Practice THIS Every Day

[@DavidMichael613]

Very happy to see Scott give a lesson on his own, just like his lessons back in the day. This is the Scott I recognize. No over the top sensationalism, just a great, well explained lesson. I had stopped watching for a while but if there are more lessons like this one I'll subscribe again.

[@mikerothwell3873]

Exactly, this is the content that first brought me to the channel!😃

[@giligarden]

Absolutely right.

[@Slamminbassplayer]

That bass groove / solo at the top of the video is full of some of the coolest lines I’ve ever heard. Consider it copped!

[@yogran1]

I spent 30 minutes playing around with those lines before even watching the rest of the video haha

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

Scott's a groovemeister!

[@jcspradley]

Man, this is exactly the lesson I've been looking for. Thank you!

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@InsaneMonk89]

Not only is this a very good way to know and understand notes, but fun as hell and fulfilling to hear music that WE create from feel and freedom. Can’t wait to incorporate this into my practice sessions 🙌🏽

[@mikerothwell3873]

I love that you're back to adding more actual theory based practical content on the you tube channel Scott! Keep up the great content, soooo helpful!!!

[@jaywyatt3584]

Scott!! You horrible man!!! That intro piece is sooooo bloody funky and absolutely gorgeous. Man. I love listening to you - and the way you struture the lessons. I still feel like packing it in though sometimes!!! Top man, top, top player

[@devinebass]

Appreciate that!!

[@jaylyman7095]

Great exercise. I just started playing again and I always start with scales when i practice, this breaks it down simply and gives me endless possibilities

[@joeferragamojr]

This is an incredible lesson!!!

[@devinebass]

Glad you found this useful!

[@KasimierzOff]

Thanks for teaching people things on the bass, even if it's for beginners/self-taught people; it's very well done, and pedagogical. Unlike some other bassists on KZbin who either hate speech, or are stuck in a meme craze as they are honestly as healthy for the brain as those Subway Surfer videos.

[@Wtfdawg321]

I forget how sick Scott is as bass player until I see these types of videos

[@fastfolky]

That bass is so pretty, it also sounds great.

[@brian_e1313]

"Sometimes it's incredibly hard to know what to actually practice when you pick up your bass to get real traction" Sums up every day. If Scott wants to make a course I'd sign up for in a heartbeat, it'd be how to develop a practice routine you can stick with!

[@fenegroni]

started using a musicians glove couple of weeks ago on both my right and left hands and the difference in my playing is amazing. Had issues with both my hands being very cold and the skin being super dry. Used to warm up under hot water and needing to stretch a lot just to get started. Now within 10 minutes my hands are warm and supple, the blood circulation is vastly improved. I take my right glove off after ten minutes, while I sometimes just leave it on my left hand for the whole one hour daily practice. Thank you ! 🙏🏼

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@zprince4120]

I will do this sometimes when I'm creating a new bass line for a song. For practicing I like to play along with a tune that has a easy cord progression to follow. Something like Cortez the killer and then flipping the octives around but still using the correct note pattern in the correct time, for instance playing the low 5th instead of the high 5th and so on. I like to do this because sometimes it's less boring to play along with a tune that you already know and love. This will make you a better improviser on live gigs too.

[@Frankk18pty]

Correct! I do the same with Heaven by Los Lonely Boys and Stumblin In by Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro. Easy songs to jam and alter the basslines and feel different grooves within the same melody. I´ll give a shot to your recommendation, never heard it before so I´ll see how that goes :). Greetings from Panama. #NoTrebleGang

[@Jaa_kko]

Super easy tip for generating random chord progressions: You can actually decide a key signature by rolling two dice and converting the number to a key (1=C, 2=C#, 3=D and so on). Then using only one die you can select the chords by converting the numbers to scale degrees. Regular six-sided dice are totally fine for this because the seventh scale degree is so rare (its usually in a II-V-I in a subdominant function resolving to the the 6th scale degree (relative minor) so its technically not a VII but a II/VI or a V/III in minor)

[@patrickmurphy9186]

Incredible lesson! Very practical and easy to use on a daily basis. I’ve got my notecards ready! 😁 As always, thank you!

[@glennhm8142]

Great exercise Scott, definitely going to add this to my practice

[@devinebass]

👍👍👍

[@andrewpinner3181]

Thanks Scott, always good ! 😊

[@devinebass]

Appreciate that!

