How to play BASS FILLS... like the pro's do it.

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At some point or another we ALL want to be able to play a kick-ass bass fills, right?...
The gag is, I see a LOT of players trying to pull them off, but unfortunately they end up sounding garbled (is that even a word, lol?), sloppy, and honestly, just like they're trying to "shoe-horn" a bass fill in without knowing what notes they should be using, or even makes a great bass fill.
If this sounds like you - don't worry, I've got an AWESOME trick that's going to get you playing bass fills... like the pro's do!
In this lesson you're going to learn:
- How to use the bass fill minimisation technique to get multiple bass fills from just one idea
- How to stop starting every bass fill you play on the same beat of the bar/measure (this is a VERY common mistake!)
- How pentatonic scales can be used to create great sounding bass fills
And MUCH more...
Ready? Let's jump in!
As always, see you in the shed...
Scott :)
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@gabrielrochamelo8183 6 лет назад

Yeah! Totally Jamerson! And, yes please, more content about R&B fills and everything! Cheers from Brazil!

@gabrielrochamelo8183 6 лет назад

Great video, BTW! This kinda videos are awesome! Really helps me a lot!

@TheWhmaxwell 6 лет назад

All of this.. thanks!! Favorite... tough one man, maybe Aint no mountain high enough but depends on the mood :D

@JonRohland 6 лет назад

Jamerson, yes!!! Love the systematic approach. Can't wait to try that approach on some Pino fills! BTW, your channel has been instrumental (see what I did there) in turning this guitar player of 25 years into a proper bass player (although the wife says I just needed new fodder for G.A.S...) Thanks a bunch!

@robblake9947 6 лет назад

Would love to hear about some common features in Jamerson's bass lines. What's Going On is my fave among many others.

@jimcooper7925 6 лет назад

More Motown and funk please J Cooper

@PC160 6 лет назад

I have always loved Jamerson's playing. I think if I had to pick only ONE song, it would be "I Was Made To Love Her" by Stevie Wonder. In that song, he does fills, melody and outlines all the chords, all in one 2:37 take. The Master!

@MoPower2112 6 лет назад

Woah, I didn't even realize that was a thing I was doing, but it totally makes sense. Changing the beat the fill starts on is such a simple idea, but you really displayed is importance perfectly! Awesome lesson!

@devinebass 6 лет назад

Glad you enjoyed it man :)

@trevorblair5552 6 лет назад

Scott's Bass Lessons Hi Scott, I play in a Mowtown tribute band. Favourite Jamerson bass line "Can't get next to you" by the Temptations.👍🏾🙏🏿

@_brocklee 5 лет назад

I would love to hear some content on reggae. Specifically on the unique styles of artists like Aston Barrett and Stu Brooks.

@gratefulila9980 3 года назад

Gotta check out robbie shakespeare and flabba Holt too brother. Robbie learned alot from family man. Flabba played in the roots radics and was playing on tons and tons of classics.

@jrmybrbr13gmailcom 3 года назад

familiarizing with the one drop rhythm is first.

@christophervillareal6151 Год назад

Absolutely 100%

@T1mbrW0lf 6 лет назад

Scott "misbehaving" at 10:55 - works just fine for me. Nothing wrong with a "What the hell was that?" or "Didn't see THAT coming" riff once in awhile - and it demonstrates the rhythm and composition sense that attracted me to SBL.

@davidswab3634 6 лет назад

Hey Scott! I'm really a fan of the lessons. I'm not even a bass player, and I love your approach to teaching, your personable attitude and your clear skill on the instrument. I find I'm translating what you're teaching to my other instruments. All I want now is a bass to practice all this good stuff you're teaching!

@baileyelectric 6 лет назад

More Jamerson please! Gladys Knight's " I Heard It Through The Grapevine" bass line is finger funk at its best! His sense of time and feel allowed him to effortlessly create infectious grooves that are still considered to be some of the most creative, hard grooving bass lines to this day. His innate ability to play busy, melodic lines without ever stepping on the vocals or any other instruments was truly incredible. Lately I've been digging on Roscoe Beck's work with Robben Ford and the Blueline. A true Jedi Knight on bass.

@vjw48sav 6 лет назад

Appreciate your concern for your students - that's me. I've played bass since highschool (1967) - you introduce me to new ideas all the time. Really have gotten a lot from this lesson. Thank you!

