Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (BASS LINE)

[@dkd1228]

Flawless pitch control. On a fretless. I'm amazed.

[@treeherder2201]

THIS!!!! ^^^^^^

[@mantisxxx3656]

No finger squeaking either!

[@Shasha8674]

String basses for orchestras have no frets also. She is great!

[@priest_of_Egupt]

Толи еще будет...подождите трошки...

[@lewhanna6112]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@MottiShneor]

She definitely GOT IT. Even the simplistic take on the piece is enough here. This girl has "Rhythm Section" deep in her. GO!!!

[@noneya3635]

Never ceases to make me smile seeing that bitty slip of a gal jamming to classic rock and Metal songs. And looking damned happy while she's doing it to.

[@danhusband6154]

At 60 years of age… it’s fantastic that Ellen is an inspiration to me !… go girl!!

[@timtaylorguitarnut]

I concur, I am also 60 and I'm just in awe of her talent😊

[@frosty327]

Seriously ? A little girls your inspiration ? Wow

[@addickkelders2265]

@@frosty327 What a nasty reaction. Wow.

[@wesleymarquis7138]

​@@frosty327she's amazing. Go troll under a different bridge.

[@frosty327]

@wesleymarquis7138 You're the little girls that head over heels with another little girl. There are probably thousands of young kids playing instruments well. You know why ? They're kids playing others' music. Do you know how many made it with original music ? ZERO !

[@sabrinawilliams4707]

What a talented beautiful child, mom and dad that's a blessing !

[@RayMelnik]

She blows away so many with so many years of experience, it's just amazing. What a talent.

[@MarioBastosmusicproducer]

I love to watch her playing! The happiness on her face.

[@jason65329]

She's brilliant 👏 Not only is she extremely talented for her age which is so very uplifting and motivational to see but she's also like a bundle of positivity and cuteness to go with it 👏😍

[@therealcomment1811]

Not only is she totally adorable... but a genius at base playing... I have a feeling she is going to be very rich and famous in the near future...

[@marvinmosley5366]

Love it so much fun to watch. The tone of that fretless is amazing.

[@lesalmin]

I'm quite sure many bands would be happy to get a bassist as talented as you.

[@1funcar]

She would definitely keep them on their toes!

[@taukhouse44]

Im 69 years old and starting to learn bass and Ellen is my inspiration and my favorite bass player ...sorry James Jamerson 😊

[@royw7181]

I've been playing bass for half a century and that wee lassie is miles better than I am. Go on yourself miss. Fantastic.

[@rudolfkrebs2311]

Ich bin jetzt 60 Jahre alt! Ich habe Musik gehört von Isaac Hayes, Mark King und vielen anderen großen Musikern! Aber diese Leute sind schon fast in einem Alter, in die man auch antike Mumien einordnen würde! Umso mehr geht mir das Herz auf, wenn ich die Ellen sehe und ihr zuhören darf, wie sie Bass spielt! Der absolute Hammer! Echt jetzt! Sie sollte aber ihre frische Jugend genießen und als Mensvh in diesem Alter leben können! Das ist schon auch sehr wichtig! Das Spielen eines Instrumentes erfordert aber sehr viel Disziplin! Die liebe Ellen hat das auch! Ganz viele liebe Grüße aus Österreich und wir hoffen alle, die wir deinen Kanal abonniert haben, dass du in beiden Welten glücklich bist, liebe Ellen!

[@jeffsiegwart]

Your videos always put a smile on my face. Thank you.

[@trackzero0]

A true treasure, this young lady. Drop of sunshine.

[@lnsegsegln6922]

Bravo Ellen, it's a pleasure to hear and see you playing bass so well with your beautiful smile ❤

[@scottmollan8904]

This is what humility looks and sounds like.

[@brianbumgardner8704]

On a 5 string fretless bass. Outstanding tone and finger work.

[@TimothyBruneau]

Yep that would be amazing playing on any bass, but a 5 string FRETLESS??? That's a talented young musician there. And she's not even old enough to legally drive a car, amazing!

[@DaveyL1954]

Ellen is simply wonderful. The magic ingredients to her playing are, 1) note accuracy, especially on a fretless. It's all there. 2) feel. Totally full of feel for the song. 3) Ellen loves playing the material to us. It's clearly in her smile, her love for the instrument and approach to music. She has a long musical career ahead of her, and I envy the fellow musicians she will meet to will drive her forward to great things. Best wishes and peace and love from an old retired musician in Yorkshire England.

