The ocaJ Exercise & bass lesson
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- In this lesson, I'll show you what I've done with one of my favourite Jaco Pastorius bass exercises. This is one of the first bass lessons I ever recorded, and it set me on my path to building this channel.
Here's the original ocaJ Exercise video!
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Best teacher in the internet. My opinion
Wow! Very high praise, Christian. Thank you very much, sir.
I have watch a lot of bass teachers on RUclips and I just now found him. I have been looking for a new "core" teacher after the mighty Jim Stinnett just recently passed.
Losing him has affected my playing. I used to tune in multiple times a week and built a lot of my practice routines on his body of work. And each time I pick up one of my basses, I hear his voice.
The quality of his content and character really just made the lessons and I feel like I might have a new "person" that really makes the lessons a part of you.
Glad that I found this channel.
Agreed. Clear concise presented in a professional way
100%
Easily. We’re blessed.
i like how he teach the bass. no showing off. just purely educational.
As a bass player who started with bass clef brass instruments, I learned that tone and intonation are everything. I play a 5 string and have two main benefits to point out. I don't have to tune for drop D or Eb for example, and I don't have to play the low E as an "open" note. I can fret it to control my tone and intonation.
Absolutely my thinking on 5 strings as well. I’m not a fan of drop tunings on bass both for the playability of the tuning overall as well as the loss of tension and the issues that come with that. I actually used to play a whole step down with a band that did a good amount of drop tuned songs. I didn’t have a 5 string at the time but that let me stay tuned in all 4ths.
Luckily I have 5 string that I’m happy with now so I can just tune it like a normal person lol
Awesome stuff Rich! Your lessons are not only great content, they're fun and practical as well. I find myself reaching for my bass and rewatching each lesson multiple times. Excellent material, brother! Please keep it coming!
Thanks so much, Stephen. That really does mean a lot. Lots more on the way, my brother!
This channel is a treasure trove of great info and creative exercises. Bonus side effect is that it seems to de-stress me, lol. Thank you, Rich!
Haha! This makes me very happy. Thank you, Carmine.
Thank you so much for posting these instructionals!
I love your vibe! It makes it so much easier to absorb information with ease and actually learn.
Thank you very much. That means a lot.
Thank you Rich. Dig what you're doing, so generous with your knowledge and sharing the goodness.
It’s my pleasure, Chris. Thank you for the kind words.
Very intense exercise ! Thanks ..love your lessons
Watching this with a six string bass on my lap.
Yes, my brother!!!
ocaJ! Genius! Yeahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, man. Great stuff. You probably know an old friend of mine, Federico Gonzales Pena. We called him Freddy back in the day. Don't tell him I told you that, man.
Thanks, Anthony. Fede is the man!!!
Awesome lesson, Rich with valuable info! From South Africa
Hi Rich, I love your videos, they are really helpful and reveal some deep insights, at least for me 😅
And I have to say that you are such a positive and supportive person, that's absolutely wonderful, thank you so much, always inspiring ❤
What a beautiful comment. Thank you so much, Alexander. 🙏🏾❤️
You are Brilliant ! and a great Teacher too.Man you hard learned everything they tought you.Unlike me who avoided school like a hooker with covid.Can't even spell.
LOL! We're not all that dissimilar, brother. I'm self-taught and never went to school for music.
These arpeggio lessons are priceless. Thanks for posting them. Now, can and will you post some.demonstratingnusing these arpeggio exercises in a practical case? Give an example of how the Jaco and ovaJ exercises show up in a real song or a real set of chord changes.
Thank you
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Ken. Your generosity is GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you Rich, always so much to learn.
It never stops, right? I find it exciting. Thanks so much for watching, Philip.
@@richbrownbass So right, Rich!!!
If it grooves and makes you move no matter the strings it’s bass🙌🏼❤️
great opening ,,I'll be spitting my coffee for a few minutes while laughing !
LOL! Thanks!
Ha ha, great intro! :)
Thanks! 😁
Thank you for amazing instructional video. Bass tone sound good!
Love these posts. Thanks Rich keep up the inspiration.
Thanks for the content .
