What do you think - should French Josh make a reappearance? Tell me ‘oui’ or ‘NON’ below. 😎🎸🇫🇷 Timestamps for this lesson: 0:00 - L’intro 1:02 - Walkup Basics 2:29 - How Kim Deal Uses Walkups 3:52 - Playalong: “Hey” by The Pixies 4:48 - How to Walk Down 5:05 - How John McVie Uses Walkdowns 6:23 - Playalong: “Gold Dust Woman” by Fleetwood Mac 7:03 - How Verdine White Walks Both Ways 7:34 - Playalong: “Can’t Hide Love” by Earth Wind & Fire 8:01 - Unboring Your Bass Lines Ex. 1 10:25 - Unboring Your Bass Lines Ex. 2
Another way to give a bassline more umph is to do a slide to nowhere. Just start an octave or so above your target note and slide down while starting slow and getting faster and lessening your grip on the string so it becomes a dead note. Then play your target note immediately after. This is good to use just before a big power moment in the song and Ghost do this a lot. Something you can do in a more riffy bassline to add interest to it is to slide up or down a half step to a note from a scale from a note that is not in the scale so that the note that doesn't fit in can only be heard for a really short amount of time. This can be heard in the Peter Gunn theme in Blues Brothers where the bassline seems to double the guitar riff.
Best online bass teacher, hands down. There are many good ones out there, but no one does a better job making the concepts simple to understand - even for the musically challenged - and having a laugh in the process.
This is very well structured. I know my music theory pretty inside and out and you did an excellent job of explaining how to switch a chromatic walk up to a diatonic one without having to make it more complex. The best thing someone ever told me is that every “wrong” note is never more than a half step away from a right one. (Diatonically speaking)
From a guitarist turned bass player, I appreciate your knowledge sharing and lesson style. P.S. I bought a used Fender 1966 P-bass for $375.00 in 1982 even before I thought I would try to learn bass ,,, got lucky for sure. Thanks again, keep your lessons coming. Bassman
@@BassBuzz Hurry before someone Price-Is-Right's™ your a** with a $401 bid! *BTW... are all three of those concentric pots on the Squier Jazz?* What's the layout? *vol / vol..... blend / mid.... bass / treble?*
I'm a french beginner bass player loving Dr.Who. First, thanks for all your videos that makes learning bass by myself doable and helps me learn music theory basics. Second, I very liked this intro ! 😁 I buyed a cheap second hand damaged practice bass like 10 years ago and started reading tabs and playing but without any other material (no basics or how to etc.) I enjoyed it even if it was awful. I stopped playing for a while, and now I replaced my instrument with a correct bass (+correctly setup) and start learning bass again with your videos. It is game changer and i want to thank you again and thank anyone who support you ❤
I used to play bass in a church band a while back and, though everyone was impressed by how good I was as a beginner who had only played a couple months, as a musician of at least a decade I felt like my playing was so empty. This is video is very helpful in just adding a little spice the monotony of my bass playing.
You really have a gift for communication. I’m doing a lot of these transition things right now and I like to mix it up with dead notes. Feels like a cool way to compensate for lack of skill with creativity.
you hacked my unpleasant chromaticism to bits! ;) another fun trick if the walks aren't working is just to speed it up pantera-level tempos. it's amazing how atonal compositions just become rhythmically pleasing to your ears when they wouldn't otherwise "work" as music. you have the best channel on youtube. love it!
Dude, I think I've said it before, but I've been playing a long time, and I've seen quite a few bass tutors around. You nail it. I really enjoy your stuff.
I learn alot from all bass players and at 59 years of age your never to old to learn new or old things.thank you ,sir.PLAY ON MY BROTHER!!!!!!!-!!------!!! .YOU SAID YOUR NEVER OLD TO PLAY BASS.
I really like your channel, I've learned a lot from you and sometimes I even check your videos about things I already know just to hear you explain it. You're one of the best youtube teachers out there. Love
Thanks for this Josh! Heard a great quote I would like to share. "They didn't come to hear you play guitar (bass); they came to enjoy the music". A good band plays as "one"
The information you provide is one of the most beneficial that I have found. I am a complete beginner but I know how crucial it is to get the bas(s)ic techniques right from the get go, and your videos are literally saving me lots of time. Thank you for all the hard work you are putting in your videos, they are quite the gems!
