The Ultimate Syncopation Exercise for Bassists

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  • Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
  • Today, we're exploring the vital relationship of bass and drums - demonstrating an incredible syncopation exercise, discussing band roles and diving into the different kinds of ways drums and bass can lock in with each other!
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    Video Breakdown:
    00:00 - Intro
    00:28 - #1 The Ultimate Syncopation Exercise
    04:27 - How to gain access to the full course
    04:53 - #2 Locking in with the Kick Drum
    06:13 - #3 Locking in with the Snare Drum
    07:00 - #4 Locking in with the Hi-hat
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  • @brajkraft
    @brajkraft Год назад +135

    As a drummer of 15 years I need all you bass players to go booff when I go bonk.

  • @theunbanned4553
    @theunbanned4553 Год назад +60

    For someone who plays 11 years drums and 4 years bass, this is awesome to see for both perspectives.

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 Год назад +55

    I have played both Bass and Drums for many years, and they truly compliment each other in the most vital of ways. The fun tasks of foundation and finding a groove are something both work together on, and playing both has helped me see that in a variety of contexts. Bravo for this!

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад +1

      🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

    • @Falasi4
      @Falasi4 Год назад +2

      Me too (and guitar and mandolin) - Bass and drums need more combined lessons like this! Bass and Drums truly playing together make even amateurs sound pro and then all of a sudden the guitars and vocals can do their thing even better on top of that foundation.

    • @RC32Smiths01
      @RC32Smiths01 Год назад

      @@Falasi4 For sure! It's all about the rhythm section working in fun unison, then the song really comes together!

    • @RC32Smiths01
      @RC32Smiths01 Год назад

      @@devinebass :D

    • @RC32Smiths01
      @RC32Smiths01 Год назад

      @@kevinmichael9482 Yeah! Getting the rhythm together in a clean and interesting way truly makes the song come to life.

  • @williamdownes-hall6300
    @williamdownes-hall6300 Год назад +30

    My brother and I are identical twins. He plays drums, and I play bass. When we played in a band together we were always getting compliments on our playing! Great video as always😄🤙🏼

    • @floppytnarwal1641
      @floppytnarwal1641 Год назад +4

      As an identical twin, he plays guitar and I play bass, I salute you and quickly add 'are you you or your brother?' .....do you find you get called 'the twins' rather than individuals?

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад +3

      🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

    • @williamdownes-hall6300
      @williamdownes-hall6300 Год назад +3

      @@floppytnarwal1641 Ha! Yes! “The twins” or “the boys”.

    • @sonojon0
      @sonojon0 Год назад +1

      Check out “The Garden” two brothers that play drum and bass

    • @kuhcena2997
      @kuhcena2997 Год назад +1

      @@floppytnarwal1641 Same, I get called the twins

  • @lifcharleserickson5374
    @lifcharleserickson5374 Год назад +6

    My girlfriend and I fell in love just by playing together. She's a drummer and I'm a bass player and we started playing together in a school band. Even though we didn't talk that much music just made us fall in love. Been together for almost a year now.

  • @zorantkalac7207
    @zorantkalac7207 Год назад +6

    I think this is the best 12 minutes on youtube

  • @FreedomLocs
    @FreedomLocs Год назад +10

    Here's how I like to learn.. with teachers like these!⭐⭐⭐

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад +2

      Yes dude! So great to hear!

  • @joecasa85
    @joecasa85 Год назад +21

    This video is pure Platinum.
    The way how SBL teaches you some basics is unique, one of the best channels on the internet.
    Thanks to everyone of you at SBL Stuff.
    Joe

  • @delicrux
    @delicrux Год назад +4

    this is as good as victor wootens course on the right notes, love how you describe the feeling for the groove

  • @spenceremmons6200
    @spenceremmons6200 Год назад +10

    Nice to get a drummer's perspective. Great content!

  • @PolarBimbi
    @PolarBimbi Год назад +3

    my basic is root for the kick, accent (3rd, fifth, etc) for the snare, and if i want to join the hats I do ghost notes or muted ones. great lessons sbl!

