"Those are 0 beer gigs"- lmao

Also, grow a 3rd arm for mad page turns.

That's the good thing about playing blues gigs. They are basically unlimited beer gigs, especially if the audience is drinking a lot.

@zachjollimore4339

6 жыл бұрын

Bitch please. Punk gigs are the best for that. You can get incredibly drunk and still perform

@MG-vo7is

2 жыл бұрын

HR didn't say blues were the *only* gigs for drinking. Country is another gig where players could probably be drunk.

sometimes I click on these just to hear that intro.

@eduardomedina5794

7 жыл бұрын

same here

@lorddisappointment1792

5 жыл бұрын

same i dont even play and sort of guitar, or any bass clef instrument

I played a musical once where I was given a stack of loose sheets of paper an inch tall, not bounded, and it was a mix of piano vocal scores (some individual songs were almost 20 pages long), chord charts and terribly done, but legible, bass arrangements. They were out of order, and I had one 1 hour and a half rehearsal with them that ended at 1am. The show was at midnight the next day. Welcome to a day on the job, friends.

@AdamNeely

7 жыл бұрын

+KidnapstedGC Damn, you at least got a rehearsal. What luxury!

@KidnapstedGC

7 жыл бұрын

Ha, it was nice for getting the music in order.

I play bass at my church and reading piano music is something I have to do a lot. This was very very helpful thank you.

@PhillipAlcock

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. The problem I have is playing with pianists/ keyboard players who still want to play everything as if no one else was playing! Then I just play everything as low as I can to keep out of their way. But then it’s fantastic playing with someone that gives you space...

So you're saying a good way of practicing playing music up an octave from where it's written is getting my hands on some... "tuba" sheet music?

@jackdoherty762

8 жыл бұрын

I think he means it because tuba is one of the few proper bass instruments that reads at concert pitch? Bass guitar and double bass are both transposed up an octave, Bari sax is a minor third and still read in treble, etc

@exzaviorw

6 жыл бұрын

Jack Doherty how trombone, euphonium/baritone,

@izhaanahmed3038

6 жыл бұрын

trombone, baritone, and euphonium are tenor instruments. double bass, bass guitar, contrabassoon, bari sax, tuba, contra clarinet, and any other instrument that is labeled as a contrabass instrument is part of the bass register.

@Apricot_418

6 жыл бұрын

Uhh guys, he's not really asking. He's just quoting the extra takes that adam took and placed at the end of the video.

@mae-maehan6703

6 жыл бұрын

TUBA sheet music

Suggestion: could you make a video explaining to drummers how to play to help bass players or the other way around or both?

Wearing THAT t-shirt? You jester you!

Adam, thank you for these lessons. They really are outstanding. I particularly enjoy the question and answer videos, the theory and rythm topics. That's what is the most useful to me. But, I'm a fairly low talent hobbiest. I hope you get rich. The fact that you are young, able to teach so well, play on such a high level, be so articulate and intelligent really makes me feel better about the human race. Props to you and Scott Devine. You're a couple of awesome people and have really given a lot. Sorry about my grammar.

I love that you used the "past the point of no return" sheet music...that is such a fun piece on piano. SO many huge chords...

Adam, Thanks for all the great videos, this one in particular has helped me beyond belief. great work!

I love the beer threshold gig difficulty level man. So true ;) great video!

I was fascinated seeing the title of this! Piano is my primary instrument, and I imagine it would give me further insight (especially insofar as your points go with being a "sight arranger" and discretionary). I'm nowhere near that level yet, so I'll just imagine how it will be for now, but I enjoyed hearing what you had to say on the subject! And what a happy coincidence it is that this video was published on my birthday a couple years back!

Damn I love these man! Adam - keep doing these! :)

@marselmusic

6 жыл бұрын

Hey man are you scott from scott's bass lessons - the legend? No way! Its a small world!

The beer rating of gigs is absolutely hilarious. And TRUE! Love it Adam.

You're one of my new fav KZreadrs. You do SUCH A good job of melding mental content with engaging video. I'd love to hear how you make your Title Theme and Q and A. It sounds partially like Chipset-like, but with some other stuff thrown in. Thanks man.

@DiischTV

8 жыл бұрын

+DishTV Actually just saw that you wrote it out in Sibelius for your Q and A. Lol, you just used plug-ins after that?

Enjoying your videos. Love that even your beer is bass.

While playing w/ a big band in my area, I was asked by one of the members if I would play in a community concert band as the tuba player was a "snowbird" who was going back north for the summer. Great experience upping things an octave. And keeps the chops in shape. Still doing it-now in two concert bands(s.e Florida area). Worth looking into if you have the time.

Man, this video is better than ALL OF MY 99 VIDS put together! I want to say something about ... ah, nevermind.

This is also super great advice for me as a beginner trying to create simplified bass lines that I can technically execute.

piano section at the beginning is just awesome)

Dude, I totally rate gigs the same way. Jazz jam? Maybe skip the beer. Country gig with all roots and fifths? Keep 'em coming!