Hey Josh just wanted to let you know ive been jamming for a year now and you've been there every step of the way. Your lessons are super easy and how you teach really sticks with me. You are appreciated sir and look forward to more content!
May not be the best place for this comment but I figure Josh will more likely see it on His most recent, your tutorials mixed with my bass teacher lead to me being able to get on stage with bass even though I only started in Sept 2020! thank you for the excellent content that had helped me and so many others so much!
Josh - I love how you throw in humor and cut-ins to make your lessons interesting. Great way to keep folks engaged! And, OUI, the nihilistic French dude is awesome.
I have been playing bass for 10 years with some pauses in between. I was never able to improvise or understand music theory even tho I had bass lessons for years. Finally you are the first one who can explain me the way it works and after watching a lot of lessons of you, I had new inspiration on what to learn. Thank you so much!
I had always played guitar but in the last few months switched to bass for a current project im in. I was worried on my quest to be a good bassist, not just a guitarist who plays bass, that I was going to have to sit through a bunch of boring online beginner videos, but you are a great content creator. Im genuinely enjoying your lessons. thanks! 🤘
Man I want to thank you for putting these videos out, I've never had music classes in school and was always hesitant to pick up an instrument due to my dyspraxia but I had to chance to borrow a friends bass guitar and I've been having a blast ever since.
What, no love for awkward tritones? Great stuff! I learned way too diatonically and it's only been in the last couple of years that I have started working chromaticism into my lines. Great video as always!
Hey all you bass bad asses. Dee Murray is the most underrated bass player EVER. I challenge you to cover Elton John's "Black eyed Susie". The fact no one else has covered it on RUclips proves my point. Love the channel 😻
Awesome video bro. I got a bass two weeks ago and I already feel like I’ve progressed so much because of your channel. Are you gonna make a video on ghost notes, or have you already?
Helpful and humorous videos with demonstration of a well rounded personality. Would really love to see some coverage of Billy Gould's technique from Faith No More.
Man, you are a fantastic teacher. Of course, a great bass player as well. I wish the currency exchange was a little bit cool to me, in order to acquire your beginner to badass lessons. Congrats!
hey josh! do you have any videos on latin/samba/salsa/bossa basslines? they really interest me but i can't seem to find anything about it on youtube! you're the best bass teacher on this site (in my opinion) so i'd love to see something on that subject for sure!
I enjoyed this lesson. (I'm taking your bad ass course, but haven't reached where you cover this). take care and keep up the great lessons (free and more bad ass lessons).
That was fun ! And a nice tool you can put in your Bass-toolbag. Cool. If one would play guitar that is called passing chords, but it's the same principle :-) . Still a question, ... what is the difference between 'walking basslines' and 'walk-ups'? The length and amount of notes ??? . Can we have a UnboringizeBasslines, the a d v a n c e d mode? With cool idea's around passing-licks in a given chord- progression? . Thanx for this video, merci beaucoup monsieur et une bonne après-midi .... .... sans M.I.D.I. car bien sur qui n'est disponible que pour les claviéristes lol. :-)
Seriously awesome videos! I recently picked up bass and am learning quickly from your RUclips channel. If only a pinky finger on my left hand could learn with the other fingers...
Thanks! Awesome as always. Suggestion, (unless I have missed it) a lesson with your approach to tone knob settings for different styles (e.g., so your friends want you to play bluegrass, punk, funk, etc, what adjustments would you make to start with?).
But Josh it's not a common French name. I am French too. I tried to work on my accent but it is too hard. I had to choose practice bass or work on my accent.