[@jn146]

Thanks a lot Scott. You are incredible! 👌👌

[@terrylangkammer3632]

Another excellent video.THANK YOU.I can learn so much from you that I couldnt get anywhere else.Love your work

[@edc3020]

Scott, great lesson! I will be watching this video a few times. Thanks.

[@kevinsavo718]

1 6 2 5 won’t be ignored. Even when selected at random. 🤣

[@suadiggitti]

This IS Fantastic material!!! Great job preparing this content Scott!! Thank you very much!

[@EdwinvanderSmissen]

Thank you so much Scott for this great video! I really liked it and getting started with the practice. Thanks!

[@lexxiemathis]

Amazing video Scott!!

[@devinebass]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Chrissy61]

Scott this is awesome, really well explained and I learnt alot keep up the good work mate👏👏👏🎶🎶👏

[@deermeadowhomes]

Great lesson Scott! You taught me the modes years ago and my life was never the same! Thanks

[@jonathanchevallier7046]

Thank you for these great advices.

[@IvanTerzieff]

Thanks a lot mr Scott .

[@robrandall2542]

This is a lightbulb moment for me, thanks loads👍

[@devinebass]

Glad you found this useful!

[@zoechance]

This is the best I have ever seen!!! Thank you Scott

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@danymarcotte1900]

Great exercice. Thank you Scott!

[@raymonbeauregard]

That bass sounds amazing!

[@BackcountryTreks]

This lesson is absolute gold 😎

[@albertocabilli2481]

Thank you. Very easy, very interesting

[@vladlipovsky2915]

Chromatic to third or fifth! Never thought of this. Sounds great

[@paulsouthern]

Signed up a few days ago, first chance to check out your lessons. This lesson has me thinking totally outside the box 👍

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@ericstrauch3215]

Great lesson mate! I see this as the next step up from playing your triad/fingerboard zones/ cycle 4th exercise.

[@hubertried19]

this intro jam. Scott is a beast

[@AkashiXI]

Love this! I only recently learned my chord scales and how to inverse them, so this'll definitely level up my practice!

[@NonBinary_Star]

SICK! 😭 tysm 🙏🏿

[@ingegnerevolante]

Really cool exercise. Thanks :)

[@Mix-oq3ex]

Damn where was this exercise 10 years ago for me lol. I love this, dying to get off work so I can go home and try it out myself!

[@adsagp]

Nice! That makes a lot of sense with the 5th, 3rds and the chrono notes. You can really get a good groovy base line out of that. Thanks. Now just need to work on practicing it!

[@widonaegele9465]

Thank you!😀

[@RyanCoomer]

at a buffet, i personally sneak corndogs into the buffet so others can enjoy them. I hide 6 corndogs in my jacket pockets. it then, is a joy for me to see other patrons of the establishment eat my corndogs thinking they were part of the buffet.

[@gitita1]

You are the Best Bass Teacher online🤗!!! Thank you so much!!! that helped me alot, i wish my teacher did that for me🙏!

[@devinebass]

Appreciate that, glad you found this useful!

[@laveetafaye2519]

I love it! I always pick up something!

[@dennytroy]

Do you wear out the finger tips of your gloves easily? Mine wear out pretty fast. Maybe I need a different brand? I use these too for 2 reasons. #1 I have osteoarthritis in my finger joints and the compression helps with the constant pain in my fingers. #2 my hands don't get clammy on the neck and it's easier and smoother to move around the neck, especially outside in warm weather. Thanks for the great channel!

[@devinebass]

They do wear out relatively frequently, yes!

[@jeremeydonovan8286]

Ooh that pick up cover is lovely

[@juliebruning-kd1ib]

this is an amazing exercise!💪💪💪 so beautiful! this will really evolve my perfect pitch too! thanks for the lesson Scott! bass playing is amazing too!

[@itsratso.]

this.. was so good 😊

[@amanisax5630]

That Fodera sounds so good !

[@devinebass]

It's a pretty special instrument for sure!

[@diegolmello]

Actually useful

[@NomadNomad]

One of your best Videos… So Practical!

[@NomadNomad]

I recommend that if it’s a bit of a challenge, just use his C example and ONLY play TWO strings to start. That’s how I got the most out of it.