[@manofbeard]

Nothing better than natural talent. Sounded absolutely perfect ❤

[@Babybugex]

Natural???? How do you know how much practice and time went in to her talent? You must not play music.

[@TimothyBruneau]

@@Babybugex Uhhh they don't. You're apparently confusing "natural" with "unrehearsed" or "unpracticed". The comment simply points out that she clearly has a natural talent for it regardless of how much practice she has had.

[@HautaAntero]

This really reminds me why I love the sound of fretless bass.

[@timwindsor03]

Yes ELLEN is an inspiration to all of us. Keep up the incredible work. We love you❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. Thanks for sharing. Hope you have an incredible day.

[@skylark4901]

I bet Peter Gabriel would love that! You go girl! I was lucky enough to work a Peter Gabriel concert in Mansfield Massachusetts, small venue, was called Great Woods, now Xfinity Center, after the show we had just finished up packing all his stuff away and he came walking out thanked all of us and sat with us for a half an hour asking all of us where we were from and what we actually did for day jobs, he is the nicest guy so down to Earth, that was such a memorable night, I'll never forget!

[@philthymiller]

That's a great memory to have ! 👍

[@blueyedsweetie3019]

What a talented lady you are

[@craigpennington1251]

Ellen's a real Hoot. This kid is just pure happiness. Best wishes to her & family.

[@marcinoz276]

Love It - Love It - Your work with the fretless is very very cool.

[@Benjybass]

Bravo! I'll always love her because she plays a fretless. Cute smile at the end, too!

[@victorchinchillvas]

Beautiful job!!!👍🏽🎶🤘🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Bambam21476]

Didn't realize what a great bass line this song had till now. Excellent playing!!

[@RickINFJ]

I've always loved Peter Gabriel and this song. Excellent job Ellen 🤘

[@slsaied]

I love watching Ellen play. Brings a smile every time.

[@rtg0616]

You're a Legend in your little world now, in the future you'll be a Legend in the Big world! Well done, superb!

[@warecal]

Always loved this song! I'm a SLEDGEHAMMER. You did great.

[@jamesheuer5139]

She’s already the best bass player, ever!👍👍

[@TickFlangeCommix]

I could watch this lady play all day.

[@Don_Camillo]

Girl, you're a miracle. I'm over 50 years and i never played so good as yours. Go on, you are great 👍!

[@robertoufs6249]

Graças a crianças igual a você o rock nunca morrerá!

[@theoreticalkryptonite9138]

Much respect. Never stop playing music,girl. Follow your passion and talent

[@TkbStl]

That's a really beautiful Bass, and you play It so well. Great job, thank you for that.

[@pbs2954]

What kind of bass is that?

[@vernonbear]

Your laugh and smile at the end, awesome. That’s the feeling we are all looking for. All power to your elbow, you are demonstrating some great musical skills and playing stuff that’s wonderful to listen to, thank you!

[@StephenWatson-bk7cw]

First time hearing bass solo, very impressive, great taste in tunes.

[@martinswedberg3532]

Young lady, you are rediculously talented! You bring smiles and tears every time I watch a video of yours!!!

[@mikemckinney2545]

I love, love the fretless bass and you really make it sound even more awesome!! Love this bass line too and your bass-playing skills are amazing!

[@Homer19521]

Ellen - Always protect your hearing. It doesn't come back & just gets worse. Great job!

[@loosejuice4668]

You brightened my day young lady. Fantastic 👋

[@vasnellgeometrics6381]

Wow - Playing this part - on a fretles bass guitar, by this talent girl. Is amazing!

[@КотТрамвайкинъ]

Молодец! Так держать! Успехов тебе, с любовью из России ❤ Слушаю Peter Gabriel с 1988 года 😊

[@soficrece6401]

Condoglianze Peter Gabriel

[@КотТрамвайкинъ]

​@@soficrece6401 что случилось? Он же ещё живой.

[@hmrody]

Just awesome... Living the years when Peter Gabriel came on the scene, he was always innovative and fresh... And his tours, he always sounded like he was in a studio... Very tight and polished live.