Would love to see a video about country bass or a video about how to simplify bass lines for a gig, not integral melodic ones but the more foundational stuff. Luke from become a bassist had a few videos on it but I’d like to see your perspective
What do you think - should French Josh make a reappearance? Tell me ‘oui’ or ‘NON’ below. 😎🎸🇫🇷
Timestamps for this lesson:
0:00 - L’intro
1:02 - Walkup Basics
2:29 - How Kim Deal Uses Walkups
3:52 - Playalong: “Hey” by The Pixies
4:48 - How to Walk Down
5:05 - How John McVie Uses Walkdowns
6:23 - Playalong: “Gold Dust Woman” by Fleetwood Mac
7:03 - How Verdine White Walks Both Ways
7:34 - Playalong: “Can’t Hide Love” by Earth Wind & Fire
8:01 - Unboring Your Bass Lines Ex. 1
10:25 - Unboring Your Bass Lines Ex. 2
Hon hon hon
Oui
Oui Oui my frieeeeend
baguette
Damn, your comment's already a week old but the video just got out!! How did you do that?
btw, it's a yes
Another way to give a bassline more umph is to do a slide to nowhere. Just start an octave or so above your target note and slide down while starting slow and getting faster and lessening your grip on the string so it becomes a dead note. Then play your target note immediately after. This is good to use just before a big power moment in the song and Ghost do this a lot. Something you can do in a more riffy bassline to add interest to it is to slide up or down a half step to a note from a scale from a note that is not in the scale so that the note that doesn't fit in can only be heard for a really short amount of time. This can be heard in the Peter Gunn theme in Blues Brothers where the bassline seems to double the guitar riff.
Hi, I'm Josh Fossgreen, and I approve this bass-slide-related message.
I can't wait 'til I'm Badass enough to know what the hell this all means.
Gene Simmons said he did this a lot because he didn’t know how to play bass very well.
Best online bass teacher, hands down. There are many good ones out there, but no one does a better job making the concepts simple to understand - even for the musically challenged - and having a laugh in the process.
Thanks Alex!
Thank You.....and if you (hint) ever do a follow up to B2B you have a guaranteed sale here .....and several more from the sounds of it
emo josh cant hurt you, he isnt real
emo josh:
Qu-est-ce que c'est, le "emo"??? Je suis nihiliste. 😎🇫🇷
A French nihilist Beginner to Badass course part 2 would be great!
😎🇫🇷
This is very well structured. I know my music theory pretty inside and out and you did an excellent job of explaining how to switch a chromatic walk up to a diatonic one without having to make it more complex.
The best thing someone ever told me is that every “wrong” note is never more than a half step away from a right one. (Diatonically speaking)
I think Victor Wooten said it in a bass video. I could be mistaken
@@aelechko Yes he said that!
"hey" is the reason I got a bass!
Pixies have a lot of great bass lines.
same here! cool that i'm not the only one
Noo man, Boring French Josh looks like Joe Dart with the sweater and the glasses 🤣🤣🤣But Joe Dart is not Boring, he is a Funk Bass Beast
I was thinking the same
Je ne suis pas Joe Dart, je suis French Josh! 😎🇫🇷
small bread: Regular Josh
big bread: French Josh
@@BassBuzz Ok Jean Fléchette then
That's what I thought too lol.
This made me play my bass again
Awesome! :)
Me too! :)
From a guitarist turned bass player, I appreciate your knowledge sharing and lesson style. P.S. I bought a used Fender 1966 P-bass for $375.00 in 1982 even before I thought I would try to learn bass ,,, got lucky for sure. Thanks again, keep your lessons coming. Bassman
Wowwwwww lucky you with the P bass. I'll give you $400 for it, you'll make 25 bucks! :PPP
@@BassBuzz Hurry before someone Price-Is-Right's™ your a** with a $401 bid! *BTW... are all three of those concentric pots on the Squier Jazz?* What's the layout? *vol / vol..... blend / mid.... bass / treble?*
I'm a french beginner bass player loving Dr.Who. First, thanks for all your videos that makes learning bass by myself doable and helps me learn music theory basics. Second, I very liked this intro ! 😁
I buyed a cheap second hand damaged practice bass like 10 years ago and started reading tabs and playing but without any other material (no basics or how to etc.) I enjoyed it even if it was awful. I stopped playing for a while, and now I replaced my instrument with a correct bass (+correctly setup) and start learning bass again with your videos. It is game changer and i want to thank you again and thank anyone who support you ❤
I used to play bass in a church band a while back and, though everyone was impressed by how good I was as a beginner who had only played a couple months, as a musician of at least a decade I felt like my playing was so empty. This is video is very helpful in just adding a little spice the monotony of my bass playing.
