Secret fingerboard pattern that'll change everything (and it's EASY)

If you only watch one of my lessons this week, month… or even this year… make sure it’s this one.
Seriously, it’s that important.
And no, it’s not “whoo whoo motivational stuff” (even though I’m into that)
It’s a hidden pattern on the neck that you’re going to use forever… and, you’re going to teach it to other bass players forever too.
It’ll help you instantly know every chord, in every key.
It’ll de-mystify music theory and show you how you can use it to create bass lines.
It’ll help you understand song writing, the big picture of chord theory… and help you write your own songs.
It’ll help you when playing with (and communicating) with other musicians in bands and jam sessions.
And the best bit…
It’s EASY to get this down.
I mean REALLY easy.
As always, see you in the shed…
Scott :)
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[@lesessmore]

I've been playing for over 40 years, and I've never heard this explained the way you did in this video. Good, practical and useful knowledge...what a concept! Thank you Scott!

[@johnobrien4926]

Thats what i waa thinking too. Ive been playing for years and some things with music i just didnt ever understand with other methods. This just clicks with me some how

[@HikingPennsylvania]

Bruh. I came into this knowing the numbers system and left with a whole different understanding of it. This is PURE GOLD. If you know the numbers, this is literally 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@bugs4680]

I know nothing and been playing in a band lol and still playing

[@corican]

9:22 Scott: "You gotta learn this stuff" Me: "I have no idea what you're even talking about"

[@jackzango427]

if you don't understand what he's getting at then it's probably a few steps ahead of where you're at. You'll need to go back and understand how chords and the chordal system work.

[@jackzango427]

@@badnoodlez well you can actually do both but if you get too far ahead of one over the other that's when the problems start.

[@jackzango427]

@@badnoodlez it's funny, I actually knew a few players who knew quite a lot about music theory but yet couldn't handle playing a basic country music bassline. LOL

[@siscoismyhomey]

@@jackzango427 I feel I'm at that point right now. I really know very little music theory and have just been figuring it out by ear for a bit over a year now. I can easily pick up on a lot of songs, and have figured out lots of these patterns to do so, but I feel now I've run out of where winging it can help me progress. Hence the reason i'm watching a bunch of these videos.

[@jackzango427]

@@siscoismyhomey Hey Nathan hang in there. I'm a music teacher for over 30 years and I can tell you that impatience is your biggest enemy. it's the kind of impatience that sinks in after you've learned to play for years by ear. Many people want to learn theory almost instantly so that they can catch up to what they can do physically on the instrument. Truthfully though the best way to do it is to go slowly and study some of this stuff without the instrument in your hands so that you're not inclined to just rip it up. LOL much of the problem with learning theory is the way it is taught. For instance try this. Learn your major scale and all of the scales for that matter numerically meaning 1 through 8. because bassist and guitarist have it easy when it comes to transposing. You can just slide your finger to the fret of the key scale you want.

[@SteveSam66]

Scott, Thanks for this valuable lesson. Some people posting negative comments truly p!ss me off.. All your efforts are much appreciated!

[@muzikalkid3946]

Thanks, my bro!!! I've messed around with guitar for a number of years... played a shit load of gigs as a bass player & even travelled out of the country many times playing well payed gigs but never knew any of this. However, i lost the gigs due to lack of knowledge of the instrument that resulted in lack of confidence to shine and people sense that...I gave my bass away and studied wind energy instead...bro, I made $$$ but felt like a loser being stuck up these turbines while some of the cats that I've played with grew, tour the world, won awards etc... your videos are packed with Jewels as you break things down soO freaking simple it makes me feel like i did after watching a Bruce Lee movie when I was a kid..." i am ready to kick some ass!" Thanks for passing on all this wealth of knowledge!!! It's like throwing a huge & longass ladder to get cats like me out of the hole or just a life raft. Blessings to you & yours!!!!

[@roderickthomas3417]

Scott, “thumbs up”. Only a true musician understands this!! You definitely hit the nail on the head w/this lesson! 👍🏿

[@joshuacastro3853]

Is thumbs of for like slapping bass (Just want to confirm).

[@daz940]

can you use black marker I can see it properly

[@lindanone1551]

Yes

[@lindanone1551]

Yes please

[@jackzango427]

Watch the video again pay attention and listen and look at what he's showing you and you won't need a marker. But mainly do what he does it will be easy.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

Yes please! Some of us are olds w/bad eyesight.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

@@jackzango427 Maybe that's your way of learning. Others need to see things written down.

[@NicuMihai]

7:57 oh so thats what the glove is for

[@Mhikeal]

Think his strings need a glove, too... Or at least invest in a dry eraser, promise they don't cost much.

