6 Ways To Use Modes On Bass [Finally know what to do!]

[@johnfosker7315]

Hi Dan haven’t commented for a little while but I must say you are an excellent teacher and the way you are on your videos still makes me feel like I am being taught by my best mate

[@leoeyegenartig8473]

💯

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks so much, John. I don’t know anyone on the other end of the screen but I feel the same way!

[@markkempster7367]

Wow, lightbulbs kicking off now. Will take time over this vid. Again, thank you for your service to the bass community Dan, legend!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Glad to hear about the 💡 moments! Thanks for your kind words. 🙏🙏

[@fleaSP]

I'm starting to learn the modes within C major as a way to add more colors and variety to my playing, as well as expanding and connecting my fretboard knowledge. This video really helped a lot.

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Glad it helped.

[@wmkennard]

72.5, that's 1000s of views. Dan is the best Bass teacher and player on KZbin. Ty Dan I'm slowly getting it as you said.

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Thanks so much. There are hundreds of players better than me (many of them about 10 years old 😂) but I’m extremely happy to be a part of the wonderful bass community (as you are too).

[@lauriecremore5601]

Hi Dan... I used to be in a blues band.. some years ago.. now I'm 70+ and getting the spark back.. am looking to buy a 3/4 bass.. Must say the two books of yours.. will give me a lot to chew on.. So great to come across your teachings. Nice one. 🎶👏

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Thanks so much. Great to hear the spark’s back!

[@lauriecremore5601]

Well, it should have read... Short scale, to make life a bit easier of handling. 👌

[@mikeh66]

Dorian mode for Funk, Got it!

[@mikeh66]

@ 12:30, that E Dorian was particularly "Good Times" by Chic!

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Thanks

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Thanks so much, Paul!

[@moshikomio]

the best bass chanel

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🙏🙏🙏

[@kevmac1230]

Another great lesson Dan! I love modes and you put them in a very easy to understand and fun way to add to ones vocabulary.Thank you for all you've given me over the years.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Really happy to hear that, Kev. Keep it up!

[@muslumaltay9033]

Thank you! With your videos I have the feeling, that I start to understand the modes. Also the pdf-sheets are helpful to practice and memorize!

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Glad you like them!

[@nikolasmareske1200]

Hi Dan!Thanks for the great lesson!I practice the modes a lot but never really got why or what to do with them….Now you opened up a hole new world for me!!Thank you so much for it!!!Unfortunaly I don‘t have bass with me on my vacation …Cheers Niko

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Glad it’s a bit clearer! You can try it out when you get back. Have a great vacation.

[@warrenbutler7747]

Another great video Dan thank you 👍🤗

[@martin50715]

Very useful, practical and simple vídeo as always, Thank you Dan for this great info and playing as always

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Thanks very much, Martin.

[@AlexandarShmex]

That phrygian dominant line sounded a lot like Opeth/Tool/Porcupine Tree :) As always, minimal filler, all great content. The lesson taught me that I dont need to chase the scale tonic. For example, I'd play one mode starting on E string, but instead of playing my next mode on the higher string, I'd go for it on the E string, playing horizontally instead of vertically... Time to practice. Thank you Dan.

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Thanks very much. Yes, do explore the shapes and patterns all over the neck. The intervals are the same between the different notes as are the sounds. That exploration will open a lot of doors for you.

[@rossco420]

Great lesson Dan, 🔥🔥👌🏽

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Thank you!

[@1234drums]

You are very good at teaching, Sir. Thank you ❤❤❤❤

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You are most welcome

[@gernblenstein1541]

Andy Warhol! @1:00 Bowie. Brilliant.

[@MC-qe5qb]

Thanks Dan, another great vid

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My pleasure!

[@badcatsgetdissolved4506]

such a good lesson bro thank you

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My pleasure!

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Thanks For Sharing Dan 🎸🎵🎶👍

[@pierpimpi]

Great lesson!

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Glad you liked it!

[@Stick3x]

Thats I nice Ibanez bass. Never seen one like it.