You really have a gift for communication. I’m doing a lot of these transition things right now and I like to mix it up with dead notes. Feels like a cool way to compensate for lack of skill with creativity.
you hacked my unpleasant chromaticism to bits! ;) another fun trick if the walks aren't working is just to speed it up pantera-level tempos. it's amazing how atonal compositions just become rhythmically pleasing to your ears when they wouldn't otherwise "work" as music.
you have the best channel on youtube. love it!
Yep, go fast and do it over and over because repetition legitimizes repetition legitimizes repetition legitimizes :)
I was just going to say that!
I am pleased to see your acting skils improving as you help us to improve our bass skills. A true 'growing together' feeling.
Merci, monsieur Joshè
Dude, I think I've said it before, but I've been playing a long time, and I've seen quite a few bass tutors around.
You nail it.
I really enjoy your stuff.
Thank you!
I learn alot from all bass players and at 59 years of age your never to old to learn new or old things.thank you ,sir.PLAY ON MY BROTHER!!!!!!!-!!------!!! .YOU SAID YOUR NEVER OLD TO PLAY BASS.
Since I've picked up a bass to be in my friend's band this Spring, this channel has helped so me so much and I'm so thankful for it
I was 17 when Ramones changed my life. I´m 37 now, and this cool dude changed my bass lines. THANK YOU
I really like your channel, I've learned a lot from you and sometimes I even check your videos about things I already know just to hear you explain it. You're one of the best youtube teachers out there. Love
Thank you so much!
Thanks for this Josh! Heard a great quote I would like to share. "They didn't come to hear you play guitar (bass); they came to enjoy the music". A good band plays as "one"
Honestly these RUclips vids mixed with the B2B course are beyond incredible, a perfect balance of solid teaching and entertainment!
Thanks Chris!
I love your instruction. It keeps my mind from wandering off and dying of boredom in a field of my broken bass playing dreams....
The information you provide is one of the most beneficial that I have found. I am a complete beginner but I know how crucial it is to get the bas(s)ic techniques right from the get go, and your videos are literally saving me lots of time. Thank you for all the hard work you are putting in your videos, they are quite the gems!
You're welcome Beril!
Hey Josh just wanted to let you know ive been jamming for a year now and you've been there every step of the way. Your lessons are super easy and how you teach really sticks with me. You are appreciated sir and look forward to more content!
Thanks Austin!
May not be the best place for this comment but I figure Josh will more likely see it on His most recent, your tutorials mixed with my bass teacher lead to me being able to get on stage with bass even though I only started in Sept 2020! thank you for the excellent content that had helped me and so many others so much!
That's awesome, congrats!
Baby wake up BassBuzz just uploaded a new video🗣
Josh - I love how you throw in humor and cut-ins to make your lessons interesting. Great way to keep folks engaged! And, OUI, the nihilistic French dude is awesome.
Thanks Daniel!
your sense of humor is so bas-sick. i love it.
I have been playing bass for 10 years with some pauses in between. I was never able to improvise or understand music theory even tho I had bass lessons for years. Finally you are the first one who can explain me the way it works and after watching a lot of lessons of you, I had new inspiration on what to learn. Thank you so much!
I had always played guitar but in the last few months switched to bass for a current project im in. I was worried on my quest to be a good bassist, not just a guitarist who plays bass, that I was going to have to sit through a bunch of boring online beginner videos, but you are a great content creator. Im genuinely enjoying your lessons. thanks! 🤘
This is really good. I always wondered what bass players were doing to walk into the next chord. The whole step hack I'm going to use that! Thank you.
The Pixies is always in my heart
Dude...
This is an eye-opener and 'trés chic'!
Best online lesson I've encountered so far, and fun to watch too.