[@guscurci]

OMG! That WAS reavolutionary! Never had much patient to theory, so will try and use this. Thanks a lot

[@eaf27]

incase this wasn't a joke this is why he wears the glove. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYC5eKV9d8qknw

[@bjogden]

Scott has focal dystonia and the glove helps with the neurological spasms. Theory is it keeps his hand from "grounding out" when touching the strings.

[@jarueb]

@@bigkoby Shut up

[@thachnnguyen]

Here's a real request. Suppose you've been asked to play bass for a song you've never played (heard) before. How do _you_ approach it? Assume you already know the chord progression. Walk us through how you go from playing with the kick drum (what if there's only 1 kick per measure? it'll be boring), how to fill between chords (whether there's a change), and eventually how to create your own baseline, given the rhythm (that you've never played before). I don't mind what inspirations (from other bassists), but how to fit their styles into the song?

[@LLIaKaJI]

Hello from Russia! I played bass for 5 years. Read lot of books. Have 2 teachers. I am not good bass player. Just for fun you know play some root notes in garage band. BUT! This video gives me MORE than all that years, teachers and other shit. Really - it is shocking. Thank you so much! You are great techer and great bass player!!

[@hhamilton1970]

To remember the minors I always just thought to myself "2x3=6" for the 2, 3 and 6. Helped me.

[@EricNeuls]

GENIUS! lol

[@jackzango427]

Correct. And 1, 4, and 5 are major with the Minor 7 flat 5 being the black sheep in the family. Or cord family I should say LOL

[@maxonmendel5757]

Yes! This makes so much sense

[@seandemura128]

you win.

[@miked4785]

Maybe just remember that minor chords are defined by having a b3. It's pretty simple.

[@MrJalafanakis]

i've heard a lot about theory from other youtube videos, but it's never been so clear in my mind as it is after watching this. i'm suddenly enlightened about the theory behind these bass lines i've been practicing. thank you SO MUCH

[@chrisallison3]

Dude Scott thanks brother! You came up onto my KZbin feed a few weeks back and have since watched / listened to several of your videos and podcasts. This one in particular is really great! Years ago I got a music degree, it took about a semester to put together in my head what you just explained in like 5 minutes. My favorite thing is that this all fits into what I recall as being the master chord scale. However, I never worked it back the other direction making the minor chord scale connection in my head. I’m def a big fan now, thank you dude!!

[@MrDblStop]

I think a lot of the 'didn't understand this' comments probably came from about 3:40 with the jump from seeing the C maj scale written out, to saying 'there are chords built on each note of the scale' but not explaining how. Which of course is a whole video in itself, and you can't do everything in one video. Someone would struggle with what comes after if they didn't know this: that the 'chords built on each note', are 'triads' made up of of that note (root or 'I'), and the 3rd note of the scale counting up from your chosen 'I', and the 5th note of the scale. I got this stuff from guitar teacher Steve Stine here on YT, and seeing him lay it out step by step made sense for the first time for me. And why the intervals between the notes of the chord give rise to major, minor, and diminished chords. Knowing this makes Scott's stuff perfectly accessible. So apologies Scott if you have covered this aspect of theory somewhere and I haven't seen it. If you haven't, I suggest anyone learning theory checks out Steve Stine. And then comes back here, of course! Scott, thanks for posting this.

[@doolbro]

Thumbs up, Scott. Lifetime guitar player. This makes sense on bass and guitar.

[@fivefingerfullprice3403]

3:14 I ii iii IV V vi vii° If you're using roman numerals it's good to use uppercase for the major chords and lower case for the minor chords and of course the diminished 7th is notated as well.

[@InterWarp]

Scott I felt like this is... nice, but when you make small lessons like this, can you share some examples of real uses? The examples that you played are above my head because I'm not good enough to understand what you're doing, so if you could take it slower and share what you're doing for any part that you play, that would be helpful. Thanks for the vid scott and team!

[@RenoLaringo]

Do you still play? I can try to explain it in another easy understanding way to you if you want.

[@pauldugdale7106]

I’d like to know please

[@RenoLaringo]

@@pauldugdale7106 Hi Paul! To try not to bother you with things you might already know, do you know of the scale scores (the number of flats or sharps in a given scale)? Sorry if th names are not spot on, I'm Belgian....

[@pauldugdale7106]

Reno D Hi Reno, yes I understand. What I’m not really sure on is how to put it into practice. It’s hard to explain.

[@pauldugdale7106]

@Reno if a song’s in say e flat minor where do I start?

[@27horses231]

I've recently started theory/ piano lessons with a concert pianist who has a masters in orchestral conducting. This stuff is I assure everyone essential. 'Been playing bass for 30 years and this is all new to me. It's liberating information. Scott, can you expand on what the chords actually look like more?

[@cmousdale]

Loved it. I'm starting to play bass after many many many years of guitar.

