6 Arpeggios Every Bassist MUST Learn

[@scottkretsch4887]

You seem to be one of the few advanced instructors that advocate memorizing shapes and patterns. Many of the others seem to be a bit down on that; they emphasize knowing the chord tones by note name and knowing the fretboard through and through as a superior way. But let’s be honest, one is not going to be able to instantly name every note as soon as your finger touches it, especially when soloing or playing faster songs or riffs like you’re a computer or something. I can see how memorizing patterns and shapes that applicable to other areas of the fretboard is necessary and useful. Obviously, knowing both approaches is best, but that takes years of study and practice. Thanks Dan.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Scott. You put it very well: you should know both and I’ll also add you should know the sound a pattern will create. I’m a very visual person and patterns have really helped my playing so that’s why I teach them. There are of course, other methods to learn.

[@warwickdennis4114]

Your talking about playing naturally without all the thinking and what key am I in or which mode am I using, of course we should know key were in, to say I’m going to use pentatonic scale for this or that would kinda be mechanical.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

@@warwickdennis4114 It would be mechanical if you make it sound like that but it can also be a useful thing (amongst others) to think about.

[@scottkretsch4887]

@@OnlineBassCourses “the sound a pattern will make”. Never really thought about that, but yes, I understand how that can be useful. It’s like interval ear training, but for a group of notes played together, i.e. pattern, instead of just a single note distance from the root.

[@LeftiBassist]

Started playing at 61+, now 63. I prefer focusing on the notes of the fretboard and playing music using tab and chord charts, than learning to read notation. Your shapes videos have helped me improve my knowledge & playing. Thanks, Dan!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

That's great!

[@sonic5d]

I greatly appreciate the visual approach to teaching in this video. As someone who learns best visually, the use of shapes and patterns is incredibly helpful for grasping the fundamentals before delving into the specifics of each note. This content deserves a far greater recognition for its clarity and effectiveness. I've been a follower of your channel for approximately three years, and I consistently find the information you provide to be of exceptional quality. Your ability to deliver straightforward, clear, and no-frills instruction is truly commendable. Keep up the excellent work!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much for your kind words. Means a lot to me!

[@Elizabeth-n7z9l]

Tabs are everything for today's bass guitarists. Thanks.

[@rossco420]

I know this is a lesson from about 5/6 months ago, this is just great for understanding what ur playing and how to play it, and to memorise, my finger positioning is so much better than it was, Great stuff Dan 🔥🔥🔥👌🏽🙏thank you .

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! 🙏

[@rajeshgumber363]

Thanks Dan for the lesson and the tabs!

[@ericw3171]

Thanks!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Eric!

[@mannypineda447]

Thanks for your sharing your knowledge , God bless you

[@MC-qe5qb]

Thanks Dan, love your vids about how to improvise

[@staceybrann4148]

Excellent lesson as usual, Dan. Thank you!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks for watching!

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

When you play a cromatice run into a chord..(Entire Akashic records passes before eyes looking for the right eloquent descriptive and technical words and the and the doppler effect on our ancient memories) ..it sounds good. That was a good lesson, go slow and play clean. You have a pleasant and calming aura.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

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[@jacklambert4958]

Thank you Dan. I love watching your videos. They are quite informative. You have a way of showing us a technique, how it works and how you can apply it. You just don’t show us something and say practice until you get it. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and skill.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much, Jack. Glad you’re enjoying the lessons!

[@arosonomy]

*Exactly* what I was looking for, thaaaank you!

[@kevmac1230]

Your memory is an absolute wonder to me.Well done!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

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[@SuperDuce74]

This is exactly what I was looking to learn. Nothing short of brilliant. Thank you.🙇‍♂️

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ChrisHayworth100]

Of all the bass lessons I watch I always think yours is the most informative. I always feel like I can play and understand techniques better after watching you.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much, Chris. Appreciate that.

[@Keepler22b]

oh this was very well explained. Excellent!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Hell_On_Earth7409]

Thank You very muchh. You just teach me a lot of thing to play now,Thanks a lot.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

My pleasure.

[@trestresmajor1778]

Thank you Sir. That’s all I needed ^^

[@Sketchylemons]

Love you Dan!!! Thank you

[@andrewwright6893]

Brilliant lesson thanks very much. Fantastic tabs to download and practice with. Cheers 🙂

[@OnlineBassCourses]

You're very welcome!

