10 Music Theory Tips For Bass Players

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Learn 10 music theory tips guaranteed to make you a better bass player.
- Harmonise A Scale: • Music Theory: The 7 Ar...
- Relative Minor Scales: • What Are Relative Majo...
- Improvising With Modes: • Improvising With Modes...
- Tighten Up Your GROOVE: Rhythms, Time Signatures, Metronomes & Counting: • Tighten Up Your GROOVE...
- Making Music Using INTERVALS: • What Are INTERVALS & H...
- Triads: • How To Learn And Use T...
- Chords: • CHORDS For Bass: What ...
- Reading Music: • Reading Music for Bass...
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@steveward6185 3 года назад

Great once again. 8 hours of SBL right there in 20 mins! Done.

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

Thanks for watching, Steve!

@stevieffs 2 года назад

Burn - but not wrong!

@bassslapper-hc2me 2 года назад

@richardrichard5409 2 года назад

Yup, spot on, SBL more waffle than Birdseye😏

@180deuce Год назад

Just was I was mad at myself for buying a new bass and thinking I’m not good enough for a new bass you motivated me and inspired me to keep learning and grooving

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

You are good enough! Just keep going and you’ll steadily improve. A little bit everyday is all you need…

@bobbyt2788 7 месяцев назад

When I first picked up base I had a hard time following any of this. After eight months, all of this is starting to make sense I appreciate your time and making these videos.

@OnlineBassCourses 7 месяцев назад

Glad to hear that. It does take time.

@henrybonruiz 2 года назад

Hi Mr. Dan your bass lessons are very helpful. I am a sick old man and your explanations are so helpful to keep my mind active and clear. All the best to you! Thank you very much.

@OnlineBassCourses 2 года назад

Henry. Thanks so much for your comment. I wish you the best of health. Keep up the playing!

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

1. Harmonise a scale: 0:06 2. Think In Formulas: 1:26 3. Relative Scales: 3:09 4. Learn the Dorian and Mixolydian modes: 6:03 5. Subdivide beats: 7:28 6. Time Signatures: 10:43 7. Intervals: 13:01 8. Triads: 14:10 9. Chords: 15:28 10. Circle of 5ths/4ths: 17:48

@scottfrey3686 2 года назад

IIghh I’m oil ftpiymy million nut jobs m

@strakashagnasty 5 месяцев назад

Great tip on identifying the Relative Minor “from the three frets step backwards on the fretboard” - Just never “saw that solution…..👏

@nickruddle1528 Месяц назад

Fantastic!!

@JuniperStudios Год назад

This is the exact lesson I have been looking for for years. I already knew a lot of it but the way you present it I was able to use what I knew to finally wrap my mind around the rest. I have been the most mediocre bass in NM and now I think I can break this glass ceiling of my own ignorance and really play…thanks so much!

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

Thanks! You can do it. Just keep learning new things and applying to your playing. Play everyday or most days and you’ll definitely improve.

@Intercity126 3 года назад

One of your best lessons, Dan. I've watched it three times and learned something important each time.

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

Thanks very much Andrew. I made it to be watched a few times as there is a lot in there!

@InTheGrooove Год назад

Awesome work Dan thank you .

@goatbeef1192 3 года назад

that was one of the best bass lesson ep i ever seen / had on yt.. i cant believe how much info that was in a 22:17 min lesson. learned a lot! thank you Dan!

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

Wow, very kind of you, thanks! I'm going to do a few more a bit like this one on other topics so make sure to subscribe...

@timleonard2361 Год назад

Superb presentation. One of the best things I took away from this lesson is the relative minor to the major. I was learning the song "Snow (Hey Ya)" by RHCP and noticed that Flea playes A-minor to C-Major throughout most of the song. Only recognized this because of this lesson you gave. Thank you!

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

Thanks, Tim. Yeah, that’s really important and happens a lot!

@bassbella 3 года назад

That’s so clear and beautiful ,thank you 👍

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

Thanks very much.

@joju5229 4 месяца назад

Wow, can't say enough how helpful that was. Thank you Dan

@OnlineBassCourses 4 месяца назад

Very welcome

@julienrocks7051 2 года назад

This was very instructive . Thank you so much for your help, it would certainly contribute to make me a better bass player !

@OnlineBassCourses 2 года назад

I hope it does, Julien. Thanks for the comment!

@justinbalan587 3 года назад

Thank you for creating this video. I now have a stepping stone towards my career as a bassist. Please do more.

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

Keep working hard and good luck with it. I'll do more so make sure to subscribe!

@bobstranzenbach4700 2 года назад

You make these things understandable for me. Thank you!

@OnlineBassCourses 2 года назад

Thanks, Bob! Cheers for the donation too.