[@jaredethandodson5315]

This is exactly what I teach my guitar students right away. As a worship pastor I'm still surprised how many people who have played for years and years still can't play simple worship songs without chord charts.

[@jaredethandodson5315]

another simple (I think) pattern I teach is you start Major and moving up it's just minor, minor, major, major, minor, minor. Then the only special chords are Dominant 5 and Half-dim 7

[@prezbass]

As usual- great quick tip, Scott! Been using this trick for many years and it's a good one, but one thing I don't see you do a lot of is stuff relating to ear training where these chord forms are concerned. I'd be interested in seeing if you have any hacks for helping folks identify chord structures by ear and applying it to these kinds of patterns. I do realize that you have some of those kinds of classes on your paid site, but it might prove helpful (and drive some biz your way) if you gave a quick lesson on that sometime. Cheers from across the pond!

[@jessesound597]

How I learned to identify chord structures by ear was first by learning how to hear the intervals in relation to the root note if that helps

[@prezbass]

@@jessesound597- I've had tons of ear training myself, and that is a good tip. I was wondering more if Scott had any tips of his own.

[@southjersey10]

Hello from an old yank. What you showed I seem to understand from years of learning patterns. However, liked your nomenclature for the patterns. More than anything else your encouragement to practice is spot on. Thx.

[@ashleydeane-teacher5272]

Scott, this is fantastic. I been loving trying to get my theoretical knowledge up to speed with my bass playing and little knowledge bombs like this are super effective. I knew the theory side of it but the I, IV, V trick and the shift 4 frets then repeat is so simple. Awesome stuff mate

[@Bigtone536]

Thanks to you my Bass playing has become so much better now that I understanding what I’m doing ....learning the techniques you teach, thank you very much I enjoy playing my bass now .

[@DanielRWomack]

Been meaning to get back into music theory and this was a great way to do that. Very useful! Thanks, Scott!

[@samvouga]

this is totally gold. I've studied music and been a songwriter for a decade or so but I had never actually noticed these patterns - Thank You Mister !!!

[@crashenablers7494]

I bust out laughing every time his says "This little sneaky moonkey out heya." I love it.

[@danieltavares4001]

thank you thank you thank you!!!! been playing for 10 years and today was like god appearing to me!! improvising became so simple!!

[@SadelLeonardoEkmeiro]

I want to see more basic stuff, like what is Maj chord and Minor, the difference between the two, music keys, basicmusic theory. I like your program as a matter of fact I took your course for over 3 months, I learn some but got stucked in the learning process and overwhelmed I didn't know where to go or what and how should I practice anymore, is it was more simple, it seems like is too much information to navigate with orientation to where to go next and I think it lacks of basic 101 music theory for those like me that know nothing about it. Thanks Scott

[@GlenGarcia1961]

This is a relationship I had discovered intuitively, by trial-and-error. Nice job of presenting it in a visual manner that's easy to comprehend! Saving this one to my favorites.

[@gabrielstupak2679]

Amazing lesson.I'm from Brazil and I'm learning a lot from your classes. ✌

[@clintn6677]

I joined your site for a couple months but had to stop for a bit due to running low on funds. This video reminds me I need to rejoin as soon as possible. I'm a guitarist that play bass for a band and in the short time I was a member my bass skills increased a ton.

[@xxevelynxx770]

You can also break the modes down to major and minor modes, and use that to determine your fingering pattern. All major scales and major modes follow a major scale finger pattern. The same is true about minor minor

[@cbpeddie1]

My new favorite video! You have changed me from “just a guy who plays bass,” into an actual “bass player!” Thank you!

[@tomwilk86]

Hi Scott, I’m about to jump into the murky waters of luthiery. Would you like me to build you a bass with a routed slot for a felt-tip pen?

[@dgates6165]

Scott, this was very well done and appreciated. If I may offer some feedback, it may be helpful to explain WHY your secret pattern works. Again, it was a great video and I appreciate your help!

[@ruthlessadmin]

Why so much negativity and confusion in some of these comments? It made sense to me...I knew about the 1-4-5 shape but didn't realize the 6-2-3...idk why b/c I also play by shapes and typically figure a lot of these little hacks out myself. If you master shapes and intervals, you never really have to worry about notes and keys - and some people's brains work better that way while others will not. Everybody just needs to relax about the plugs. At least he's advertising his own cool programs instead of just taking random sponsorships nobody cares about.

[@Westongritt]

I agree. I knew everything he was saying except that minor shape. Mind is blown now.

[@frankfinley6674]

I totally agree!

[@franckfaber]

Very interesting shortcut, two minor chords a fourth apart can also be III and VI as an inversion. Keep it up! 🤘🏻

[@The_PlagueDoctor]

3:21 Due note. Its actually I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii• Upper case is major, lower case is minor. 7 is kinda diminished

[@theinfamoustuba]

I came here to point that exact thing out.

