Patterns: The Key to Bass Mastery

[@johnnyappleseed5029]

A bass teacher who plays as much or more than he talks..... OUTSTANDING!

[@IshankaJay]

On point!

[@DSeN7]

I learn something from every single one of your lessons. Amazing teacher!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

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[@IAMMASED]

Yhis channel is by far my favorite no nonsense bass lessons and inspirational from beginnings to pro You are an exceptional teacher... Thank you ..

[@OnlineBassCourses]

That’s really kind - thanks so much. 🙏🙏

[@krakmannika5859]

Pattern #6 was a gamechanger when I learned it. So useful. Great channel!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Love that one! Thank you. 🙏

[@daviddavister6749]

Thank you so much for that ! Following you and your lessons improved my music understanding big time .

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Really happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment.

[@ashgonza92]

the part about limiting yourself to R and 5th to be creative was really helpful

[@npowejunior1]

Thanks!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thank you!

[@luigi.zanini]

As I usually say, a (not solo) bassist is basically a patterns player, thanks for your amazing lessons Dan!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

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[@chucke9492]

Yea.R-5-6 in any order is a great way to start out a good bass line .it kinda gets me rolling to come up with something while improvising and practicing.another great lesson.Thanks again.

[@matheusrossi6934]

I already take classes on a local social project and the professor showed me a bit of what this man is talking. Makes me wanna buy the course, but since I live on Brazil and it costs like my whole month salary I can't. Nevertheless these videos still help me a lot and are for free! Thank you sir for sharing this kind of knowledge for free. God bless this channel!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

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[@wmkennard]

I love Dan Hawkins teachings ❤ Hes made me a little smarter and getting better than I ever have. Ty always DH❤

[@benhamilton3835]

Brilliant lesson

[@OnlineBassCourses]

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[@LennyG-TPFL]

For whatever reason I've been playing a lot of root-5-6 pattern stuff recently. Bonnie Raitt's live Angel from Montgomery has it very defined low 5-6-root followed by a root on the D string then the higher octave 5-6 on the G string. Played by a new to me bassist, Freebo. Can't get enough of that live Wonderland tapes version-1977. And Elton's Honky Cat which uses the root-5-6 (lower) throughout the whole song. And then of course......I'll Take You There! Thanks Dan.

[@RobvanDutch]

Thanks again Dan! Super simple and helpful

[@BassJournal]

Thanks a lot Dan, you are an amazing teacher packing all of your videos full with useful stuff. I just bought your funk course and having a blast with it!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much! Glad you’re enjoying it. 🙏🙏

[@staceybrann4148]

Fantastic lesson, Dan, as always!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

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[@keithbolger5152]

Lots of good advice in this lesson. Thanks Dan. Good practice.😊

[@sarpsbassstop]

I will use this definitely thank you for the great material 🤘

[@Keychain-]

fun lesson. patterns can be so surprising

[@josephinecaruana3847]

❤ amazing video ❤

[@keenonjazz]

Brilliant explanation,great videos👏

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Glad you liked it!

[@79mofo51]

Great lesson Dan! thanks a bunch for what you share.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

My pleasure!

[@thevideogameplayer5694]

Thank you for these videos Dan! You've helped me see the fretboard like never before.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Glad to hear it!

[@mangumsir295]

Good stuff .. thanks for sharing

[@s.p.581]

Root, fifth and sixth is used as the melody in the instrumental intro of " Working my way back to you" by the sinners. 😊

[@s.p.581]

Sorry, the band is called Spinners. My bad.

[@fekkyb]

That is a good sounding bass. 🙂👍🏼

[@Jotanery]

Thanks. Great lesson.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

My pleasure!

[@larryherco8175]

I learned something good😊

[@cafelatte06]

Dan your the best.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

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[@gotdankits4202]

Thanks

[@freestyletow1]

thanks master !

[@bAgRiMoIrEsS.4]

Stevie Wonder always had great basslines in his songs.

[@victorpanguene6641]

Hi Dan, I Found you videos on YT, and they are very nice, clear content, CONGRATULATIONS. Would you suggest the best way to improve bass playing to someone like me a beginner, may be a structure of pratice session. Thanks

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much! I have a ‘start here’ section on my website that goes through that (www.onlinebasscourses.com).

[@Mr_Fretbuzz]

Good morning from Chicago… thanks… I don’t really think of the notes/shapes walking down from the root.

