Bass Teacher learns Dream Theater as FAST as possible

[@joannalewis5279]

When Sharon got the harmonics I was like wow. Please do more of this Drumeo format it's great

[@26Feathers]

YESSS! I clapped irl! I thought there would be another section of the video for harmonics

[@rodoherty1]

Yep, me too! Lovely moment in the video. Genuine delight from everyone!

[@richardmetzler7909]

Dream Theater: raising the bar for ambitious shredders since 1989.

[@devinebass]

Amen to that!!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Especially with Mike back, the anticipation is so loud for this album!

[@KristianJoyZX_V-T-D.]

I Thought Since 1985... 🤔

[@psionic6126]

@@KristianJoyZX_V-T-D. Well....actually it was Majesty

[@KristianJoyZX_V-T-D.]

@@psionic6126 Yes, That's What I Mean... "Raising The Bar For Ambitious Shredders Since The Majesty Days In 1985!".

[@KindredBrujah]

That harmonic run is absolutely lush. Major kudos to Sharon for nailing it in such a short time. Fast fingers and a faster mind!

[@jimb213]

Honestly, Falling into Infinity has a lot of bangers. New Millenium, Hell's Kitchen, Lines in the Sand, Trial of Tears...

[@devinebass]

It's aged extremely well!

[@sopainstantanea4887]

Peruvian Skies is soooooo goooooood as well!

[@jamesrosco4816]

Anna Lee, Just Let Me Breathe... top three DT album easy.

[@kahwigulum]

@@jamesrosco4816Anna Lee is easily their worst song, and is an embarrassment. They're allowed to have just one, and that's the one.

[@jthrash9081]

​@kahwigulum what's wrong with Anna Lee "trying to believe the scars unseen, the tears washed clean" has a great melody.

[@neknarqo]

Sharon saying she MIGHT be better than she thinks she is, is the most humble thing ever possible on this channel. This was a freaking great job, and such a joy to watch!

[@chrisggoodwin777]

Myung is one of the reasons I started playing 6 strings. Anthony Jackson is another. I can't play their stuff very well, but practice is more enjoyable

[@bassimprovjams3772]

He’s the reason I started playing, the live in Tokyo VHS sold me! Under a glass moon is the first song on it and right away I was addicted to that tape

[@jeanchristophevalossiere]

Funny fact; myung is the reason i never started playing 6 strings

[@iaial0]

​@@bassimprovjams3772 And to think that the whole Images and Words was recorded on a 4 string is mind boggling

[@OlettaLiano]

It's cool that all these apps exist to help bassists learn new songs. Back in my day we had play parts of a cassette over and over until we got it. I also learned to play a lot of songs live on a stage. The guitarist would just call out the progression and key, like I, V, vi, IV in Am. Then we'd play it.

[@insurrectusresistus]

Doug Pinnick is one of my favorite vocalists and bassists. Thank you for sharing this. I did not know that he sang a tune with Dream Theater. John Myung is a maestro. It's good to see a younger musician experience the excellent songwriting of Dream Theater and the brilliance of the bass, the backbone of any great song.

[@mgrgin]

Falling Into Infinity was probably the biggest record of my childhood.. i thoroughly enjoyed this 💆🙏😻

[@JBjopa8]

Mine too

[@giullianomartini]

I love this record too, is so good and have a lot of good feelings behind the songs when you listen carefully. It's the most proggy album from DT.

[@calfaro1979]

It's peak DT to me. Scenes from a memory is great and all but this album is just so damn musical.

[@wallie2k747]

Very much underrated unfortunately

[@devinebass]

Not sure about the most proggy (Scenes, Six Degrees and Octovarium are more prog to my ears) but it's aged really well and is extremely well mixed!

[@rossfororder]

Shes a machine and a talented young lady. Im more into drums but lines in the sand is one of my favourite dream theater songs ever

[@Vitone22]

Most musicians that have this musical gift are so cool and humble about it.

[@M2Mil7er]

Grinning ear to ear watching this. Fell off with DT after 'Awake' but the two of you are absolutely full of such positive energy. Biggest smiles of the day for me. Thank you!