[@andyanders]

I guess it depends on where you learned it-I use the upper/lower Roman numerals myself 'cause you see the Major/minor relationships straight away (thank you, Dr. Blum!), but Nashville cats (over)simplify it to Arabic numerals, and you can't see the M/m relationships at all. I'm a neoclassicist, I guess? (icono-classicist?)

[@dashamac]

This is another great tip from Scott. I personally made the plunge a couple of months back and joined SBL and haven't looked back--money well spent. The website is like the "hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" for the bass. I like Scott's enthusiasm for playing the bass, too; he makes it fun!

[@rexfordnana]

“We’re in a key of G Minor” **fills with a wicked groove ** “sun is shining, we’re in a happy mood” hahaa what a legend

[@benjaminknotts745]

I was taught this song writing technique with an instructor years ago, it becomes second nature after this concept is properly understood. Well done!!

[@christopher-tipstrumleslie6307]

It's easier if you use lower case for the minor chords. I ii iii IV V vi vii...

[@joejoewilson]

Mind. Blown. This is so super helpful. This is why I am a member of SBL! You rock!

[@scottgun]

Use lower case Roman numerals for minor: I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii

[@marcus4481]

*lower case

[@joshuacastro3853]

Okay

[@redacted5035]

No.

[@scottgun]

@@redacted5035 Ha. Music Police called.

[@robertmcelrath6258]

I have been doing this for years and all I knew is it worked. But now I understand why thanks Scott!

[@anthonytsabino7048]

This was actually life changing!

[@paulsilverzweig2429]

I too have been playing for a long time… even longer, like 47 yrs, and never caught on to this in this way… great helpful info Scott!

[@cleutonrodriguez]

I just don't understand the last part: "2xMaj - 4th Apart - I/IV thing" Somebody help me wih this please? Thank you =)

[@madamadaydreamer9776]

Not that hard to understand really. What hes saying is that if you have two major chords a fourth apart there is a high chance its a I/IV chord progression. For example if you have a Cmaj and an Fmaj, theres a high chance the Cmaj is the tonic of the scale and the Fmaj is the subdominant of the scale

[@cleutonrodriguez]

@@madamadaydreamer9776 thank you 😀

[@jdanielcramer]

And of course the two major chords could be V/I, a simple clue would be to look at the sevens if the chords are seventh chords 👍

[@joelgiroux3610]

Scott, your lessons are pure gold. When I have the clams, I'll join your Academy. Your generosity is outrageous. I played in bands as a teen, then put the bass in away in favour of the guitar, which I never intended to shred, but simply to play my own songs. I've returned to the bass in recent months after many years; I've got a Johnson acoustic/electric (with a ridiculous action -- great for practise, though! -- and am watching your videos and practising nearly daily. Thank you for what you do. It's indispensable, and appreciated beyond measure.

[@gnpahdc]

Ad ends at 2:40. Teaching the trick starts at 5:19. FYI.

[@EdilbertoOrdonez]

The Stupid will Inherit the Earth 😂

[@andrewavenenti8716]

I literally got there naturally as i read this.. so close. Thanks anyway lol

[@cra5hproductions]

I don't play bass at all, I do dabble with a little guitar... and play drums... but watching Scott's videos makes me want to buy a bass just to sit here and learn from these videos! Keep it up man!!

[@Shutupshaun767]

If you buy some bass stuff I strongly suggest a Eden amp. And a used G&L bass, "Not a tribute" a real G&L I have had many high end bass, s and keep going back to the G&L

[@idiotburns]

Dude, awesome video, I loved that!!! Glad I could guess some of the things as you taught them, knowing I am on the path is as important as finding the path.

[@bassplayer40]

I find this stuff very useful as i can't read music, and i have been jamming and recording with a guy that has spent the last 40+ years as a session muso for some of the best bands and singers in Australia.

[@Tomtoms-tomtoms]

Thanks a million Scott, i love your channel. Very very helpful 👍👍

[@idrum2loud]

This KZbin channel has changed my life. Thank you Scott.

[@deddybassdeddytetanel2680]

very interesting theory scott ... but sorry, can you use black markers later, I don't see it clearly ... thank you

[@FrankTurk]

The completely mad thing about this metjod, Scott, is that if we are practicing scales we are practicing this secret method - we just aren't thinking about it. The trick I think which is so critical to this secret pattern (as you call it) is changing how we think about where our fingers are. Really appreciate how you work to help us make music theory (essential to great playing) simple to use and clear to play.

[@andrewfaraday8918]

"You don't know this" "I'm pretty sure you don't know this" "this will make you super smart" "don't click away" "this is a game-changer" Me: It's not just a box, is it? Me: gets bored Me: Skips to the end *sponsor plugging* Me: Skips around a bit Oh, it's a box.