[@cristianslapbass]

Great info, Scott! Super useful, thank you! 🙌🔥"

[@izakk007]

I like this exercise but if you have the major modes down it’s cool to start to push one chord shape. So for example using the c major scale but every scale degree is a minor chord so this progression would look like C minor, D minor, A minor, G minor. Opens up your understanding and ears to those key shifts and you can start placing alternate scales in between

[@SheepHairOG]

Yo off topic but you guys gotta do a video on Commander Meouch eventually. I know you're going to be thrown off because "wtf is Commander Meouch" but trust me, look up TWRP, listen to Groove Crusaders, Planet Bass, Business Tips, Superior Moves, I mean really I could list all their songs but I'm giving you some of my favourites. And watch him live, you'll know he's the real deal, despite the costume. Like the fact that this guy feels unknown in the broader world of bass is a crime. Dude is elite

[@da_bumbum2670]

Hey Scott and SBL family, I've been looking for a video like this for about 3-5 years now and I'm so glad this popped up in my feed. I've been struggling to find out what I need to move into next and ways to learn more theory and this video has given so much. Thank you for the video! However I'm not quite sure how the chords are created/found? Can you make a video teaching the simple technique to find chords and or understanding the shapes that create the chords? If there is a video in the SBL website please link me!

[@devinebass]

If you are an SBL member, check out the Chord Tone Concepts and Function Theory Vol.1 courses!

[@da_bumbum2670]

@@devinebass Thank you Scott and SBL family, I'll get right to it! See y'all in the shed!

[@1234drums]

When I grow up, I want to play bass like Scott ❤

[@jeffgregory7995]

WOW that's awesome 💯 man thanks 🙏 that just made so much sense on My Bass. Why haven't I been doing this already 😞... Great inspiration 👏 Thank you Scott 🎉

[@devinebass]

👍👍👍

[@smashal7952]

I Have to say I learned a lot, thank you teacher :D

[@devinebass]

👍👍👍

[@domingo360]

Love the opportunity to win an awesome bass!

[@AsherGonce]

Great info

[@Oscaraha]

I think this is the perfect bass for you, mr. Scott! Keep it and give out something else, Im sure people will understand🔥

[@devinebass]

This bass is committed to the giveaway now unfortunately! There are always other basses though!

[@jordanchilll]

I’m excited for my free trial, but unfortunately I got here late, and I couldn’t find my verification code on the dashboard in time to enter it into the actual giveaway page so I don’t know if I got the tickets for it 😭 either way I’m excited to explore the membership and improve my bass playing. I’m new to this journey, coming from guitar world, but so far you are my favorite bass page by far.

[@gaps2420]

I see youre playing my future bass!

[@Liudvigaristarx]

Amaizing !!! How to be so creative in grooving ?

[@devinebass]

Time, practice and a lot of experimentation!

[@daveweed2765]

I'll take the Stingray. Probably the only one I would be interested in. But honestly the little thing for the video showed the root, the tird and the fifth. What bass player don't know that by now. Everone seems to want boxes or patterns. Something "canned". As a bass player you need to know every note on that fretboard and how it relates to guitar chords. Root notes, the Thirds, the Fourths, the Fifths and the Octaves. When I played guitar a chord was just a chord. When I started playing Bass I really started realizing the aspects of the notes in the guitar chords. Pretty much guitar chords are the root, the third, fourth, fifth and octaves on major chords. Minor a diminished fifth more or less. Scales on bass? OK. Why? If you know the root then you should know everything you need to play Bass. But the first step is knowing every note on the fret board.

[@Joshyswing]

Funky intro. Keep them coming

[@debaonfire]

What pedals do you use to get you basic tone?

[@devinebass]

the basic sound? no pedals, bass - Trickfish amp - DI!

[@basscovers-guitarcovers-my9597]

What about ANDY ROURKE FROM THE SMITHS??? BASS GENIUS. CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED. When an episode on him??????

[@maxblair3317]

Can you guys PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE talk about Sam Wilkes who often plays with Louis Cole? The guy is an absolute dark horse of the instrument. His part in Overtime is completely nuts

[@charlescdt6509]

A medium scale bass would be awesome. That Rick is pretty very pretty.

[@kevinsavo718]

Ooof that opener

[@lalikarlomusic]

Great!!!

[@theodditik]

Can you cover Raphael Saadiq’s technique in bass playing? The slug drag lines.

[@bengalinsky4300]

Jeezus that Fodera sounds amazing🙈

[@devinebass]

They really nailed it with this instrument, it sounds and feels fantastic!

