The Essential Key to Unlocking the 2-5-1 Chord Progression 

Deepest respect . Not only are you one of THE best bassists on the scene, you are an incredible educator as well

Great teacher I appreciate that you speck very slowly it’s easy for me understand my English isn’t perfect and you talk only very important material thanks for all

Absolutely no complain about a 6 strings .. i own a 6 strings too and i feel more ‘confortable’ to play than my old 5 strings! 😊

TRIGGERED: Question to 4 string puritans: what makes the rift between 4 string vs more than 4 strings such a big deal? Dr Brown, I love the patience you put into the lessons. You not only sit into the lessons, you help us wear them and get comfortable without a mad dash. Nice. Thanks.

“Missing the forest for the trees”, on a 251? Yup! That resonates. Great channel Rich.

THIS lesson unlocked some extra fretboard freedom for me! At first I wasn't sure really what I learned, BUT after some application, I surprised myself.

I had this break through and now I can play through any jazz standard...

Nothing wrong with a 6 string, I love mine. More strings don't make you a better player but they definitely don't make you worse. Just different musical opportunities. Plus it allows you to have the range of a bassist and a guitarist. Versatility is so valuable!

These bass tones are always warm and lush. Great video.

Your musical voice is a gift to us all every time we hear you. I’m not surprised 10,000 people want to hear you on a regular basis ❤️❤️ And that vocal at the end though ;)

LOL I love the intro. Reminds me of Rick Danko's intro, like "Oh - hey, I didn't see ya there, thanks for comin over".

I love how you can enjoy a simple exercise. It gives me motivation to really check that all out. Nobody really does it like that on youtube.

Anyone who hates on 6 string basses needs to buy one. After that the person will love it! Only the muting is hard. How do you mute the E and A string when playing the higher strings? Great Video !

you're right... that's beautiful.

love this !!

Strong. Thank you!

Thank you!

Sweet!👍🙏☮️

Absolutely superb, you sound so good 🎸👍

Excellent lesson ! Thx you very much «

Great lesson!

You lessons are always inspiring and entertaining. You seem like a top notch chap .... love it man!!

i just love your 'musical' practicing way, thanks for reaching out with so much value ! 🍻

Thank you Rich.

I deeply enjoy your teaching style so much! I have been on other bass lesson sites for some time. While I have found lessons from those sites to be very deep and helpful, finding your channel over a month ago was exactly what I needed for where I currently am in my playing and musicianship. I have really enjoyed going over the videos on this Theory & Harmony playlist series. Not only have I added these exercises to my daily routine, I am starting to hear and create other melodies which are springboarding from these exercises

Thanks Rich, you make things very clear.

elevator music backing tracks, yay! love your stuff, rich. glad I stumbled upon you a few years back!

Thanks Rich always looking forward to your next lesson.

Beautiful, inspiring practice ❤️

Great stuff Rich! It is beautiful and put in very simple terms. Thanks

Awesome tutorial, Rich. Really insightful. 🙏

This is yet another of your truly wonderful lessons unlocking the extraordinary through the basics. Thank you, Rich!

I just made subscription no. 15,000! 😀

Thank you. Your playing is beautiful.

Dang…..making that bass sing. This was an epic lesson. You and Damian erskine are my two main influences for tone and phrasing. Incredible playing man…mahalo!

Rich, The info you share hear is wonderful for solo expressions. I have a genuine question and please do not read into it as a critique: Why is the focus on patterns vs how the notes harmonically relate to each other? I ask because I truly want to understand the benefits of one vs the other? Thank you for your time and sharing your gifts brotha!!

You are a great teacher Sir. I play bass guitar "couple" of years, but really enjoy your lessons!

Parabéns pelo seu som Brasil

Those exercises are the most powerful I've even seen. Really progressing patterns to get better wisdom, skills when trying to soloing. Thank you for those video's.

You got over 10,000 subscribers! Great work Rich - you deserve it

That intro with the music break in was priceless! Thank you for that!!

I can absolutely believe that you’ve hit 100k. This is top-shelf Bass education here. And your Michael is more than a bit solid. lol

If you were wondering who of us out there would see this as an epiphany...it's ME! ;) As you said, I *know* that the Tonic scale would work over a 2-5-1 but...until you phrased it as you did it really hadn't sunk in. Too caught up in the minutiae. THANK YOU.

Even if I've been playing bass for about 15 years.. I'm so glad that I subscribed to this channel.. Keep the great lessons coming.. We appreciate it!