[@iPivo]

Falling Into Infinity deserves more love! Ian made an amazing choice!

[@jamesadamgleason9471]

I thought you said falling in reverse at first and I actually threw up in my mouth a bit.

[@iPivo]

@@jamesadamgleason9471 🤣 I meant Dream Theater’s fourth studio album

[@devinebass]

It definitely deserves more love!!

[@SevenStarBricks]

John Myung - literally reason 6 string Music Man basses exist. I love that some parts of his that sound super hard to play are actually pretty easy as long as you have decent technique and speed. When I first heard Panic Attack I was like "Oh man, whew, I bet that is hard." Then I learned it and I was like, Oh, Pull Me Under was way harder, even though it sounded easier. (Although I guess it helps if you cut your teeth on Steve Harris for 15 years first. 😁 )

[@DavyLaStrange]

The talent and ability to do something like this in a lighthearted way, nail it and laugh about how you didn't quite "get it" is inspirational to a hack like me that will never be able to do a fraction of what you can do, because your attitude and enthusiasm are are so real. Thank you!

[@nicholasstorer3580]

What I learned from this is double tracked bass sounds so good! Good job you two.

[@onixtheone]

All of y’all at SBL Are a gift to the world🫶🏻 your love for music is so infectious!!

[@brentheathersimons7042]

Fantastic job Sharon! One of my favorite DT songs of all time! I met John once at a show and he was such a humble and down to earth person. Superb job! Brent VT

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Same! I met him and got him to sign my Yamaha 5 string even got to make him smile and chuckle lol I was still a Teen at that Time so he was probably happy to see a young dude playing bass

[@redtwox9708]

Oh, the Bass Face at 4:37. Pure Gold. Fantastic video folks.

[@sebastianschilling7337]

As a DT fan, and an amateur bass player, I can’t quite find the right words to describe how happy watching this awesome video makes me. “Swept away with the tiiide!!”

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@gEasy00]

YES! Please make more of these videos. It is entertaining, yes, but seeing the way Sharon breaks down the bassline and learns in general is very informative and inspiring. New subscriber from this video ✌🏼

[@HugoVarvoglis]

Sharon has such an amazing personality, so cute and smart and an amazing bassist of course , I always enjoy see her in your videos.

[@BassGearMagazine]

The bass playing is extraordinary. But I gotta tell ya: that editing was beyond!!! Kudos to the Production Team AND the bassists! 😎

[@kylelavery842]

Loved this video! So fun to watch other people's process of transcription. Also great to see other folks sing the parts to learn faster! Keep em' coming, SBL!

[@Basseh]

One of my favourite tracks of all time. this helped me figure out the long run. TY Allison and Sharon!♥

[@B3ST1NY]

[@ringthane69]

Love you two. SBL is lucky to have you both on board. :D

[@Macna333]

SBL is effing awesome and I love everything you do. You guys are a blessing to bass players. Please keep up the good work and great ideas.

[@sinlokemp]

My first DT album was this and since then I’ve been hooked to DT. Love the sonic quality of this album personally.

[@Sjogie08]

Sharon is an awesome addition to SBL, more prog!

[@JBjopa8]

Agreed 💯

[@TheAntoniusFunk]

I love these challenges and especially love Ian doing interviews. You have some great questions!

[@camdenharper7244]

Only seen her in a few videos but I love this girl. She knows her shit. Very well done

[@GPEART1]

I love this format, it keeps the playing real, showing actual methods for learning !

[@Roeltje1]

Stop making such great content. I'm spending way to much time on KZbin, and i am not even a bass player. 😂

[@devinebass]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nigelbass]

Sharon is so much fun!!! been loving the Ian/Sharon podcast duo and i think Sharon should talk on them more!

[@Quest4Tube]

I was thinking this would be fun to learn. Then I remembered I only have a 4 string 😅

[@progpaule5123]

I love you guys so freakin' much. And as a die-hard Dream Theater fan, I enjoyed every second of it. I can't wait for more to come. You (and maybe a few other guys on KZbin) make me wanna learn to play bass (as fast as possible). 🧡

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@rickadias]

No kidding, the part she says "I'm not happy right now, but I will be so happy when I'm able to play it". HOLD ON TO THAT FEELING. This simple feeling can help you get motivation to learn new songs. Savor it.

