Advanced chord exercises for bass with Oteil Burbridge
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- Опубліковано 15 кві 2018
- I was lucky enough to get one of my favourite all time bass players down to the studio in NYC so we could talk all things about "chords on bass"... and waaaay more...
And when I say "bass royalty"... I mean it...
He's shared the stage with peeps such as... Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, Billy Gibbons, Phil Lesh, Johnny Winter, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Tedeschi Trucks, was a founding member of Dead and Company with John Mayer, and in 2012, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his 15 year contribution to the Allman Brothers Band as the longest running bassist in the band’s history.
You guessed who it is yet?!
Yep, the one and only Oteil Burbridge (whoooop!).
As always, see you in the shed...
Scott
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He's one of the greatest bassists that's ever lived, no question! I met him once and he was super nice too.
humble genius brings hope to the rest of us who don't read.
Well put sir 🍻
Glad you got Oteil on Scott. Great reaction when you told him about Gary Willis. I took a lesson with Oteil back in 2008. It was amazing and he is such a good person. Nicest guy.
Way way over my head, but what a great conversation to watch between these two. I love the music Oteil makes, and seeing this I can really appreciate the work he puts in to his profession!
Been a fan of Oteil for almost 20 years now... Main reason I decided to buy a 6 string and start to work on chords and chordal melodies. Great vid!
One of the best instructional videos I've ever seen. MIND BLOWN! Going to practice now! TTYL!
Nice video. I haven't had the patience to learn to read music, but I am interested in how composition works and tend to favor the discovery method. This is an encouragement to keep trying new things. I dig it.
My favorite human, the reason why I play bass. Mr. Oteil Burbridge
Maximiliano Bressan never heard of him before. Man!
chappahx that dude is legit! Doing stuff on bass some guitar players can't do
True geniuses are those who are so talented they inspire you to try, not put down your instrument. Cats like this guy light a fire for me and inspire me to keep trying
Every time I watch this, I get blown away all over again. He makes it look so easy! I learn a little bit more every time though, and am hoping one day it'll stick enough for me to be 1/1000th the musician.
❤️❤️❤️❤️Love this video! Love this technique! Love Oteil! He’s so chill! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Beautiful chords.
The chords at 0:42 sound like the openning chords to John MacLaughlin's "Guardian Angel"
This guys got a gift. He can read your mind.
Man. Love Oteil. One of the nicest guys on the planet. Reggie Da Teacha Wooten, that Bruh will Blow your mind with a simplistic approach to music. The World's Greatest Music Teacher IMO.
i looooooove oteil. thank you scott for getting him on here!
love the tone!
EPIC! Scott & Oteil talkin bass!!!! LOVE IT! :)
Thanks Scott! Oteil is one of my favorites of all time!
Really great to see Oteil on here. A true master of his craft.
That bass is a blast from the past. 90s high-end!
Some skill and a curious mind can take you great places. Great video!
Ooh. Interesting concept. I like.
His tone is absolutely gorgeous too. Mind blown
A fascinating lesson from one of the most amazing bassists on the planet!!!
This is insanely beautiful stuff!! Agreed on reading, sheesh- forty years of bass, all using relative chording and voicings, improv'ing, never learned to read. My current teacher (yes, never stop learning!!) was hearing the voicings I was working on and said wow you need to check out Oteil Burbridge. Beautiful stuff!!
I did not know 6 string basses existed. This was the first one I ever saw. This one. He was playing it with ARU in 1991.
Awww wow! I liked what I heard😊, I’m new to all of this. Beginner bass player. 😊🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
It sounds great. Holy moly!
WeiYueh JQK goosebump
Beautiful bass 😍
My new favourite bass player.....what a nice guy too!
This is the BEST team up on earth!!!
Hes a great player - "be curious" great interview
Wow. As a nerdy ass musician/bass player I am very glad to have found this video... Never heard of Oteil Burbridge before today. Talking about putting root note on top? This is turning my world upside down, I feel those "music reading" feels too
That was amazing..
OTEIL!!!! I'm seeing you with Dead and Co, I wish I could see you with ABB. I can't wait to watch this video
Seems to me you can read all the books you like but just messing around and discovering things by ear is just as good, that’s not to say you shouldn’t try learning to read music but if it works by messing around and mentally logging shapes and sounds just do it. Brilliant interview Scott keep up the good work ,
I have always loved Oteil's playing. This is great!
Guitar
+Thomas Brown ?? No. Bass guitar :)
Oteil 🙌 one of the best right here!!
A rare down-to-Earth genius.
Oteil is the reason I fell in love with Modulus basses.
Very nice
The little bit from 5:20 to 5:25 is really interesting. Crazy how much information can be packed into two chords and five seconds.
TWO BEAUTIFUL CAT,S TALKING BASS SHOP IT,S GREAT MAN ,THANKS SCOTT AND KEEP-EM COMING MAN PEACE.
Been screwing around on a bass for years.... I have no freaking clue where a Dorian would be if it was standing in front of me pissing on my amp..... one of these days I'll have to pick up a book or take a freaking class. But first I have to finish building my new bass.
Dorian is probably fondling yah balls right now. - feel him?
Media Addict Dorian is the 2nd dude in the scale
"the church dudes"
"poly-dude-al chromaticism"
Think of the notes in a major scale but played from the 2nd to 2nd or Re to Re on whatever key. C major scale starting from D to D= D Dorian (DEFGABCD).
