These are great lessons. I just started playing my old Jazz bass again after a few years off. These vids are helping a lot and they are fun to work with. Great talent and personality!!
This the 2nd of your bass lessons I've watched and I'm over the moon again, you are an amazing teacher, you teach us what we need to know in order to advance as bass players, rather than just teach us a certain bassline or technique. Thanks again!!!
Geez, thank you for making these. I've been looking for someone that puts up tabs while playing, making it so much more simple. Great site. Thx and keep up the great work!! :-)
Hello. I am a beginner bass player and do enjoy you’re videos. The only question I have is why do you keep saying the cords are C, G, Am,and F while showing the tablature as C, G, A, and F? Should the tab for Am on the D string be the 6th fret? Just wondering. Thank you.
Great lesson, im a brand new bass player only had few lessons i get it all upto, 11.34 then you completly go different to what you have shown and as all you teachers seem to do is start to show how good you are can you please explain where these extra notes come from when you havnt even shown them or why the changes happen
Hi Lee, thanks for the kind words. At the end of the lesson I’m showing you where these basic ideas can go and some of the ideas that can be derived from G major scale. Hope that helps James
@@ebassguitarjust for your info:am 72yrs just bought a bass 3weeks ago after watching your lesson.wish I live around your neighbourhood.once again Tq to you.
Hi. Great lesson. One of my favourite basslines comes from a song called "Dream on Dreamer" by the Brand New Heavies. If you can, please show us how that bassline is played. Thanks again. Keep up the good work.
Great lesson James. Thanks. One question: using the chord progression C-G-A-F, when you play the A note at 5th position on the E string, shouldn't the next note be C# at the 9th position rather than C? That is then followed by E at 7th fret on the A string.
Apologies if this has asked before and i have very limited knowledge but in C major where does the Am come from 🤔 I can see that it is the 6 note of the scale of C but why does it sound sooooo good? Also, anywhere on the net and I would play a in progression like this whereas guitar, keys etc play A minor in the songs you mentioned which use these for chords.. I mean how come Am occurs so frequently rather that Dm or Bm as D and B are also in the C major scale . This could be a sleepless nights 😬 Brilliant lessons and you have a great way of presenting the sessions
Many thanks and I was definitely confusing myself and I had no idea that there were "chords" in the key of C (or any key) and I assumed there were only notes in the scale and that is something I need to read up on. So much to learn and so little time😂 So now I understand where Am related to VI comes from. Does Am related to A occur more often than Dm or Bm for example in songs?
My favourite Pop Song is Affirmation-Savage Garden. 🤔 But I think this is not a classic bass Player song. There are many bass synthesizers and drum machines in the song.
@@ebassguitar No. 11:48 onwards, you’re improvising. What notes are you playing and I’ve notice there’s rhythm changes different from the ones you began with. This is what I meant by explain
It’s helpful if you’re more specific with your questions ;-) What’ll be doing is pulling on my arsenal of licks from the past 20 years... a lot of that will be passing notes and approach notes and major pentatonic of this chord sequence
62 years old. Never picked up an instrument. Bought a bass 2 weeks ago. You’re fantastic!
Congrats on your bass journey, Bob! Keep on jamming!
Great lesson
thanks a lot !! i have learned more !! my best sand much success!!!
Great lesson again thanks very much James
These are great lessons. I just started playing my old Jazz bass again after a few years off. These vids are helping a lot and they are fun to work with. Great talent and personality!!
Thanks so much :-)
@@ebassguitarLessons Right from my heart brother! I've bookmarked many of your lessons. 👍🏼
Thank you for this lesson. I’m a beginner and it’s explained and simplified some things that were frustrating me.
My pleasure!
Brilliant!
Many thanks!
Sir, thanks so much for your lesson, you're the best teacher I ever met, you have help my playing so far thank you.
Thanks so much Jonathan
You’re very kind :-)
James
great your are amazing teacher well done
I loved the songs you played
Excellent. I suppose you kay want to talk about how to navigate a live jam with the progression. Like knowing where it will lead.
Sure - there’s loads more which can be done with such a simple concept :-)
beautiful course for me
Great teacher u r tq
Thanks!
This the 2nd of your bass lessons I've watched and I'm over the moon again, you are an amazing teacher, you teach us what we need to know in order to advance as bass players, rather than just teach us a certain bassline or technique. Thanks again!!!
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you like my teaching style; do stay tune for more content from the channel :)
Nice lesson. Great information.
Glad you like it! Cheers!
Hi James, great lesson mate, simple but effective.
Thanks man!
That’s what it’s all about :-)
You are great. Love the way you teach
Glad you like it! All the best!
Hey James, love the walking bass line in this vid .Thanks!
My pleasure!
Great Lessos. Muchas Gracias, from Mexico :)
Glad you like it! Greetings!
Feels like this is the only UA-cam channel that teaches bass and actually plays bass lines and not solos.
Happy to help, Anson!
Geez, thank you for making these. I've been looking for someone that puts up tabs while playing, making it so much more simple. Great site. Thx and keep up the great work!! :-)
Glad you learning something out from it! The pleasure's mine! Cheers!