Excellent Great educational information Thank you Thank you

Someone is clearly a fan of Glen.

Tuba player here, and I use that study book!

Great stuff brother.

Last tip:The double bass is best for playing piano music. The double bass is literally meant to double notes. Double basses, fretless basses, acoustic basses and pianos all have a more woody, earthy bass sound while electric bass guitars are usually more punchy. Electric bass guitars will work though. That is what I use.

this was a fun an informative video

Tuba sheet music for the win!

Hi Adam, thanks for this- I am a little more cautious than this about *always* transposing up an octave. I think the question has to be 'if this piano left hand part were written out for bass, how would it look'? A lot of the time I think the composer would be happy for the bass guitar to be playing an octave lower than the piano. In the pops orchestra work I do, I would be playing things inappropriately high on the fretboard if I always transposed up an octave. Sometimes octave transposition is right, a lot of the time it's more a case of adjusting it to make sense on the bass. Just my view.

My first real jazz gig was a zero beer gig for sure. My charts were a blank sheet of paper...literally. The band leader gave me a blank sheet of manuscript paper for the performance...no rehearsal, just jamming to brand new tunes.

I have zero musical aptitude, but I still find these videos fascinating. I like learning about that which I know nothing about.

love your videos! do you plan on making lessons with tips on composing chord progressions or basslines for a given chord progression?

Your shirt is amazing.

a great way of practicing ....

I like that you get to the point in your vids. Good stuff. Practical and useful. As someone with a lifetime of pro experience I have to say, I still have trouble sight reading. And I've I've played Broadway and Atlantic City shows. If I get a chance to see the charts, I'm usually good enough to get by. If I can get a recording, I can memorize quickly . Beyond that, my ears, hands, experience, artistic ability and instincts get me through. But if I have to sightread by myself, I'm busted. That's what happens when one is mostly self taught. Even if that self teaching is in-depth. (I teach several instruments, including reading). So...any sight reading tips? (Besides, yeah, practice more sight reading. lol )

@copypaiste

7 жыл бұрын

Same problem here. I guess you have to learn reading while young, otherwise it gets harder to acquire the skill with the age.

@avielp

7 жыл бұрын

Nelson Montana A much appreciated question!

@trance9158

5 жыл бұрын

Nelson Montana great question and I too have that problem.

@heavenlyboy34

5 жыл бұрын

It's like everything else about the instrument-there are no shortcuts! Just get yourself a bunch of cheap books of charts, read them once, and throw em out. When I was in college, the music librarian copied off a bunch of charts for me to practice reading for free. If you're in school or have access to a music librarian, try that.

are you wearing glenn's shirt? that's hilarious

@Violetcas97

7 жыл бұрын

Bass players have to be able to take the piss out of themselves. Can confirm, am a bass player.

@DigBipper188

7 жыл бұрын

Yup :P that's a Glenn Fricker Rule no.2 shirt... Guaranteed 99.9% to trigger ANY bad bass player!!

I love mel brooks young frankenstien! I saw it a few weeks ago and it waa great.

zero-beer gigs !!! jjajajaajajaa, great concept!

I was the drummer for a play once. The part was stupidly easy to the point someone on their first day of playing the drums could keep up just fine. However I had no previous rehearsal time with the rest of the pit and wasn’t informed that a few measures were being left out. And often I would Tracey certain songs but there was no clear indication of when I needed to start counting the next number. So it was a little rough.

I have to say your lessons are rather great. I recently found you channel and have been snubbing around through your videos. I was wondering how long it toke you to come to this stand point on music? You seem to have a perfect sense of theory and it puts me in a trace watching you ponder through musical notations. How did you start on this process of music theory? I'm a guitarists who's been studying in theory for awhile and can't seem to find out how to keep learning. Thanks Adam.

I have to do this at church as a tuba player and a bass player this is all true

I'm not completely sure if I understood correctly...so, I should play X note in the same octave as the piano?

Thanks. I am trying to learn to play Christmas is Coming by Vince Guaraldi so that I can perform it around the holidays. This song originally was made for piano. I got confused and impatient. I got the notes down but the octave/pitch got me confused. I am doing the bass part on my bass while a piano player is doing both bass and treble parts.

Sightarrange lmfao. Love your video.

all my gigs are zero-beer gigs...

@jimmyalison633

5 жыл бұрын

Jesse Garrard Good for you.

Rule #2 shirt

Nice rule #2 shirt man.

Much of this is applicable to sightreading at the piano too... when the music is complicated or ill-prepared.

Also Adam, next time you're in Philly, check out Johns Roast Pork. Best cheesteak on the planet in my opinion

looking at that sheet music for piano stresses me out

Hi, I am starting to learn bass and I am wondering if you have any insights on blues or swing style. I am interested in writing some music for mainly just bass and vocals, so what kind of bass line would you suggest?