[@danieldelellis2462]

Wow, wow, wow!!! That is such a hard groove to play. You have fantastic technical skills, but I really like your feel and your groove. Feel is something that cannot be taught and you have it down perfectly. So awesome! 👏👏👏

[@hambone768]

I’ve been playing bass for 45 years. she is amazing for her age. GREAT JOB!

[@paularnold1641]

agree 100%

[@Pat54guitares_Uku]

Amazing play ! You’re so well performing at your age. Congrats ! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@brianb.3670]

Love her!!!!! I know I say that all the time but she just amazing. The fact she is playing a fretless bass , you have to love it.

[@HelenS.739]

She is truly amazing and bravoooooo to you Ellen bravoooooo 👏🎸👏🎸👏

[@ahmednaim1017]

What a sound ! Splendid guitare and insane Young player ! Nice father coaching😊. I❤.

[@bretcurtis4275]

Such personality, such talent! You're going to go far. Keep up the great work. Look forward to seeing more down the road! ✌️

[@ingridclement5960]

Love Ellen what a talent, you are going to be snapped up by a world professional artist, to play on their album, join their band and go on tours, you have a bright future as a musician Ellen xx

[@EziekKiel]

Now that was funky! Well done kiddo! Please, please keep playing more for us👏🤗 It's so much fun watching you do your thing. It is wonderful to see kids excel at what they enjoy and love doing rather than children just scrolling their phones all day, which is so unhealthy😕 You have a real gift for music, sweetheart. Keep at it!❤

[@gildacastegnetti9358]

A parte il fatto che suona benissimo, è di una simpatia incredibile.

[@abracadabra769]

Smooth ! Good tone ! Nice playing ! And you have a lots of bass ☝️😲🤘 good job !

[@blak1lyte]

Go kid go! Play that thing! Matters NOT if you're a boy or girl... what matters is what you do with your wonderful talents! Never stop!

[@j.g.p.jr.6497]

GO ELLEN!!!

[@thomasmcginnis3783]

*OMG! How does this happen???* She's growing up right in front of us!!!! STAY THE COURSE, ELLEN!

[@walterlanegger991]

Greets from Vienna Austria ❤ go Ellen i want more

[@timbennion7079]

So impressive! I just love to see young folk getting involved in making music. Clever girl!!

[@linda_guitar8869]

That was great! This is the first video where I've seen you playing fretless (and a 5-string)! I was thinking, since you're playing a fretless bass now, you should listen to and possibly start learning songs from the "Graceland" album, by Paul Simon! I think you'd love it! Paul Simon's main bass player on that album, Bakithi Kumalo (from South Africa), played some very cool bass lines on many of the songs!

[@gary9564]

You crush it every time young one! Stay up and always appreciate your pops!

[@milton9639]

Incredible talent!

[@opalpearl3051]

What a beautiful thing to behold. Can't wait to buy your records.

[@Funktastic_Ed]

Fretless bass is for advanced musicians, and you got it, bravo.

[@cuda426hemi]

No it isn't. Not any more than any string section instrument of which none have frets. What they do have unlike violin. cello etc. is grooves where frets would be, that makes it just as easy to find where you have to be and w/o frets it's physically EASIER TO PLAY. If you don't have perfect pitch frets won't help much anyway. 🎸

[@sarcasticguy4311]

@@cuda426hemi Not to mention that bass likely 99.99% has dots on the side of the neck.

[@cuda426hemi]

​@@sarcasticguy4311 It's actually much harder to switch from 4 string to 5 string Bass then from frets to no frets. Why? Because not only does the music scale options open up by having 5 extra low notes but it totally messes up your physical ergonomics and the way you formerly played Bass; You must reexamine the board to integrate this new option. But as I said on fretless you still have grooves where the frets were (you feel them) and NO ergonomics change so it's not hard at all. I switched in minutes. But when I added 5 string it took days to get used to the new ergonomics and way of visualizing the board. 🎸

[@theseventhsword874]

​@@cuda426hemiThere would only be "grooves" on a defretted bass. I don't feel anything on my fretless.

[@cuda426hemi]

@@theseventhsword874 That may be true, I misspoke. What brand? Does it have the markers on edge? My Ibanez has markers on edge so you don't "need" grooves on the neck but it has subtle grooves also, of course others may not be grooved so I shouldn't have assumed. 👀

[@kirkjohnson6638]

Color me impressed! That young lady has some serious skills.

[@manuelp2128]

Great job! I loved Genesis when Peter Gabrel led the band.