@hugelavalava Год назад

Great video mate, subbed 😃👍

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

Thank you!

@boyonbass 2 года назад

Dan, I love to learn music theory w my Basses. U are sucha gifted player/teacher! Thx soo much for all u doo! Bless U/urs, dUg-Montesano WA/USA

@OnlineBassCourses 2 года назад

My pleasure, Doug!

@omeramrani2274 Год назад

I just learned the strangers things theme on bass thx

@robinkoutakis7020 3 года назад

Awsome lesson!!!!!

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

Thanks Robin!

@jonathanford4021 Год назад

After 20 odd years in cover bands simply copying bass lines now diving into some theory. This was great thanks Dan.

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

Happy to help!

@jonathanford4021 Год назад

@@OnlineBassCourses Thks. Quick question on modes. If a song's in the key of say C major then the Dorian scale, for example, starts on the D. So is it referred to as C dorian (as we're in the key of C) or D dorian as it starts on the D?

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

@@jonathanford4021 D Dorian. C Major is C Ionian.

@jonathanford4021 Год назад

@@OnlineBassCourses Thks. So would it be correct to say D Dorian belongs in the key of C major because we know D is the 2nd note of the C major scale? I'll leave you in peace after this one! Modes have always confused me...as you can tell, so have never really dived in.

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

@@jonathanford4021 you would be correct! I have a few mode lessons on my site. Go there and search modes (go to Free Lessons) and there will be lessons there that will help you even more.

@amazingict1 3 года назад

This is a top video.... recommended. Thanks Dan.

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

Thanks Richard. Hope you’re well.

@allwynjl1227 2 года назад

I love these lessons. They are the best bass classes online

@OnlineBassCourses 2 года назад

That’s very kind. Many thanks.

@dannytetreault 2 года назад

Love the channel! Very professional. Dan T.

@OnlineBassCourses 2 года назад

Thanks, Dan!

@MetalthinkerYT 9 месяцев назад

Ff7 intro flashbacks there with that arpeggio.

@counterfeitmistress7140 2 года назад

As a beginner, this was very helpful. Thank you Sir. 💜

@OnlineBassCourses 2 года назад

Glad it was useful! 🙏👊👍

@peterw3160 3 года назад

That tone!

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

1978 Fender Precision. Old school!

@baileygoodwin2002 Год назад

Omg sounds like the stranger things intro at around 50secs in hahah

@lawrencetaylor4101 2 года назад

Merci beaucoup for this. I'll be doing a video for exercises and treatments for the low back but also the upper extremity, including the hands and fingers. I don't want to start my own channel, but if you want to show it on your channel... Stay tuned. My daughter is filming and editing.

@freestyletow1 Месяц назад

Wow

@freddieteopiz8036 2 года назад

I like to more arpegios

@ramaitsemalebatso4149 2 года назад

Hi. Dan. thanks..alot. for. what. I learn. from. you

@OnlineBassCourses 2 года назад

Many thanks for watching.

@sS-fs8pn 3 года назад

great video again! How much muting are you doing with those scales?

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

I can't remember! I'm always trying to take care of muting in order to reduce unwanted noise and also to control note length. I have a video on it on my channel.

@oil_can Год назад

Great lesson! It got me wondering about a couple of different music theory issues: 1) If you’re playing a song where the verses start on A minor and the choruses on C Maj, are you changing keys from Am to C when transitioning from the verses to the chorus or are you technically playing the whole song in the key of C and simply using the Am chord from that key when playing the verses? 2) The Circle of 5ths chart is a great visual learning tool but it only incorporates key signatures that use either the Ionian or Aeolian modes. How do you apply it when playing in the Dorian or Lydian (etc.) modes? Thx!

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

Great questions. 1) those are relative major and minor keys (they contain the same notes). If the progression is centred around a C chord you’re in C Major. Around Am, you’re in A Minor. That’s if the chords are from that key. 2) you just need to know the major scale modes. E.g Dorian = second mode of the major scale so DEFGABCD would be from C Major (no sharps or flats).

@oil_can Год назад

@@OnlineBassCourses Thank you for the informative response! My first question was more about the proper way to communicate or notate key changes. For example, if you were in a band and said, “Let’s play the Beatles’ Let It Be,” and the guitar player asked, “What key is it in?” would you say, “It’s in the key of C Major,” or would you say, “It starts out in the key of C Major then changes to A minor for the chorus”? In other words, does switching to the relative minor on the chorus constitute a key change or must you change the number of flats/sharps in the key signature for the change to be considered a key change?

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

@@oil_can Ah, I see, You'd just say it's in C then goes to the relative minor. Quite honestly, some musicians would know what you're talking about and some wouldn't! But you usually just say song X in key X. If the song modulates, the musician can figure it out based on the starting key (provided they know the song - if they don't, you'd have to give more detail).