[@dtimm612]

Watched station eleven which final episode ends with United We Stand by Brotherhood and Man and never realized the bass rips in that song. Would love to see a cover or lesson on that one! No others on YT even mentioning the bass, no sure who even played on that track

[@Dollarkat]

I’m a guitar player, but either way this is a fantastic video. Wish I had this 30 years ago.

[@nikolalalalaololoev8048]

literally, the birth of music is on your ears. from the standard range. A boy was born, named Minor

[@craiggarrison3993]

I've never played a Rick. I would love to play one.

[@krystiank4213]

Ok. What about other notes from scale I chose? Can use it instead of III and V? Or it could be used like chromatic notes as a path do triad notes of new roots?

[@texasorange285]

***The wife just asked me what happened to the Dogs face??? I turned up the Volume to let her hear Scott play. Now we both have Stink-face that is frozen from listening to this groove!!! Even the Dog has stink- face!!!

[@davidsmalley73]

I had a really hard time learning the notes on the bass I did something that I really thought that helped. I started taking a note book paper and wrote the notes on the paper I left all the proper space now I’m trying to figure out chords I was wondering if you could help find a pattern to learn how to find chords anywhere in a similar style I can’t always play the bass but I can use my mind to play

[@adrianmiller9032]

I want that fodera

[@juansecar2]

It's a business guys. The dude makes a living outta this. You can go and do the whole thing and be elegible for the giveaway, at least to some extent... now, the odds to win... well that's a totally different thing... hehe.

[@matejcerny207]

i mean... yes, you are right. But what is the chance of getting a bass like this for free in day to day life? 0. So... Minimal chance is better than no chance.

[@kyledudeman855]

Not only that, the giveaway is for a good cause. Obviously also to advertise. At least it’s bass related which is why we are all here. Bert than O O O Ozempic….. 😂

[@michaelanthony9068]

Dang, talk about a “glass is half empty” frame of mind! Try looking at it this way, here’s a quality lesson for free. Free PDF too ! The chance of winning an epic bass is the cherry on the top.

[@juansecar2]

@michaelanthony9068 that's right

[@annak29]

How do youv arrive at making a chordcout of a single scale note? Hand shape? There was a leap from scale to each note representing a specific chord...can someone please explain?

[@devinebass]

Go and take a look at this article here if you want an introduction to harmony - musicbagpress.com/music-theory-for-beginners-understanding-harmony/

[@RichardIresonMusician]

One of my biggest regrets is selling my Rickenbacker 4001 Stereo way back when I couldn't afford two basses! Fingers crossed for a lucky strike!😊

[@burtreynolds2969]

There's no way in hell I'd be able to give away that bass if I owned it. Sounds killer.

[@fightinthecommentsection]

These more chill videos are better

[@ZemdegsD]

So if you pick B in this example you play the fifth even though technically is a flat 5th?

[@enjoi1018]

Scott, what strings are on the Fodera? TI Jazz Flats?

[@devinebass]

These are worn Rotosounds!

[@mattandtina3591]

Scott, what effects and amp are you playing that Fodera through?

[@devinebass]

No effects, going through the Trickfish bullhead and then DI'd!

[@jerryg2757]

This is good for beginners to essentially “button mash”. It’s more important to play with your ear and not a random assortment of patterns thrown together

[@romeou4965]

Need vocabulary to later make sentences

[@jerryg2757]

@@romeou4965 sure

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

Hey Scott! Frank Zappa just called and said "Shut up and play your bass"! I swear he did!😬

[@peterdelaney7061]

How are you getting that harmonic on the G string, Scott? I cannot see how your left hand is placed. Do you have a video (sorry, I'm lazy) that demonstrates how you manufacture those harmonics? Thanks. I heard Lee Sklar will be out to meet you soon, I look forward to the interview.

[@devinebass]

Here's a quick lesson on harmonics for you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moeUlYdjoaila9E&pp=ygUNU0JMIEhhcm1vbmljcw%3D%3D

[@peterdelaney7061]

@@devinebass Thanks so much! I'm a 64-year old who has been playing for less than a year. Your content is superb

[@martialboivin5172]

fantastic. Just saying but in the SBL app there could be a section for random draw in any key to do just this ;) it would be superb.

[@neknarqo]

This video is a great reminder why there is an “L” in SBL. I almost forgot it means “lessons” by now 😂

[@HIPCHIP]

My fingers don't like those stretches for the chords! Maybe one day.