How to Play Melodies on Bass Guitar (#63)

[@TerryMcalear]

Yet another lesson that gives me a lot to think about and practice. The resources supplied are among the best I have seen before from a free lesson

[@academyofbass]

Thank Terry👍

[@gypsism]

Hats off to your teaching style and content on offer!

[@academyofbass]

Thank you 🙏

[@45kellygreen]

Excellent lesson Keith! Always get something useful from all of your lessons. Thanks for the PDF especially the Notation.

[@academyofbass]

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[@praks007]

You are truly amazing sir!! You created music with just a few chords, and it sounds so good!! One of the best lessons I have come across online.

[@academyofbass]

@@praks007 Wow, you are very kind. I’m really pleased that you enjoyed the lesson. Thanks very much..

[@jensbomholt4529]

Wonderful lesson. Just what I needed, to find new ways of playing solo to my rhythm machine and backing tracks. Thanks a lot!

[@academyofbass]

Thank you! I’m really pleased you found it helpful👍

[@creativejamtracks677]

Great lesson once again Keith. Really accessible information for all levels.

[@academyofbass]

Thank you👍

[@krisjones7985]

Keith you’re a legend, your lessons are so inspiring. Keep up the great work 👍🏻

[@academyofbass]

😊

[@perryzimm8345]

Very cool lesson. I like how you broke it down into simple patterns making it easy to understand. The PDF helps to visualize how the patterns can be played all over the neck!

[@academyofbass]

Great to hear that you enjoyed it so much. Thanks!

[@Crazy-Society]

Thank you Keith! Learned a lot!

[@academyofbass]

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[@vilbrunsaintil9501]

Great and awesome lesson keep it up

[@academyofbass]

Thank you🙏

[@AnonMemSoc]

I feel the love thank you

[@academyofbass]

@@AnonMemSoc 👍

[@jamesdonaghy6758]

Thank You and Kind regards🙏😇 I subscribed😊😊

[@academyofbass]

Thank you, it's great to hear from you👍

[@Przemasok]

Wow!❤ Ale super! 😊

[@academyofbass]

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[@ulfsvensson9710]

Perfect!

[@academyofbass]

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[@MrOhmikey]

This is brilliant and just what I need. I also need a bass that has that tone. What is that bass?

[@academyofbass]

Thanks👍The bass is nothing fancy, in fact it's a bit of a mongrel. It's a Fender P body (reissue) and an ESP Jazz neck (modelled on a 60's Jazz) with an ebony fingerboard. The pickups are EMG (PJ configuration), it has an original Badass bridge and the tuners are Schaller. I've had it since the early 1990's, but it was very cheap. Any standard Fender with the same PJ set would probably wipe the floor with it, but I like it! I have an identical Jazz bass too (different colour).

[@Lecretois]

thanks for the lesson ! Hey man, what a good PB sound...... what's your settings please ? (bass, PU's, strings, pre, Amp, FX.....) ? cheers from Cahors-France

[@academyofbass]

Thank you 🙏. The P Bass is very standard. Alder body, maple neck, EMG pickups. I use D’Addario XL170 strings. The strings are far from new and the tone is only ⅓ on. What you are hearing is 100% flat, with no EQ, or compression. It’s all just me and the bass.

[@Lecretois]

@@academyofbass thanks a lot... and for you (very very) quick answer !! very useful

[@johnt71]

Tried to download using my email address, the link wouldn't recognise my email😢

[@academyofbass]

If you follow the link and put in a correct email address it should work perfectly. Ive not experienced this problem. Give it another go and if it doesn’t work send me a DM please.

[@rickcamp8487]

Do you have any talent I can download?

[@academyofbass]

I'm still working on developing talent, but if I do strike it lucky and find myself in possession of any, you are most welcome to it 😜

[@gypsism]

​@@academyofbassit's not you lacking talent, it's the download button which is missing 😄😄

[@jperrygrove]

Brilliant as always. Lost me a bit at the end when you said notes resolving to other notes . My fault not yours. Ill have to do more research/homework

[@academyofbass]

Resolve is just a technical term. Very roughly, it’s when a note that isn’t considered to be part of a chord is moved to a note that is part of a chord. Notes within a chord always sound nice, so taking a note that doesn’t belong and then moving to a note that does, usually sounds very nice. Hope this helps 👍

[@jperrygrove]

Yes it does. Thanks for that

[@davidgerrard8661]

Was your A string a bit out of tune?

[@academyofbass]

Ooh that’s a bit harsh David 😜 I always check my tuning before filming, but there’s always a chance. I didn’t notice it myself. Was there a particular section you thought was out?

[@davidgerrard8661]

@@academyofbass sorry. Near the beginning. No offence 😂 Probably my hopeless ears

[@academyofbass]

@@davidgerrard8661 I’ll, check. Can’t do much about it now though. No offence taken BTW👍

[@davidgerrard8661]

@@academyofbass the lesson works fine mate 👍

[@BERTLEWEED]

Actually teaching some fundamentals as opposed to a 'how to...' play this style/bass line/song; much better, proper music :) Wonder why you haven't as many subscribers as Scott? Perhaps most people want a recipe, a magic formula, instead of applying themselves to a craft. Eeh, the world today... ;-)

[@academyofbass]

Thank you so much, that’s very nice of you to say. I’m a relative newcomer to the online world. Hopefully in time, more of those players that want to develop their playing will discover and enjoy my lessons🤞