@anuradhabodhinayaka7228 3 года назад

Dear sir, your lesson is greatest, I'm Sri lankan

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

🙏🙏🙏🇱🇰

@javvieh 2 года назад

SO the mnemonic for flats is the reverse of sharps. when the pattern is played for sharps on the fretboard it's easy to remember.

@jasoncherry3404 2 года назад

I’m a mess, I really have no rhythm. This will be my biggest challenge.

@Joetime90 3 года назад

If you're playing in a punk or rock band and wanna embellish the chords, but can't figure out what key or progression it is, where do you start if you know the root notes?

@Joetime90 3 года назад

To further elaborate, just all power chords.

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

This is a great question. Honestly, I recommend learning how to find the key and knowing the underlying arpeggios! I’ll do a lesson on that. But, until then, you go by instinct and ear. 5ths will almost always work, octaves will always work. Then you play around with a few other notes and use your ears to hear what sounds good or not. It’s so much easier if you know the key though! Again, I’ll do a video so make sure to subscribe.

@Joetime90 3 года назад

@@OnlineBassCourses of course! I just subbed. Perhaps make a video for being a bass player in a garage band setting where it's all power chords and you gotta apply basic theory to try to imply the key and scales.

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

Good idea!

@purplebass5275 3 года назад

Great Lesson Thank you. I thought I understood at least something about music theory until I look ed at The Rolling Stones song ‘Brown Sugar’. The song is supposed to be in the key of C major and sure enough it starts and ends with a C major chord. Where I’m confused though is that the song uses the notes/chords of A#,D#, and G# none of which of course are in the C major key. In fact it uses as many chords outside the key as does within the key. Can anyone enlighten please?

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

Without taking a close listen right now (I’m on a bus!) it’s just one of many examples of songs that don’t stick to chords within a key. Also the Stones play loads of blues based tunes which use dominant chords which is a slightly different vibe. That’s more where the mixolydian stuff comes in. I never think like that when playing these songs though! I might do a video on the song...

@purplebass5275 3 года назад

Online Bass Courses Thanks Dan. By the way ‘On a bus’! That’s not very Rock n Roll: should be private jet ha ha ha!

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

I’m working up to that. Next week: taxi!

@davetuttle9701 Год назад

Hope all is well with you and yours. Starting on middle C go up a 5th to G but if the G is played below middle C it's a 4th. A circle of fifths assessing works but doesn't if your drop below the starting tone/1?

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

Hi, Dave. Hope you’re well. It still works and follows the pattern. A G is a G wherever you are (different pitch obviously).

@davetuttle9701 Год назад

@@OnlineBassCourses Thank you very much. So the circle is based off ascending no matter the octave? Thanks for the great videos.

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

@@davetuttle9701 I tend to think of it from C and just go clockwise in 5ths for # keys and anti-clockwise in 4ths for b keys. Then I use this shortcut patterns on the bass to speed up finding keys (although I know them automatically by now!).

@davetuttle9701 Год назад

@@OnlineBassCourses Thank you very much! Stay warm, safe, and healthy.

@buzz6775 11 месяцев назад

Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father Much easier to remember for me.

@OnlineBassCourses 11 месяцев назад

I learned those ones too but they make little sense to me! 😂

@ronniefrutschi2011 2 года назад

Do you think blues players p,ayedwith fheory?

@OnlineBassCourses 2 года назад

I don't really know what that means. You seem a bit anti theory! It's not theory vs. anything else in particular. Timing, taste, tone, feel, musicality. These are probably the most important aspects of music. Theory is only one element. However, it can really help. I think a lot of amazing players don't have a clue about the theory they're using and that's totally cool.

@nigelnix1 3 года назад

I use "charred" feet, the blanket exploded after all.

@OnlineBassCourses 3 года назад

You don’t know how confused I was at this comment until I saw which video it was referring to!

@sandeepchintha1288 3 месяца назад

Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father

@marketing3d 2 года назад

This P bass sound insane! Is it on flats or rounds?

@OnlineBassCourses 2 года назад

Thanks! It’s well worn in rounds (Elites Players).

@arneberg9072 3 года назад

I'll come back later -- ))

@arneberg9072 3 года назад

Hej, now I'm back --- )))) ....it's funny coz I've wonder, "where did I wrote tha?" Coz I emembe yr responce, n' tha was a very nice thang to do ---

@TheGilmourJones Год назад

Need my bass player to watch this! His idea of backing is chromatic riffs that in no way fit the key or even set melody. Ya know pretentious before quality.

@OnlineBassCourses Год назад

Go easy on him! But, yes, hopefully he can play some bass lines you all want to hear.