How To Be A Better Improviser ft. Victor Wooten
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- Victor Wooten is without a doubt one of the most fearless musicians. Check out some incredibly insightful wisdom on how to approach your instrument for better improvisational skills!
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This is the real shit that actually makes you a better musician.
Exactly
Word! Perspective
Indeed, this is a before and after in my life
Punk musicians agreed, it's hard to get it wrong.Thanks for giving half of the formula away.
V
This is some of the most practically brilliant and encouraging teaching you'll ever see out here on the RUclipss. Shout out to Victor Wooten, man 🏆
Victor is a great player and a great teacher. Once we find the groove of a song we have all 12 notes to play, and if a wrong note comes under our fingers we can play it, and make it all right. Just think if this sort of thing could work out with the women who claim bad chemistry, and we could then go on and dance the night away..
Love me some Vic and some Beatdown. I’m not surprised that you share a similar thought process to Vic. Much love
Thats soo true🤍 it reminded me of Bob Ross
Just being a half note off at any time really got me.
Abs the funny thing is this is also a life lesson at the same time! A way to see the world in a healthy evolving way.
As a veteran guitar player of 15+ years ,who just recently started playing bass for a band, I can confidently say that this one video has changed my entire perspective of how I look at the fret board. This man is a national treasure.
welcome to the wonderful world of getting yelled at by drummers for being "too wooten "
I wish you the best in your bass-playing journey.
I'm on the same journey as yours.. 12 years of guitar playing and started playing bass for a band since 8 months
@@charan7363 basically the exact same journey!
Man, I've been playing for almost 25 years and I wish I could consider myself a veteran guitar player
“Your body says this is good and your brain agrees”😂 this is probably the best bass video I’ve seen to date
As a wise man once said, "Free your mind, and your ass will follow"
Sounds like something Karl Pilkington would say
Vic is the Bob Ross of music.
We don't have wrong notes, just happy accidents.
Great observation. 💯
Exactly!!!
and the root note has some little friends over here in the fill
yes ... I can feel him channeling BoB
FR!
Happy accidentals* 😉
Victor needs a teaching channel. So good.
I believe victor would prefer a “showing” channel not a teaching channel
His channel is analog...he has a music camp in Tennessee.
Musical Bob Ross
Idk if the world is ready
He doesn't need it . we do.
Did Wooten just demonstrate that if you play all the wrong notes with absolute confidence, people won't doubt your playing and assume you're just a genius? Dear God that's brilliant
Real improv
And skill. If you play them confidently and skillfully. It's absolutely how it works. Music is all manipulating people's brains to make their bodies move around.
let's Feel the rythm deeply and everything got its right place.
Omar Rodriguez Lopez enters the chat ❤
It sounds like politics and politicians. Yup, pretty confident they’re all just closet musicians
I'm a guitarist who's been playing for 40 goddamned years, and it's rare that I run across a teacher who's informative, entertaining, gracious, smart and funky as Sir Wooten. He's taught me more here than probably a good 25 guitar teaching vids have. This guy is the bomb
I'm the same way. I started playing in the mid 80s. I studied classical and jazz guitar and also took music theory lessons in college. I've played since my very early teens and it was only a few years ago in my late 40s that I heard Victor Wooten say the simple fact: No matter what note you play when soloing, it's never more than a half step away from being in key.
That blew my mind and I went from having trouble trying to find the key of a song I wanted to solo over to just being able to play without having a clue what the key of the song is in a second or two. I've studied music in the past, how come I never realized this very simple fact myself? LOL Victor Wooten is an amazing educator and my #1 suggestion to watch for anybody on any instrument. Not just for bass players.
this man is a genius. and what a great lesson: having to do it "right" is the biggest anxiety-inducer that ruins learning improvisation and forces you onto well-traveled (boring) paths.
Yeah!
It really is a lesson for living.
Truly a genius.
