HOW TO PLAY BASS LIKE THUNDERCAT!!??

[@rillloudmother]

Spoiler alert : practice, practice, practice.

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

rillloudmother #preach

[@pzooka]

🤯

[@GiorgioCastaldo1]

Absolutely never stop learning either that’s what I love about learning bass it’s a social activity. There’s always room to grow and push the envelope if you keep an open mind

[@mannibimmel09]

Work, work, work. Will not work =)

[@chakuseki]

@@GiorgioCastaldo1 and push the envelope filter too

[@Lamo2100]

Thank you ,Thundercat for 4 string!!!:-)

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Justin cheers man!

[@omerseter]

What the hell... I literally searched "How to play like Thundercat" a few hours ago and was disappointed I couldn't find any video and then suddenly you upload this video. What kind of magic is this?!?!

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Omer S. Hahaha that’s interesting!

[@barrosodan]

google, man. they're everywhere haha

[@naiyalexic]

Anthony does that a lot.... it's where you're meant to be. ;) We find this dude for a reason.

[@GiorgioCastaldo1]

Thundercat is a beast I like when he did that interview and talked about all his influences. I forgot what the channel was though probably reverb or something

[@caleblightfoot6397]

Giorgio Castaldo pitchfork!

[@GiorgioCastaldo1]

That’s right thanks for the save lol

[@caleblightfoot6397]

Giorgio Castaldo haha I only knew that because I literally just saw that video earlier in the day

[@gasparucciox9706]

beast?

[@GiorgioCastaldo1]

@@gasparucciox9706 beast just means he’s really good at what he does 😅

[@fernandorivera2271]

Those fills discussed are some of the more on key stuff. I listen to alot of Thundercat and he likes to play “out” in a lotof these fills, It would be really nice to see a video that discussed what he is doing when he plays these “out” or “imposed scales” that seem to go out of key and then right back in. Thanks for this video. Great study material.

[@_nicocaminos]

Thank you for teaching me to play this song on a 4-string bass. A hug

[@peterberkes9230]

5:58 - PAGADIGA DAGADIGA DAGADIGADIGA BUM !Love your video, thank you !

[@gimmeagig]

You play THAT song and you sing? Amazing

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

gimmeagig I tried haha

[@regimiro4888]

Is your name a Jaco reference?

[@vanguardcycle]

Right?!?! Crazy impressive

[@Rain_power]

I can hear the Jaco in his style

[@ddoksurl]

3:19 is just FIRE

[@manystuff1262]

This make my quarantine not bored anymore. Thank so much❤️

[@lucmoutin2014]

Ohhhh man that section from 2:57 to 3:05 is so awesome!! Ive been watching and rewatching and can’t figure out what you’re doing there, it’s soooo nice. Specifically that last thing, hammer on with the bass note?? Could you sprinkle that in next video you make? 🙏🏼

[@coles6332]

luc moutin that sounded magical

[@rocknrollmcdonals]

Can you make a lesson on how to mute strings/eliminate string noise effectively with the right hand?

[@dialect64]

Yes! Gotta have an octaver with an up setting, and dial in the auto-wah! Got me an OC-2 and Sub 'n' Up at different points in signal.

[@bolicabolica]

You gotta make more videos on Thundercat

[@stoneycarter6429]

Practice is the only secret, ask Mono Neon, literally practicing rn prolly

[@lonzothehuman]

How to get the bass tone like thundercat?

[@XxXGBatXxX]

NGOFI sounds like envelope or wah effect

[@faboolean7039]

It's an envelope filter (auto wah) combined with a pitch shifted up an octave

[@everts2997]

He says exactly how he does it within the first minute of him talking

[@pongugy9828]

I don't know waht your talking about

[@crow3043]

Thanks so much for that lesson, i love this unique way than thundercat uses his bass, thanks to show this study of this great bassist

[@vvutangmc]

Don’t know if I enjoyed more the clear explanations the crazy chops or the dude’s coolness!!

[@gstephenson9442]

Great, simple pentatonic lick to learn, I will now spend 50 hours trying to play it that fast

[@GiorgioCastaldo1]

Really appreciate you slowing down the fills that is a great initial practice strategy

[@randygentry6193]

Wish I could jam with you dude...you're amazing and inspiring. Thanks for the video

[@chrishenson4450]

Your quick side-eye at the camera after that run at :26 got you a subscribe. Super work!

[@lia9532]

this randomly popped up and in my head i was like “its not possible so chill with those claims” but you did great man

[@goncalomarques2711]

How to use pentatonics and don't sound like everyone else... Thanks man ;) PS: I still want that Prog Metal lesson

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Gonçalo Marques 😂😂😂 brilliant topic and yes, the prog metal lesson is tricky because there’s too many brilliant tunes to choose from!

[@goncalomarques2711]

@@AnthonyMuthurajah True, but you can do more than one lesson ;) Keep the good work!

[@hatred9427]

Thundercat is like that chill, cool guy in your class that would be able to talk with everyone and not be an asshole to anyone.