@nothingwheel 6 лет назад

Excellent and useful lesson. I had the opportunity to do exactly what you were talking about and play professionally for a decade and I almost naturally started gravitating towards more soul-oriented playing once I got comfortable on a tune. I found copping many of those licks and grooves lent itself well to making any song "pop" in our own way ("our" being the rhythm section, not just myself, but drums and r. guitar) It didn't matter what song it was either. It have been a Temptations song, or Springsteen or Rascal Flatts or Daft Punk or Imagine Dragons... I could find a way to squeeze licks like you are demonstrating into almost everything and not only did it work, it worked REALLY REALLY well and would affect the way the whole rhythm section fit together and performed.

@BelligerentBurgers 6 лет назад

Darling dear by the Jackson 5. Jamerson is amazing, love to hear loads more of those old lines. (Carol Kaye as well!)

@Mrbeaucaire 6 лет назад

BelligerentBurgers Hell yes. Darling dear is a definite favourite of mine.

@jor_dasan1810 4 года назад

It's incredible how groovy you can make the metronome sound. Great lesson! Your work is the aim of any bass player. Thanks for sharing!

@davidhammers9708 6 лет назад

I've been addicted to Jamerson's line from Gladys Knight's version of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". soo good

@torq3699 6 лет назад

I've always loved Jamerson even before I even knew who he was. I grew up listening to Motown records in the sixties, but back in those days the back-up musicians hardly ever got enough credit. I can't think of just one of his songs as my favorite, but I love the way he takes simple basic arpeggios and through putting a little rhythm change and timing into it, it becomes something amazing.

@satyrosphilbrucato9140 6 лет назад

Total Jamerson fan, with my favorite bassline of his being "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." That's one of the first basslines to catch my attention as a kid, and it can still bring me near tears almost half a century after I'd first heard it.

@VincentPeterlongo 6 лет назад

I absolutely love James Jamerson lines. I've been working on 'Ain't no mountain high enough ' and it is fantastic. I surely would appreciate special studies on line about motown, stax, soul R&B tunes.

@oterovidal2484 6 лет назад

I love James Jamerson! I love Inner City Blues' Bass line! So Simple and so Good (:

@Bassplayingypsy 4 года назад

Today I been listening to Coltrane giant steps. Not to much on the walking bass line in the tune. But more the solo. Both piano and sax. Freaking amazing. Oh. Date this day is July. 28th 2020.

@TheGreatElmer 6 лет назад

Video idea: Do a video about making a bass work for a specific genre of music. For example, you generally play P-Bass. Many beginners (except Maiden fans) do not associate a P with metal. They write it off as "not a bass for metal". Go through what you would do to make your P work well in a hard rock or metal setting. Likewise, you could take something generally associated with metal (maybe a Spector or something pointy) and outline what you would do to make it work in an R&B setting. What type of strings? EQ? Pedals? Amp settings?

@jasevtr1000 6 лет назад

Sounds so amazing Scott, I could listen to that groove for hours! Your videos and playing is inspiring man :)

@derrickjackson1490 6 лет назад

I love James Jamerson! I'd say "What's Goin On" is one of my favorites that I'd like to learn.

@theprogconnoisseur7955 5 лет назад

Scott, your dynamics are probably some of the best I've ever heard! Way to go, M8!

@patrickkimberguitar8967 6 лет назад

I love your videos man I'm a guitarist but find these bass videos really interesting and gives me great ideas for my rhythm playing KEEP IT UP SCOTT !!!!

@5800lwb 6 лет назад

Absolutely yes, Major James Jamerson fan. One of My favorite Bass lines is "Darling Dear" by the Jackson 5, & another is Marvin Gaye's, "What's Going On". I would love to see you break those down. Thanks!

@basslinephunk3441 6 лет назад

There you go again, Scott.This video is right on time!

@terrencechase8651 6 лет назад

Yes James Jamerson is the beginning of the contemporary electric bass. My favorite Jamerson bass lines are Darling Dear and I'm Gonna Make you Love Me. Please more old school groove stuff!

@dwcleary8694 6 лет назад

+1 for any R&B you want to talk about. It never gets old. One of my favs is the J5's I Want You Back--but I think that's Wilton Felder on bass.

@btrainbraydeboisseranc7570 6 лет назад

Man Scott! I’ve been playing bass professionally for over 20 yrs and just wanted to let you know that I’ve recently started watching your videos and love em bro! You groove your damn bass like crazy love your videos keep up the good work brother!