That's really true, and that's the thing with me until now, i fell so pressured to no play the wrong note that I miss more than I would
Very good explanation
I've been playing bass for over 30 years, and I tell ya, whenever I see Victor Wooten giving advice, I click immediately. I always come away with a big ol' smile on my face, and somehow absorb a whole bunch of knowledge that makes me go "Wait. I never even *thought* of that!" Much love.
And you've never used a capo to change keys, but you listen to this man and continue to call yourself a bassist?
@@panchoverde5078Let’s hear your recordings so you can show Vic how it’s really done.
@@jpined14 dude, Victor will literally tell you it's ok to hit the wrong notes and play out of key. He's a loser bassist.
This man is like the best teacher I’ve ever heard for music
"So it sounds more like i'm moving, but it's really the chords moving around me"
Bro, no way to deny it: at the side of being an awesome teacher, this man is also a poet!
Yeah with everything he says. We're improvising every moment of every day. I am a professional at this. I felt that so hard.
Victor Wooten... destroying everything you've ever learned about music theory in 15 minutes.
he's not wrong tho
HONESTLY
VW the living legend and modern philosopher.
Not destroying but rephrasing it.
Destroys but also builds you back up 😅😁
The way Victor breaks it down is masterful. But he's absolutely right, took me 10+ years to realize - it's not what you play, but how you play. I learned theory first, which was very helpful. But rhythm and dynamics - that came with time.
This man is very kind and humble. As a beginner you feel encouraged, instead of blown away.
“Even though the note is technically wrong, the brain will accept it if you add rhythm to it. You paid for every note, use them all.”
I’ll never forget those words.
Reminds me of Thelonious Monks’ approach to the piano.
I chalenge you to use the right note, but in different tempo.
He played all 12 notes in the scale and it sounded better than anything I ever thought of playing. Thanks Dr. Wooten.....
Probably the best bass teacher ever.
What makes Victor such an incredible musician for me is not his bass playing, but the humble philosophy he puts into practice that many other virtuosos lack. What a legend!!
When a person of the skill set of Victor Wooten can explain a topic that not only explains, but enables and removes the paralytic of fear from the topic, you know he doesn't just have mastery of the topic, but has the spirit of a teacher and a human being that wants us all to gain mastery as well. That takes take skill, heart and maturity.
AMEN
It's not by accident that he's one of the best bass player ever. So inspiring. Please, make a monument to this man!
I am a pianist who strictly goes along with the notes available to me in a key. But currently I am learning bass so I got here, and OH MAN was this so refreshing! Started doing improvs on bass with feel and rhythm only, and for the first time in my life have I allowed myself to finally let loose. Amazing stuff, God bless
Just know the same applies to your piano. Nothing stopping you from playing non diatonic notes on piano either
It's a weird phenomenon how we can get stuck in rigid thinking on our primary instrument, then we mess around with a new instrument for a couple of months and all kinds of new pathways open up.
@@LionAndALamb lol true
I started playing without learning any music theory. Then I learnt music theory and it felt like a cage, trying to play what is "right". Then I listened to jazz and realised that there are no "wrong" notes. Just how you play them.
You know, why is it that Victor is just comforting in general? If I have an anxiety attack I could just listen along with him and try to play on my bass. Is that just me?
I really appreciate that you show a lot of this with only one finger on the fretboard. It helps guide whats actually happening
Sticking with one finger also shows the power of simple experimentation rather than the need for more complex technique. So many music teachers start students off with exercises with all fingers, but music doesn’t require that many a lot of the time!
Where has this been my whole life
This video is just amazing.
"You pay for every note. Use them all". I'll take that to heart. Thanks Mr Wooten.
Victor is the Chuck Norris of bass. He says a note isn't out of key, so now it isn’t. Thanks for this. Takes the pressure off.
Plus the odds are in your favor with hitting the "right" notes
More than 10 years ago, I wanted to play bass because of this man. Today, I'm still learning from him.
me too still learning 25 years later
Aside from being ( easily ) one of the absolute greatest bassist to ever walk the earth . He's by far the best teacher I've ever seen or heard . As it pertains to bass and music in general .