[@TheOligoclonalBand]

I'm not a bassist (although I own a bass), but I love this exact part in Lines in the Sand. You both have made this extremely fun. Now I want a six string bass!

[@thunderstruck560]

Having spent around 20 hours in SBL i gotta say that Ian is just a really good teacher. He makes really complicated things seem easy to understand.

[@Hobomayor]

Dance of Eternity bass solo breakdown next! DT and John Myung are awesome, thanks for the video

[@devinebass]

😅😅😅

[@levigoodwin3522]

Lol!!!

[@aNoriega100]

Or Ytse Jam bass solo! :D

[@geepike]

Watching you learn that specific song/part made me SO happy! Congrats you killed it. 🏆🔥 Easily one of DTs riffiest, catchiest songs and a blast to play. Looking forward to the follow up. And hopefully Just Let Me Breathe 😉👊🏻

[@rossinisilva1302]

This content is just getting better and better. Keep up!

[@richie1129]

Mad props to Sharon! Loved that you showed the process and what a tune!

[@JALNIN66]

"Learning that I might be better than I think I am". I know exactly what she means. The more songs you learn, the quicker you learn them. Been going to an open jam for a year and there's a re a few guitarists who will just start playing something I've never played and I have to figure it out on the fly. I've been surprised at how many I can pick up right away. It's such a rush. I learned this one by ear along with the video, I've got the notes but to be honest I can't play it as smoothly as them. My fingers still fly around too much. My suggestion to other bass players. Just throw on a playlist of songs you love and see how many you can figure out on the fly. You might surprise yourself. It's a lot of fun.

[@johncrafton8319]

The album is my favorite of DT's, and this song (including the surrounding songs) is the best of the bunch. Simply my favorite.

[@drphalanges1520]

This was really cool! Sharon is rad and I learned it along with her. I'd love to see more of this kind of thing on the channel.

[@devinebass]

More to come!!

[@tmcwilliam01]

While the Ian and Scott content is like hanging out with the guys. The Sharon and Ian content is a cut above! Great video and bonkers playing.

[@devinebass]

She's fantastic!

[@chrislctr]

Loved this. Really glad you highlighted something off of this album. "New Millenium" also happens to be Myungs only usage in his entire career with DT that uses a chapman stick as well!!! Very experimental album. I love trial of tears, Just let me breathe, and this song right here..... Lines in the sand happens to be one of the best Keyboard openings DT has of ALL time if you're into some keys!!!!

[@AnnettePhilipOfficial]

Aaaaah!!! Yeaaaaah!!! Go Sharon!!!! ❤❤❤ Loved this so much! Also adore the camaraderie between you two, Ian and Shroonz! Thanks for the total radness! PS. Shoutout for rad editing too, Yogev 😎

[@sharonrenold]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@merqury5]

Some of these songs live in my heart. Now you do too.

[@jessytrinidad45]

Amazing! She did it in a blast! Such an excellent ear perfect pitch you have their! Keep it up! God Bless!

[@alfonsoPina]

She has an amazing ear and can play so well. I love listening to her learn stuff.

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@RebelBuilder]

So awesome, Sharon you are amazing! I’m going to go practice now, because I am completely humbled. Also please do more vids like this!

[@kahwigulum]

First song I ever learned was Erotomania. Not first DT song I ever learned. First song ever. From absolute know-nothing to proficient. It was the only thing I tried to play. Did it all from ear, and it took about a year. It was the song that made me actually pick up the bass. Worth it. Everything else seems easy by comparison.

[@devinebass]

You went in at the deep end with that one, well done for sticking with it!!

[@kayessGuitars]

Scott Devine: "Hmm, how can I make learning bass more fun"."What if I put Ian Martin Allison and Sharon Renold in a video together?" ***NAILED IT***

[@TheWonderer7]

This is actually having the opposite effect. The videos are getting worse and boring

[@KaijuAlert]

100% behind the approach of singing during transcription. Looping and slowing stuff down helps me, but generally I feel like if I can sing it, I can match the notes I'm singing to those on my guitar and I can work anything out.

