Hi Bill, excellent questions for sure. Please note that my advise is based on my personal journey; hence, it is not prescriptive. These will be the things I'd tell a beginner: -The first point will be to focus on Jesus. As worship musicians, it's easy for our priorities to shift away from what matters most (JESUS) and end up fixed on the instrument and music -Be patient with yourself. The process of learning and perfecting ones craft takes a lot of time. I see a lot of beginners who are frustrated because they don't see progress 'quickly enough'. It took me several years to be able to play without buzz or noise. -Set specific, reasonable, kind and realistic milestones, e.g., by the end of the year, I want to play without having any buzz on my strings. -Avoid the myth that errors or bad sound are due to your instrument. Get a decent instrument, have it professionally setup and stick with it. -Be mindful of social media and comparison. It easily makes musicians feel inadequate. For example, I only follow two bass players on Instagram...as I can't deal with the distraction of always watching bass videos. Thankfully, when I was learning, there was no instagram or facebook...haha -Be a sponge...absorb and learn everything you can. I spent my early days playing a lot of musical genres. Obviously, I was very mindful of the lyrics of songs. This might sound a bit weird, but worship music (specifically CCM) alone is insufficient for growth as a bass player. The lines are often very simple and extremely watered down. Explore other genres, e.g., reggae music, gospel music (e.g., I strongly recommend music by Brooklyn tabernacle choir, Richard Smallwoods), Latin music, funk (for groove). -If you can afford it, get a teacher or pay for a focused training program. Insist on learning some foundational theory and ear development. I'd highly Norm Stockton's Art of Groove online bass lessons. -Practice as much as you can. This is an obvious one, but when I started out, there were days when I put in 5 hours of practice. Familiarity with the instrument makes a world of a difference. -If you live near churches with excellent musicians, ask to visit their rehearsal sessions and sit at a spot where you can watch the bass player. -We are all unique. Embrace your uniqueness along your learning journey. Ask GOD to help you project the 'unique' voice he has given you through the instrument. Wow....I typed a lot. Please do not hesitate to write if you have further questions or specific issues you'd like me to touch on. GOD richly bless you.

Same here too!

@@esongsore AMEN!!! Excellent words of wisdom! I absolutely love your tone on this song.

It would have been better if you indicate codes for the verse of the songs brother. Thanks

I too am just learning bass and come to your videos for inspiration. I at times like many, find myself too focused on my sound/runs/licks and not on who are what I’m playing for. I appreciate your advice to us novice players

Blessings to you. I was in Uganda in 2018 and almost visited Kenya. All glory to JESUS!

Amen

Thanks and to GOD be the glory. Glad you were inspired by this. GOD bless you.

Same

The key thing to remember is that the bass is playing by the root notes of the other players. However this doesn't mean that bass is an easy instrument.

me also, im in the worship team,and i want to play bass.. currently busy with lessons

Thanks so much brother. I really appreciate you taking time to leave a comment after watching the video. I give glory to JESUS for the gift of music. Have fun experimenting with the bass parts. It is always fun to modify the original bass lines. :)

GOD be praised. Thanks for sharing your goal. May GOD guide you and order your steps.

All glory to JESUS. Thank you very much for the kind and encouraging words. May GOD bless and preserve you :)

To GOD be the glory. Thank you for the very kind and encouraging words. Wishing you a blessed musical journey learning the bass. May GOD grant you wisdom, direction and ability. God bless you my friend.

@@esongsore Thank you ❤️

"I never thought bass could be played in a worship song that beautifully." Yeah, unfortunately, contemporary Christian artists seem to neglect the bass quite frequently in their compositions. Lots and lots of simply pounding out root notes and missing out on all the subtle harmony, nuance and depth that a well constructed bass line would provide.

All glory to Jesus. Thanks for listening and taking time to leave a comment. GOD richly bless you

Indeed....GOD is good. He gives us unique gifts to interpret music, and I love the different versions out there too. :)

To GOD be the glory. Thanks for the kind words and encouragement.

Welcome. To GOD be the glory.