[@ericfellner2689]

It's a game changer if it's new to you.

[@kasares17]

whats a box?

[@andrewfaraday8918]

@@kasares17 The bass guitar is tuned in fourths. That means that moving up one string is always a move from the root to the fourth scale degree, two frets up from there is the fifth scale degree. Up one more string is an octave. Using this simple square shape you can latch on to the three primary chords of any key.

[@BillyBasd]

@@andrewfaraday8918 the good bit for me was how to find the 6th easily

[@darkstar4494]

He’s talking about which ones are major and which are minor. It’s not just a box, you are drastically oversimplifying it to make it seem simple and obvious but to many people it’s neither of those.

[@nimrodescojedo1408]

Great demo and teaching, sir Scott. Now I can finally learn the simple techniques and chords for the bass. Thank you for the demo, sir Scott. Actually, I used to play bass on high school, but I often picked the wrong note, even now. But anyway, it's a good theory. Thank you. You really inspired me with your teachings. 😊

[@ems1259]

Another hack would be if you had 2 major chords a tone apart they are the 4th and 5th of the key.

[@modelcitizen1977]

Unless they're modulating or doing chord substitution. This video is definitely tailored for bone stock major and relative minor.

[@ems1259]

@@modelcitizen1977 Right on Andrew, we all start somewhere, why not the basics :)

[@JonnyJayJonson]

Either way, it's not a 'hack'... It's called 'music theory'.

[@andrewjeffries8721]

Scott, I appreciate the lesson. I'll watch this again! Please consider using a darker color marker to help us older guys see what you are writing. High contrast numbers and letters, please. Thanks a bunch, Scott!

[@jimhughes1070]

, yeah lost me when you moved up or down four fretz to find "something"... and I had no idea where you going after that or how you were supposed to determine whether or not there were two major chords or two minor chords. Probably just above my paygrade still

[@RenoLaringo]

Look at it this way : All scales have their own scores. For example Cmajor has none, Gmajor has one #(f), etc (this is theory you can find and there are tricks to find the right scores to each scales). All major scales have their counterpart minor scales which share the same score (for example A minor has no score, just like C major, etc...). Long story short, all minor scales are always 4frets below their counterpart major scale (1 tone and a half below), which means ALL major scales are 4frets up their counterpart minor scale. So, let's say if you are playing in C major, you can use the notes of the A minor scale too (A is 1tone and a half below C, right?, therefore the four frets below story). Hope this helps (I know I'm late lol).

[@VeNeX-pnpl]

Scott, many time trying to find this explanation, i thought it could exist but was not able to find it, and finally found it in the right way! thanks for sharing this!

[@Samcold44]

it was great just write with a black marker next time

[@jerrycruise2566]

I found this interesting that Scott u've always been of help I've been watching ur channels since 2016 few weeks after i first picked up a bass and u've really inspired me to practice more up until now Mad respect Scott💯

[@lydellscooby]

I never finished the video. I keep starting it over when I get 10 seconds in. 😦🤲🏽

[@samlindrea]

lydellscooby the only part of the lesson that interests me

[@idiotburns]

Haha

[@leonardomuller4871]

Haha

[@christopherwashington663]

lol. Me too

[@Enoch-XIV]

I was not sure if this would really open my mind or really help me not because of how you teach or me being skeptical, but because of my learning style and needing to ask questions while I'm learning. However! I was wrong and this really did blow my mind and really helped me connect some very important and crucial dots. I've been playing bass for 15+ years but skipped alot of the important foundation building fundamentals so going back and forcing myself to sit down relearn the basics and watch some of your other videos have helped me SO MUCH! You're an incredible teacher Scott and I've really appreciated your videos and the way your lessons are for all levels of experience. Thanks man you're a legend!

[@elliotramsbottom7098]

What's the 4th apart bit mean 🙄😆

[@sed1679]

i dont understand ! :(

[@RenoLaringo]

Do you want some help? If so, I can try. Don't hesitate.

