing the bass. It is very simple to understand. WOW!!!!

Literally just picked up the bass thats been sitting in the corner for years, re-stringed it yesterday, looked up bass tutorial and your channel came up, thank you very much, this was helpful and fun as hell :)

Loving your lessons Mr Brown ive just bought a bass and amp last week then i found your site perfect timing, sorry to hear about scammers trying to steal your identify hope you get it resolved all the best and thanks for your lessons your a good methodical teacher, peace from aja64 from Glasgow, Scotland, UK

i feel like he's my dad so wholesome

Thanks so much! Been playing a couple years and this is one of the best lessons I've seen yet. You're a great communicator.

I really love the way you teach the theory at the same time as the patterns and fingering. As a newish bassist who is just getting to grips with music beyond learning songs from tab, you are really helping me develop. And the mellow vibe is almost ASMR 🙂

Thanks!

Great teaching and love your relaxed, respectful regard for the learners. One thing, the volume on the instrument is very hard to hear in the lower registers.

you are a great teacher, man. ya do not intimidate, but uplift and clarify in a deep and at the same time elegantly simple way. i'll be here daily from now on. just wish i was in your town

The calmness of that rant was a lesson itself

This is my first lesson from you and I think it was great. I just got my bass today. I haven't played in 52 years. I understood the lesson perfectly. I hope my hands can rise to the challenge.

Thanks

Brilliant, am just starting out on bass, late very late 🙂

Hands down the BEST explanation for me the drummer learning bass that plays by ear!! Thank you Mr. Brown!!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Outstanding. Simply outstanding. You're reaching people you will never know. Very grateful.

“I don’t even know what telegram is but I don’t like it already”💀

youre the #1 bossman

Slowing it down for me was crucial. So glad you’re sharing your talent for playing and teaching.

I'm a guitarist but aways wanted to learn Bass. I just started watching your free bass beginner guitar lessons and I came across this Pentatonic lesson. WOW! So clear man! Thank you.

Cool video Rich. Very well spoken, and explained. Unfortunatelly, KZfaq doesn´t give a damn about those data thrifting and abusing scumbags here. Trust me, i´ve reported thousands of those. Same goes for those investments bots!!

How you keep your fingers so close together while doing it??? Im so confused i gotta spread my fingers all over the palce to reach the notes

Thank you so much for sharing your time and knowledge with us. Love the major to minor lessons.

You have absolutely NO clue how much this video brought peace to me. I was about to stop practicing because these other videos are not THIS comprehensive and they don’t have the grace to teach that you have. I am so grateful to God for you. New subbie for life!

That money thing is on MANY channels on KZfaq. It is a “New thing” on youtube now.

Thank you for this Mr Brown,I've had several teachers and talking about arpeggio didn't teach me a thing,I'm more of a see then do,so this today you are the first person to display in a fashion I can understand,so big thank you from me.

As a beginner, I learned A LOT from this video. Your teaching style is phenomenal and I look forward to learning a lot more from this channel. You've earned another subscriber, Mr. Brown!

I've been just kinda learning random things for a few months. Honestly, what I know feels very scattered. I want to start at the beginning again. Where's a good place to start?

I've run across a number of those Telegram comments, on various channels. Apparently, KZfaq is infested with scammers. 😒😒😒

Saw the video pop up because I am wanting to learn (finally) to play the bass. Subscribed because of the first couple minute "rant" about "scammers" portraying themselves as him. Honorable man and loved the information and lesson. The explanation is so clear to me because I learn best with patterns. Thank you so very much.

Huge shoutout right there, somebody tried explaining the Penatonic scale to me on Bass from a guitarists' perspective and it overly complicated everything. Showing us that pattern made it so much clearer and actually helped me understand each scale and the connections to the octaves!

They're scams & are all over the place - we continue to report them 👍😊

that telegram scam is all over KZfaq. bass players...of all people should realize it's a scam. peace

Man, your lessons are pure gold. No boring in excercising, really fun and clear

Excellent instruction. I've been playing guitar for over 50 years. The pace and calm attention to detail is why I'm subscribing. Need bass knowledge for my interest in looping. Thanks

Great basic lesson. Picked up the bass in high school…then went overseas , college, kids, career and finally picked it up again at 50. Playing for two years now and love it. Just found you channel and gonna dive into some of you lessons. You seem to be a great teacher, very clear and concise. Thanks!

Your style is dynamic, you make learning fun. Thankyou. Don’t allow negativity to destroy your gift from above.🙏

I’m a beginner, so it took a couple go rounds to get the idea the idea of the lesson. You made it easy to break it up, pause, rewind, double check, practice, then play along.. Finally got it. Sounds sweet! Just one shape, thank you! Great Lesson!

Thank you. Great, calm and measured instruction with no gimmicks. I’ve been playing the rhythm guitar for a long time and I got roped into playing the bass for a covers band. I’m really enjoying it. After about a year, I’m ready to move from just the root notes to learning new techniques from the masters. Although I knew the pentatonic scale before, this is very refreshing. Well done. Just off to get this well and truly down.

Fantastic approach to pentatonic scales and to bass playing. Travelling at the moment and can't practice but I'll get on to it ASAP. Thank you so much for giving me hope. I've been struggling for months to find a good teacher on the Internet and I think I finally have. I'll be back... Thanks again M. Brown, great work. Keep it up.

Your teaching skills are of the highest level, thanks a bunch !!! Simple is great

I have been playing for decades and using pentatonic scales forever. But, while I am not a beginner I found this video very helpful! I will definitely incorporate this shape into my playing. Thanks for a great lesson!