Love it! Let's not it to the upright! ... or maybe not ;) ... haha
You are the best explanation
Aww thanks very much! 🙏🏾
The video intros just get better and BETTER ! 😂 Thank you Rich , you inspired me to get my first 6 string( just arrived last week)
Now I get to watch this with a 6 string in hand 😃
Oh man, that's amazing! Congrats on the new bass. You're going to have a ton of fun with that bad boy.
I'm glad you like the intro. Though I have a feeling it might anger the bass police. Keep an eye on the number of 👎. lol!
@@richbrownbass 😂😂 thank you sir ! I have a feeling ( and hope ) that most people who follow you don’t care about the number of strings 😁
Too Funny - I saw the quick 50 second or so video and watched it first - Had no clue as to what was happening but I clicked the like because I support the channel - Now, Here is the exercise - Well Done And Thanx - Go Team Human
Cheers
I love how you clicked like anyway. Lol! Thank you, Travis. GO TEAM HUMAN!
Thank you very much.
My pleasure. Thank you for watching.
0:35 I play four string,five string fretless,six string Court Bass,and seven string Conklin SideWinder fretless.And to me they are Bass.However a tool for the right job in my opinion.The more the maryer.
I couldn't agree more!
You are so awesome Bro.
Thank you, brother Artila. Nice to hear from you, man!
Amazing stuff... My RUclips 'Watch Later' list is basically just a Brown'stone playlist these days. I second the de-stress thing too! Campaign to start Bedtime Stories with Rich Brown?
Will you be covering playing over chord changes in the future?
Haha! Looks like I’ll have to start another channel. Thank you, Will!
Love the video - very down to earth. Motivates me to learn my intervals :)
Beautiful
Amazing. That'll be part of my new routine! Thanks Rich!
My pleasure, Matt. Hope you're well, my man.
Very interesting exercise! Thanks Rich!
My pleasure, Wes. Thank you for watching.
“It’s Jaco spelt backward…I’M A GENIUS!”
Brilliant!
😁
Haha great opening nice...
Thanks! 😁
God bless you Mr. Rich
Thank you, Isaac. You and yours as well, brother. 🙏🏾
That intro is great!!!😁🤣😂
Thanks! 😁
I love your videos Rich. Also would love more videos on 6 string bass
I’ll try to make it happen. Thank you for watching.
this is so smart! thank you so much for showing me this! :0
My pleasure, Thomas. Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks for the good stuff, sir!
My pleasure, Kim. Thank you for watching.
That was amazing!
Thanks so much, Gavin!
always enjoy your vids!
Thank you very much, Joann.
Again with them intros🤣🤣🤣🤣
You without your 6 string is Michael Jackson without his glove🤔🤔
Great vid as always!
Lol! Facts! Thanks very much.
Not gonna trash Scott cause I think he’s a good dude and love his channel. But brotha you should have been sold yourself instead of him tbh . Great teacher. Great skill . Love it man . Subbed immediately 🤘🏾💥
Thanks very much. I truly appreciate the kind words. Scott has done a lot for me, and he's a really great guy. He's definitely built an empire that has helped thousands and thousands of musicians all over the world. Love that dude.
thx
Can you do a video explaining how you apply all these cool exercises into a musical setting? I can play quite fast and I have decent feel but I struggle with phrasing and making my bass lines beautiful
Hi Lee. I posted a video a few weeks ago that addresses a bit of what you're talking about. Let me know if this helps at all.
ruclips.net/video/IZET1LBrIsE/видео.html
Could you possibly do any song breakdowns? For example For Once In My Life of Darling Dear. Like a deep dive into Jamersons , or whoever, thought process over chords, time, and melody. That’d be sweet! Another amazing lesson!! Thanks Rich!!
Thanks, Aaron. Song breakdowns are difficult for me to do here. I used to do multiple song breakdowns for a website I worked at years ago. I love doing them, but I like to go deep with the explanations, which means the videos would run a lot longer than the average 20 minutes. I'm not going to rule it out, but it might be a while before I start doing those on The Brown'stone.
Is that Watchmen on your shelf? Yeahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🙂(so good!)
"I'm a genius" lol...i say that all the time
😅
Binge watching again, 😂😂😂😂😂
As soon as I start to think that I might know something , it's then I realize how much I really don't know
Trust me, brother. That feeling never goes away. I've accepted this fact.