Hello. I am a beginner bass player and do enjoy you’re videos. The only question I have is why do you keep saying the cords are C, G, Am,and F while showing the tablature as C, G, A, and F? Should the tab for Am on the D string be the 6th fret? Just wondering. Thank you.
Love this lesson
Thanks so much Jony!
Oh ive seen that video, I love it, one of my favourite songs?/ music videos.
Great lesson, im a brand new bass player only had few lessons i get it all upto, 11.34 then you completly go different to what you have shown and as all you teachers seem to do is start to show how good you are can you please explain where these extra notes come from when you havnt even shown them or why the changes happen
Hi Lee, thanks for the kind words.
At the end of the lesson I’m showing you where these basic ideas can go and some of the ideas that can be derived from G major scale.
Hope that helps
James
Good lesson, I enjoyed it.
Cheers!
Thanks man!
Tq James,from Malaysia hv a good day
Welcome Zain! Glad to know there is someone from Malaysia watching! :)
@@ebassguitarjust for your info:am 72yrs just bought a bass 3weeks ago after watching your lesson.wish I live around your neighbourhood.once again Tq to you.
So plzed - big thanx --
My pleasures
Last part is really amazing so could you slow it down and play bit by bit for me please
Hey Alfred. You should be able to slow down the video on YT. This should help you get the last part down. Glad to know you like the lesson! :)
Excellent, more like this please.
Will do!
Superb.Please keep it up.
Will do!
How about some songs from my time frame -- the 1950 and 1960s? Does this sequence exist in any songs from then? Thanks.
Absolutely!
Hi. Great lesson. One of my favourite basslines comes from a song called "Dream on Dreamer" by the Brand New Heavies. If you can, please show us how that bassline is played. Thanks again. Keep up the good work.
Well stick it on the list!
Heroes David Bowie is my all time favourite
Brother ..chord- root means 1,6,4,5 pl tell this series chords ..? I follow this series from ur another video
That's great
Thanks man!
Great lesson James. Thanks. One question: using the chord progression C-G-A-F, when you play the A note at 5th position on the E string, shouldn't the next note be C# at the 9th position rather than C? That is then followed by E at 7th fret on the A string.
The chord is a Am and c is the minor 3rd of that chord
Favorite "pop" song is Total Eclipse of the Heart. Nothing to do with the bass on it. I just always enjoy the song.
Brilliant song!
Michelle by beatles
Apologies if this has asked before and i have very limited knowledge but in C major where does the Am come from 🤔
I can see that it is the 6 note of the scale of C but why does it sound sooooo good? Also, anywhere on the net and I would play a in progression like this whereas guitar, keys etc play A minor in the songs you mentioned which use these for chords..
I mean how come Am occurs so frequently rather that Dm or Bm as D and B are also in the C major scale .
This could be a sleepless nights 😬
Brilliant lessons and you have a great way of presenting the sessions
I think you are confusing the C Major scale and chords in the key of C, of which there are three minor chords, Am, Dm and Em.. hope that helps .
Many thanks and I was definitely confusing myself and I had no idea that there were "chords" in the key of C (or any key) and I assumed there were only notes in the scale and that is something I need to read up on.
So much to learn and so little time😂
So now I understand where Am related to VI comes from. Does Am related to A occur more often than Dm or Bm for example in songs?
My favorite song although I don't think it qualifies as pop is i will survive by Cake.
Thanks for sharing that, cheers!
It sounds like old Memphis Soul Thank You I keep watching Thanks
Brilliant... it works across so many genres :-)
To answer your question, I don't have a favourite "pop song" but a track from back in the day is "the kids are alright" by The Who 🎸
If you switch the order of the chords to C Am F G7 hundreds of more songs are there to be played.
How do I access the PDF?
The link is in the description of the video Victoria!
My favourite Pop Song is Affirmation-Savage Garden.
🤔 But I think this is not a classic bass Player song. There are many bass synthesizers and drum machines in the song.
Doesn’t matter - it’s all valid!
so u just add fills into the chords?
Yes that’s the next stage once you understand how the chord sequences work
Not sure if it qualifies as "pop" songs but most Level 42 songs are really great !
Certain eras of level 42 are definitely pop!
Billie jean
That is a great song! Thanks for sharing!
Bryan Adams Inside Out
Nice!
I didn't even know eyebrow toupees we're a thing
All 💯 real and I love them!
It only takes 3 chords and a divorce to play country.
I love that gag!
Explain
Is that a song?
@@ebassguitar No. 11:48 onwards, you’re improvising. What notes are you playing and I’ve notice there’s rhythm changes different from the ones you began with. This is what I meant by explain
Jeez no need to be so rude when asking someone to help you out.
@@akshaypattabi7196 Wasn’t asking you. It’s rude to ...TROLL!!
It’s helpful if you’re more specific with your questions ;-)
What’ll be doing is pulling on my arsenal of licks from the past 20 years... a lot of that will be passing notes and approach notes and major pentatonic of this chord sequence
No favorite pop song.
Rock n Roll only.
Sister Christian currently.....
Thanks for sharing that!