  • @LordEradicus
    @LordEradicus Год назад +9

    To me, a lot of it was instinctual--what sounded or just felt good. I could go with either the kick drum, snare drum, or high hat, and usually approached it from a position of less is more in developing a groove. I'm far more groove-oriented than melodic, which others would consider limiting if I was a session player, but it's definitely fun for me as a guy who can't handle more than four strings...😀

  • @myvids3115
    @myvids3115 Год назад +2

    Funny visual detail: anyone recognice the drummer looking Mikey Mouse when background black circles match the head? 😂

  • @chango602
    @chango602 Год назад

    Steve is one of my favorite drummer I’ve had a privilege to play with! He’s the man!

  • @natesharp7596
    @natesharp7596 Год назад +2

    Thanks for the video! I just my first rehearsal with a particular band yesterday, and it went over super well because I was applying all of the stuff from this video to my playing during that rehearsal. Thanks again!

  • @fricadelle9059
    @fricadelle9059 Год назад

    Excellent tips and sample grooved, thanks!

  • @matthewjamieson370
    @matthewjamieson370 Год назад +4

    Im all over this thank IMA , SBL is the best learning platform out there

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад

      Thankyou for your support! 🧡

  • @johnmercurio8529
    @johnmercurio8529 Год назад +2

    I always try to listen to a non drummer who is trying to express something rhythmically. If we all start simple, we can always add or subtract something later. At some point the music will literally play itself. That's when you know you're moving in the right direction!! Always have fun and always share what you have learned!!🙃🥁❤️

  • @0711RC
    @0711RC Год назад

    Thank you guys, Great Lesson!!

  • @marceloharguindey159
    @marceloharguindey159 Год назад

    Wow bro! Pure and precious knowledge! A bigger drummer indeed

  • @SepulchralMonument_Nito
    @SepulchralMonument_Nito 11 месяцев назад

    The "Locking in with the Kick Drum" drum pattern goes so well with the second bass line of "Possession" by Sisters Of Mercy (First and Last and Always Album (1985)).

  • @MrWilson-WithaPbass
    @MrWilson-WithaPbass Год назад +2

    The best videos in all of SBL ! Thank you dudes .

  • @hermouthandthemachine
    @hermouthandthemachine 3 месяца назад

    That was so dope and such a treat to get all that priceless info from you two talented tasty beat masters! I want more!!

  • @handyboen
    @handyboen Год назад

    Thanks guys 👍👍

  • @kimhebert9905
    @kimhebert9905 Год назад

    Great Video 🎶

  • @emmanuelacharithayamim3627
    @emmanuelacharithayamim3627 Год назад +2

    Love that Antigua jazz

  • @niallcurran7894
    @niallcurran7894 4 месяца назад

    Great video guys. Enjoyed that so much, being a drummer it's a great exercise that I'm going to employ. Thanks.

  • @Fnortner01
    @Fnortner01 3 месяца назад

    I never knew there were Dan Armstrong basses. Makes sense, I just never saw one. It's cool.

  • @Jerrythill
    @Jerrythill Год назад +11

    There needs to be a drummer channel where they have a bass player tell them how to play.

    • @Lamster66
      @Lamster66 Год назад +6

      The day a bass player tells a drummer about rhythm is the day that drummer should take up plumbing.

    • @Jerrythill
      @Jerrythill Год назад +1

      @@Lamster66 looks like I need a new drummer then…

    • @harrisonmathews1406
      @harrisonmathews1406 Год назад +4

      U probably need a new drummer

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣 Would love that!

    • @johnnytacokleinschmidt515
      @johnnytacokleinschmidt515 Год назад

      😆

  • @AndreaBaggio
    @AndreaBaggio Год назад +1

    Awesome video!!!!

  • @pacoruizserrano
    @pacoruizserrano 4 месяца назад

    Gold!

  • @heavyribass8413
    @heavyribass8413 Год назад +1

    How awsome is this video!

  • @arthurmore427
    @arthurmore427 Год назад +1

    What a great exercise 1e+a

  • @chrisggoodwin777
    @chrisggoodwin777 Год назад

    I feel fortunate to play both bass and drums. I learned a lot about bass from a drummer, and have taught drummers about drumming through bass.

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад +2

      That's awesome dude! So valuable to be able to play both!

  • @rodox_sk8
    @rodox_sk8 Год назад

    Drum and bass have a awesome relationship❤

  • @tomsquires5741
    @tomsquires5741 Год назад +1

    This course looks really cool

  • @alanshewitt
    @alanshewitt 9 месяцев назад

    “Low end…and root notes”. Wow. Deep.