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Thanks! 1982 Ibanez Roadster with DiMarzio DP126 pickups

[@Taiga_feel]

Hello, Dan! Thank you for lessons! Can you also please remind me what bass guitar you use in this video? 🙏🙂

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My pleasure! 1982 Ibanez Roadster with DiMarzio DP126 pickups

[@garymulter1571]

Always good Dan. You mention 21 modes. I'm familiar with 7: Ionian, Dorian, etc. Can you do a lesson explaining what the other 14 modes are? Here I am thinking I know the modes yet I only know 1/3 of them.

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Check this out: onlinebasscourses.com/lessons/theory/bass-guitar-modes/

[@robertbasone7667]

Great job! Love your videos! 🔥💥🔥👑

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Thanks, Robert! Really happy to hear that.

[@wmkennard]

I differently needed to go over this lesson again. Funny I'm practicing on my outside porch windchil has to be 35 degrees n feels like 28 . Can't say I'm not dedicated,n I lost my gloves.

[@RobWood-gi8ly]

Dan, Just curious about you Ibanez bass. Can you share more about it. What year, what you did to it. What year. Maybe how you found it.

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I actually made a couple of videos on it. Here’s the first: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZaqgXiObMd4h5Y It’s a 1982 Ibanez Roadster with DiMarzio DP126 pickups

[@benh7297]

Thanks for the great video 😃 Something that's been confusing me, how do the diatonic chords fit in with modes?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! Download the free PDF that comes with this lesson (link in description). You build a mode on each different degree of the scale. Then, the diatonic chords are built from those modes. So they fit very closely! That’s the magic (or part of it anyway).

[@jakeski6488]

Oh snap he gets groovy at 3:06

[@kevb6313]

So have I got this right, if the song was in the key of D then that would be the Ionian, E therefore Dorian etc & presumably C being Locrian? Not able to watch the whole vid yet so soz if that’s explained or is it just those specific modes work with each of those specific chords

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It would be C# Locrian since that’s the seventh note (not C natural). You’ve got it otherwise!

[@kevb6313]

Thanks, I’ll watch thoroughly when I can

[@alexm4104]

Maybe a stupid question, I can move this mode on other notes, for example i can sound C Lydian or B Mixolydian ?

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Yes! You just move the pattern to a different root note and you’re playing the same mode but on a different note.

[@alexm4104]

@@OnlineBassCourses thanks

[@airanwater01]

Question, if your following the c scale up , then go to d mode,how come the fingering changes? If it's just the same scale

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It’s not quite the same scale. It’s the same notes but, if you start from D, you have a different collection with a different interval structure and, therefore, different fingering pattern.

[@johnnyappleseed5029]

Got a serious question for anyone who'd like to answer. I struggle with why modes are worth the time and effort it takes to learn tnem. Aren't ear training combined with learning shapes and intervals more practical? Thanks

[@AlexandarShmex]

Both are, and the video answered your question: different scales/modes evoke different moods.

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It isn’t a case of one thing or another. What you mention is incredibly important and useful. But it doesn’t mean that modes aren’t. I use modes and scales with shapes and intervals. It’s all relevant. And, you’re right, it is effort. But it’s worth putting the effort in. It all becomes clearer when you do. You see the connections much better and it all becomes a lot easier.

[@silencedones4421]

When I first started playing modes (scales within scales) I thought it was pointless at first. Then I realized it wasn't the notes I was retaining it was the patterns and by knowing the patterns I had a huge variety of notes available without thinking about it. Everything on the bass is a puzzle of patterns that work anywhere on the neck. When you first start you just hear the simple do re mi... Over and over until you think you are about to go insane. All of a sudden the notes will no longer be just a sound it will have a melodic tone that you build from. At first you just hear noise. Time is the only thing you can offer the guitar that it will accept. I spent weeks playing just one mode over and over until it was embedded in my brain of that pattern that I could make multiple bass lines just from one mode. Then I would take on a new mode to not overwhelm myself. You will never learn everything on the guitar so learn your style and what you want to learn but stay solid on all techniques because one day you will need a unique sound to cut through the mix without sounding muddy and a good picking or slap technique might give you that sound needed for just that one song. There will be moments you feel in a rut playing the same thing over and over. Stay consistent and your mind will open new doors you never knew possible. Good luck friend and hope something shared helps. I remember the frustration like it was yesterday.