Oteil is the man!
Sick
Oteil is the man
Man!!!!! That bass is amazing , is like a piano, then Oteil is killing
Hell ya it works!
wow what a genius! :)
🔥🔥🔥
The wonders of a six string bass.
Chords.
What a nice guy. (Oteil)
Man this is mind blowing.....lol
Is that the same modulus bass he used in aquarium rescue unit? I know he has a signature fodera 6 but mostly see him playing this bass now
I think it is... in fact, I think this is the first 6 string he ever bought!
It is the same one he used in ARU days....
Thank you for Otiel!
When Oteil talks about chord melody and demos a voicing in the key of E he then seems to harmonize that voicing down the scale. Is that what he means by chord voicing? Is it basically harmonizing the diatonic scale using alternate voicing? He is amazing BTW I followed him via the Allman Brothers and just love his stuff! Thanks!
gforce152 chord voicing in the way he's doing it can essentially be anything. You can harmonize the scale any way you like really (whatever sounds good to you). As long as the melody note - the note on top which Otie referred to as the root - is from that E major scale. I like experimenting with different chord voicings keeping the same melody (doesn't have to be a root note) on top. It can be a great way to discover new progressions or potential reharmonizations. You can try it with different chord types, tritones, or just different inversions of the same chord with a different melody note. I think that's what you meant by your question, in which case yes! Tons of options!
The same concept could work on any instrument capable of playing stacked or chordal notes, right?
can someone shed light on what he said at 1:43? when he said that on the bottom is a maj or min 2nd and on the top is a maj or min 6th...but in relation to what chord? the E dorian? or is it something else?
He's talking about the intervals he's using between each note of the chord. Position 1, from bottom to top (not including the E drone) : Note 1, note 2 is a major second up, and note 3 is a minor sixth up from note 2. Position 2 : Note 1, minor second up, major sixth up. Position 3 : Note 1, major second up, major sixth up. In the video, he's playing around E dorian scale, using only these voicings. Try to find which notes (which will be played as "note 1") match which chord shapes into the scale. :)
Ah, thank you! that totally makes sense now
Vivien-Aston Barrett thanks for that. Will probably be reaching out to you soon for more help hahaha
Hell yeah it worked. Lol what a quote
wow
Saw him play with Dead and Co on 6/15/18 at city fields in New York City....
he was having so much fun on stage along with John Mayer...
🤯🤯🤯🤯
Much love and respect for Oteil! We need another Peacemaker album. More jazz, less jam, please!
Noo... we need him in the jam scene. You got plenty of peeps in the jazz world haha 😄
I guessed who it was at the word "chords" haha
*S I C K 6 S T R I N G*
How was he a founding member of Dead and Co if they wanted Mike Gordon and he went to the first couple rehersals before declining in order to focus on Phish?
Wait ! at 0:40 he is playing those for 4 chords... I swear I know this song but I can't remember what it is, does somebody know ?
ZeugmaPowa i know, but i cant place it now.
The openning chords to John MacLaughlin's "Guardian Angel"
This is probably not what you're thinking, but those chord voicing are really similar to the dungeon music from The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past
Anyone know the bass he's using?
Modulus Q6 I think :)
+Your Dad's Blackberry I think it's a Modulus Quantum 6
It's a Q6
Modulus, they have graphite necks and are almost indestructible and not susceptible to climate change. Great basses but a little pricey.
I dunno, looks like an Ibanez adam nitti 6string, to me, actually not that expensive... = $ 3000. Lovely blue color...
root on top 🤙
The shape at 1:38. Goodness me
On Facebook live
I had a Modulus just like that many years ago... WHY oh why did I sell it?!?!
Please tell me more details about the Model of this guitar. What's it called?
Tune into the Ian and luren hour show at one pm
Just turn him up. We want to hear him cut through AT ALL TIMES. =)
Scott , you forgot "Aquarium Rescue Unit " . You must check him out in this band . Hey I just taught you something. Okay , okay , I know , back to the shed .
is this bass playing or guitar?
It's crazy to hear these tenured pros talk about losing their reading chops etc. There seems to be some gatekeeping in the bass community on sight reading, like he says he wouldn't recommend losing the skill but it's a very human thing to admit that he just moved away from keeping that skill fresh, because he didn't really use it.
If I close my eyes…. John C. Reilly plays bass
I think I understand this!?!?
Good. You can explain it to me. I can't make heads or tails of it.
Try this, play 1-3-2 with the root at the top(the high e string) stay in the key of C. CED then DFE then EGF...so on. You start to hear a specific sound of 2nd and minor seconds etc. Lol, this makes sense in my head.
@@paulsamarin4341 That does make sense. Thanks, man!
If Oteil wasn't a musician I bet he'd be a defensive end
Very chick corea
Wish he could explain what chords he was playing. Not even sure how to even eloborate it on a 5-string.
Oteil has Benjamin Button disease!!! But seriously, he looks great! Motivates me to lose the weight myself... especially if it means I will look like I'm 30-something at 53!
Finishing one sentence would have been helpful.
bald dude monged
ahh yes Oatmeal birdbridge
jk lol
Nah, this guy's not literate at all. Oteil - the beast.
his bass needs to be intonated.
There's nothing more annoying then a semi successful musicains holding an instrument talking to someone about playing thier instrument and what they do with thier art and music next to a superfan yuck
And it's just not that good it's sharp nine whatever