Merci Josh
Thanks Mathieu!
Nicely done. And I like the Dr. Who reference.
These videos are exactly the reason I subscribed. Awesome job! Thanks for posting these videos, they are great!
Thanks Shane!
Like your stuff. Beginning to play bass after 20 years and rehashing what I forgot is great. Thank you
THANK YOU, this was great and helpful. I've picked bass 3 months ago and this made it more exciting.
Man I want to thank you for putting these videos out, I've never had music classes in school and was always hesitant to pick up an instrument due to my dyspraxia but I had to chance to borrow a friends bass guitar and I've been having a blast ever since.
You're welcome!
Great lesson and lots of fun stuff! Thanks a lot!
You're welcome Ruben!
Loved the French Drama! Amazing Cast as Usual!!!
Thank you! What a great way to learn walk ups! I am going to go fix my boring bass runs right now!
Very useful advice and I lmao the entire video. Thankyou
Thanks Brian!
this has been exactly what ive been needing to get better at playing
OMG This is just the right lesson I needed 🙏♥️ thank you so much Josh
You're welcome Ali!
What, no love for awkward tritones? Great stuff! I learned way too diatonically and it's only been in the last couple of years that I have started working chromaticism into my lines. Great video as always!
Dude! I was working on this very thing today! Cool vid 🤘🏻😎
Yo Josh you're the best and entertaining straight to the point tutorials!
Thank you!
@@BassBuzz wooww
As a French teacher, I found this comparison "très drôle". J'aime bien Nihilistic French Josh!
Merci Micah!
@@BassBuzz AHAH! I just noticed your labeling of "L'intro". Very nice! So subtle. So French!
As always, really helpful, easy to understand and presented in an entertaining and clear manner.
Thanks Mike!
Quel intro, frère de la BASSE ! ! !Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, man !!!
Merci, bonne année!
I BELIEVE IT , YOU ARE THE BEST BASS TEACHER ON RUclips
Thanks Yazid!
Wish I could subscribe twice, this info is so good for beginner/intermediate players!
Hey all you bass bad asses. Dee Murray is the most underrated bass player EVER. I challenge you to cover Elton John's "Black eyed Susie". The fact no one else has covered it on RUclips proves my point. Love the channel 😻
You haven’t mentioned Vulfpeck or Snarky Puppy yet, but I have faith in you. Another useful funny lesson, much respect
Awesome video bro. I got a bass two weeks ago and I already feel like I’ve progressed so much because of your channel. Are you gonna make a video on ghost notes, or have you already?
Glad I could help David! Haven't covered ghost notes yet, that would be fun!
You are really an excellent teacher, and this is coming from a language teacher 😛. Thanks for the awesome videos.
Thanks Jean!
Helpful and humorous videos with demonstration of a well rounded personality. Would really love to see some coverage of Billy Gould's technique from Faith No More.
Oui oui! Moonlight sonata... Nice touch. Maybe nerd Josh should play that... J'nai sais pas
Bring back Bass Bot. He is the reason I love this page. 😎
BASSBOT HAS BECOME THE SINGULARITY. 🤖
Using a Pixies song as a main example automatically makes this video completely amazing (though it would have been amazing anyway.)
Your course is amazing im starting on module 4 and I can already feel improvement!!!!!!!!
Great to have you Obiwan!
French Josh...🤣😂🤣 Oui! Oui! Take that bass for a walk! 😊👍
😎🇫🇷
Man, you are a fantastic teacher. Of course, a great bass player as well. I wish the currency exchange was a little bit cool to me, in order to acquire your beginner to badass lessons. Congrats!
Your channel is so awesome, just a total lifesaver as I’m trying to learn the bass
Exactly what I wanted to learn!!
Thank you!!
Very useful tips. Thanks for sharing
hey josh! do you have any videos on latin/samba/salsa/bossa basslines? they really interest me but i can't seem to find anything about it on youtube! you're the best bass teacher on this site (in my opinion) so i'd love to see something on that subject for sure!
I enjoyed this lesson. (I'm taking your bad ass course, but haven't reached where you cover this). take care and keep up the great lessons (free and more bad ass lessons).