@randallclark2407 5 лет назад

You rock man. Just started playing the bass again after a roughly 20 year hiatus. Love the info my man.

@nigelbass 6 лет назад

yes! this lesson is exactly what i needed to work on I just feel like adding this if it'll help someone- Variation #1 starts on the "a" of 3 Variation #2 starts on the 4 Variation #3 starts on the "e" of 4 Variation #4 starts on the "+" of 4

@wilko9491 6 лет назад

Dude! What a lesson! Loved it Scott. Never thought about my fills like this before

@owenbass7127 6 лет назад

thank you for that idea sir Scott its supper helpful for me as a beginner because I have a lot of troubles in timing when I put some fills.. I am also your subscriber sir.. i watch a lot of your videos and it helps me, thank you sir.. more power

@davidgrigg7398 6 лет назад

I like the thumping styles best, as well as styles You've been teaching in Your videos

@Glowyy 6 лет назад

For me it would have to be Bernadette and I want you back by the Jackson 5 Love the Bass lines Jamerson plays. It all fits and blends well.

@ruminantmelanoid5444 6 лет назад

Bernadette was a cold blooded bassline by the master. There is some debate as to whether Wilton Felder, or Bob Babbitt played bass on I Want You Back.

@martinheath5947 6 лет назад

+Ruminant Melanoid Wilton Felder!

@mrlucius57 6 лет назад

great as always. THANK YOU SO MUCH SCOTT!!!, for making such valuable knowledge available.... Jamerson! a god among bassists... I remember when i was getting started and I properly heard the baseline to "aint no mountain high enough"... it just blew my mind how the bass sounded like it was dancing all over the place but at the same time it was holding the groove perfectly...I tried to transcribe it but it was impossible at that time.

@ThePhoton6 6 лет назад

Omg whoaaaaaaaa !! Yessssssssss !! I've been waiting for a lesson like this since forever !! Thanks Scott !!!

@norbertkurtwilhelm 6 лет назад

I am a huge fan of James Jamerson. My favorites are Bernadette and Grapevine. I dig your videos very much - thank you!

@miguelzazueta5566 6 лет назад

What a nice excercise Scott, totally using it

@hankabuldank9602 6 лет назад

Jamerson fan yes. How sweet it is to be Loved by You. It's bouncy pop-style yet still funk-y & groove-y. Anything Motownesque you want to teach, I'll watch. You've helped me tremendously Scott. Super Kudos. Don't stop.

@OldBeatleMan 6 лет назад

Yes please, more Jamerson. "Whats Going on" is a masterpiece … Thank you

@vovachammonet5771 6 лет назад

All Jamerson - All Day ! - All the bravado of the slap - super complexities does not compare to the the way Jamerson's beautiful lines pull those MoTown tunes together - Brilliant!

@soeffingwhat 6 лет назад

LOVE Jamerson, favourite bassline has to be "Reach out, I'll be there"

@Merry_Otter Год назад

You said Jameson and I decided to pour myself a glass while improving my fills. Bass fills and single malt Irish whiskey pair so well. Great video. Thanks. Cheers.

@vm888666 6 лет назад

Wow! Super! Thank you for making the difficult look doable. You sir are a good teacher. Thank you again!

@marcoflores4146 6 лет назад

Awesome! Yes I want some more!! Thanks Scott

@Southeastsends 6 лет назад

I have picked up the Soften the Glare CD. It's nice to hear Ryan Martinie really stretch himself.

@SATXbassplayer 6 лет назад

OF COURSE I love Jamerson! Favorite bassline: Ain't No Mountain High Enough. Would LOVE to see more Jamerson, Motown, R&B and Funk lessons - what about James Brown lessons??!!

@joelspaulding5964 5 лет назад

This lesson was fabulous. Already changing my playing to the +

@colindupee 6 лет назад

As a beginner, there's an experiment I'd really like you to do: 1) Tune your bass differently (i.e. not in fourths). 2) (Try to) Play in-time. 3) Identify what parts of your playing you're having to think about that you're normally NOT thinking about. 4) Report back. I'm dying to know how much of what you do is muscle memory, and how much you're actually thinking about. I feel like knowing which is which could really inform what I practice, and how. Thanks Scott!

@jamiequinn5553 6 лет назад

Really really useful video, thanks again for the tips!