[@kimmorgan379]

Sharon has a killer tone on that Warwick and I'm blown away by the way she pivots - I have smaller hands and it's great seeing how she moves around those low notes on the fifth string. Properly inspiring stuff!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

More Dreamtheater and John Myung! 🙏🙏

[@pmdinaz]

Images and Words blew my mind, but like Ian, this album was the height of my DT fandom. I went so far as to buy the 5 string Yamaha RBX775 (closest thing to his signature), that I have to this day. It is the only 5 string that I have kept. gawd it's a great bass..

[@richiejackson9321]

Some gems in here. Three observations: 1) I love this teaching chemistry between the two of you. Y’all dance the line of mentor/colleague really nicely and it’s so fun. 2) Transcribe is a gem; one that I haven’t thought about since trying to learn NHØP solos in college… 3) The last thing you said is great. Never lose sight of your abilities despite the lies your brain makes up! 4) I’d say that Dance of Eternity DT’s Sir Duke 😮‍💨

[@felipedromundo-schneider5713]

found out that the last part and thze last D are easier to play if instead of playing 12(2nd)-14(2nd)-12(1st)-14(2nd)-12(2nd)-15(3rd), you play it with the pinky :12(2nd)-9(1st)-12(1st)-9- 12(2nd)-10(2nd). that way , if you play tha last F with the middle finger you get the index free for the low D. Thanks for the harmonic trick!

[@julianthesmooshyhusky8976]

I’m impressed Sharon can handle a thumb 6, that fretboard felt like an aircraft carrier deck to me and my hands aren’t small

[@sharonrenold]

It is TOTALLY an aircraft carrier deck 🥲 but such a comfy and ‘like butter’ aircraft carrier deck 😂

[@iaial0]

Thank you for specifying the model! I was looking into that as my first 6 string, but, since it's literally above my pay grade, I don't think it's going to happen anytime soon. Maybe, if maybe, I can dig up something used for below 700€ I can think about it

[@iaial0]

​@@sharonrenoldmaybe it's your fingers the secret for that bass sounding SO GOOD. You rocked!!

[@julianthesmooshyhusky8976]

@@sharonrenold Truth, I definitely have the warwick bug. My corvette NT5 has the most comfortable neck i've ever played. A thumb 5 is definitely next on my list

[@julianthesmooshyhusky8976]

@@sharonrenoldis yours from the 80s or 90s? It looks like an earlier one

[@alligamarc]

I'm liking her straight off after just few minutes. ❤ Keep her involved 😊

[@devinebass]

Lots more to come from Sharon!!

[@BMR86]

when I decided to go full in on the bass guitar I was 14 and my main goal for what a bass player should sound like was John Myung.... the way his bass playing made me OBSSESS over the damn instrument and how HE plays it, his technique with the three fingers on the right hand, his range of playing with the left hand, the SPEED and COORDINATION of both, I thought to myself, there is NO OTHER WAY TO PLAY THE BASS BUT THIS! AND I WANT TO PLAY LIKE THAT! it's been 24 years since that moment, STILL to this day it is my objective as a bass player to be ABLE to play AS IS Dream Theater songs made by this man, it's just MIND boggling the complexity not only musically but physically that it takes as a bass player to execute these songs, it's just an incredibly respectable to do it, no questions asked! if ANY bass player can pull off JOHN MYUNG songs from the first to the last second, you have my UTTER respect! I have yet to still master a DT song without feeling like my left hand will lock-up and my muscles and tendons will give in and I'll become disabled from the physical effort.... it's just INSANE!

[@legendofmatty0]

Sharon's idea about learning it vocally first has changed my life!!! Incredible work

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@marksowers5041]

I could imagine a weekend workshop of doing an intensive musical seminar with such master bass players.

[@chanodomnakalagshana7458]

Lmao Sharon I miss the old days when we played DT together at Berklee hahahhahaahhaha XD

[@bassapace]

Transcribe! is an awesome software. I like being able to pitch everything up an octave when I'm having a hard time hearing the low end.

[@rmillerbass]

I love this idea! It's also super helpful for musicians who are still in the early stages of learning to see professionals working through the same exact problems that they have!