It's amazing that he's as good a teacher as he is a player. Some people can't explain all this, and he is so likeable and I just want to hug him of showing me such cool stuff.
Jaco Patorius had a rather unsuccessful term teaching at the University of Chicago. When asked how to get better his answer was "just watch tv". Victor is a top class teacher.
@@mattaylor5627 From everything I've heard of Jaco. Number 1 was from Marcus Miller. Jaco seemed pretty insecure. Especially for how amazing he was as a bassist and songwriter. Hey everyone has their quirks but when it comes to teaching we're in full agreement Victor is the man flat out.
@@amin4993 If I met him I'd just stand there and listen guaranteed i would learn something I'd never think of or find any where else. The man is a genius on the bass and explaining it just as well. How many incredible bassist can we say that about. Marcus Miller is incredible but when it comes to articulating the craft Victor is phenomenal!
He's got such a warm, positive vibe. It makes you feel good just to hear him speak.
'Oh G major that my key I gonna go dancing' you got me. Love your way of teaching man. Truly something else.
I'm not nearly on this guy's level. I'm not even a bass player, but I know he would make me a better musician inside an hour. such a pleasure to listen to, watch, and learn from. thanks for taking the time, brother.
3:10 blew my mind!! I'm currently focusing on making my own bass lines and this helped a tremendous amount 🤯
Not only is he one of the best musicians of all time but also he is one of the best teachers ever. I didn't know before watching this. Such a treasure!
This video covers the best musical advice I ever learned. I don't even play bass, I'm a guitar player, but while watching a Victor Wooten video 8 or 9 years ago I heard this tip:
"No matter what note you start to play on it's never more than a 1/2 step away from a note that is "in key" for what you are soloing over."
If you play a note that's not in key you can easily do a half step bend up or slide down and you are now in key! If your first note was out of key you now know that the note above AND below it aRE in key. You have 2/7 of the notes in the key already figured out.
For years I would try to figure out the key by playing up/down the neck on the 6th string trying to find the root. As soon as I learned this I could almost instantly start playing "in key" with any song - even before I figured out what key it was in.
I just wish I heard this tip back in the mid 80s when I started playing guitar. It would have saved me so much trouble. LOL
"Wrong notes" create those wonderful tension/release moments that pretty much everyone loves but don't know why. Victor Wooten, great lesson sir! Any musician can benefit from this lesson. Playing to loops made me into such better musician. Exhaust your possibilities!
It is very appropriate for Mr. Wootens bass to display the Yin and Yang! A perfect balance. Incorporating wrong and right notes together 👍 brilliant. This has taken away all fears of wrong notes for me 🎸
To really understand how good this is you just have to read the comment section. Not only does he make these lessons so easy to understand and interesting, he never comes across as pompous or condescending. You can see he loves to teach and pass on his knowledge as much as playing.
He’s the best teacher because he removes all the pressure of “getting it right” and brings focus to the groove and having fun while playing.
I've been playing bass for years, since I was 16, and I've always improvised a lot, just jamming, and always felt guilty because I know I play what some would call wrong notes in my bass runs. But on purpose. Not that anyone complained about my style of playing, but this is a lesson by Victor which actually makes me feel justified in what I've been doing. I've just never been able to explain it the way he does. Thanks Victor. I needed this.
Learning to PLAY is Fun . His book the Music Lesson is worth your time awesome read .
Love Victors approach to playing, and ive done this in the past subconsciously. Just slide up half step! Love it
I wish I had known this like 30 years ago. :)
He's such a genius I bet if Victor Wootem sat down and composed music he'd be the Motzart of the 21st century
Mozart would be amazed 😅❤UK 🇬🇧
It’s so nice to have Victor on your side ! Motivation is the key and the way he speaks is even more than motivating!