@nwolf9591 6 лет назад

I love Jameson's bass lines. He puts down a grove like no other. I have no particular favorite. I enjoy them all. I would like more lessons built around the R&B style. It is more relevant to my style and ability to play at speed.

@jamieandjasminecretz8755 4 года назад

I like James Jamerson, his basslines have a very unique style and sound that I feel can never be duplicated by anyone. From Les Claypool and Victor Wooten to Pino Palladino and Rob Trujillo, they all dig James Lee Jamerson.17 years after his death in 1983, Jamerson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. There are scores of bassists today who make a living out of teaching others how to play like him, proving that his technique and tone are as influential now as they were back then. As the following lines will testify, it's easy to see why he's held up as one of the greatest bass players of all time. My Auntie also plays bass as does my grandpa, my auntie has a special style as well, for me, emotional time, her melodies a few that she does play you can hear the words, you can hear the special way the tune actually goes. That is her special groove For my favorite bassline, I don't know they are all good. Bernadette would probably be one, What's going on. Yeah, I don't have my favorite one anyway that is my say. I would probably get comments that blah blah blah I am wrong and why I don't care. lol

@douglascavin2140 6 лет назад

Favorite Ain't no Mountain High Enough. love the bass and the song

@Caligulon 6 лет назад

I'm excited to have come to this videos so soon after you posted it! Yes! I love James Jamerson! I've only been playing a Precision for almost 4 years because of him. I keep striving to get his tone. Videos based on his style would be awesome!

@taukhouse44 3 месяца назад

Jamerson is THE MAN!! favorite bass line is " I was Made to Love Her"

@wladyfilho 6 лет назад

Great, as always! Thank you Scott!

@smdias65 4 года назад

Thanks for the lesson! The most memorable of James Jamerson's bass lines for me is "Boogie Fever," because I have that song on 45, kids. Lately, I've been listening to David Paich's bass (synth) line on "Turn Your Love Around." It's one of the first bass lines I learned and I rediscovered the sheet music recently.

@willbracy 6 лет назад

aint no mountain high enough!!!! he killed that...i was never a really big fan of the song till i started playing bass and paid attention one of the most underrated basslines...yes more rnb

@npinero1 6 лет назад

The tone you get is always killer. DAMN!!

@thillwl 6 лет назад

Love Jamerson stuff! "Ain't No Mountain" is my favorite.

@bwj8 6 лет назад

Love Jamerson! I have always come back to his style, and guys who were influenced by him, like John Paul Jones. I groove deeply on so many of his songs, but I especially like Bernadette, What's Going On, and so many of the Stevie Wonder things like I Was Made To Love Her. I would never tire of you focusing on his style.

@ryankirby8389 6 лет назад

Even before I knew who he was, when I was a kid listening to my dad's records I couldn't get enough of "that bass player from Motown with the bouncy style." Jamerson is still my favorite. It's hard to pick a favorite from among his lines, but I've always thought that the last bit of Marvin Gaye's "Save the Children" is fifty seconds of ecstasy. Great video - thanks!

@devildude64 5 лет назад

You,my friend,are a Godsend !! Thank you !!

@koolade76 6 лет назад

Loved this thanks Scott

@matzeklingner3902 6 лет назад

listened to glenn fricker this morning, as a bass player i need some love right now...

@keithkenyon3845 6 лет назад

Whatever you feel like putting up will be fine! I trust you!! :) These videos have helped me tremendously. I swear you alone have posted a lifetime's worth of content........ I do actually dig "Reach Out I'll Be There" -The Four Tops

@philsmith5699 6 лет назад

Just what I need atm Scott, great lesson :)

@limkokchong 6 лет назад

Thanks Scott..... it's really helpful...... hope to have more of the "Bass Fill" video........

@davidfox7983 3 года назад

Really good Gives me inspiration and ideas

@shawnwilliams2268 6 лет назад

This was perfect quick lesson....and I would enjoy getting taught R&B along with hip hop

@bak1386 6 лет назад

Thanks Scott for the kick ass lessons. U have helped me more then anyone on the bass. I'm starting to visualize the scales and chord tones little by little. It's definitely a challenge and comes with time and practice. But I do appreciate the time u take man to break this shit down in an understandable way. Honestly just a few weeks ago I was like man this is pretty advanced stuff, but I stuck with it diligently and it's coming together one practice session at a time. Whew anyways thanks man ur a kick ass player and teacher

@robertmessina4142 6 лет назад

My Girl ! So clean and precise.