[@Gorbyrev]

Great choice of song and section Ian and well done Sharon! My peak Dream Theater fan period? 1992-now!

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@ElEnanoAr]

Transcribe is a great piece of software. My guitar teacher told me about it and I used to learn the most difficult bluegrass song I learned, I don't think I could have learned it without that software.

[@kto-totam]

Lines in the sand is my most favorite song. Everything in this track is incredible. And of course guitar solo is amazing.

[@devinebass]

It's a killer tune, no question! One of quite a few on Falling Into Infinity!

[@RustBunny]

Her initial reaction to finding out what she had to learn is the appropriate response.

[@LukeBass1000]

Please accept this satchel of kudos! 💰Great job! I always find the length of Dream Theater lines the most daunting!

[@leventertekin8398]

This was a blast to watch! Please do more videos like this :)

[@JahRastaMan01]

A compositions and arrangements teacher had 2 mantras: - Play slow to incorporate. - Sing every note, otherwise you don't know what to play. I love to see it here too :)

[@davecoomber4555]

Hi Sharon, well played. I loved that you picked that up so fast. Respects.

[@krazykalle4518]

I'm sorry for this kind of comment, but I'm simping so hard for sharon. Uplifting character, incredible bass skills and the side cute are just slapping my heart

[@TheGosslings]

Dude no way! I found this right after your Tool video and low and behold this is my FAVORITE Dream Theater song of all time. Love DT and this song (and album) is amazing! Total Godsend providence. I have been rocking out to this song for over 20 years. Also, this bass line has always fascinated me and it’s probably DT’s most overtly Christian song.

[@philthyphil7651]

Mike portnoy lived by the old grocery store i was an asm of. I'm making sure the store is ready to close in an hour and he was shopping. I did a literal double take. I gave him a nod and i hope he knew i totally loved his work but respected his personal time

[@zyupan7050]

Myung’s definitely one of the most technical bassist and always underrated

[@markwarner5554]

Falling Into Infinity is my favorite Dream Theater album, and Lines In The Sand is my favorite of their songs....so...great choice!

[@jezmarshall9725]

This was the first DT song that I had ever heard, my friend in school played it to me some 24 years ago and I was instantly hooked. I'd never heard anything like it at that time or a drum kit played like that.

[@wallyfrogmore]

when the Berklee ensemble pic got out up I did the Leo meme pointing at the screen. im like that's Yogev Gabay

[@_imago]

I was definitely not expecting Lines In The Sand for this video, maybe Panic Attack or Dance of Eternity, but I forgot how hard the bass line went and Sharon's process was incredibly insightful!

[@ryant3600]

I loved this album, saw them on this tour and it was fantastic. I was up against the barricade in standing room only club where they played. My cousin and I got there early and we got to listen to sound check and got to meet them as well. it was such a great night.

[@devinebass]

Nice!!!

[@JalenRawley]