  • @toomdog
    @toomdog Год назад

    Speaking as a drummer who plays bass, I've always heard (and seen in most of my bands) that the bass player is the foundation of the tune and the drummer adds color. Really, there's so many different styles and players that it's impossible to nail down one defined job for each. Sometimes the drums drive the tune, other times the bass carries it. Sometimes they both support the piano (but we won't talk about that)

  • @TMinosGordy
    @TMinosGordy Год назад

    great vid

  • @ZEGO24x
    @ZEGO24x 7 месяцев назад

    This was incredibly eye-opening, as a guitar player, haha...

  • @sullysullster8217
    @sullysullster8217 Год назад

    Good topic. I like that 16th note exercise and hitting the individial notes of the subdivision. Oh yeah bass players, from the perspective of the drummer.. we like LOW end and laying it down. You dont need to be a baritone guitar or overthink it Its a BASS. Everyone else in the band wants a nice blanket of low end to anchor it down. If I had my way. There would only be two strings, no frets above the 7th fret and no treble knob and maybe a mid knob.

  • @juliekovich-recordingartist
    @juliekovich-recordingartist 7 месяцев назад

    I love the exercise at 6:12!

  • @timothylarson3583
    @timothylarson3583 Год назад +3

    I don’t normally share links to videos, but this one I have. What a great idea for a course.

  • @ShawnSharkey4
    @ShawnSharkey4 Год назад

    Ian, bring those tie dye hoodies back if you have any pull, they look terrific.

  • @GrayShadow13
    @GrayShadow13 5 месяцев назад

    Great lesson and exercise, and unfortunately, I felt you were "off" on the in between beats, but you weren't of course, I just couldn't get out of the hitting on a 1 or 4 or 2 or 3. I felt like I can only do the in between beats WITH the other beats, as ghost notes, or whatever. Interesting learning points for me. Great to have a drummer willing to communicate and work together as a unit.

  • @Neidzwiedz1
    @Neidzwiedz1 10 месяцев назад

    I have always felt that the bass gives the drums color and takes them from solely rhythm to allow more harmony to the rhythm section. Whether your playing with the kick drum, snare, toms or which ever.

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  10 месяцев назад

      An awesome perspective dude!

  • @arthritic
    @arthritic Год назад

    Ty😮

  • @user-Jerry7
    @user-Jerry7 Год назад

    6:07 🤪💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥 OMG!!!

  • @dw7704
    @dw7704 Год назад +3

    I have heard more thane famous drummer who told the bass player what to do, they were his bass player, not their drummer
    My favourite is when it’s instinctive between the drums and bass
    Doesn’t mean you don’t listen, but it happens.

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад +1

      🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

    • @Lamster66
      @Lamster66 Год назад +4

      Think Neil Peart.
      If you listen to "Rush" you will notice that he had Geddy quite well trained. Nobody was ever training Alex 😂🤣
      Seriously though not only was the bass tied to the bass drum(s) but so were the Vocals also tied to the snare.
      And that is what happens when your drummer is a "real musician" and decides to write the songs.
      That's going to upset a few drummers!

  • @BradfordTanner-rt3ch
    @BradfordTanner-rt3ch Год назад +1

    locking in with a drummer, arguably the most important thing.

  • @camf8372
    @camf8372 Год назад

    Needtobreathe is a great band!!!

  • @Lamster66
    @Lamster66 Год назад

    If you'd played with some of the -drummers- shed buildersI've worked with in the past I'd recommend, a saw.

  • @delicrux
    @delicrux Год назад

    oh playing on the snare reminds me of zeppelin for some reason
    i think because the drums feel like a shuffle groove with the focus on the snare

  • @dwayneelizondomountaindewh1465
    @dwayneelizondomountaindewh1465 Год назад +2

    Learn a a hi hat and snare !. Sounds crazy, totally unrelated to bass...it works. Also try to learn how to sing, you have to sing with your mouth before you can sing with your bass.

  • @amiinadab
    @amiinadab 9 месяцев назад

    as a multi instrumentalist this is dope

  • @thomasloveless7503
    @thomasloveless7503 Год назад +1

    What is that bass with the see through body and where can I get one?

  • @afrenchydownunder
    @afrenchydownunder Год назад

    At 9:40 you channeled your inner Juan Nelson

  • @Mediocre_Bass_Player
    @Mediocre_Bass_Player Год назад

    Is there a way to purchase just this part of the SBL program rather than the annual subscription?