@RussellGuldin 6 лет назад

Absolutely a Jamerson fan! My favorite line of his is from Bernadette by the Four Tops; I feel like he always went to a new level for the Tops, and this tune is just brilliant!

@scottishross91 6 лет назад

What I would love Scott, is some stuff based around rock music. Not the root note stuff, but the interesting stuff that John Paul Jones did! I guess bluesy rock.

@bassman3235 6 лет назад

Thank you so much Scott!

@joshuaburchacki5081 6 лет назад

Great lesson! I have been grooving in Eb all day. It is funny to see how such small changes to riffs and timing can have an impact on your bass line. I typically do not listen to Jamerson but have been really into Booker T and the Mgs lately. Such simple, memorable grooves...dig it!

@RockWeller 4 года назад

Absolutely love this lesson! Greetings from Singapore!

@tcencore 6 лет назад

James Jamerson is definitely one my top ten. Most others of my top ten were influenced by him. I checked some of his songs out one day and realized my dad listened to them when I was younger. Would definitely recommend the book "Standing in the Shadows of Motown." Fav line would be "I Was Made to Love Her." But there are so many other good ones.

@adriandean6256 4 года назад

Jameson, Ain't No Mountain, sublime. Currently trying to learn Close to the Edge as a study piece so listening to lots of Squire

@jimjacobs1961 6 лет назад

Jamerson yes yes yes. Love everything he did with Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, on top of everyone else. Thanks!

@ThePhoton6 6 лет назад

Hell yeah man ! Jamerson all the way !! The lines he played on the song "Bernadette" is one of my favorites !

@DaBassLadyCovers 6 лет назад

Love Jamerson favorite bass line is "Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" Marvelettes

@fredvoege805 6 лет назад

Great lesson! Jamerson definitely one of a kind. I second the choice of Grapevine by Gladys Knight, had a bass teacher years ago that used it as a lesson. That's an eye-opener! I'm old, so parts for ABC and I Want You Back by Jackson Five were early faves. And Stevie. So many great ones...

6 лет назад

Endless fountain of lessons. So many ways to learn stuff.

@danielhoneycutt3100 6 лет назад

Jamerson all day! Yeah, R&B ideas and lessons are great!

@mariusgoldhammer 6 лет назад

i love "what's happening brother". jamerson is the michelangelo of bass! thanks for the great lessons, scott! you're the MAN!

@OdgeBrown 6 лет назад

Huge Jamerson Fan. Favourite bassline "What's going on" More more more Motown R&B style!

@TheOphiliark 6 лет назад

There is never enough Jameson! Please do as much content as you can stand

@joebiafora2605 6 лет назад

Scott. Jameson is the best.....I am a fan...I would like to hear more R&B. You're an amazing player and teacher but so many of us gigging players need that "solid riff" that just keeps the beat in a lot of the blues and R&B music we play. Solid great Jamerson lines ...would be great....Thank you for asking. Cheers

@riccardospila1183 6 лет назад

I'm a huge fan of James Jamerson, and my favorite bassline is "Darling Dear". It sounds lire a groovin' melodic solo without gettin' in ihe way of the other members of the band. Just Great!!!

@taramilton8695 6 лет назад

Love Jameson! Aint no Mountain High Enough! Respect!!!

@jcmcclain57 6 лет назад

Hey Scott, would love to see and hear your breakdown on Jamerson. His groove was just so cool and based on my understanding of him, he could just lay it down cold with a rhythmic line that would just cut. It was an innate talent he possessed as I understand it.

@terridemarco6647 6 лет назад

Jamerson is the Master! More of him, yes please!!! My fav bassline is What's going on Marvin Gaye, amazing x

@paulakeenjr4016 5 лет назад

Definitely Jamerson...and love all of his work...Bernadette is one of my favorites.

@jaumegost 6 лет назад

For me, the hardest part "to fell" it's been the second riff, the one with five notes. Eventually I got it, thinking it as a "3+2" instead of a "5". Nice lesson :)

@John-the-Bass 6 лет назад

Yes, love Jameson ( and your lessons). My favorite is "I was born to love her". Yes more studies of his playing would be great. I have been listening to the Crusaders. Great music! Yes your fills lesson is very good.