I’ve been watching your videos for a year and I just now realized that your intro says “Adam neelys bass lessons”

The Rock meme killed me. Had to pause for laughter. XD

Nice t-shirt.

I have that same Guinness shirt!

Haha. Zero beer gigs. Golden

3:44 actually has the correct chord symbols, just doesn't specify the inversion/bass note. Also I have that phantom of the opera piano arrangement with tons of incorrect chord symbols and it used to drive me nuts

Adam, where can i get some broadway charts/sheet music to practice?

Question, could this also be used as a composition technique when composing for music that has piano+bass?

You are right

Tuba player here. What was the music you had in the background of your recommending tuba sheet music?

Funny and also really useful. Can this channel get any better? Oh wait, but maybe if add some TUBA scores...

@blazlorencic4720

8 жыл бұрын

+Thomaz da Silva TUBA shit scores XD

that intro song though

I love the beerometer

Me when I realise I left an Adam Neely video without a like :(

My vocal skills far surpass my bass chops, so I often can play with a band if I promise to sing, too. In vocal music, I often hear "I can reach a B3" or "Sting can hit a G#". How do these numbers translate to a bass fretboard?

@MisterAppleEsq

6 жыл бұрын

The low E on a bass is an E1.

@tissuepaper9962

6 жыл бұрын

The low E on a guitar is E3

@stephanegiaccolini6650

6 жыл бұрын

Jay Haron The chart on this page will help you a lot en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_key_frequencies This will give you a hand for vocal ranges vocal range compared to piano

@stephanegiaccolini6650

6 жыл бұрын

I forgot the vocal chart. ;-) The chart is at the bottom of the page, but the whole page is worth reading www.vocalnebula.com/find-your-vocal-range-and-voice-type-test

@darraghtate440

6 жыл бұрын

Low E is E2. Guitar, like bass, is transposed by an octave.Everything is written an octave up from how it sounds.

What about if you had an inversion in the left hand (3:45). Would you play the fifth since that is how the chord is voiced or should you stick to the root?

@udderhippo

8 жыл бұрын

+Jonathan Keeler I'd choose to go with the inversion (i.e play the lowest note of the voicing). I wouldn't want to mess with the composers intention, especially as inversions often create nice voice leading.

In the words of Dave King "And that's how you get the gig".

Very useful advice here! Nice video, once again. I keep recommending your channel to all my students and fellow bass players. Love the "beer gauge". Cheers! Maarten from www.playbass.be

liked for the intro only

Ha, I play double bass in my high schools wind ensemble (I usually play electric but the instructor really wanted me to play double even of I've never played it before) and the first thing they did was give me tuba music and it made me want to die.

The only thing I've learned from this is that people ENJOY making our lives much more complicated than they could be

heck yeah a Glen shirt ha-ha.

So, if i have 2 notes at the same tempo, i need to use the lowest?

Can u make video on how to read treble and bass?

from what catoon is the image on the 2:35???

If it's still the same note an octave lower, what's the point of transposing it to the same register?

@huzrokhayzur2197

2 жыл бұрын

Same question, I don't understand. Can't I just read it as a bass staff

Ha I love young frankstein

i did a talent show where 60% of the charts were piano charts. it was a learning experience. Chords are ok. But as you say not totally accurate. Some wannabe pop diva turns up with a pop classic in piano form that has some funky bass line which is sort of outlined. think on your feet and dig into that groove diary that every good bass player has. and hope for the best.

Is a beer-less gig even a gig, though?

I just got asked to do a gig like this. They gave me piano/vocal charts for 23 songs that I have to know by next week. Reading these are hard as fuck on bass, not just because you have to transpose but because of how much information is crammed into such a small space Is it okay to ask for more money for doing these types of gigs? I might be getting around $50 per sit

What is a typical gig, 4,5,6, more

iTUBA!

This looks like hieroglyphics. Maybe one day

How about practicing the Zweistimmige Inventionen from J.S. Bach. IMSLP: imslp.org/wiki/15_Inventions,_BWV_772-786_(Bach,_Johann_Sebastian)? Although they will pull you towards a five or even six string bass, they are great fun. Remember D Minor played by E(RIP)L(RIP)P?

RULE #2 XD

I've noticed that He ends sentences with vocal fry pretty often

@Grayham4

5 жыл бұрын

No no no I had to train myself not to do that

Tuba and bass player here, so I guess I got rule 1

I spy a rule #2 shirt...

Zero Beer Gigs haha

How do you Chart?

Zero beer gigs

what was that website again please?

@mothrone

7 жыл бұрын

Simon David imslp.org

How does the drummer read piano music?

0 beer gig LMAO

wash a zhero bear gigg? *hic*

are you wearing a Glenn fricker shirt?

I know that music for bass guitar is written an octave higher than it sounds, but why would you want to play the piano bass music an octave higher than it actually sounds?