[@aly9402]

@@RenoLaringo I'll take you up on it :) In Scotts video he says its - Major, Minor, Minor, Major, Major, Minor, Diminished. But I thought it was Maj, Minor, Minor, Major, Dominant, minor, Diminished? And in the video 2xMaj - 4th Apart - I/IV". Whats a "4th apart"? 4 frets apart? So I understand from this video that in the Key of C Major we can play the chord arpeggios (Cmaj7, Dm7, Em7, Fmaj7, G7, Am7 and Bm7b5?) to write our bass lines...but to "simplify" that further if we have 2xMaj a 4th apart (4 frets?) we get Cmaj7 and Fmaj7. So for writing a bassline should we just focus on those 2 arpeggios? Thanks :D

[@RenoLaringo]

@@aly9402 Hi Aly: Here are some examples C: 1)CM7/2)Dm7/3)Em7/4)FM7/5)G7/6)Am7/7b5)Bm7b5 Dflat: DbM7/Eb7Fm7/GbM7/Ab7/Bbm7/Cm7b5 D: DM7/Em7/Fsm7/GM7/A7/Bm7/Csm7b5 and so on and so on until B: M7/Csm7/Dsm7/EM7/Fs7/Bsm7/Asm7b5. Hope this helps, it's enough to just go crazy sometimes. I never think about it, otherwise it becomes too difficult to remember and one loose creativity. I think the best is to learn it while LISTEN to how it sounds and just remember that (the song it makes, how it sounds). I found it MUCH easier that way. Otherwise, keep doing what you want and if someones notices something weird, just blame it on the guitar or keyboard player lol It works all the time! Sorry for my (belgian) English. Have fun, be happy and stay safe !

[@aly9402]

@@RenoLaringo Thank you very much! Peace and love!

[@RenoLaringo]

@@aly9402 The same for you sister !

[@moorelo]

Thanks Scott I am a member of Scott’s Bass Lessons and I understand the I ii iii IV V vi viib5; however, I didn’t under stand how to use it to help me play over the four chords from the video clip.

[@xybervid]

For god's sake, someone buy this man a whiteboard eraser!

[@danielaldana4986]

xybervid somebody buy him a bigger white board lol

[@enriquepizarro2099]

I freaked out when he touched the fingerboard with the dirty glove.

[@jamesdelacruz4304]

You didnt watch to learn. You just watch to see mistakes. .

[@keithlightningrogers1053]

@@enriquepizarro2099 Is this an infection control joke. To be honest I did not even notice the glove. I guess I am just used to it.

[@Joe-rq2ix]

Dry ease board

[@Angeleli]

I've been learning the number system and it's been really useful, but what's always been hard to figure out for me is the key i'm in. Those patterns are gonna help so much!!

[@JonnyJayJonson]

But... If you practice yer scales and modes... You'll already have this figured out? Also, how do you work out the key of a song from just, say I and IV? I know you mean the first and fourth but that could still be any key, right? If I'm told the song's in C major and it's just I and IV, then I'll know already to play Cmaj and Fmaj. But I need to know the song's key to know what I and IV I'm supposed to be playing? I've met many guitarists who show me a song they've written and I ask them what the chords are. They don't know, they just know the shapes their fingers make. OK, fair enough, the song sounds good, it doesn't matter... So I ask them to play the chords repeatedly until I figure out the root notes of each one. To be honest, at this initial point, I don't need to know what the chord pattern is, or the key. I know what the guitarist is playing so now I can now try and find a suitable bassline that they like. From here, I can now think about the key signature, chords and mode. Personally speaking, I don't think there are shortcuts or 'hacks' - can we just erase that godforsaken buzzword, please?! - in music. Learning anything worthwhile takes time, how can you shortcut such a complex subject? Do scientists take shortcuts? As Jeff Berlin has implied time and time again, there is a lot of misinformation out there on learning to play an instrument. Too many musicians are afraid of music theory and believe that it will somehow stifle their creativity. But imagine trying to write a story before learning to read and write. Surely it'd be extremely difficult? Whatever instrument you play, make friends with music theory, both written and aural. Yes it's hard but so what, toughen up! It opens doors, not only on your chosen instrument but career-wise too! Sorry to sound critical. All of the above is my opinion of course, take it or leave it... I do feel strongly that musicians limit themselves through reluctance to learn theory. Find a reputable piano tutor, they should be well up to speed on theory.

[@huthut1959]

You just explained it. In an easier way. It's like I have been playing it this way all along, but you showing how to do it, made me see new opportunities in the bass.

[@TheShirsh]

Seeing Scott using glove as eraser and then touching strings with it is stressfull 😦

[@labgnat]

And on a nice custom bass at that

[@atopermusic]

that drove me insane I almost died

[@mlaurenc]

This is great - I know a little bit of theory, but I've never yet dived into modes and really working with them... finding ways to put the pieces together and learn little tricks to pull on that stuff is gold, at least until I actually do the work and REALLY learn and internalize it.

[@Housemn51]

Brexit allows NO black markers!

[@johnpaulnash8144]

What a brain dead comment. We play Bass, not silly WOKE games.

[@MyXxx77]

BEAUTIFUL! This is exactly the kind of short cut hack I'm looking for. Brilliant!!!! As a blues/rock n roll player, I was wondering if you had a bag of simple "go to" jazz licks that might work in a blues/rock format. I notice Michael Anthony (Van Halen) has utilized some going back to the first album (especially live). It's one thing to learn what he does by rote but it would be great to understand some theory behind it and develop my own little bag of jazz riffs to throw in every now and again for color. Have you done a video on that previously?

