5 Step Formula for Great Sounding Bass Lines (fool proof method)

[@BikeRidingBassist]

Thank you Scott!!! This has opened doors!!!

[@devinebass]

Love to hear it!

[@johngrahamiv8971]

Scott, Tony Levin paid you a compliment on his Twitter feed while on tour in Japan with King Crimson ❤️. Thanks for all your inspiration!

[@devinebass]

I know... he’s going through my 6 month technique course... blew my mind when I saw his comment! 🤯

[@papax4815]

@@devinebass did you learn from Charles Berthoud? He’s so good!

[@1948osborne]

Hi Scott..Im not a musician at all.. and I shouldn't be here commenting ....but Ive been fascinated by your Bass site and how you deliver the lessons and your amazing enthusiasm to show and teach everyone how cool it is to play Bass. Its been a stay in doors rainy weekend and Ive watched loads of your vids everyday...so interesting to even a non player....you make me wanna go get a Bass now..!! thanks so much for a great site.

[@devinebass]

Ahhh thanks Derek! 🙏

[@lalogallu]

Thank Scott for helping us bassists explore new ways to play over a simple chord change sequence. Greetings from Mallorca

[@BrunoMigliari]

Killer playing with just basic resources. Scott! Great stuff!

[@devinebass]

Thanks for checking it out, Bruno 🙌

[@damienjacquemin195]

Thank you so much. This video taught me more in 10 min about making bass lines than several years of self-teaching!

[@nyfaniloandrianjafy8171]

I have been watching a bunch of your videos lately and they are mostly about this concept of R + 3 + 5 + C. Thank you for the lessons Scoot!

[@rome8180]

I always think about using bass lines to get from one chord to the next chord. I also try to emphasize important notes in the chord. So for example, on the A7 of this progression I might do something like A, G, E, C# with the C# leading into the D. Or I could do A, B, C#, E with the E leading into the D in a more linear walking progression. Or you could get chromatic and go A, B, C, C# into the D. Basically, I'd want to emphasize that C# since it's out of the key and is what makes the progression sound cool. But at the same time I'd use its proximity to D to lead the listener into next chord. Some bassists think rhythmically. I've always thought more harmonically and melodically. My goal with my bass lines is to spell out the relationship between chords for the listener. I don't necessarily think about it that cerebrally though. I can look at two chords and instantly see 20 different ways to get from one to the next in a smooth fashion. It's akin to voice leading on piano.

[@luukderuijter1332]

Amazing video. I like this format where you get to the point

[@devinebass]

Glad to be spreading the knowledge, Luuk :)

[@conanshinn8348]

Excellent lesson!Thanks for getting straight to the content. I kind of already have a handle on these concepts, but nice to know I’m on the right track and how great it can sound if done well.

[@thijs199]

It's so applicable to what you're saying in the beginning of the video, I'm commenting now with a irish accent in my head for some reason

[@bowlmaned]

THIS IS THE "SCOTT" I NEED TO SEE!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@devinebass]

Thanks Ed 🙌

[@vjw48sav]

Thank you. "Improvement is the greatest pleasure." (Ben Hogan, golfer) Because of your clear approach & "Yes, but how?" teaching style, I'm improving!

[@reynelorenzo4095]

This is a great lesson for keeping basslines simple and allowing the FEEL to develop naturally. A true gem of a lesson, allowing your music brain to explore just the groove of things. Excellent content. I will be joining SBL Academy this year 2022! Been a subscriber for years now.

[@hewolf]

Awesome! Really useful and a great inspiration! Thank you so much, Scott!

[@devinebass]

Cheers, Anthony!

[@badmonks]

Outstanding! Great explanation on how build bass line grooves. You make it seem easy, almost. I gotta build the chops to pull it off but I'm in. Thank you.

[@kglas4bass]

Valuable content Alert!! Thanks Scott!!

[@devinebass]

Cheers, Kent 🙏

[@Successbound1]

Very well put together, thanks for sharing

[@seragx99]

OMG I've always tried to decipher what's behind the killer grooves from James Jamerson or Carol Kaye! And it's that sick layered chromatic approach! OMG thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@TitoCP13]

This is a KILLER lesson!!!

[@AntonioMeres]

This is pure gold. Briliant! Thanks Scott.

[@devinebass]

Cheers Antonio! 🙏

[@delineater]

Great lesson! Simple, powerful, useful.