    • @BN-gy8xc
      @BN-gy8xc Год назад +2

      Try the free trial! As a new member myself, I cannot recommend membership more. Plus, there is a Part 1 you would probably love too!

    • @Mediocre_Bass_Player
      @Mediocre_Bass_Player Год назад +1

      @@BN-gy8xc thanks!

  • @Stickbug23
    @Stickbug23 Год назад +3

    Im a drummer. But fan of all instruments. My bass player is so stubborn and wont listen to what I have to say. Idk how to get over that hurtle

    • @Victinitotodilepro
      @Victinitotodilepro Год назад +2

      show him the difference, prove it to him

    • @Lamster66
      @Lamster66 Год назад +2

      New bass player!
      Have the same issue with the Bass player in the Band I play in

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад +6

      Maybe send him a link to this video 😉😉

    • @Stickbug23
      @Stickbug23 Год назад +1

      @@devinebass oh I plan on it.

  • @ricardopitamusic
    @ricardopitamusic Год назад

    💎

  • @jeff-yp2bk
    @jeff-yp2bk Год назад

    4:55

  • @jerryshorty
    @jerryshorty Год назад

    6:07 prac start

  • @ljsub88
    @ljsub88 Год назад

    6:08

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 7 месяцев назад

    i'm a piano Newby just looking for left hand and rhythm techniques.
    Ahhh sum.

  • @jzylkin
    @jzylkin Год назад

    I cannot do the syncopation exercise. I get lost trying to find the real beat 1.

  • @hippoferd
    @hippoferd Год назад +1

    This drummer is way to clever, not as much as a bassist , but close ! 😁

  • @noahfreeman8115
    @noahfreeman8115 Год назад

    wait does ian have a clear serek??

  • @ronallen2458
    @ronallen2458 Год назад

    I think Steve's drumming is almost... ALMOST as insane as Ian's bass face.

  • @Geetarhed
    @Geetarhed 4 месяца назад

    The engine room (bass+drums)

  • @willster7272
    @willster7272 11 месяцев назад

    I DONT UNDERSTAND THE SYNCAPATION EXERCISE HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO COUNT THIS?

  • @abelsantamaria1431
    @abelsantamaria1431 Год назад

    ...
    Dave Weckl band : 😏

  • @ameralameddine
    @ameralameddine Год назад +3

    You guys have the best bass channel around, it's fantastic. But those screaming/surprised thumbnails are very stressful to look at it, and I hope you guys move on from that trend. Huge fan of your content otherwise.

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад +2

      Thanks for that feedback! Admittedly, 'tamer' facial expressions have a tendency to get less clicks, so it's a compromise we have to make at times, but I'll have another look at this one, cause I'm not entirely convinced of this particular expression for this video either. XD - Lydia

  • @spacewalker72069
    @spacewalker72069 Год назад +3

    When the drummer leans to his right, he has Mickey mouse ears from the sound dampening haha

  • @rushmanphotos
    @rushmanphotos Год назад

    the bass gives the drums sustain and the kick drum gives the bass punch. neither can "lock in" if both are all over the place. many bassists and drummers have no idea what their role is. it's frustrating. i'm a bassist. i try to explain to a drummer this concept and i get the" who the f**k is this bass player telling me what to do". bass and drums is a two way street. both drums and bass got to be paying attention to what is going on.

  • @devolucionario
    @devolucionario Год назад

    What is the first exercise?
    Not clear where you’re landing 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @devolucionario
      @devolucionario Год назад

      Is it on the 16 th notes?
      1 then2 then 3 then 4th? Right?

    • @nanashipersonne4151
      @nanashipersonne4151 6 месяцев назад

      Do you mean the division by 16? 1 then 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 …when you reach 16 go back 15,14,13 until you teach one again.

  • @MegaRajasinga
    @MegaRajasinga Год назад

    I'm a bass player and a drummer, too. I used lots of 12/8,"6/8, and odd time. From that's I make it musical, not just boring Rhythms 😴.

  • @aaronsempa5820
    @aaronsempa5820 11 месяцев назад

    Harry Kane has a brother who plays the drums?

  • @russellesimonetta9071
    @russellesimonetta9071 Год назад

    Uhh, Deep Purple got a newbass player and the new guy went up to Ian Paice to introduce himself and Ian just said,,, I lead ,I don,t follow.

