The Chicken for 'Beginners' - Jaco Pastorius Inspired Bass Lesson

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In this bass guitar lesson, James will show how to play The Chicken by Jaco Pastorius. You'll learn the basic bassline and how you can improvise on it.
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Комментарии : 180

@antoBN 5 месяцев назад

I’m learning this with my teacher, I’m on my second year. We only just spent 10 minutes on it because it was the end of the lesson. This will surely help. Thanks

@ConnorArchibald 4 года назад

Phenomenal lesson. Love how you break down the notes and rhythm. Great work man.

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Thank you so much!

@drazendragovic2175 4 года назад

Thanks, James, for the ability to make the complex things simple enough for us to peek into this epic tune! Cheers!

@ebassguitar Год назад

Glad you like it! Cheers!

@davidzedner4286 4 года назад

Why in God’s name would somebody thumbs down such a fantastic lesson and teacher?!?!

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Thanks David! Appreciate your kind comments... cheers james :-)

@brandonvice4234 4 года назад

Jaco is the man, needed to know this song

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Oh yeah!

@brandonvice4234 4 года назад

@@ebassguitar thanks for your help, nobody was doing this song tutorial as it's an obscure song to know about. But you had me covered!

@ebassguitar Год назад

@@brandonvice4234 Glad you like it! Cheers!

@gabrielvarela1652 4 года назад

Excelent video!! Thank you very much, you are a great bass teacher !! Thanks so much!!

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Thank you Gabriel - I appreciate that!

@tadmorargolo8654 4 года назад

Great bass class bro, one of the best a most objectives I'v ever seen

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Thanks man!

@samspade1957 4 года назад

Great lesson. Counting out the measures helps. Thank you!

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Absolutely!

@-my.tv-9931 4 года назад

Great lesson1 The groove is sliced and explained for every single aspect (notes, rhythm, tempo...)

@ebassguitar Год назад

Appreciate your kind comments... cheers james :-)

@dierktreber6390 Год назад

whow, that was easy. Thank you so much!!!

@ebassguitar Год назад

My pleasure! Cheers!

@jimm0802 4 месяца назад

Great teacher

@usomedicinal 4 года назад

Yeahhh very useful man. Thx. I can play this great song. The best tutorial on this song. Saludos desde Mendoza - Argentina

@ebassguitar Год назад

Glad you learn something useful from the video! Best of luck!

@quisquillatv4329 Год назад

Where has been this lesson all my life! Great stuff!

@ebassguitar Год назад

Glad you like it! Cheers!

@ShineMedia1 3 месяца назад

Lovely and simlle breakdown to get started . Thanks!

@mariusfourie4642 2 года назад

you are a fantastic teacher....good on you mate , thank you.

@ebassguitar Год назад

My pleasure!

@ErixSamson 4 года назад

Great standard to know for bass players

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Absolutely... :-) such a great groove

@stevepethel6843 2 года назад

Thank God for a AWESOME bass instructor...you rock

@ebassguitar Год назад

Thanks for the kind words! All the best!

@AZBoxster 4 года назад

Very good lesson and breakdown of the tune. Thanks!

@ebassguitar Год назад

Glad the lesson helped you out Doug!

@pjman63 4 года назад

Excelente vídeo... el mejor de todos...! saludos

@ebassguitar Год назад

Fantastic!

@koostraw3754 4 года назад

Thanks Hon. that's great tutorials.

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

My please kofi!

@moisesespinosa1632 3 года назад

Thank you for this! You are a great bass teacher.

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

My pleasure!

@vonalxao1 4 года назад

Now that's how you teach bass. Bravo!

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Thanks man!

@Tax2Me 3 года назад

Thank you man. I had always loved this arrangement of Jaco and struggled (as I don’t read music but i have a 100% accurate ear for it). Cheers

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

Fantastic - I’ll never tire of playing it!

@joeblues5515 3 года назад

Great stuff,mate.Thanx a million.

@ebassguitar Год назад

My pleasure! Cheers!

@user-dh4lu9mp6l 4 года назад

Excellent!

@christianperez2771 Год назад

This lesson in amazinngggg🔥

@ebassguitar Год назад

Thanks man!