I don't know how any Dream Theater fan could hate this record. When it came out there hadn't been a full album since 1993's Awake. In 1995 the A Change of Seasons EP finally came out, after months and months of skepticism that it would ever be released. There were petitions to the record label by fans to put it out, I distinctly remember it because I was one of the petitioners. The song "A Change of Seasons" was supposed to be on Images and Words, there were live bootlegs of it from the Images and Words tour with Kevin Moore on keyboards. Speaking of which, A Change of Seasons was the first thing most of us had heard with new keyboard player Derek Sherinian, although some intrepid fans had seen him live on the Awake tour or through bootlegs. The bootleg "A Kick Into A Dream" was particularly disappointing to me because Derek had totally roached the solo in Take The Time, which was just unforgivable to me. It took a little while for Derek to get back into my good graces after that (something I'm sure was right at the forefront of his thoughts, right?). And for me, it was his playing, his writing and his sound that really won me over. For almost twenty years now I've wanted to write a letter to Derek Sherinian, apologizing to him for being one of those annoying, fairweather fans who really loved the guy who used to be in the band and held the new guy up to lofty, unfair standards and judged his abilities on one roached solo early into his tenure. First of all, Falling Into Infinity was the first recording they did with Kevin Shirley and it sounds absolutely amazing. The production is absolutely great and easily the best production the band had up until that point. Anyone who might be turned off by the fact that the album is a little more mainstream and a little less proggy, to them I would say that you just got an EP with a 23 minute long prog bonanza, that should've held you over. Then I would also point out that both Images and Words and Awake had a balanced mainstream vs. prog approach to them as well. On Images and Words; Pull Me Under, Another Day, Take The Time, Surrounded, and Wait For Sleep were more mainstream than progressive, although there were some technical instrumental sections with these. On Awake; 6:00, Caught In A Web, Innocence Faded, The Silent Man, Lie and Lifting Shadows Off A Dream are more mainstream than prog. So anyone complaining about any of that with Falling Into Infinity needs to reality check themselves. Second of all when Falling Into Infinity came out, none of us knew about the struggles with the record label. None of us knew that Mike Portnoy was about to quit over the whole thing. Every single second of people's lives and all of their instantaneous thoughts had not made it onto the internet yet. While the internet certainly existed, we weren't taking pictures of every fucking meal we had, every shit in a bowl, every bird we saw in the sky, and every outfit we wore. We found out about all of the strife later, WELL after the fact. And I guarantee there are a lot of people who use Portnoy's disdain for the circumstances surrounding the record as a scapegoat for why they don't like it. But, in 1997, this was not the case. I saw this tour live, November 1st, 1997 and the band was in top form, they were having fun (they even did the Nightmare Cinema thing), and they sounded amazing.

[@jordan_tanner]

such a great video, even for someone like me that doesn't even know which end of the bass to plug the USB stick into.

[@AprigioBertholdo]

As an old Dream Theater fan, I can say this album is very underrated, underestimated. I like this album very much

[@devinebass]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Retrograde6]

How have I never watched this channel before, it's so fun (my excuse is I play guitar). Fellow Berklee alum here, this was great! Great job 🤘

[@samuelnerick]

Actually, after many years thinking that i loved awake over all the discography, i just realize how much i love Falling Into Infinity! It's an awesome album, the best for me! The transition from Hells Kitchen to Lines in The Sand is marvelous, so magical! I just love what they did!

[@devinebass]

Definitely! FII has aged well, and has what is possibly JMs best bass mix on it. His Yamaha basses recorded extremely well!

[@alberthenderson7473]

Unbelievable Amazing Drumming !!! I feel I've Learned stuff by Watching You Play. You Do Beautiful Work on the Drums !!! One of the Greatest I've Ever Seen!!! Keep Up the Amazing Work !!! I Will Watch A Lot More of Your Videos.

[@mikeg3439]

I had ZERO idea DT did a thing with Doug Pinnick, but I should have realized, I did know the band loved King's X and toured with them.

[@jamesmarkham7489]

Erotomania is a real finger stretcher. Love to see it

[@iaial0]

Drummer here: it's something also for us

[@OrangeMonkey2112]

John Myung is my favorite. He barely surpassed Ghetty Lee of Rush I totally loved Falling into Infinity. Real musicians know how good this album is

[@walterneto3706]

Amazing videos ... and really translate all the emotions we have when we are learning a tune!! congrats guys!!

[@menzasarma]

Little late here, but just let me say Thank you. Falling is not the best album FRom DT catalogue, but it's unfairly overlooked and I have a special connection to it, as it was the very first CD I bought after leaving home to start university. And Lines in the sand it my favourite song of the album, together with Trial of tears. Happy you didn't go with the stereotype in DT production, much appreciated!!

[@stefanomilioti9627]

So...to make story short...I'm a former guitarist but I had two-years experience of bass playing for an italian pop cover band which implied me to get a 5 string fretless bass for...truly a nightmare...I must confess...but anyway I love bass (and I don't give a f...if it's a SHAME to say that!!!)I love DT and I love FII...I think if nowadays out there there is a proper band who is able to make such a "Pop" album you just have to bow to them. Period. Love the similitude between this track and Sir Duke...makes sense...🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@adwoozley]

Sharon's bass face starting at 6:52 is John Mayer level bass face!

[@Tragic_TV]

You should try to play Archspire I would LOVE to see that