You are very welcome. GOD bless you my friend.

GOD bless you my sister. Thanks for the kind words and support. I give all the glory to JESUS. :)

Awesome. Glad you benefited from this video. To God be the glory

GOD bless you too...and all glory to Jesus

Glory to JESUS. Thanks for the kind and encouraging words. :)

All glory to JESUS. Thanks so much Cristy. May GOD richly bless you.

Glory to Jesus. Thanks Andrew. God bless you and keep you safe, especially during this pandemic. ❤️ 💕 I

@@esongsore can you do one for Israel Houghton Deeper into the water? You will see what i mean when it gets to the chorus "Lord give us a heart" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mM2lktmlvJ7QhoE.html

Thanks a lot for listening. All glory to JESUS! GOD bless you.

To GOD be the glory. Thanks for listening as well

All glory to JESUS. Thanks for listening.

Thanks so much Robert. I appreciate the love and encouragement.

All glory to Jesus. God bless you ❤️ 💕 ❤️

Samuel Putra thanks man. I appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. To God be the glory.

Thanks Ivan. GOD bless you

To GOD be the glory. Thanks my friend. I appreciate the encouraging words. GOD bless you

Thanks a lot. So kind of you...all glory to Jesus.

Thanks so much for the kind words. Unfortunately, I don't teach on this channel, though I am hoping to post some general tutorials at some point. The goal of the channel is song ministration. For the bass videos, I show my fingers clearly with the hope that people can pick up what I am doing. I hope you can get some nuggets from this and other videos. GOD bless you

Indeed Jesus alone gets the glory. GOD bless you

All glory to Jesus. Thanks for listening and leaving kind words. GOD bless you

Thanks so much. I give all the glory to JESUS. I really appreciate you taking time to watch the video and leave a comment.

Thank you Alex. GOD bless you for watching and leaving kind words of encouragement.

Thanks a lot for listening and leaving a kind and encouraging comment. God richly bless you. To GOD be the glory. :)

All glory to JESUS. Thank you for visiting the channel

Welcome, and glory to Jesus. :)

Thanks Ashley. To GOD be the glory. I appreciate you watching and supporting the channel.

Thanks... All glory to Jesus and God bless you as well.

All glory to Jesus, and thanks bro.

You are so kind my friend. I give all the glory to JESUS. Glad you were blessed by this. Also those squier basses are amazing. Mine is a squier with a few modifications. Check out their new anniversary basses. Those look really great.

Stay blessed too. All glory to JESUS!

God be praised. Thanks brother.

GOD bless you too my friend. Thanks a lot for listening.

All glory to Jesus. GOD bless you too.

Perfectly said. The chord progression is simple and quite repetitive, which allows for self expression in the pocket. GOD bless you for the very kind words and for taking time to watch it. All glory to JESUS!

@@esongsore Amen. Thanks for the inspiration

GOD be praised. Thanks for listening.

To GOD be the glory. Thanks for listening

Thanks a lot. GOD richly bless you for listening. I give HIM all the glory for the opportunity to share with others.

All glory to JESUS. Thanks a lot for listening. GOD richly bless you.

To God be the glory. Thank you got watching ❤️ 💕 ❤️

Keep it up

​@@albyvarghese6981 Thanks a lot Alby. So glad I can be of help. Praying GOD continues to grant you growth in your bass playing journey. Blessings

GOD be praised. Glad this blessed you. Thanks for taking time to leave a comment as well :)

All glory to Jesus. Thanks for listening

I love the song too. God bless you for watching. I really appreciate you leaving a comment.

GOD bless you. Thanks a lot for listening and leaving a comment. All glory to JESUS :)

To GOD be the glory. Thank you for taking the time to leave an encouraging comment.

All glory to Jesus. Thanks for listening, and GOD bless you!

blessings

GOD bless you too.

All glory to JESUS. Thanks a lot for listening. I really appreciate it.

GOD be praised. Thank you for watching :)

@@esongsore youre welcome bro!!! Please post more videos

All glory to Jesus. Thanks for listening.