@jacksonguitariste1449 3 года назад

Best teacher of all time😊 Thanks bro

@ebassguitar Год назад

My pleasure! Thanks for the kind words! All the best!

@paulhornbass 2 года назад

Great lesson! Would not have thought to have a crack at this song without watching this lesson, but now here I am. Cheers James!

@ebassguitar 2 года назад

Glad the lesson helped you out Paul!

@richmanhaile6041 11 месяцев назад

fantastic so easy to understand

@Kyomeimei Год назад

I finally understood about the rhythmic chicken. 🐔

@ebassguitar Год назад

Glad to know you learn something from the video! Cheers!

@AdventureDriver Год назад

James, this is great! I tried Josh's but he transcribed Bb Bb D D Eb Eb F which doesn't make sense but your Bb Bb D D Eb E F does. Thanks.

@ebassguitar Год назад

Glad it help you! Cheers!

@carlogarneri7873 3 года назад

You are an amazing teacher. Now it's a lot easier to me

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

Thanks so much Carlo Very happy to hear that

@garyferguson9934 4 года назад

I got told off for playing the E note in the main riff during an open Mic last night. So having researched further (ultimate guitar and another two RU-vid vids) it does seem that the Eb is played actually played twice. Will listen more closely to the original but is this your take and you've thrown in the passing note? And if so, interested to know how much the difference it would make to the whole dynamics? Though will say, other than that it's a great lesson. Thanks.

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

I’m going to have a listen and double check! It’s one of those ‘interesting’ points that’s definitely worth clocking... but I’m the bigger plan of things doesn’t alter things that much. As a transcription exercise it’s definitely worth notating accurately... but on a gig feel free to do what sounds best to you Gary!

@Saxyct 3 года назад

you're right, I noticed the same thing immediately. The E note is wrong, it doesn't sound nice or right... Jaco was not playing that either. instead Eb is played twice in the main pattern.

@EvilSean62 3 года назад

@@Saxyct that E is PAINFUL!!! ...Eb twice and note the little variations at the end ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TgntkGc5iBo.html

@reginaldblogwith6015 Год назад

@@ebassguitar I think the E natural is used on the James Brown and Maceo Parker versions (both are played by the guys who wrote and played on the original tune, including Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley) but not on the Pastorius version, on which the Eb is played twice. How does that sound?

@robster6820 11 месяцев назад

Awesome work James

@WILLIANSOUTO 4 года назад

Thanks man for lesson ! greats

@ebassguitar Год назад

My pleasure! All the best!

@johnhennesseysantos4774 3 года назад

Thanks man this is very helpful i love you 😘❤️

@ebassguitar Год назад

My pleasure!

@sethowusu345 4 года назад

Woow woow I love this tutorial thank you so much

@ebassguitar Год назад

You're very welcome!

@stuartmaxwell8917 4 года назад

Great lesson James!!

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Cheers Stuart!

@Foiarty 3 месяца назад

Thanks 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@peterschnoor4611 2 года назад

great lesson , thank you very much

@ebassguitar 2 года назад

Cheers Peter!

@MichaelWrightRealtor 2 года назад

Awesome leason...

@ebassguitar 2 года назад

Glad you found it helpful michael!

@edna_m 2 года назад

Thank you, u saved my mind!🤩💪

@ebassguitar 2 года назад

Welcome! Hope the lesson helped you out a great deal :)

@itongujile9955 4 года назад

Excellent breakdown

@ebassguitar Год назад

Thanks man!

@deepanshusharma7165 3 года назад

great lesson. thank you.

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

Cheers!

@raulrichards412 3 года назад

The Best Explanation and Breaking down of a tune that is Understood in It's entirety . I was also able to transfer this Bass Guitar info and play it on My Double Bass. (Today, Sunday ,September 6th.,2020) 7:pm. Eastern Standard Time. New York City.♫♪♫♫ THANK YOU.♥

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

My pleasure Raul!

@PaulaBean 2 года назад

Dude, you're GOOD, and you INFLUENCE me! Keep up the stufff, I have subscribed.

@PaulaBean 2 года назад

How would you call this an supscription?

@ebassguitar 2 года назад

Subscribing to the channel Paula? Maybe even my membership over EBG too

@mojoleon2 4 года назад

HIhihi , Love that smile on your face when you're playing :D

@ebassguitar Год назад

Glad you like it! Cheers!