It’s ❤
Victor Wooten - more talent in one finger than most people have in their entire body. LOL! But seriously, if you've ever seen him in concert, he can't help but teach then, either. He's always engaging the audience and dropping little nuggets of genius into them. I've been lucky enough to see him twice (I don't exactly live in a hotbed for live jazz), and both times have arguably been my favorite concerts ever. I took my wife to see him last year, and she said that hands-down it was the best concert she had ever been to.
Victor Wooten never disappoints. He puts this magic into everything he does
Mr. Wooten is a great teacher.
Not even a Bass player but I'll sit and listen to a master musician talk about his craft any day.
This was the most helpful video by far I’ve ever watched of improvisation props to this guy
One of the most common sense and useful music lessons on RUclips.
Victor Wooten - every time he does a 10-15 minute clip for free for everyone to view on RUclips you feel like you've been transformed in what you know and understand. Simply no one like him to put it in such simple understandable terms, and that proves his genius as a player and as a teacher.
You can't help but love Victor Wooten
I always appreciate - AND LEARN - from Victors videos! As a mediocre- (minus) bassplayer I always find so much I can use to evolve when watching Victors videos. Great teacher! Really!
I'll cry the day I meet him and just say thank you:') there are lot of teachers and books stressing on scales, arpeggios, modes, theory, substitutions in a way that it is overwhelming and intimidating. But this is so reliving! DONT BE AFRAID TO IMPROVISE
I know right? We need more Victor Wootens out there.
@@camf8372 He's got brothers lol.
@@jcout25 I mean that as in we need more people that teach, like Victor or have the same style of teaching music like he does
I don't know but as a Zimbabwean beginner bassist, i find his lessons really helpful than all other bassists out there with to many licks and stuff.
Really learn't a lot from this.
amazing!...thank you Victor
Pure genius, great teacher
This man is The Boss!
Love his vibe.
👏👏👍🙏🎸🎸❤️😎
" The note that after the one you think you got wrong corrects the one in front of it " - Miles Davis. Thank you Mr. Wooten for this 💎 of a lesson .
Thank you, we really needed these!!!
This guy is a great example of a real Master ❤
this was like talking to an old friend whom you forgot understands you. Same tribe brother. Excellent way to explain the infinite correlation between every single note without wrong or right just flow and see what shines. Thanks so much for this splash of facts mr wooten, i finally hear someone explaining how cool and beautiful dissonance could be. Rhythm is almost everything. I hope all players open this door
This is probably one of the most helpful music tutorials on RUclips, Victor Wooten is amazing
Such a generous teacher.
This is brilliant! Simple concepts, but only simple because they’re explained by someone with such mastery!
Man! I love him, he’s so cool. What a great masterclass. Thank you so much for sharing.
I've learned something from EVERY Vic video. He is a bass philosopher.
He always leaves me speachless
I absolutely love Vic Wooten!! His playing AND teaching styles are so unique, he's found the way to make making mistakes encouraging! Absolutely wonderful human being all the way around!!!
I am honestly floored that we even have access to this. What an enjoyable experience! Thank you, Victor for sharing this incredible lesson with us!! 😊 🎶 💜
❤❤absolutely we salute you Mr Wooten UK 🇬🇧
If you're gonna play a wrong note, play it with confidence!
Beautiful playing Victor.
Best 16 minutes of my entire life!! I’d never learnt so much before and in such a short time. This helped me sooo much as someone who struggles to compose/improvise!! Victor is an absolute LEGEND👏🏽
It's been a month. How's the music going?
@@marktaylor3290 better than ever thanks, started learning Victor’s you can hold no groove!
Victor is the most humble, intelligent and and practical teacher of all time! And a musical genius with unbeleivable groove! Thank you for the music , maestro!
This is exactly what I did when I started on guitar 30 years ago and knew nothing about chords or scales.
I thought I was crazy, but you just legitimized my approach to soloing. Love this guy.
Thank you Victor
Literally the best video on improv I've ever seen. It's so simple you can teach it to a kiddo. Especially relating to the odds of hitting a "right note" and the idea that even if you hit a wroog note, so long as you do it with some sense of rhythm, it will sound good. Hence why we like chords that include #9s or #11, b13s etc.