This is a KEY lesson for all bass players out there. Save this in your "practice" folder.

Your phrasing inspires me Rich ... thank you 😊 👍

Awesome lesson Rich, as is always the case. What also added inestimable value to this particular lesson is that you generously taught the foundation for soloing lines by literally demonstrating some lines. No criticism to other teachers on RU-vid ( they all are being generous with bass knowledge), but you are one of very few who show the audience how to transform the patterns and concepts into solo lines/phrases. Some may understand how to play a scale or arpeggio, and even learn other bass player’s bass solos, but may never “hear” their own ideas for soloing and phrasing. So their riffs and phrases sound more like drills. When you showed examples of how to create solo content, that set this video apart from millions of them. Thanks again.

Amazing Channel!! Congratulations on hitting 10K subs!! 100K is just around the corner.

Big thumbs up emoji!

Congrats. +thx u. Rich.

I'm really inspired by the way you explain things, this is a substantial or basic lesson that I already hear a way back then. But when you explain it, all makes sense now. Anyway, can you please suggest what tools you can recommend for a backsound track to improve my solo?

Sixth is quite possibly the hardest word in the English language to say. It seems so innocent, but it hates you and only exists to cause you pain.

10k! Boom!

I subscribed on your channel! Greetings from Paris, France 🇫🇷

Wow thanks sir/Grandest Maestro/Master u truly inspire me kindly can teach deeper this 2-5-1 in application to Gospel songs or Grooves, Jazz, Neo Soul And Funk/Soul ?...and how do u also recognize them 2-5-1s wether In Major keys or Minor or Dominant or Diminished...? Basically creating grooves or basslines for 2-5-1s using arpeggios, Pentatonics, major scale what u hv already taught us how do apply them?

Once again you have unlocked a door for me. I think it's the sixththth one but who is counting except my metronome? Thanks again, Mr. Brown.

Just as I catch up with this video (including top Michael McDonald moment) the latest one arrives. There goes Wednesday night. Thanks again.

Congrats On The 10G's - What A Milestone - Be Well And Enjoy Your Weekend Cheers

I'm really enjoying myself big bro!

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Could you use a 5 string with spot it's more easy to work, nice vids thanks

Rich, amazing stuff. I would really love to know more,.do you offer one-to-one classes?

Just caught the Michael MacDonald tribute!

Nice video man !! I would like to ask you some questions . I've tried your swing 16note exercises for about a week and try to count it but I think I haven't got idea or this swing pattern in my head for using in the groove yet . If there will be some video about groove or 16note coming up , can you please demo some examples may be some riffs or grooves in 16th swing pattern ? If it can be done I will be really thankful. If it not ,I'll still keep looking forward to your others video 😂😂 . Thanks again and again man

It sounds like you are singing through your bass. What I mean is that it doesn’t sound like someone playing patterns. Although it is patterns that you are playing…. Man it so hard to communicate about music sometimes. You know what I mean! :)

You killing me with the comedy skits 😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣 Can you place the track on a format for us to use in the description 🤔🤔🤞🙏🏾

17:56 ...epic! 😄

Please play whatever bass you see fit

While there are certainly pros and cons of differently stringed basses, I don’t understand the vigor some espouse their preference with. They are tools, not to be worshiped but to be used by the musician to make music with. Dragonetti killed on a 3 string, some play in 5ths, some use alternate tunings, some use extensions or a 5th or 6th (or 7th….) string. Lutes and viols have myriad varieties and courses of strings. Each different one provides a new manner to approach the music with, and a new perspective for your creativity. Sing proudly with whatever voice suits you and what you feel like expressing, and be open to new voices and perspectives always.

Please everyone on this platform please please and please kindly share so that someone can learn this tutorials please

On 6 string basses: I was playing my 4 string on a gig once and snapped a string. Didn’t have any replacements so carried on regardless. A punter asked me later why my bass only had 3 strings and I replied “so I’ve got 2 spare”. Go figure 😀

Great lesson, but why being apologetic on using a 6-string?

What would be the recommended standards to practice this lesson on?

What's the iRealPro track you're using?

RB ..Where can I find that exact ballad you were playing the 251 progression over , or maybe something close? CONGRATULATIONS on hitting 10k , you'll be at 15 then 20k before you know . Like I said before your communication skills at 💯!!

First lol

Sounds fretless with those effects.

Sounded like a fretless

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