That was fun ! And a nice tool you can put in your Bass-toolbag.
Cool.
If one would play guitar that is called passing chords, but it's the same principle :-)
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Still a question, ... what is the difference between 'walking basslines' and 'walk-ups'?
The length and amount of notes ???
.
Can we have a UnboringizeBasslines, the a d v a n c e d mode?
With cool idea's around passing-licks in a given chord- progression?
.
Thanx for this video, merci beaucoup monsieur et une bonne après-midi ....
.... sans M.I.D.I. car bien sur qui n'est disponible que pour les claviéristes
lol. :-)
Seriously awesome videos! I recently picked up bass and am learning quickly from your RUclips channel. If only a pinky finger on my left hand could learn with the other fingers...
You just might be the best bass teacher that ever lived🙏🏻. Also could you give us a quick slap solo at the end of the next lesson?
Thank you! I'll ask French Josh about the solo, not sure if they slap over in France...
@@BassBuzz I'm sure french Josh is a quick enough learner🙏🏻🇲🇫
Thanks! Awesome as always. Suggestion, (unless I have missed it) a lesson with your approach to tone knob settings for different styles (e.g., so your friends want you to play bluegrass, punk, funk, etc, what adjustments would you make to start with?).
Great idea Erik, that would be fun!
You just changed my life 🧬 🤣 Thank You bro
Happy to help!
Kim Deal + french jokes : bravo l'artiste 🤣
Excellent again. Oui 4 French Josh! Just getting to say Oui Oui makes me feel good.
Another great video, thank you, both of you 😂. I would add, stay away from adding these extra notes during the vocals in a song. Pay on 🎼🎶
Zut alors! J'aime beaucoup cette channel. Oo la la, le persiflage! Great video as always! Cheers.
Merci Allan!
I died at the intro 😂 loved the video, would like to see more tricks like this.
Allons-y Alonzo ! Awesome.
Thanks for you job.
Thanks Raoul!
Dang, you're good Josh! Going to adapt these ideas
Still one of my go to methods for writing bass lines.
You are so much fun to learn from!!!!!!!
I'm French and this accent was sooooo realistic 😭
Studied French for 5 years, all just to speak English with a French accent... :P
But Josh it's not a common French name. I am French too. I tried to work on my accent but it is too hard. I had to choose practice bass or work on my accent.
... french from france?... ;) Funny thing but to my acadian (french canadian from the south east); sounds kinda british..?
@@BassBuzz vegan, studied french -what seems impossible for someone in USA, ;) plays and teach bass guitar.... thats why i think you're cool!
@@TheMusikman85 Josh est un raccourci pour "Joshua", ou Yeshua en hébreu ;)
4:09 - "Miserable, meaningless... Life has become a vacuum" - this is so spot on it hurts ;)
Would love to see a video about country bass or a video about how to simplify bass lines for a gig, not integral melodic ones but the more foundational stuff. Luke from become a bassist had a few videos on it but I’d like to see your perspective
This is truly an amazing lesson. Thank you.
You're welcome Jamie!
Smooth groove brotha!!
Thank you! :)
nice lesson there, Josh! but can you make a lesson about more complex slap bass lines?
Davie504 has loads.
Dude! Your vids are awesome! Bravo 👏🏽 thank you for the knowledge
Thanks Hasan!
Hey could you do a Q and A one day. Everyone loves your videos and it would help get in direct contact with your community. :)
The Dr. Who reference got you a loyal follower, mate 🦄
Cheers!
Oui definitely make another appearance, I can't wait until I get my bass
Awesome keep uploading amazing lessons 💓
Thanks!
my french Dad often says "Allons z'y, Alonzo". You get my french dad jokes stamp of approval 😂
Thanks. Teaching it to my son now. :)
You know where I can buy a bass? Everywhere I've seen online is sold out at the moment. Ready to pick it back up man!
Thanks a lot...fantastic to know this...Hi, from Venezuela.
You're welcome Carmelo!
Solid vid brother
Wow, thank you. This was super helpful!