[@SimonDuffy2]

Hey, Scott. Obviously you have a commercial interest in these videos, but I wonder whether a little hit in the commercialism will reap you benefits to your teaching. You are clearly very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about your subject, but the skill of teaching is to maintain the student's interest whilst passing your knowledge on. There are lots of comments about people restarting the video or skipping through to a point where there 'might' be some teaching. Could I humbly observe that if you haven't got through a teaching point and demonstrated a practical example after two minutes, your effectiveness as a teacher diminishes because a student's attention will have wandered. I wonder whether people considering your online courses will think this is how your course videos are presented and base their decision whether to commit or not on this aspect. You have over half a million subscribers, you can surely take the hit with significantly less focus on commercial interests. If you are solely interested in the commercial (and I'm not sure you are) then the videos serve your purpose, but under a pretence of being a teacher. If you do indeed care about passing on your knowledge (I would hope that this is a majority factor in the idea of these videos) then please consider being more targeted and focused on your approach to getting information across more efficiently and effectively. But, meh. What do I know?

[@GavMcC7]

20+ year guitar player. This is really gonna help with my modal chord sequences.

[@diluteduk]

I really don't think this was explained very well. Very hyper and kinda rambling

[@johnobrien4926]

Thumbs up. Ive been playing for years and find this helps me improve. I normally just played what i listened to then learned song by TAB alone. I'll be watching more . Thanks

[@b00geyman1]

Mate, I love your vids, but five minutes in, and you still haven't started talking about it....

[@rongarza9488]

He's a time waster

[@peteshannon5194]

@@rongarza9488... Yes, the one you avoid on parties: "blablabla, just me, blablabla, and I, blablabla, me myself, blablabla..."

[@mrpopparouni8571]

@01011010_01000001_01001011 Word.

[@TiberiusStorm]

It was less than 3 minutes in when he started talking about the pattern theory! Just ffwd if you don't like listening to everything.

[@5150powder]

there are other teachers bogey. go find another. nobody likes a bleating moaner. especially when its gold information for free.

[@lunnky1]

When I graduated from Music school I found the Nashville method. It passed me off because they didn't teach that in theory class. Man all the tests would have been much easier if I had know. Scott, you just gave me the method for bass I've been looking for. Woot thanks

[@jonathanhilliard9772]

I love this guy, and I know he has good intentions, but when Scott drags the video longer than it needs to be, it rubs me the wrong way. I think the “tell it” then “show it” works great for aspiring bass player, but a lot of the other stuff in this video was unnecessary. The intros are getting progressively longer and longer, and he’s starting to play these solos at the beginning which sometimes reflect the theme of the video and other times is just plain showing off. Every single video he makes, he advertises Scott’s bass lesson for at least a minute. I understand that this service is very helpful, and may be Scott’s only source of income, but repetitively saying what SBL is, and what’s new this week, is really just unnecessary. I’d hate to do this, but to compare to another bass player channel, but Adam Neely really delivers what he wants to, and compresses as much information as he can into the video. Meanwhile, Scott manages to drag one simple concept into a 12 minute video. Scott, I really wish for the best with this channel and I know you’ve talked about almost everything under the sun for bass players, but if new content is really hard to come across, please adjust your video schedule. Your viewers will appreciate it. I am open to debate, please leave a reply.

[@kirillukin2222]

Dudes literally has hours of free content on here i think he has every right to advertise his own stuff. You gotta realise new subscribes may not know about his website

[@andrewmcdaniel4645]

I definitely see where you're coming from but keep in mind that Scott, unlike Adam Neely, isn't really a "KZbinr." SBL Academy is where it's at for him and I believe that these videos are mostly intended to drive traffic to his site (which, if you haven't tried, is full of comprehensive, in depth material free of the fluff you find on these vids). Another factor is the dreaded KZbin algorithm which favors content that is over 10 minutes... so Scott really has no choice but to pad these lessons if he wants them to reach more people.

[@Liberty4Ever]

I enjoy Adam's technically detailed and info packed videos that are often obscure or quirky, but I think a lot of people (myself included) like Scott's friendly chatty approach as well. They're very different styles but I think both are very good. Scott seems genuinely interested in helping bass players enjoy their art as they learn and grow. Yes, there's a little promotion of Scott's Bass Lessons, but complaining about that sounds a bit like someone in a soup kitchen who wants the free food but isn't willing to listen to the sermon. There is no shortage of books and videos that teach bass without any added commercial content and they're easily found FOR SALE on the internet if that's what you'd like.