Awesome way to look at improvisation, I her a lot of musicians say "I can't improvise" Thanks Victor for the awesome knowledge and perspective, you inspire me to keep playing bass lol. Churr from NZ!
Loved this. Thank you so much Victor!!
Love it! Thank you!!!!
This basically singelhandedly solved my greatest issue as a musician.
This video is gold. It made me remember how I became a multi-instrumentalist. Discovering for myself the stuff Victor shows in this brilliant video explains exactly how the theory-ignorant drummer I was had the balls to get up in front of people and make music on guitar, bass, keys, and other instruments. At first, I was just jammin'. I barely knew any theory at all, and all I had going for me was my ear, my sense of rhythm, and my love of making music. It grew from there. If you have The Burn, you can do it. 😎
I am also a drummer. My sense of rhythm has helped me very much when picking up other instruments.
Gonna really put that to the test when I buy a violin this winter 🎻
@@Spookdookin I thought fretless bass would be difficult because, you know...no frets. But it turned out to be no problem at all. Good luck with the violin!
Awesome. Thank you Victor!!!!
What a brilliant perspective! Thank you!
Great video! More than 20 years ago I just thought "Victor is a top slapping guy. But I'm not slapping, not my thing."
But then I realised what a heartful great musician Victor is! Such a great grooving bass player and I love those videos, where he just starts with something really simple and _grooves heavenly_ ... even if he just uses one string, finger, whatever. _GROOVE and make the people FEEL_. Thank you with _respect and thankfulness_, best regards, Stefan
Почему виктор вутен такой классный? Я аж расплакался от его таланта быть самым лучшим мотиватором, человеком и учителем
He's so right! Thank you Victor.
Brilliant Mr. Wooten, thank you!
Letting the chords move around him which allows him to move less is such a valuable tip to make fast chord changes more manageable.
personally, I dance to the key of songs.
also - i've been playing for 19 years and this lesson was tremendously helpful.
also - may God help the audience at whatever open mic has to sit through somebody working out this chromatic lesson live😂😂😂
Truly very loving teaching.
Thankyou👏🏾Mr.Ash and Mr.Wooten 🎸
Back in college (geez, almost 50 years ago!) they needed a drummer for the improv class so I took it because I wanted to see what all the mystery was with the tonal instruments. The professor of this class talked about a lot of this same stuff. I remember the first day he played a simple solo over a G blues on the piano and the last note he played at the end of the first chorus was an Ab. As he cycled through the next chorus he just kept hammering the Ab as he talked making it feel like fingernails on a chalkboard. In the next chorus he demonstrated how to voice chordal extensions in a way that made that note suddenly correct. It was pretty cool as it was kind of a lesson in how to use altered chords (raising or lowering the 5 and 9) in ways that made the "wrong" note right. His point was basically to the rhythm section to keep their ears open and be team players by helping to bail out a soloist if they heard something land outside of the expected and to immediately adjust what they played to make the soloist's "mistake" into a whole new journey. He encouraged us to listen to recordings to hear this in the real world. We'd sit around listening to the great Miles Davis Quintet where much of what they were experimenting with was deliberately taking things out. Hearing the masterful ways that Hancock, Carter and Williams instantly shifted gears while Miles and Wayne (or George Coleman) would travel in and out to make perfect sense of it all. Using these kinds of approaches makes it so much more interesting than the sterile firing off modal or other scalar regurgitations. Sure, that stuff has its place but in the grand scheme of improvising it's more about creating in the moment without rules and restrictions and doing it collaboratively. Vic just laid the foundation for that right here.
Thank you for sharing!
sheer enlightenment - what a guy!
Every second of this video was full of great lessons.
This is liberating! Thank you Maestro
That's why he's the GOAT! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
best teacher ever Vic !!!
Great way to think of it! Thanks.
ultimate lesson!!! thank you so much Vic.