@@esongsore Yep, the Lord is the best! We would be nothing without Him!!

Thanks for watching. Praise JESUS!

You are welcome. I give all the glory to Jesus. :)

Glory to JESUS!

Thanks so much for letting me know that. I give all the glory to JESUS. I really appreciate you taking time to leave a comment. GOD richly bless you.

Glory to JESUS. Glad I can be a source of motivation.

GOD be praised. Thanks for listening.

To GOD be all the glory. Thanks for listening and leaving a comment

To GOD be the glory. Thanks JJ

Thank you. Praise GOD!! :)

GOD be praised. I will do my best to continue. Life has been busy. GOD willing, I will be back with more

@@esongsore Thank you for replying Yeah!TO JESUS BE ALL THE GLORY....we are only an instrument in HIS Hand....HE DESERVED ALL THE GLORY🙌❤️

Blessings my friend. 💕

I ❤️🙌🏾

To GOD be all the glory. Thanks for the kind and encouraging words

God bless you. All glory to Jesus. I appreciate you watching ❤️💕❤️

You are welcome. All glory to JESUS! Huge thanks for the kind donation. May GOD replenish it a thousand fold. Blessings.

GOD bless you

GOD bless you.

Awesome man...hope you enjoyed playing it :)

GOD bless you Amy. I give all the glory to JESUS. Thanks a million for your kindness and consistent encouragement. Once again, GOD richly bless you. :)

@@esongsore For lack of a better word, this coverage of yours is phenomenal. Eternal blessings abound from it.

Leeland must love this too.

Silver, so glad you are learning from them. That is why I keep the camera on the bass. Glad to know some people are benefiting from these videos. GOD bless you my friend.

@@esongsoreoi yeah! keep it up comrade

All glory to Jesus. Thanks

GOD bless you :)

To GOD be the glory. Thanks Marvin. :)

@@esongsore indeed! all for the glory of God.

To GOD be the glory. Thanks a lot Robert. I really appreciate you watching and leaving a comment.

You are welcome my brother. I just got back from worship rehearsal at our church. Always appreciate worship leaders incorporating tasteful playing into the body of Christ. You are encouraging me to upload a couple tutorials as well. How are you filming and recording? Love the sound you get on your videos, along with the soundtrack of the song.

GOD be praised. Thanks a lot for listening. :)

Unfortunately, I can't make it available on spotify. It will be a copyright violation. GOD bless

GOD bless you my friend. :)

Toda glória a JESUS. Obrigado por ouvir

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Sorry...Unfortunately I don't write or use tabs. Wish I could be more helpful.:( GOD bless you

Thank you very much for the kind words and encouragement. All glory to JESUS! May GOD bless you and order your steps.

Hahaaa...do it. Its quite easy to transfer knowledge from the piano to the bass.....and since you drum, you likely have solid rhythm and groove. You have the foundational building blocks to become a solid bass player.

Im a guitar and mostly bass player at church, and i want to know how to be a solid bass player like you sir? 😇

Glory to JESUS. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a kind comment. My main tip would be to listen to and learn different genres of christian music (gospel, CCM, reggae, RnB, etc), always pay attention to the kick patterns when playing bass, memorize songs rather than having to read and play on the fly. Memorizing songs allows for self expression in worship. Blessings.

Thank you for the kind tips, it worked out really good. May god bless your friends and family.

@@esongsore great advice! Thank you

I use a tcspectracomp pedal for the bass. I connect the bass and my phone to the pedal, play the song on my phone and play the bass along. On the TC, I add a bit of compression and boost the low end of the bass. I record into protools, and my audio interface is a focusrite clarette. The bass is a squire (body and neck bought separately and pickups upgraded). My camera is an old canon vixia....I record the video separately in 1080p. After I record, I merge the video and audio using a software called video pad editor.

To GOD be the glory. Unfortunately, I don't use any score or write them out. It's all improvised on the fly. I hope you can pick some nuggets up from this video. Blessings..

Indeed...this is an amazing song. GOD richly bless you....and all glory to Jesus.