[@robertlewis9243]

If you compare Adam neely to Scott, you're comparing two different things. They both host two of the biggest bass channels on KZbin but they are very different. I saw a comment recently that Adam neely has turned into a Vsauce for music. Im finding myself agree with that notion more and more with every new video that Adam uploads. Bass has moved from the topic of conversation to the tool he uses to demonstrate the topic of conversation. For Scott, it is all about the bass. But I can never stick with any video he puts out. I blame that mostly on my lack of patience when learning bass, but you hit the nail on the head regarding the structure of his videos. I don't come here for a life update and if he needs to plug his bass lesson site, it can wait until the end. But it usually comes into the video in the beginning, middle and end which is annoying and distracting. It does a good job at making this video feel pointless because the real meat and potatoes are on his $200 something web lessons. My trouble is that I don't know if they are worth the investment. Or if I'd have the capacity to pay attention. But that's on me, not on Scott :) I enjoy Scott's (and Adams) videos because they are super informative. But I agree that they can be distracting with all of the fluff they have had in the past.

[@jonathanhilliard9772]

Scott is different from Adam, definitely, but I compared them to show the difference in what I’ll call “content density”, or I guess the amount of valuable content fit within the algorithm’s favorite time of 10 minutes. There used to be a 20 second intro, right? What was wrong with that? Why did it change to such long ramblings? I have/had no intention of bashing this guy, he creates free informative content and there is no reason to hate him, but I figured criticism should be given when criticism could be used. No one is incapable of improving. Thanks for all the responses, I’ll keep reading.

[@RenoLaringo]

I see it as using the "relative minor" scale of the major one, it that makes any sense, just as using A minor when playing in Cmajor. Both scales have no score. The same with the other scales. All relative minor scales are 1and a half tone (so 4 frets) below their relative major scales, and share the same scores. Works in both directions. The beauty in this is that the fingering stays the same. Is that right?

[@1966kairo]

sorry but this guy confuses the hell outta me... nothing he tries to show is easy for a beginner... NOTHING...

[@craigdouglas9979]

You are exactly right. Its just nonsense.

[@thiagodeandradeneves4585]

I'll have a free trial at his website to see if things are a little clearer there.

[@michaelwhalen7991]

Scott I'm not a bass player but found your video and I'm glad I did ! Great little hack of the fretboard for finding what's major what's minor all grouped together in a nice tight pattern. I love it ! Works for me and guitar playing .Thanks for a great lesson. Mike from Boston

[@mathewpybus1599]

Thanks Scott you've given me some good tips here I'd played guitar for 30yrs and recently switched to bass and am loving it it's revived my passion that I thought lost for good and tips tricks or lesson never go astray on any intrument as playing and composing music is a life long lesson and I want to learn all I can chords scales double stops slap bass funk rock walking bass lines but when it comes time to play throw it all out the window and play from the heart, love your vids always gdt something outta them man

[@ruipacheco2939]

"Been on the Plateau forever"... yup, that's me - I' me here to change that, and this lesson will definitely help! Thanks

[@peterthomas700]

Been playing for 14 years. This ties it all together .Brilliant thanks.

[@johnschmidt7115]

I knew all of this, but your video gave me a new way to think it and view the neck, which of course reinforces and deepens my understanding. Thanks!

[@carstenkumaripaakjr8149]

My old bass teacher taught me A LOT of patterns... Including this one. I never thought about what it actually was before I saw this 😂 brilliant! Thx Scott! BTW flea uses this shape for the main riff in The righteous and the wicked. I believe it's in A with a deep E thrown in

[@WolfusMandrago]

Thanks for the video. I exclusively play "paint by numbers" style. It's basically a more difficult Guitar Hero. Looking forward to future videos on this topic.

[@hoytdotblohm]

I agree with everything you just said. When I started learning guitar I learned by ear, I would find one note and use a power chord pattern to figure out the song. Good stuff, thanx very much for your content.

[@TorqueWagon]

This is fantastic information to have! Thanks for sharing, Scott. I've been playing bass poorly for about 20 years and actually have been focused heavily on acoustic guitar and vocals for worship music for the last 10-12 years, but bass has always been my first love when it comes to music. I always take the opportunity to play bass when someone asks me to and love to nerd out on theory when I get a chance. I will be using the patterns you mentioned when I practice for a couple of worship sets coming up that I've been asked to fill in on the normal bass player while he's on vacation.

[@Toracube]

Great stuff. From a paint by numbers bassplayer, Thanks for the lesson. I needed it.

[@davidadams7472]

Thanks Scott enjoy the sunny day!

[@db9091]

Just like you said, learned something new. Kudos, you’re the Real Deal!

[@ejuzek]

Thanks Scott! pure harmony down to earth... once again thanks for all your education videos. Stay safe and healthy, kind regards from Panama City, panama