[@shaunom8363]

thank you, you're an interestng person to listen to.

[@amshuchitrakar4424]

south indian 4 stringed thundercat!

[@shitheadgaming1657]

Thanks so much for this! Very few people are this well versed this many styles of bass playing thanks sir!

[@MisterV619]

Excellent lesson. Thank you very much Anthony!

[@anthonyhorton5884]

Gonna woodshed this all week thanks Ant. Putting in my request for a mononeon lesson soon

[@ccaio5585]

That was godly my dude

[@omx9211]

big thanks for lesson

[@faustinogarciabassplayer3174]

I never clicked on a video so fast before in my life lol! Thank you Maestro Anthony.

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Faustino Garcia 😂😂😂 cheers man!

[@meljantorresbass2655]

Thank you for the lesson. :)

[@csgrinds]

Very "magic fingers", that first fill.

[@nintendorobert8054]

I would be cool to see a video, about singing and playing bass at the same time!

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

NintendoRobert sometime soon perhaps!

[@ambeez___]

Thank you for making this.

[@JTBasstronic]

Wow, great job. Thank you

[@cbassscratch7785]

Please!What effects are you running🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️

[@FPSDora]

i feel like i got a little better just by watching this?!

[@gitsurfer27]

Great stuff man, im predominantly a guitarist so imma learn the style on guitar, might have to break out the bass and have a go as well 😁

[@koba5152]

This style on guitar sure’ll sound interesting

[@Englishdan81]

Man! This is great, but whats really great is that your making mistakes and not editing them out! So many videos edit the "practice" or human element out. Nice video. Do you have a transcription of this to print also?

[@sabledelirio283]

the master does it again !

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Sable Delirio cheers! 😬

[@alexanderlagomarcino5878]

Thank you so much dude!!! Please make more of these !!!

[@MarkLeonWatson]

Nailed it! Thanks for the lesson. :)

[@gssong7111]

Hey Anthony, have you ever broke down the solo(s) that end thundercats "is it love?" It is listed with Hadrien , too. It took me a while to figure out where the solo of thundercat ends and Hadrien's begins. I have often wondered if thundercat handed his bass over or something....that's a great track and great solos by everyone. Your thoughts?

[@isaacbeats2009]

super duper late to the party here but that interchange of solos is incredible… thundercat’s MTD is a lot more treble and high mid present and he has a more pentatonic oriented approach to soloing whereas hadriens ken smith burner has a notably darker tone and he is using more melodic minor language, the splicing of the two bass solos is used to great affect and it hurts every time hadrien mentions that him and thundercat have a project worth of songs together in the vault. the people need it!!!

[@たこねこ-y7o]

Excellent explanation and demonstration. Subscribed 🤘

[@Herehear49]

How to play like...Allan Holdsworth? Remember when the guitar players did all the fast noodling and the bass player just held it all together from the bottom...and still got the chicks?

[@nique21nue]

I'm old, I think it's the way it's supposed to be at least 85% of the time. Let your Guitar-Player noodle. We are the rock and the fortress of the groove.

[@kyenroze8585]

What guitar you playing with brother? Thank you for the video ! 🤟🏽

[@TedThomasTT]

great lesson bro.

[@parkerbruesewitz8119]

Wish you would explain how to play the fills

[@Randy_AP]

Thanks man digging this one !

[@bigjules718]

So very impressive!🤩🤩🤩

[@aps13]

Thanks for the great video bro! Could you please state what pedals you are using? The bass sounds awesome, great tone!

[@Magushinobi]

THUNDERCAT!!! YEAH!!!

[@pcl1886]

As usual, sounds great!

[@thomasbass5032]

Cool lesson dude!!👊

[@billyrockfotografic1]

It is great!!

[@atelier3985]

Octaver above ? Can the OC 2 do that or is it a newer pedal ? Thanks for the funk lesson !

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Atelier No it doesn’t. The micropog from Electro Harmonix does octave up and down. I’m not sure of any other stomp box pedals that can do both.

[@stephenmcgrathbass]

@@AnthonyMuthurajah Tc Electronic Sub n Up does both also . Another great lesson. Cheers

[@atelier3985]

Thanks

[@cmanonbass]

Jo! The Mooer Octave Pedal ist really cool and can do both- upper and lower octave! I know it from Evan Marien and it’s more than nice

[@mauriciohernandez7966]

Crazy man 👍

[@osobucodonosor1991]

Great men! Thank u for this

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Victor Augusto Peña Cheers Victor!

[@austinmunoz2497]

woah

[@ardent_live]

This lesson, and your live version are phenomenal. You nailed it live. Is there any chance I could bug you for the chords to the middle break of this song?

[@xZachariahWitcherx]

How long have you been playing that zoom effects pedal? Positives? Negatives? Favorite Patches?

[@BREADHED92]

🔥🔥🔥

[@gavriloprincip11]

Forget Thunder-Cat I wanna play like Lightning-Muthuraja !

