John Deacon's Secret Bass Weapon

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For today's lesson, James reveals the secret bass weapon of Queen's legendary bass player, John Deacon, through their iconic song, Fat Bottomed Girls.
#JohnDeacon #Queen #FatBottomedGirls #DropDTuning #Hipshot
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00:00 - Intro
00:18 - John Deacon's Secret Bass Weapon
02:32 - Why Use Drop D Tuning?
04:38 - The Best Way Of Learning Drop D
05:46 - The Chord Sequence
06:18 - Fat-Bottomed Girls Bass Line Tutorial
13:05 - Demo w/ Backing Track
13:40 - Conclusion
14:35 - Outro
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[@andreachavez2117]

John Deacon is one of the reasons I'm learning to play the bass. Love me some Deacy!

[@bonhamcymbal]

What about McCartney or James Jameson?

[@Led-Queenpelin]

Me too!Even though I'm from China. 😘😘😘 I really love JÓHÑ DËÃÇÒÑ

[@bonhamcymbal]

@@Led-Queenpelin hello friend from china...we love you!!!

[@Dibbles2005]

@@bonhamcymbal not as good as John Deacon

[@SabianK]

000⁰p]

[@PeterNiallLancaster]

Great lesson and insight into drop D tuning on bass. Not sure I’d call it John Deacon’s secret weapon. He only used it on 4 songs (Prophet’s Song, White Man, Fat Bottomed Girls and Headlong). They were all songs written by Brian May that utilise drop D guitar tuning. I suspect John’s decision to use drop D on the bass was rather heavily influenced by what Brian was doing on guitar.

[@ebassguitar]

Hi Peter! Thanks for sharing that! Cheers!

[@davep8221]

John has very good taste as well: his favorite bass player was Chris Squire. He's very melodic as well. One of my favorites.

[@ebassguitar]

Hey Dav! APpreciate you stating that. Thanks for the share. Cheers!

[@Kreln1221]

*Another great use for a Hipshot Bass X-Tender is to use one on the low B string on a five string bass, so that you can use it to instantly go back and forth between standard tuning and **_Drop A_** tuning, which extends your range to a full seven semi-tones below the low E on a standard tuned four string. And unlike **_Drop D_** on a four string, it still leaves your E string, along with the A, D, & G, in standard tuning, so the tuning of the top four strings on the five string will remain in standard tuning, with only the low B/A string requiring the two semi-tone repositioning of notes all the way down the string...*

[@ianthomson9363]

I transferred my Hipshot from my Jazz bass when I replaced it with a 5-string bass. It's great for frightening guitarists! Before I got the Hipshot I was constantly frustrated by not having a low D, particularly as I was primarily playing rock, blues and metal, so a lot of songs were in A and a low D would have been very useful. I'd recommend it as an essential bit of kit.

[@ghosttownreview1531]

I keep my 4 string fender precision in D standard tuning all the time. No matter what string I'm on, or where I'm playing on the fret board, every note sounds more round and full compared to playing in E standard. I've tuned my 5 string fender jazz down to D standard as well for the same reason. But I leave the B string in B.

[@ebassguitar]

Hi! Thanks for sharing that. Really cool thought! Cheers!

[@TrueScaffold]

Have been playing in D standard for over twenty years. My absolute favourite!

[@Dibbles2005]

It's a shame John doesn't play with Queen + Adam Lambert, it's nice to hear he still loves signing autographs and having a lil chat with the fans from what I've heard

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for sharing that! Cheers, mate!

[@Kyomeimei]

John Decon is one of my favourite bass players. 😊👍thank you for the Video.

[@ebassguitar]

Same here! You are welcome! Glad you like it! Cheers!

[@niallsbasstones9713]

Hey from Dublin. Another superb Video. Love Deaco and privileged to see him twice in Slane & Wembley in July 86. Would love a breakdown someday if you ever got the chance to show us how to properly play “Under Pressure” the way John played it

[@ebassguitar]

I will definitely consider that in the future! Glad you liked the video! Cheers!

[@jhj280]

crazy little thing called love

[@carolcjh8938]

We saw, We Will Rock You, in Louisville, Ky. I would love to see it again, but as far as I know, the show stopped touring. Sad. I love John Deacon's playing style. He is my reason for learning bass.

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for sharing that, Carol! How your bass playing? Hope that you are keeping up with the pace. Let me know if there something I can help you with. Cheers!

[@henryfreeman7748]

I like that drop D turner I must have one, really kool 😎

[@ebassguitar]

Yes, stuff kinda cool! Glad you like it! Cheers!