[@groovinonfunk]

Can you make a video on NOT overplaying? I've recently been playing more pop and modern country and it's so tempting to put fills in places and whatnot

[@johncook9983]

Your vids lately are really relative to the wall (slump) I’ve been trying to break through. I understand all the fundamentals you’re sampling but my challenge has been applying the knowledge with creativity. More wood shed time for me, I guess. Thank you for the work and time

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks so much, John! There are many ways to get out of that slump. Try learning a few bass lines you’ve always wanted to play or try a new style. You’ll find creativity in those bass lines that you can borrow for your playing.

[@grantkoeller8911]

play along with records, to hear what they are doing,then add your own bass lines to the mix!

[@johncook9983]

@@OnlineBassCourses I’ve been thinking about this for awhile now, and concluded that isolating myself with drum tracks needs to be a daily routine.

[@richardvalentine4186]

@@johncook9983 Routine is key here John. Have a structure to your hours - I will portion some time for theory, some time for finger exercises and playing along to metronome, and the majority of my time playing along with songs I know or trying my best to get a new bassline in my brain. The small stuff leads into the big stuff quite easily. Much respect to Dan and CoverSolutions for helping mix things up when the routine gets a bit stale. So much easier to find great teachers than it was back in the day....

[@nocureforyou9747]

can you do a video on scales for 5 string basses e to c tuning

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Great idea but unfortunately I don’t have one tuned E to C!

[@nocureforyou9747]

@@OnlineBassCourses oh ok i shall wait

[@grantkoeller8911]

standard bass tuning for 5 string is B E A D G going down to B now you can also tune 5 string up to C ...E A D G C

[@bassmode721]

Hi Dan. Have you had neck issues over the years? I can’t seem to play more than a couple hours without aggravation these days.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I’m lucky (touch wood) that I’ve never had a single issue in over 30 years of playing apart from some minor back muscle problems from playing live. I’d recommend analysing the way you play and altering a few things. A good local teacher or professional player should be able to help.

[@bassmode721]

@@OnlineBassCourses feel free to let me know if you can see anything wrong. I been at chiropractor last few weeks.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

@@bassmode721 I can't really see anything wrong from your latest video. Nice playing! Could be unrelated to bass (driving, sitting, etc.).

[@bassmode721]

@@OnlineBassCourses Thanks for checking it out mate.

[@Nokiathrower]

Hi Dan, great channel - I wanted to purchase your course online, but I believe your target audience are US based learners - and it also comes with US price. Ever considered other options like patreon or some premium content on KZbin?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Hi Tomek! They’re not actually targeted to the US although - you’re right - my courses are charged in US dollars. My students are from all over the world. I have considered those things but I create so much free content anyway that creating more for the paid members would just be too much work as it’s just me. I could make some of my free content paid but I’d rather keep it free for all.

[@Nokiathrower]

@@OnlineBassCourses well, I guess that I have no other choice than save some cash and go with the funk course :) thanks Dan - you do a great job.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

@@Nokiathrower Send me an email - I'll give you a discount code!

[@philrea]

Pretty sure Billie Jean - Michael Jackson uses this pattern (I’m only 5 mins into the video so I apologize if he eventually plays it later on lol)

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I think I do if memory serves me correct…

[@mikereed7887]

The 'Soul' pattern...

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Love that one!

[@antonioscolotti8558]

I can never tell which finger is actually fretting the note when you play.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

It’s an optical illusion! It’s 1 2 3 or 4 if that helps.

[@YT-lz2sd]

Do you teach simple bass, way too fast

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Yes, I have some easier lessons for beginners. On my main channel or website. 👍

[@stevenordstedt2535]

I recently watched one of you bass lesson videos. You talked about a steel string with some other metal in it. That stiffened the strings when playing. I have a Sandberg bass a 2013 TT Panther Ebony wood gorgeous looking wood grain. And I play medium strings stell. And medium touch playing. But this bass no matter what strings I’ve put on it. Play to floppy. Can you tell me the name of those strings?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Hmm I don’t remember that but I use Elites strings. Usually Stadiums but sometimes Players (nickel). You could give them a try. They do cheap worldwide shipping.

[@auerx9596]

Thanks!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much - I appreciate your support!

[@kengrady4444]

Thanks!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much, Ken!