Probably the best explained free lesson I have watched in the last 3 months, Thank you Sir.

Hey Rich, Thank you for addressing that phishing scam. It's a shame that people waste their creative energies on such things. Thank you also for an illuminating lesson on pentatonic scales. It is always good to go back to the basics. You are never too advanced to neglect the ABCs. For my part, it's where I live. Peace and love.

Amazing amazing lesson! Been playing bass for 3 years and had an idea of what the pentatonic scale was but didn’t have a clear picture. You cleared it up and the exercise is just amazing ❤️❤️❤️

Mr Brown thanks for explaining so easily this pentatonic scale. I’ve been playing bass and this lesson will definitely help me a lot

Thank you Sir! I have been playing for a while with no “theory” to speak of. I use the number system mostly. You have taught me more in the first 5 minutes about the pentatonic scale that I can use right now than anything else I have seen. Just stumbled across your video but it will not be my last. Thank you for breaking it down for those of us who aren’t backed up with all the theory.

Thank you so much for the lesson. I really appreciate you for taking the time to explain and teach the fundamental of playing the bass. Thank you

Rich, I've been taking guitar lessons for over 18 mos and I've just recently picked up a Bass as well. Thank you SO much for your 'slow and easy' explanations and movements. SUPER helpful. I've just found your channel and look forward to going through your videos. Blessings on you, Brother.

Man, you are so so much the best bass tutor on KZfaq. It’s like having you in my living room as my personal one-on-one tutor. PS: I make good coffee. Phil (absolute beginner - who you have encouraged my dream is possible) New Plymouth New Zealand ‘Down Under’ Much love

What a great lesson Rich! You're a fantastic teacher!

Good morning Mr Brown. I;m a 68 year old beginner playing at my Church and just caught this video which is an eye opener for me. I was impressed with not only this lesson but also with your lead off conversation about rip offs posting replys as you. Thank tou for your honesty and concern for the integrity of your channel. I have subscribed and am looking forward to speedy improvement in my playing thanks to you. Happy Thanksgiving and blessings on you and your family

Amazing lesson! Thank you!!

Thank you for your passion and patience to help ppl like me who need help from skilled professionals,I’m learning. Please give us more.

Thanks so Much Rich. I've been playing for 3 months. And getting better each day.

Thank you, Rich for this informative lesson. I'm an old boomer who is trying to pick up what I abandoned 40 years ago. I found the lesson easy to follow. I look forward to climbing the neck of my short-scale using this.

Thank you for simplify this scale! It makes so much more sense now.

I’m getting my first bass tomorrow. So glad I found you. Very clear instructions 🙏🙏

Great video! A packed lesson on music theory, bass exercises using both scales, and your quick practice example was so groovy. Thank you!

Coming back to playing after a while and these videos are absolutely brilliant. Love the way you break everything down without complicating it. Many thanks 👍

Awesome. Calm, relaxed and precise. Nice on Mr Brown.

Rich, as a beginner I've watch many video's and they just confused what little gray matter I have left in my 71 year old brain. After watching this video I have to say - EXCELLENT! - I understood everything. I especially like that you say the dot or fret number and note. I'll be back for more. Thank you very much. -Vince-

Rich, I enjoyed watching and playing along with your video. Thanks for taking the time to break it down, slow it down, and demonstrate with great articulation of what your were doing. The demonstration and the drills provided, are exactly what I need currently. I am subscribed and am glad to be on board with you. Thanks again. All the best. jbn

I have played bass for over fifty years. But I am walking awway with your style teaching. Fantastic!

Outstanding..! Man that really hit home. It finally clicked. I picked it up quick in it's simplest form. I think I was over thinking.....again. Thank You SO MUCH..! You have a great teaching style. I'm an Ex-Keyboard guy and was trying to see the piano keys on a string fret board. Not easy and the pattern is like patterns we do for chord formations and Arpeggio's only now thanks to you I just learned one on a Fret Board. Oh Happy Day..!

This is some top notch bass intel. Thankee Rich.

I'm an advanced beginner from Jamaica i play reggae and some pop,I'm so thankful for your time and kindness to us for these lessons I play by ear and feel so the way you teaches with time a patient I really appreciate you my brother please continue to give us these lessons.

Wow! I know the theory of all this but I never quite put it together in such a beautifully brilliant way. I can't wait to dive into your other videos!

Isnt he a very calm nd good teacher like he told almost everything he wamted in this video to be with so ease!.... thank you sir! Soo helpful ...

I only started playing 3 months ago and your lessons have really helped me big time thank you

Thank you so much, been playing for many years and always used normal power cord runs and hammer ons, and never learned notes just always played by ear and tablature when needed but this video really broke it down and helped me to understand notes and the chords I’m wanting to learn, now for countless hrs of practice to get fluent

Great insights and well presented. So super cool. And a voice to match the bass tones. Appreciated.

Hi Mr Brown, first time viewer. I'm a self taught Bass player for the past 11 years, and want to say I really enjoyed this informative video! Love your teaching style , makes it easy to learn from, thank you sir!! I never know where to go for proper practice and learning until now!

My first time here. Cool lesson and I like that you are teaching a linear method. It helps us get out of the box and move around the fretboard and get to know it better!

youre literally the chillest person ever thank you so much for this lesson

I am a guitar player who likes to add bass lines to looping, jumped on this for an into tutorial on bass lines because although i know my scales, i just don’t know what to play and they are always very basic in the root notes or maybe an octave. This lesson was amazing. Excellent instruction on connecting the fretboard. This would have helped on a six string years ago…thank you for this lesson! You have a new subscriber!