@raulquijano352 2 года назад

Gracias, muchas gracias!!

@ebassguitar 2 года назад

You're welcome Raul!

@TheMightyKingzuru 2 месяца назад

The only part missing from this lesson is Jaco's trademark shuffle ruffle dance. Otherwise, the lesson is spot on!

@ebassguitar 2 месяца назад

Superb!!

@felicemariani4795 4 года назад

WONDERFULL. tks VERY MUCH......

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Cheers felice

@markdenzilfinnerty6453 Год назад

Awesome lesson . Correct me if i'm wrong , that turn around sounded like " I shot the sheriff".

@wyntube07 4 года назад

very nice !

@ebassguitar Год назад

Thanks man!

@deermeadowhomes 4 года назад

James, I think your awesome!!!

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Thanks man!

@tumimotjopi8409 4 года назад

❤🔥🔥thank you

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

My pleasure!

@JesusChrist5000 4 года назад

Thank you friend. All this time I was doing the chicken wrong. I was doing it in G and not the accents on the first two nontes.

@ebassguitar Год назад

My pleasure! Glad you learn something useful from the video! Best of luck with your bass playing!

@Kostik270 Год назад

Спасибо!!!

@castelodosarcanos9981 2 года назад

Excelent

@gerardthompson1 3 года назад

YOUR REALLY GREAT

@ebassguitar Год назад

Thank you!!!

@Anorexiaification 4 года назад

Papapapapapapapa :) Thank you!

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Pleasure!

@alpo44 3 года назад

"The Chicken" or simply "Chicken" is an instrumental funk tune composed by Pee Wee Ellis that was the B-side to James Brown's 1969 single "The Popcorn". The tune gained greater exposure with versions by jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius.

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

Great share! :-)

@falschnehmung 2 года назад

woooooooooooooow - I thought it would take me years - with your LIITLE ;-) HELP it took me minutes ... TNX !!! The crux of the bisquit (quote FZ) imho is not to play it as ExAct as possible - but to HIT THE GROOVE as groovy as possible - and to be able to throw in your own variations ...

@ebassguitar 2 года назад

Happy to have helped you get your breakthrough with this song :)

@aricy1 4 года назад

Now I understand!!!

@ebassguitar Год назад

Glad to know! Cheers!

@marguitvaldez4792 4 года назад

Great lesson, my two cents: Jaco used to alternate between the neck and bridge pick up when playing the bars, also adding a note on the third verse of the second bar.

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Cool... this lesson is just helping students start to approach playing this tune. Once you dig into it there are loads of Variations and approaches that can work!

@marguitvaldez4792 4 года назад

@@ebassguitar I agree, didn't see you had a second part with the fillings. Cheers!

@stevesharief7 3 года назад

this dude is very good

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

Thanks man!

@geografiacomtiosan3802 3 года назад

PERFECT LESOON ..... BRASILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

Thank you!!!

@soundscaperecordings1111 Год назад

Killer eyebrows bro respect

@ebassguitar Год назад

Thanks man!

@aidoxD 4 года назад

eyyy I use the same Rig setup \m/

@ebassguitar Год назад

Awesome! Cheers!

@garethevans2650 2 года назад

Wondering why the tab writes chord Bb7 yet the bass line goes from 6 to the octave?

@samhardingham5591 4 года назад

you teach well

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Cheers Sam - I appreciate that!

@gerardthompson1 3 года назад

YOUR GREAT. PLZ TEACH US BARBARY COAST BY JACO. GOD BLESS YOU RICHLY

@ebassguitar Год назад

Will definitely consider that for future content! Thanks for the request, Gerard! Cheers!

@hongmingxu7708 4 года назад

u had quite a few in between fills at the beginning of the video, care to share on what you did?

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

I think I’ll do another video on that soon! I’ve been asked a couple of times to share that...

@oldestgamer 2 года назад

How are you liking the Sire MM PJ? Been thinking about getting one of those..

@ebassguitar 2 года назад

They’re very good basses… gigged it plenty - works nicely :-)

@viclobocga2615 10 месяцев назад

❤

@josedarioleandro1538 4 года назад

Hi, dude! Unfortunately, I haven't received the PDF sheet yet in my email.

