Perfect timing Luke (and I'm not just talking about your playing). I'm writing a bass line for a song and till I watched this I was feeling lost. Thanks a lot. I'm also very jealous of your hand span that can stretch so many frets and get a good sound.
Thanks for this Luke. There's so little available on developing bass lines, which is weird as surely that's one of our key jobs. Your lessons have introduced me to a bunch of different approaches to writing bass lines, which has been a huge help.
Great lesson! As a beginner, I follow the chords of the long-standing keyboard player. But this is the first 'musical' lesson I've watched that explains how bass players can help to 'color' chords and adapt rythmes. Thanks for this!
not gonna lie i've taken it upon my beginner ass to try and make some bass lines for the kareoke songs in the Yakuza games. was a bit worried about how if i do play something that doesnt sound garbage its almost identical to the guitar in the song, thanks to your lesson I no longer have that issue thanks!
Great video! You should definitely issue a challenge to your viewers to invent bass lines for this melody and possibly feature some of your favourites in a later video!
2:09 Given that common chord progressions don’t always fit a given song melody, what process do you use to find a chord progression for any song in general? When I want to play the root notes of chords as my bass notes, I find the root notes most of the time by playing the melodic notes on the strong beats as note 1, 3, or 5 of the basic chord.
Hey really nice Video, but there is one thing that confuses me(well at least one^^). So the key is G Minor, and the chord progression is 6-4-1-5, and you say that that relates to the chords g minor, e flat, b flat and f, but I thought that the fouth in g minor would be the c and the fifth the d. I'm not that familiar with chords and the theory behind them so could you explain to me my error? I would think that the b flat would be the third and the f the seventh
Great question! This depends a lot on how you think about keys. Some people think of the tonic minor as the 1-chord; in this case, G minor. If that were the case, then you're absolutely right. This would be a 1-6-3-7 progression in the key of G minor. For me though, thinking of the tonic minor as the 1-chord never really made sense to me, so myself and lots of other people pretty much always think in terms of the relative major key; in this case Bb major. In this case, it's a 6-4-1-5 in the key of Bb major. They're the exact same notes and ideas, just expressed in slightly different ways. I know this can be confusing, so if you have questions, just let me know and I'll do my best to answer them here for you.
@@BecomeABassist Oh ok that makes sense, although I don't quite understand how it is easier to think in the relative major key instead of using the key at hand^^ I'm sure more follow up questions will appear in further Videos, so thanks for answering and producing this helpful content!
I am trying to transcribe the high pitched verse Bert Weedon plays on FBI, (you can listen on youtube). I want the riff for fingerstyle guitar, preferably. Would you like to try and work out how to do it, please? I believe Bert is using the three notes of Aminor, all the way. But how do I make it sound big and beefy - not puny?
Thanks Mark. I slap when I have to (which is very rarely), but it's not something I've ever really focused too hard on. I may get deeper into that whole world later, but it's not a priority for me right now.
@@BecomeABassist thanks for the response. I think it's a very cool way to play. It's kind of like playing bass with fingers vs pick. Just a preference thing.
i wrote a melody on bass. transferred it to keyboard and did a whole arrangement around it. but now my dumb ass can't come up with a bass line for the same melody that i wrote with the BASS
@@AlbertKimMusic i tried a variety of bass line styles from jazz to metal etc.. at the end i decided to keep it simple and only play root notes. sometimes 5ths and 3rds but for the most part root notes.
Perfect timing Luke (and I'm not just talking about your playing). I'm writing a bass line for a song and till I watched this I was feeling lost. Thanks a lot. I'm also very jealous of your hand span that can stretch so many frets and get a good sound.
That's amazing Maggie! Let me know how you go with the song, and if you get stuck, I'd be happy to help!
Thanks for this Luke. There's so little available on developing bass lines, which is weird as surely that's one of our key jobs. Your lessons have introduced me to a bunch of different approaches to writing bass lines, which has been a huge help.
Maybe sometime, you can make video about compressors and teach how they can improve our play. Thanks!