  • @lyndonmarkromera3697
    @lyndonmarkromera3697 Год назад

    If you pause at 3:24, you can see steve with mickey mouse ears

  • @patrickdehertogh2080
    @patrickdehertogh2080 Месяц назад

    its probably not a good idea to have various sized black circle's as a back drop.

  • @jsgovind
    @jsgovind Год назад +1

    Great video. The worst to do to a bass player is to have a keyboardist noodling on the lower register. Please don't.... 😢

    • @Lamster66
      @Lamster66 Год назад

      Nah its an Octave Bass under a 9th or 13th chord do that and the bass player may as well go home.

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Год назад

      💯💯💯

    • @davidriver2927
      @davidriver2927 Год назад

      I play with a great crazy keyboard, when he goes bass I go up. But yea I had to remind him, "get off my low notes!"

  • @SuperQdaddy
    @SuperQdaddy Год назад +1

    Bass players who solo don't hold it down....we drummers need repetition and root notes...unless the rhythm guitar is holding it down...than bass can solo...jimi hendrix picked a root player...also van Halen...

  • @BARTFUNKBASS
    @BARTFUNKBASS Год назад +2

    There is nothing worst than a drummer who can only play loud and fast.

  • @manelisimdaka9672
    @manelisimdaka9672 Год назад +1

    This is rich

  • @richardowen5175
    @richardowen5175 Год назад

    When did musicians become like corporate trainers?

    • @stuartmoore6310
      @stuartmoore6310 Год назад

      It's a British thing you know, mite? All proper and s***

  • @danielelise7348
    @danielelise7348 Год назад +1

    Why is he dressed like a chef?🤔

  • @chesterburnett3466
    @chesterburnett3466 Год назад +1

    I kept getting distracted every time the drummer was aligned with the 2 large holes. Looked like he was wearing a Mickey Mouse hat. I'm just sayin'.

  • @Lamster66
    @Lamster66 Год назад

    You get interesting music when you start counting odd numbers over even bars or vice versa.
    As long as you know how to resolve it

  • @googlecontrolled
    @googlecontrolled Год назад +1

    Bass makes people dance. Watch a vid of people dancing, turn the sound off and play the same track with no bass.If there is no bass the people just look like weirdos.

  • @Bassplayingypsy
    @Bassplayingypsy 9 месяцев назад

    Nice. But then as a bass player. Just learn drums. Easy enough. No you don't have to be a virtuoso. Just understand time. And transpose to bass. Ok not easy still. But it will help.

  • @Lemonarmpits
    @Lemonarmpits Год назад

    Nothing

  • @kevinpaige5746
    @kevinpaige5746 Год назад

    Bass players job? move air through the speakers.

  • @RedButtonTV1
    @RedButtonTV1 Год назад

    have to say it, thank you dr mickey mouse drummer teacher

  • @steveboris6286
    @steveboris6286 Год назад

    love the Mickey Mouse ears

  • @dominiccrimmings6925
    @dominiccrimmings6925 Год назад

    Nope, completely lost me.
    When the drummer says "to me, the bass players job is ow end and root notes".
    Yeah, tell that to probably a hundred bass players of note who don't do that.

    • @ghettostreamlabs5724
      @ghettostreamlabs5724 Год назад

      No, tell it to the hundreds of thousands of bass players not "of note" who are lost AF.

  • @kevinturvey8213
    @kevinturvey8213 Год назад

    ha ha ha! stay away from those upper frets bass players! all the monster riffs live below the 5th fret...

  • @kevinnewsham7934
    @kevinnewsham7934 3 месяца назад

    Snare was where my instinct went immediately, with accent on the kick and high hat. Too much time listening to Rush...

  • @tommieberggren3324
    @tommieberggren3324 3 месяца назад

    "What the hell is this ?" / Any guitarist

  • @gonzalitom182
    @gonzalitom182 8 дней назад

    I see mikey mouse sorry!

  • @dominiccrimmings6925
    @dominiccrimmings6925 Год назад +1

    To be honest, I've paused the video there cos of all the bands he says this drummer has played with etc, I know who Cory Wong is (not bothered cos massively overrated) and Carley Rae Jepson (ok, but not my bag) but don't know the others. So the "cache" of of naming who he's played with is lost on me.
    But I'll play the rest of the vid and see what happens.....