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Have you checked your spam / promotions? If not, email lessons@ebassguitar.com and we’ll get it sent to you. Also double check you put the right email address in with no typos - we see that quite a bit

@gerardthompson1 3 года назад

GREAT GREAT GREAT. PLZ TEACH US TO PLAY BARBARY COAST BY JACO

@daleclutterbuck9763 Месяц назад

All I could think about during the intro was the movie American Pie.

@ebassguitar Месяц назад

Love the reference! My eye brows beat his ;-)

@ernier9609 Год назад

Can we have the tabs for this riff please

@ebassguitar Год назад

Link in the description below the video!

@davidcudlip6587 Год назад

Great. Now I'm hungry for chicken.

@ebassguitar Год назад

Haha! Glad you like it! Cheers!

@jacksonguitariste1449 3 года назад

Please do for us SPAIN too I will be happy

@ebassguitar Год назад

Will definitely consider that for future content! Awesome request! Cheers!

@sigurd2530 Месяц назад

You look like an NPC from Oblivion after being successfully persuaded

@floouk 9 дней назад

There's no E natural. It goes from Eb to F, then to open G and then to a Bb octave.

@nicelynoise6457 2 года назад

...one, two, three,..far!

@henryfreeman7748 4 года назад

Still practicing and I will get it or I will find out what these strings taste with like with catsup and onions. I saw an 11year old boy plays the chicken very very well on one of these channels with other bassist he's a progedy and can play most anything it seems, any way back my bass and catsup I enjoy this channels content thank you. This chicken is about to get fried😳🐔🐔

@ebassguitar Год назад

Haha! Thanks for sharing that Henry! Cheers!

@henryfreeman7748 4 года назад

Your lessons are good, however please SLOW IT DOWN some I have to keep back tracking brother😌

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

That’s what the forward and back control on the player are for ;-)

@henryfreeman7748 4 года назад

@@ebassguitar I heard that I did, I was not trying to be a wise guy Im trying to learn, your lesson are great, I don't want to get lost I find these lessons fun as well as challenging I love playing bass, I just purchased a brandy new fender mustang I want to be better than good with this investment Im 63 years of age this is something I have always wanted to learn. Thank you for understanding.

@PhillipAlcock 4 года назад

Henry - You can also change the RU-vid playback speed which might help.

@henryfreeman7748 4 года назад

@@PhillipAlcock thank you for your suggestion will do.

@scienceandspacetube9723 Год назад

use TABs man. it is not so hard and it goes long way for the students (now looking for a TAB one)

@ebassguitar Год назад

Download the free PDF - its all there :-)

@MattGOG666 Год назад

Man 3 minutes to get to the point was rough

@ebassguitar Год назад

But when we got there was it worth the wait?

@richie2075 Год назад

JACO DIDNT WRITE THE CHICKEN

@ebassguitar Год назад

I’m drilling into the bass line jaco played here :-)

@paulevans4334 4 года назад

Only Jako never plays it strait like that. I don't think he plays the same line more than twice anywhere........R I P Jako

@ebassguitar 4 года назад

Absolutely Paul... Jaco wasn’t a beginner or intermediate bassist tho!

@CharisHopeMusic 3 года назад

Are you a hobbit?

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

Yes I am!

@freshchill 3 года назад

WOW ! never Hire the guy for a gig ... boring as this video ... He does smile more Coz you're paying

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

I’m not attempting to get hired for a gig I’m just sharing some information which will help beginner to intermediate folks along. What would you change about the video?

@KrackDaddy 3 года назад

you're actually playing it wrong

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

Why’s that kracken?

@KrackDaddy 3 года назад

@@ebassguitar the 2nd thret on the D string is a variation on the original. Check out BennyTheBassman's cover you'll see what i mean. I've been trying really hard to get the groove down and your video has helped me but yeah. What do you reckon?

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

I’m glad this video has helped you... there are plenty of variations you can play on it. In my view there no ‘wrong’ as long as the bass line fits with the harmony. What I’m sharing is just a starting point

@KrackDaddy 3 года назад

@@ebassguitar the second video is great

@ebassguitar 3 года назад

The second video is probably more of what you’re expecting to hear! Cheers :-)