[@joshbeer414]

Really helpful ty. I love the onscreen help ty

[@amoebacakes]

thanks for breaking this down for us! Best explanation Ive seen.

[@devinebass]

Cheers, Tony 🙏

[@jameslabs1]

Thank you so much. Lesson would have been great during 10th grade.

[@thrashtilldeath4243]

Hey man i love your lessons but i have an idea for a video could you make a video about chorus pedals? I believe a lot of people would find it interesting please make videos about bass effects and pedals I LOVE EM

[@dirtychinchilla]

You need Ian

[@devinebass]

We’ll absolutely do one man 🙌

[@peterstemberg27]

Thanks for this lesson Scott. I was looking for a download of the backing track. I might be missing it but I cannot find the link to the download. I have the pdf however I was looking for the backing track.

[@ml_bart]

Thank you!🔥

[@romerbass2813]

Thanks for this cool video. Unfortunately the download link for the free workbook is broken.

[@edgarmatias]

What a beautiful bass!

[@jmalcanar5623]

Thanks Scott.

[@evandrocoutinho8709]

Sorry, but I can't find the pdf book for this lesson (as Scott says - time 1:27 of the video) to download.

[@jean-philippemorin1176]

Cool stuff. And cool tone. :)

[@Uroste]

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[@Csartreweghhgf]

Ok got to ask... Why the glove, is it blisters? Speed? Does it relate to the smoothness of sound he got, I love how his bass pop and immediately smooth out its sick!

[@andrewdeac5577]

I played bass for a year before switching to guitar. I never got blisters from bass, all my blisters were from the guitar, but that's probably just me.

[@davidmhuey]

Great lesson - I could not find the backing track

[@SvensonGus]

That was superb!

[@justinjohnson4246]

Awesome. Thanks for this. Also, is it an SBL video without any Super Dry clothing? 😉

[@devinebass]

😉

[@paullawson8610]

cheers Scott thanks

[@roryotoole]

Real nice

[@tuurdrent458]

Great vid, verry useful!!

[@klaiejah]

Amazing

[@31pas0]

Hey, Scott, great lesson! Could I ask you a little favor though? Could you please lower the frequency parameter of your ads? I'm seeing them before every single video on YT for 2 months now and it's getting pretty annoying. Thanks a ton!

[@spinomarxist2688]

Isn't the A7 in the chord sequence a secundary dominant (the "V of II"), and not a substitute dominant (which is the same as a "tritone sub" I guess) ?

[@seragx99]

The term Substitute dominant is more loosely used in jazz and popular music as any dominant not belonging in the original key, secondary dominant is more of a classical music term. In this case both secondary dominant and tritone substitution are substitute dominants! Its more important that you understand how it works (in this case a7 being a dominant of d minor or as you put it V of ii). Source: my struggle as a classically trained musician learning jazz and popular music.

[@2abasscafe]

Awesome

[@AntonArhipov]

very useful!

[@bg321able]

Hi Scott, I'm an SBL member. I can't see where the backing track is to download. You say it's with the PDF, But it doesn't appear to be. Please advise. Thanks.

[@brtpy6174]

Это реально рабочая схема!

[@bongosock]

The whole reason I joined a band was for the roots ;)

[@robertmarquez8883]

"Cheeky?!"..That's my nickname! :)

[@samstinkeringaround8961]

so what does the academy cost ?

[@mangroovya]

Bassline started and I immediately begun to sing I Know You Know from Esperanza Spalding

[@WizardOfArc]

One can see a blues scale as a R 3 5 (7?) of a dominant chord with 2 chromaTic approach notes below the 5 🤔

[@colinlancaster9061]

I’m sure you get this question all of the time but what is the glove for?

[@mauricewieler1623]

He has a nervous disease that won't let him play the correct fret even though he knows what fret needs to be played (obviously). And with that glove, it kinda works. (A friend told me this, i don't know if it is 100% correct).

[@johnnhello4913]

Bass players really like MJ

[@mariogomez166]

What are the most important arpeggios to learn?

[@seragx99]

The basic triads : major, minor, diminished and augmented, you can't learn anything above 7th or dominant without these basic 4.

[@amoebacakes]

what bass is that?

[@mauricewieler1623]

Everyone be like: Thanks alot man, great explanation and perfect lesson Scott! And i'm here like: what's a root? What are 3's and 5ths and 5's? Chromatic who?