[@Michael.J.Cortez6060]

Nice video man

[@bryantcuapio7583]

What do I need to research to learn those kinds of furry fills?

[@thejone6067]

Old retired guy sitting here scratching my head- What key/scale is this in? Thanks

[@user-jr2vh3mp3e]

Eb Minor

[@thejone6067]

@@user-jr2vh3mp3e Thank you, Are the chords built on Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D? This is my project today to get my head around this. I don't have much musical knowledge and this is blowing my mind.

[@arekhautaluoma4276]

He goes over the chords at 2:05 :)

[@user-jr2vh3mp3e]

@@thejone6067 The chords themselves don't really fall into any specific key. For example, there is a B major and a G minor, both of which have different notes from Eb minor, as well as from each other. The point is really just that they lead to Eb minor, which is the key that they solo in over it for the most part. The fact that the chords are all weird like that is really just because it sounds cool. There probably isn't some deep music theory for why they chose those specific chords, it's probably that he just wanted to have.a progression that sounded harmonically complicated or "trippy"

[@thejone6067]

@@user-jr2vh3mp3e Great answer, I got it now! Thank you so much

[@setsunameis]

A.M Love the lesson man!

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Stefan Joseph cheers Stefan!

[@VaVaBanks28]

Can some one tell me the scales i need to know in order to jam out to this song? Please! I play guitar but i love this video and wanna play along to the song! Thank you!

[@xaviercockerton6989]

At a basic level you can just use Ebm pentatonic. But you could try using different pentatonics for each chord. Also sometimes I jump from Ebm pent to Eb mixolydian. I’m still working this out too though.

[@raphaelcote3577]

Hey Anthony! Nice Video! I was wondering, what do you use to get that Octave Up effect? Thank You! :)

[@ezraaboy9469]

Raphaël Côté 3:09

[@shaneilkapadia4660]

Are you using a pedal to get the thundercat sound on bass?

[@jacksonmysliwy5520]

what brand was the pedal you’re using in the beginning?

[@skylarrehling6322]

Should I get a multi-effects pedal or an auto-wah and octaver on their own?

[@sweetegg]

In my experience having seperate pedals is way more versatile and easier to work with. You can do a lot with a multi effect pedal tho

[@momo5657]

What method does he use for soloing?

[@tannerbristol2698]

What wah pedal are you using?

[@normal.musyoku]

4:19

[@troytolbert2005]

I'm more of a kinetic learner so I wish that I can see your fingers on the frets better. Would help if the cam was closer to the neck. Thanks for sharing.

[@stefanandrei3956]

hopsin

[@ChefPupz]

Can I use the 1st section for a track remake? and will shout you out when I release a cover track.

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Hey! That's not my tune to begin with. You might wanna look into the original track called "them changes" by thundercat.

[@ChefPupz]

Thanks mate

[@Unomimithegreat]

What pedal?

[@drewonthebass]

What effects pedal are you using?!

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Drew On The Bass Just a zoom B2.1u multi fx board 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@febrianrahmanadi8013]

Anthony Muthurajah I also use Zoom B2.1u, would you mind sharing your settings?

[@MustacheManMM]

Fills = practice your pentatonic scales

[@2000shadowclaw]

What pedal is he using?

[@estebanr457]

What bass do you have ?

[@mrkz8864]

what wah wah do you use mate?

[@martinheath5947]

Zoom B2 multi fx Zoom MS60B multistomp will also get the job done

[@knowntalmbout]

Just spam runs every now and again and you’re good.

[@GS-vy1wx]

02:06,05:32,06:44

[@brandondaigle2496]

The video should be like 5 seconds long and the message would be "You can't". Just kidding. Great job explaining and presenting!

[@bryangonzalez1575]

is that a flanger pedal ?

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

bryan gonzalez auto wah plus an octaver in the beginning. No flanger

[@OGaian]

press 1

[@baileymyers1961]

hey man im begging you to send me a message that has the exact fingerings for the root chords cause i cant find them anywhere it would be a huge help cheers

[@forwun9412]

What do I search to understand what the hell ur talking about? I just learned C major scale

[@TheSpiritOfLight]

ffs, why not the tuning in standard E.???

[@KhalDrogo76]

Practice is how...alot...

[@csjr9]

Man, musicians of this era are spoiled. All you need is youtube and your instrument. Wish I could back to being 5 years old and have youtube at my disposal...

[@tanweermahdihasan4119]

I won't even be able to sing like Thundercat, let alone play like him and let alone play and sing like him simultaneously. :(

[@hugocox4995]

Tanweer Mahdi Hasan not if you don’t practice

[@jacobkleiman7466]

The technique you do at 4:59 what is this called? Any chance you can go over this right hand technique? Thanks!

[@zDelirium]

Jacob Kleiman It’s pretty much just playing octaves and getting the pattern down with the right hand.

[@jacobkleiman7466]

@@zDelirium right, I'm just not used to that right hand style. I've been playing around with the bassline on Vulfpeck's Disco Ulysses, definitely sounds like a similar style.