[@Comet-hn3gm]

I'm not even a musician, however I love most music, and this is cool. Thanks. BTW I love Queen.

[@ebassguitar]

Hi! Glad to see you here! Glad you liked it! Cheers!

[@PatNetherlander]

Those slides sound sooooooooo great. Suits the song soooo very well!

[@ebassguitar]

I can't agree more! Thanks for pointing that out! Glad to see you here! Cheers!

[@stuartwardlaw2056]

Love the inventitive idea of this system,but let's be honest in a live gig would Joe public notice the difference between a "low D" or a 5 string especially using new strings.

[@newpinglegend9304]

Sometimes it isn't whether they notice. It's whether you notice. It's what you hear.

[@stuartwardlaw2056]

@@newpinglegend9304 totally agree with you on that one.

[@tonybourke8212]

Hi James wonderful I really enjoyed this 👌👌👍👍

[@ebassguitar]

Glad you like it!

[@jimilove7773]

His weapon was taste and counter melodies!

[@ebassguitar]

Hey thanks for pointing that out! Glad to see you here! Cheers!

[@mark-stefaniw]

James, your bass tone on this lesson video is awesome, especially when you're playing in context of the backing track. It sits perfectly in the mix and is so fat. Besides your Sadowsky P/J, please leave us a comment on your signal chain.

[@ebassguitar]

Hi Mark! How's your bass playing recently? I hope that you have kept your pace. I would be happy to hear about it and see if there's something I can help. Cheers!

[@visog]

'Life long fan since 9' oxymoron but great video anyways... JD was ace

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for sharing that! Cheers!

[@jameshumphries5059]

I’m new do you have a course on how to learn bass from day one beginner to playing in a band? Thanks

[@ebassguitar]

Absolutely… and a book too Check out the absolutely beginners bass course in the bass Lab plus at eBassGuitar.com/trial

[@jameshumphries5059]

@@ebassguitar - Thanks!

[@JamesWhyte]

“Big fat floppy D” ❤

[@jhj280]

나요즘 퀸 존디콘 베이스에 푹빠졌음.

[@danielthompson4463]

“Big fat floppy D” *childish giggle*

[@olivercrampton4839]

3:02

[@MilesTippett]

Was hoping someone else noticed that!

[@MarkErikEE]

It's actually DeBassGuitar channel then? Why did you drop the D? ;) Deacon is a magnificent bass player.

[@ebassguitar]

That's a nice thought! I agree, Glad you like it! Cheers!

[@halpearson4226]

Drop D, frankly, sucks to play unless on a dedicated bass with a 110 gauge or heavier low D string - then, it's amazing

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for sharing that! Cheers!

[@bepitan]

try a standard drop D tuning so that no relearning is required.

[@ebassguitar]

That is a good thought! Thanks for sharing.

[@8Junio76]

The hipshot is very expensive

[@roymckellar]

Your Geniuos. you find the Octav. Listen to him. There cut be more?!

[@ebassguitar]

Glad you liked it! I will! Thanks for the recommendation! Cheers!

[@benjaminnixon2662]

Hi

[@ebassguitar]

Hello Benjamin! Need any help? How's your bass playing?

[@benjaminnixon2662]

I'm a drummer I just like queen

[@gavinjones3637]

Doesn't dropping to D throw out the intonation on that string? All of the frets on that string should be out of tune.

[@ebassguitar]

It probably does to a certain extent… but the chances it’s not something anyone will notice!

[@the-np4mr]

Not really

[@AugustThor438]

The hipshot detuner is useless unless you are dropping in the middle of a song. You should always tune in between songs and you can just drop it regularly that time. Just in my opinion of course 😊

[@ebassguitar]

I’ve never had an complaints about intonation using the hip shot… You know it’s got fine tuner?

[@AugustThor438]

@@ebassguitar I’m not talking about intonation, I’m just saying that if you are tuning between song anyways then you have time to tune your E string to D at the same time. Unless you don’t tune between songs

[@andrewince8824]

Just a tip for future videos, if you're doing some "listen to the difference" thing, shut up. It's hard to hear the note if your talking over it. Just pause and let people hear what you're trying to demonstrate.

[@neal2879]

I'm sure you could have used less words mate. A bit of a struggle to watch the whole video. Interesting topic turned banal. Pity

[@ebassguitar]

I’m sure I could have used less words but that’s the way it came out Mate. Sorry it didn’t work for you Neal

[@zog97xy]

This is silly as he hasnt played for 32 years

[@ebassguitar]

Yeah, he hasn’t played for 32 years… but why does that make it silly?