[@seragx99]

Haha yeah man, you can't get into this without having some previous basic theory knowledge, let me see if I can help you a little, a root is just the base of the chord, usually the same as the chord name, ie Cmaj7, the root is c, A minor, root is a, d minor would be d, etc. The third is just basically the third note from the root of the chord, for instance in d minor you just count: d(first or root) , e(2nd), f (third, there you go!). The 5th is the same story, in the d minor chord you just count: d(first or root), e, f, g, a (a is the fifth). Chromatic just means you move in half steps or tones, so if you're playing C chord, you can play a semitone above or below before hitting C, which in this case would be c# or b. This is a simple explanation but some basic theory would help you understand how this works, sounds super complicated but once you learn how to build the basic chords and get acquainted with the language you just start seeing the patterns and it becomes automatic.

[@previllazz]

Wait a second.! The VI chord of Cmajor scale is a minor chord, right? Why the C#? It would be C..🤔 Anyway, is a great lesson. Peace ✌️

[@seragx99]

As Scott put it, it's a substitute dominant, which means it's a dominant of the next chord regardless of what key you are in, in this case A7 is dominant of d minor, and that's it. This is pretty common in popular as classical music, you can even play in C and turn it into C7 before going to IV since C7 is the dominant of F. Google "All of Me" to hear a song completely built on that premise, em becomes e7 to go to a minor which turns a7 to go to d minor which turns to d7 to go to g7, etc,well I'm maybe exaggerating but that's the point. Again, it's super common.

[@piercerobertsmusic4393]

This rules

[@Phoenix_A.W.810]

It kinda sound like the bassline to George Benson's "Breezing"

[@sheffeygregory5902]

My Dad called that chord progression [I-vi-ii-V] a "Sears Robuck", because it IS so common...

[@Jacammo1]

I've seen so many bass players on here and they always play random out of tune bass riffs and think everyone's impressed, even the famous players - from D. M. Jacammo (long standing bass player (live and sessionist)

[@amshay63]

Kinda sounds like 1612 by vulfpeck

[@thijs199]

Always remember to forget

[@SGTmixon]

Tell me you don't know what a groove is, without telling me you don't know what a groove is.

[@AdiDar144]

Why am i watching this at 12:30am i can't play along to the video smh

[@cluc_bass2157]

You had me until step 4😄

[@burtreynolds2969]

Pretty straight forward. Approaching chromatically from a semitone below means hitting the target note from one fret below. So approaching the 3rd of the Cmaj chord, which is an E, from a semitone below, you would be playing an Eb and then the E.

[@cluc_bass2157]

@@burtreynolds2969 ooo, sounds more like english to me😅

[@seragx99]

@@cluc_bass2157 it can be a half step above or below, like db or d# before d. Or g# or g flat before g.

[@jery3385]

Is it just me or has Scott been hitting the gym?

[@devinebass]

I wish 😂... I should be though 😜

[@thijs199]

it's an irish saying are you actually irish?

[@Ian-io3yt]

Not really an accessible lesson here for the beginner, maybe even intermediate. The music theory with all the mixing of different notes as shown here is confusing. I think someone like Mark from talking bass explains this stuff a bit better and shows real time screen tablature which is helpful

[@seragx99]

Or you can learn your basic theory and grab it all on the first view 😉 greatest advice I got from my arrange teacher was memorize everything, scales chords, everything (and I had already passed 2 years of harmony), he said give me f# major scale speaking it out loud, now f# minor, now e flat minor harmonic, we spent the first week of class like this, I wish I had learned harmony like this from the start.

[@Ian-io3yt]

Good for you

[@spynae]

My foolproof 3-step method when presented with a track with at least guitars and vocals: 1. Learn the melody 2. ??? 3. Counterpoint

[@seragx99]

Hahaha counterpoint is harder, well until you look it that way 🤔

[@scottj548]

KZbin hides dislikes now. For this video it does not matter. There are no dislikes.

[@devinebass]

🙏

[@MiguelEduardo2090]

Nate Wood looks like a young Putin!!!

[@thijs199]

nah you're not, still I like the saying

[@glynnbickett3196]

if i unsubscribe will you stop interrupting me while i'm trying to watch someone else? please stop.

[@ejm922]

will you please STOP!!!! im sick of your adds interupting my youtube!! go away!!!!

[@lalroltluanga]

i can see youre a good bass player, but you always talk too much, its boring...

[@seragx99]

What?

[@thewwy]

1st