[@crazycoyote1738]

Just beautiful!! I hope she will remain talented, happy, and innocent!! Thank you girly!!

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

Ellen has a nice Tony Levin tone from the fretless bass! I'd love to hear her play the entire track!

[@larryhorsman338]

Great tone for bass

[@dominiccrimmings6925]

@@larryhorsman338 That's not difficult with a fretless and a couple of pedals (octave / compressor)

[@edwardmorehouse1424]

@@dominiccrimmings6925why do you feel the need to minimize a young girl playing bass better than a lot of adults? Real big of you.

[@paulhabrelewicz7749]

She makes me want to put my bass down! I’ve been playing drums for 43 years and been playing bass in a band the last 2 years! Such an amazing talent for someone so young!

[@effyleven]

Must be considered a privilege to share in the life of a young person like her. So talented. So fun... so happy.

[@leokimvideo]

🥳

[@randyhowey7414]

She is INCREDIBLE I tell ya !! ❤❤

[@JayStar-yj9pu]

I sat in this very house in 1988 and watched that video on VH1 with my grandmother who surprised me by nodding and tapping along cuz she felt that groove! Gracias for the positive nostalgia! 😎🤞

[@Exekutor2020]

At 43 just got my fist fretless bass and I'm struggling and you're playing like it's nothing. You rock!

[@LionsTigersBears]

She is on point. Such exquisite talent. Definite rising star. Keep playing.get that record deal❤❤❤

[@fuzexi]

Nice! It’s great to see a young kid with a real skill. Most kids can’t do anything. I taught my son the piano,and he finished school last year. He has a lot of knowledge but if I think, what can he actually do, the piano is the first thing that comes to mind. I think there is a balance between knowledge a and skills that needs to be reevaluated in our education system.

[@wadedixon6595]

Amazing mastery on a fretless bass, wow. Great poise and quiet confidence.

[@robertgill448]

Good morning little Ellen 😊. It is great to see you playing your Bass instruments. For a Super icon you need super instruments and you Ellen are surrounded by the Best of the Best in basses, strings, amps, you name it you got it. The Future is yours, keep on playing your musical desires as you keep us hooked on your channel. Never stop smiling like you do, it’s your signature. Thank you so much for making my day ❤

[@saxon1177]

Nice to see someone so young playing a real instrument and doing it very well.

[@kennethhowell5291]

Her daddy is creating a little classic artist! A great team effort by both!

[@StonyRC]

Man, this girl is very young to be holding down such an excellent groove. Good job!

[@rockandroll_dad]

Someone told me you had to have strong fingers to play this instrument. My dad was the bass player on a country band.His nephew was lead guitarist, he told me that the bass guitar was basically the core of the music being played,the young lady is truly gifted.

[@Xytenox]

baby you're doing awesome!! Stand up now and play with presence..showmanship is part of the gig..love your style!

[@jimlahey3919]

This young lady is a legend. She’s killing it.

[@timothypaskell1464]

Ellen never ceases to amaze me, a fretless 5 string, incredible!

[@Skootavision]

Synth player here (like 40 years) and she nailed what few guitarists can. Iincredible.

[@keithholliday6864]

Omg 1st Ellen is Beautiful Her Aura is incredible Plus she's a gifted musician and can really play the bass God bless her and a beautiful smile amen 🙏💒💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@gregorypkampwirth8852]

What an incredibly talented (little) girl!! Keep going!! 😊 Bravo!! 👍🏻👏🏻👊🏼

[@RedPixel2023]

a hundred hearts for you pretty lil lady ive been listening to my favorite track from PG s Sledgehammer since I was a lil kid like you, that fretless groove is flawless...

[@PaulRhodes420]

Love it! That smile at the end is priceless! ❤ You're awesome Ellen! 🤘😝🎸🎶🎶🎶

[@kman-mi7su]

Excellent work young lady!!!! I've been playing since long before you were born (1983) and I'm impressed. You have a bright future ahead as a bassist, keep up the good work and practice!

[@jeffgriffith5594]

I am amazed with this young lady!! I wish i had learned to play guitar! You keep going little miss.

[@byronAnewby]

❤❤❤ She got game. You go girl 🎉🎉🎉

[@STEVE_C_1369]

Bloody amazing.You belong in a major rock group,on stage playing before tens of thousands. ❤