[@silencedones4421]

To put playing guitar into a visual understanding use math as an example. If you never knew math (guitar) (addition, subtraction, multiplication etc.) You would first have to learn about numbers (notes + a little music theory ) once you understand how numbers work you can add them subtract them divide them or multiply them. No different than a guitar. Understanding the notes are your goal. What tools are available to putting those notes on the fretboard in a way you can understand it with "patterns". Just an analogy I remembered that helped me a lot to understanding music better.

[@Stick3x]

Chord-Scales

[@KirkDickinson]

Did you say 21 modes? 7 diatonic modes, 7 modes of harmonic minor, 7 modes of melodic minor, 5 pentatonic modes, and once you get past those, I there are a lot more modes of all the weird scales. What are your 21 modes?

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7 harmonic, melodic, and major scale modes. Those are the main ones but there are others.

[@bishalghimirey2993]

Respected teacher, I need some guidance with my bass guitar studies. I live in the far northeast part of India, and unfortunately, I don't have access to high-quality teachers who could guide me properly. I've been playing a six-string bass for 10 years now and can currently play at the level of Grade 8. However, for the past three years, I've been trying to master everything on my own, and it's been overwhelming. The range of scales, modes, and arpeggios to learn is vast, and I feel lost trying to cover it all. My goal is to become a jazz fusion bassist, but with the expansive range of my instrument, I'm struggling to focus on what's most essential. I want to improve and make meaningful progress, but I need help narrowing down the key modes, scales, and arpeggios that I should master, especially considering the full range of the instrument. I apologize for asking for your valuable experience for free, but any advice you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your time and guidance!

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It's my pleasure to answer your question, don't worry! I'd focus on the modes of the major scale first then the harmonic and melodic minors (especially the 7th mode of the latter). Above all though, figure out (by ear) as many jazz fusion bass lines as you can. Then relate them to music theory so you can borrow those ideas and incorporate them into your own style. I do have a Music Theory For Bass Players course that goes into all the modes (with fretboard diagrams - but for 4 string) and more, if you're interested. Bottom line, focus on learning music above all and then relate what you learn to music theory. Chord scale relationships are especially important. All the best, Dan.

[@bishalghimirey2993]

@@OnlineBassCourses Thank you so much for your reply.

[@piopio3288]

It was like meeting Morpheus.. I'm aware of what I hear now.. 😎

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[@landonp4726]

Why would you need to memorize modes if the key signature is the same? Couldn’t you just emphasize the 2 when the D minor is playing or the 5 when the G Major is playing since it’s all gonna be the notes of C Major anyway?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

You can do that, yes. Whatever works for you! I find it useful to learn all the modes though because it’s quicker in the long run and I can just go to it immediately without having to work out the original key. One is called the parallel and one is called the derivative approach.

[@landonp4726]

@@OnlineBassCourses but are you actually learning another scale if it’s just a subset of the C Major scale? Why wouldn’t you just play the C Major scale and use the 2 as the priority note?

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I think of it as another scale as the interval formula is different from the parent scale as is the chord and the sound.

[@landonp4726]

@@OnlineBassCourses yea I guess it is a good way to memorize the interval formula or chord tones for that particular mode/shape instead of deriving it from the C Major scale

[@stevewilson6352]

Hey Dan, I Don’t Play Like Mister Abe Laboriel…

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Is that a song or a statement?

[@shinshakpang9904]

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I wish there was! Thanks for trying. 🙏

[@neilbarnett3046]

Dan, this is good, but please, from an experienced teacher (20 years of science, chemistry, maths and computing) don't confuse "the best way to explain it..." with "here's a C major scale", that is, don't say you're going to EXPLAIN and then do an EXAMPLE. Examples are NOT explanations. Anyway, I think I need a simpler explanation, I still don't get it.

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Neil. My way of teaching is not going to resonate with everyone. It’s probably a bit like your teaching too. You can’t reach every single student and that’s ok. With 20 years of experience in those tough subjects you’ll understand this eventually with no problems. It’s not difficult. You can check out some of my other videos or just search for another.

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