[@johnclement7473]

I always give you thumbs up because I enjoy what you teach, thank you. But I wish you could slow down bring camera closer so I see exactly where your fingers going at. This coming someone who how to play the bass I need the patterns, molds and scales.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I provide a (free) PDF (without sign up) for almost all of my pattern lessons. I have literally hundreds of them on my site. That’s so that people can download them (for free without having to sign up to anything) and study them at their own pace. Other times, I’m making stuff up using those patterns. Don’t worry about exactly what I’m doing. There’s usually a principle that I want people to follow. I could spoon feed and always show exactly what I’m doing but I’m not really into that. 🙏

[@stevieffs]

Great - thanks. That extra camera is a great help!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

😎

[@warwickdennis4114]

You’ve been very helpful Thank You

[@OnlineBassCourses]

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[@amazingict1]

Awesome… your enthusiasm and use of patterns is helping me to improve. Thanks Dan.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks - keep up the playing!

[@10parareg]

Excellent lesson dan.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! 😃

[@viniciuscavalcante3185]

Muito Booooooooooooooom👏👏👏 Parabéns pelo esforço em ensinar e dividir conhecimento... ☝🙏🖐

[@martynrissley9944]

Superb stuff Dan, thanks. I've been wanting to start exploring chords, but I have to admit the shapes have been hard on my fingers/wrists after a short amount of practice. These chord tones are perfect to support my learning whilst sticking to "standard" finger style.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

My pleasure. These are used more in bass playing than chords are too so keep going with them.

[@AdvancedMarketingGro]

Great lesson, by the way.

[@imac4ever]

Dan, like always, thank you for your great lesson!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

My pleasure!

[@tuint5739]

i'd like that you explain about jaco pastorius or pedro aznar

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I have done a few Jaco lessons if you search my channel. 🙏👍

[@lennymo9088]

That Ibanez sounds really nice.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏

[@julianchristmas1510]

Thank u this helps

[@bAgRiMoIrEsS.4]

I ❤ arpeggios!

[@warwickdennis4114]

Question? Do you think of all the flats and sharps and 5th and so on when you are playing or does playing become more natural with out thinking, you play how you feel.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Absolutely not! It just flows (hopefully!).

[@Elizabeth-n7z9l]

Could you post Mamy Blue by Pop Tops and Summer Wine by Corrs and Bono tabs. Thanks.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Hi Elizabeth. I’m not really a TABs kind of channel but I’ll take a listen!

[@mmuhamadkhayoomsamsudinmmu1125]

Tq Dan , I got the idea Nice lessons..👍👍👍💯

[@OnlineBassCourses]

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[@charlescowan6121]

Thank you for another great lesson! Are you playing through an amp? Or directly into an interface?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! Directly into my Apollo via an Avalon U5 and a Jules Monique (signals blended).

[@Elizabeth-n7z9l]

Please post more than I can say by Leo sayer tabs.

[@BassJournal]

Perfect lesson! Why does Augmented arrpeggio not include any 7th notes from the scale?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

It can do - I just didn’t add one here.

[@BassJournal]

@@OnlineBassCourses Thank you for answering Dan. You are an amazing teacher

[@OnlineBassCourses]

@@BassJournal 🙏

[@michelegrassi4385]

really interesting lesson! sorry, why no seventh note on augmented arpeggio ?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I kind of missed it out 😬 You can and should add it though.

[@michelegrassi4385]

@@OnlineBassCourses eheheh ok. Trouble Is that i don t know altered chords,so what kind of seventh do we have? Major seventh?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

@@michelegrassi4385 you can put a make or minor 7 in. Try both.

[@michelegrassi4385]

@@OnlineBassCourses ok thank you very much !

[@Stick3x]

The Muse is strong in U

[@liberatetutemeexinferis5902]

The first arpeggio sounds just the sequence part from the Stranger Things intro.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

👍 it’s a major seventh arpeggio in the Stranger Things theme tune.

[@brianpark8758]

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[@M2Mil7er]

I think you've posted this on the wrong video.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Still very interesting though…

[@mikel9319]

Hi Dan. Love your lesson. Interestingly the 'E Augmented' looks like it has no 7. Can you explain? Was this an oops or because the 7 gets promoted to an 8 in Augmented arps./chords?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I just didn’t put it in… you’re very welcome to add it!

[@tobiaswerheid144]

still loving your videos... I've got a rehearsal room now... think I'm going for a challenge to go through all your videos and practising at least one hour a day while recording my progress once a month through the next year... maybe we two can do something like Miller Time ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmOcXoKLaq9gjJo ) next summer... it'd be awesome...

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! We’d better get practising… 😂

[@obititstephen1111]

You are too first beginners can not manage to learn in that speed

[@OnlineBassCourses]

It’s not necessarily a video for complete beginners. But, you can also re-watch, rewind, or pause the lesson if you don’t get it first time round. It takes (a tiny bit of) effort but it will be worth it.

[@mikemccoy9812]

TO FAST...SLOW DOWN

[@OnlineBassCourses]

REWIND…OR PLAY HALF SPEED. 🙏

[@AdvancedMarketingGro]

Below the fret board chart, please simply list the notes in the order to be played. Thanks!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

You can play them in any order you like. Many people learn them from lowest to highest notes and back again.