3 minutes in turns something youre heard in a kids song to a whole banger i love it
Great lesson! As a beginner, I follow the chords of the long-standing keyboard player. But this is the first 'musical' lesson I've watched that explains how bass players can help to 'color' chords and adapt rythmes. Thanks for this!
not gonna lie i've taken it upon my beginner ass to try and make some bass lines for the kareoke songs in the Yakuza games.
was a bit worried about how if i do play something that doesnt sound garbage its almost identical to the guitar in the song, thanks to your lesson I no longer have that issue thanks!
Amazing tutorial, thank you!
Amazing video, as always! Thanks!
Cheers Rodrigo - thanks for watching!
Great video! You should definitely issue a challenge to your viewers to invent bass lines for this melody and possibly feature some of your favourites in a later video!
Great video! Thank you for making your lessons understandable for newbies.
No worries Mary! I’m glad you find everything easy to understand - that’s one of my main goals with every video. Thanks so much for watching.
2:09 Given that common chord progressions don’t always fit a given song melody, what process do you use to find a chord progression for any song in general?
When I want to play the root notes of chords as my bass notes, I find the root notes most of the time by playing the melodic notes on the strong beats as note 1, 3, or 5 of the basic chord.
Great lesson. Good job! Thanks
No worries Francis - glad you liked it!
Thank you.
I Like this tutorial very much
Great video Luke
Hey really nice Video, but there is one thing that confuses me(well at least one^^). So the key is G Minor, and the chord progression is 6-4-1-5, and you say that that relates to the chords g minor, e flat, b flat and f, but I thought that the fouth in g minor would be the c and the fifth the d. I'm not that familiar with chords and the theory behind them so could you explain to me my error? I would think that the b flat would be the third and the f the seventh
Great question! This depends a lot on how you think about keys. Some people think of the tonic minor as the 1-chord; in this case, G minor. If that were the case, then you're absolutely right. This would be a 1-6-3-7 progression in the key of G minor.
For me though, thinking of the tonic minor as the 1-chord never really made sense to me, so myself and lots of other people pretty much always think in terms of the relative major key; in this case Bb major. In this case, it's a 6-4-1-5 in the key of Bb major.
They're the exact same notes and ideas, just expressed in slightly different ways. I know this can be confusing, so if you have questions, just let me know and I'll do my best to answer them here for you.
@@BecomeABassist Oh ok that makes sense, although I don't quite understand how it is easier to think in the relative major key instead of using the key at hand^^ I'm sure more follow up questions will appear in further Videos, so thanks for answering and producing this helpful content!
You are a gem
Aww shucks Jeff! Haha! Cheers.
Merci beaucoup,that's help me,as allways👍🙏your guitar is cool !@
How about the reverse , create melody for a bass line?
Hi Luke, sometimes I can’t always hear the Bass. But all is good.
I have the same problem, always have. Then again I’m a drummer with massive hearing loss from playing hard rock my whole life.
second bass looks like harmony from music "protectors of the earth"
what wood type is that spector ? I want one like that. Awesome video as always.
I think it's spalted maple, but I can't be 100% sure.
I am trying to transcribe the high pitched verse Bert Weedon plays on FBI, (you can listen on youtube). I want the riff for fingerstyle guitar, preferably. Would you like to try and work out how to do it, please? I believe Bert is using the three notes of Aminor, all the way. But how do I make it sound big and beefy - not puny?
Great videos. Do you slap? Pop?
Thanks Mark. I slap when I have to (which is very rarely), but it's not something I've ever really focused too hard on. I may get deeper into that whole world later, but it's not a priority for me right now.
@@BecomeABassist thanks for the response. I think it's a very cool way to play. It's kind of like playing bass with fingers vs pick. Just a preference thing.
i wrote a melody on bass. transferred it to keyboard and did a whole arrangement around it. but now my dumb ass can't come up with a bass line for the same melody that i wrote with the BASS
Haha! That's a very unique set of circumstances @Mehdi J, but I think you can do it!
gotta try your best to learn to hear both Melody and bass at the same time in your head
@@AlbertKimMusic i tried a variety of bass line styles from jazz to metal etc.. at the end i decided to keep it simple and only play root notes. sometimes 5ths and 3rds but for the most part root notes.
What is that bass?
It’s a Spector Euro!
Jason Newsted
ilayaraja is the king of bassline melody. all his songs have it
i have the same shirt!
Then you must have immaculate taste. Haha!