It's years since I played that Jaco pattern...yed, I'd forgotten all about it. Your ocaJ pattern adds a nice twist to it! I'm not sure if I'm a freind or neighbour but either way, all's good 😊 👍
You are definitely both, Andrew. Thanks so much for watching. That Jaco pattern rules! I used to play it all the time.
@@richbrownbass Sometimes I remember I've forgotten 90% of what I've played/practised etc. But, & I know you know this, when I'm presented with stuff I've forgotten I'm able to play it with an increased ease. Muscle memory plays its part 😊 👍
@@ajadrew It's all in there somewhere, right?
@@richbrownbass Yep!
Hi Rich, wondering if you can do a video on the modal mixing concept you had a few years back with SBL...I think you were playing examples over ii-v's, that was really ear opening! Thanks for your time!
I can do that. Stay tuned!
So great. You lessons are changing my game! Also is that a copy of Watchmen on your shelf?
I’m so happy to know these videos are helping. And yes, that is a copy of Watchmen🙂. Well spotted!
Mr Brown can you possibly show some right hand exercises to facilitate speed and how to properly play in coordination with the left hand
Thanks, Jack. I can do this. Stay tuned!
@@richbrownbass This is why your going to blow up this channel thank you so much I'm old but hungry and have very little ambition other than to play well and your conceptualizations theoretically are easy to digest and to understand. My approach to playing has been self taught and have many flaws mainly with my right hand so I'm excited that you took my suggestion to heart hopefully others in my situation will benefit from this as well, your simplistic style is that of pure joy because less is more this is the highest compliment one can give to someone as gifted a player such as yourself. every player has his own style of playing but a discerning eye and ear can pick out the real deal you are that type of artist
Everytime I see you play a six string it makes me want to buy one just to mess with.
Everyone should spend at least a bit of time with a six. Thanks for the kind words!
Of course! Thank you for posting these lessons. I will eventually buy a cheaper six string just to experiment.
lol , just play the guitar ?? I almost choked on my drink bro bro!!
Oops! Sorry about that. 😆
Watching with no Bass by my side😰
But will practice on a 5 Strings Bass when I get to Church 😂😂
Yes brother! Thank you. 🙏🏾
@@richbrownbass welcome
I started coming down on the 6th instead of the 2nd. I didn't realize Jaco was using the 2nd until you mentioned it. It is in the transcription in the workbook for Jaco Pastorius Modern Electric Bass. It's hard to follow Jaco on his video as the quality isn't great and the camera angles on that exercise is not good.
You're right about that, Robert. I don't know how many times I watched that exercise in particular just to get it under my fingers. It's my favourite, and it has definitely helped my playing a lot.
did you play on only the bridge pickup?
Yes. That's my go-to setting.
@@richbrownbass I always feel a bit brittle using only the bridge pickup. Are there any advices to adjust eq or tone to have better sound only on bridge position?
Any chance you can do a 5 string version? Just kidding :) great fun playing this, thanks man
Haha. Thank you for watching!
Are you the guy who wrote twice?
Tabs for the ocaJ excersise Please?
Nice lesson and nice Moollon J Classic! 😎👍 How do you like it?
Thank you. It’s in dire need of a setup, but I love it.
What bass is that?😊
I'M A GENIUS! Lol
🧐🤣
only need 4
What exactly is the problem with playing more than 4? Why should anyone care?
WHY are there TWO DOWNVOTES On this video!? Absolutely not.
I’m surprised there are only two. 😅
Great to hear from you, Mark. Be well, brother.
4 strings!! 😆
Ok I'll try to convince my fingers to do what my Brain is trying to communicate and then I'll hit you back. See you in a month or two.
You got this!!!
@@richbrownbass ahahahah thanks for the confidence boost, I'll work harder!
We all thought you just didn't know a four string bass even existed...
I don’t get the hate for basses with more than four strings. How is more notes more sounds bad? I’m sure most are trolls or insecure guitarists
People actually whined about your usage of a bass with more than four strings?!?! What is wrong with folks today?! None of these videos you make are required. Not a single one.
I get it all the time from the 'bass bros'. Truly annoying.
Ah... Tu parles... trop.
Maybe for you, but 11,900 subscribers disagree. So...🤷🏾♂️