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

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

@jackzango427

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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!!!!

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

@joshuacastro3853

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

can you use black marker I can see it properly

@lindanone1551

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@lindanone1551

5 жыл бұрын

Yes please

@jackzango427

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

@aprilkurtz1589

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

Dude Scott thanks brother! You came up onto my KZread 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!!

This was actually life changing!

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

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.

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

7:57 oh so thats what the glove is for

@Mhikeal

4 жыл бұрын

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

@guscurci

3 жыл бұрын

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

@eaf27

3 жыл бұрын

incase this wasn't a joke this is why he wears the glove. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qYOKqdSAcsjXmQ.html

@bjogden

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigkoby Shut up

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

Amazing lesson Scott!

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

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💯

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

@EricNeuls

5 жыл бұрын

GENIUS! lol

@jackzango427

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! This makes so much sense

@seandemura128

5 жыл бұрын

you win.

@miked4785

5 жыл бұрын

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

Insanely helpful, Cheers from Straya Scott!

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 !!!

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.

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

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

A lot of this I knew (mentally) from when I took music theory class in high school but for years I was unsure of how to adapt it to my bass playing. Thank you for simplifying it for me and making it visual!

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!!

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?

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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 .

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.

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

Yep Scott, black marker, please!

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.

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@pauldugdale7106

3 жыл бұрын

I’d like to know please

@RenoLaringo

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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?

I need this mindset and approach to my bass playing.

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. 😊

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

@frankfinley6674

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree!

“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

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

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.

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

@EdilbertoOrdonez

5 жыл бұрын

The Stupid will Inherit the Earth 😂

@andrewavenenti8716

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

Love this. I came up being a very, I don't know, intuitive player. Didn't shed much but plucking through a lot of tunes and then writing some I developed some patterns that seemed to work. I didn't understand them, though. This is putting the pieces in place to help me understand why I struggle with certain keys and feels. Thanks, Scott.

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

5 жыл бұрын

I came here to point that exact thing out.

@andyanders

4 жыл бұрын

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?)

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

Been watching your videos for a while and you're one of my favorite KZreadrs by far, I find the way you say thing spark interested in discovery and applies to more than bass. I mostly play guitar but watching you helps with all other instruments I play with as well. Thank you and keep at it

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!

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

@marcus4481

3 жыл бұрын

*lower case

@joshuacastro3853

2 жыл бұрын

Okay

@redacted5035

2 жыл бұрын

No.

@scottgun

2 жыл бұрын

@@redacted5035 Ha. Music Police called.

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

@modelcitizen1977

5 жыл бұрын

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

@ems1259

5 жыл бұрын

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

@JonnyJayJonson

5 жыл бұрын

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

I'll loved this video, been playing for many years but I'll just now trying to take my theory knowledge to the next level. Vids like this have really helped

I loved this lesson! I never have visualized the patterns this way. Thanks, Scott!

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

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

@madamadaydreamer9776

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@madamadaydreamer9776 thank you 😀

@jdanielcramer

3 жыл бұрын

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 👍

This is helpful! now, I got to remember those patterns and have a jam session!

47 year old here started playing bass thanks to you.

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

@samlindrea

5 жыл бұрын

lydellscooby the only part of the lesson that interests me

@idiotburns

5 жыл бұрын

Haha

@leonardomuller4871

5 жыл бұрын

Haha

@christopherwashington663

5 жыл бұрын

lol. Me too

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

@danielaldana4986

5 жыл бұрын

xybervid somebody buy him a bigger white board lol

@enriquepizarro2099

5 жыл бұрын

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

@jamesdelacruz4304

5 жыл бұрын

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

@keithlightningrogers1053

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

5 жыл бұрын

Dry ease board

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.

Thanks Scott, good lesson, brings bass playing and theory together very nicely!

it was great just write with a black marker next time

"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

5 жыл бұрын

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

@kasares17

5 жыл бұрын

whats a box?

@andrewfaraday8918

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

5 жыл бұрын

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

@darkstar4494

4 жыл бұрын

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.

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

Scott thats really helpful stuff and the most practical short vid ever its gold bro. Merry Christmas and Thank you for your expertise.

, 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

3 жыл бұрын

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).

i dont understand ! :(

@RenoLaringo

3 жыл бұрын

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

@aly9402

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@RenoLaringo

3 жыл бұрын

@@aly9402 The same for you sister !

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

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

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

@labgnat

5 жыл бұрын

And on a nice custom bass at that

@atopermusic

5 жыл бұрын

that drove me insane I almost died

@Emptybox8

5 жыл бұрын

What kind of glove is that? Link?

Brexit allows NO black markers!

@johnpaulnash8144

9 ай бұрын

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

I'm a drummer and now I'm starting on the bass. Very good lessons. Thank you

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.

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.

the V chord should be a dominant if you’re calling the VII a half-diminished

@fredfunf3456

5 жыл бұрын

There's always one.

I am always amazed what a great bass player you are, so smooth, fluid, fast, funky, fantastic!!!

Thanks for the tips!! I was a "paint by numbers" guy for years. Wish I had this type of resource and insight when I was learning

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

@rongarza9488

5 жыл бұрын

He's a time waster

@peteshannon5194

5 жыл бұрын

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

@mrpopparouni8571

4 жыл бұрын

@01011010_01000001_01001011 Word.

@TiberiusStorm

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

I definitely see where you're coming from but keep in mind that Scott, unlike Adam Neely, isn't really a "KZreadr." 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 KZread 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

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

If you compare Adam neely to Scott, you're comparing two different things. They both host two of the biggest bass channels on KZread 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

5 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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

This will help a lot! I’m always trying to figure out what I can play.

The only thing I take issue with is that people that don't know how to figure out what key there in are also unlikely to be able to identify intervals by ear. That and you purposely padded this shit out to 10 + minutes by giving us the longest explanation of the major scale ever. Next time it would be nice if you started with the "one weird trick" and then spent the next ten minutes explaining it for the people who don't already understand it.

@jackzango427

5 жыл бұрын

you have to realize that experienced players know this stuff like the back of their hand, but these lessons are billed for people who are just coming up been learning so I think you should cut them a break. what's easy for you to conceptualize is really confusing for a young player who doesn't know yet.

@modelcitizen1977

5 жыл бұрын

@@jackzango427 Right, so give us the meat, and let the beginners stick around for the potatoes if they need it. That's all I'm saying.

@jackzango427

5 жыл бұрын

@@modelcitizen1977 I hear you brother but keep in mind these tips are free! You can't complain if somebody gives you a free meal and they give you salad first LOL!

@JonnyJayJonson

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with Andrew... and the thing is, there's no great trick at work here at all. It's a case of learning music theory, applying it to your instrument and such patterns will reveal themselves. It'd be like making a video about piano and saying there's this weird trick to playing Cmaj, it's all done on the white keys. Woo, now you can jam to any tune in Cmaj...

@kirillukin2222

5 жыл бұрын

DUDE, its FREE

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

@craigdouglas9979

5 жыл бұрын

You are exactly right. Its just nonsense.

@thiagodeandradeneves4585

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

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!!

this is s breakthrough, like learning octaves. thanks Scott.

Thanks for this video lesson, Scott. I think I'm gonna work these patterns into my practice routine some way, because I think it'll increase my note vocabulary on the fretboard.

Scott ... I've seen the light ... THANK YOU! 😎

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!

Great stuff maestro! After many years of guessing, I finally buckled down and learned the CAGED system for guitar. It finally makes sense.

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

Thank you, scott. This was very helpful. I've been trying to understand the theory for bass for a while now.

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?