Bass Lesson 2 For Beginners: Working In Minor Scale
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- In this video I introduce bass players to more music theory. We discuss the relative minor to C Major, which is A minor, triads, a 1-5-6-4 chord progression in A minor, and different feels.
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Review: 0:30
Relative minor: 2:07
A minor bass play along: 5:37
triads: 6:50
1-5-6-4 progression: 8:30
1-5-6-4 bass play along: 12:12
1-5-6-4 guitar play along: 13:00
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Thank you so much for your great lessons - you really understand the art of imparting knowledge to others. From a grateful 76 year old Englishman who used to play bass in bands in the 60's/70's, gave up and has just started again with your help!
Steve I salute you,!
Peter McGee
Thanks Peter. Glad to hear you rock once again!! The music bug never leaves, does it?
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@@stevekonbass as a beginner I didn't missed watching part1 and part2 it's help me a lots!!!👍👍👍
@@stevekonbass wow! After watching your video. I’m finally beginning to think I can do this.
What brand of bass guitar would you suggest for a beginner?
There are different price points, but Fender, Schecter, Sterling, Ibanez. Play as many as you can to see what feels good before you buy anything.
Best bass lessons on UA-cam hands down.
Thanks Jim, I appreciate that.
FACTS👌🏾
The best bass teacher online I've ever seen, and very easy to get what he's saying due to his white board works. Thank you so much for this
Thank you!! I appreciate that.
Clearest lessons on bass guitar. Simple and affective without the hype. Solid info.
as an aspiring 50 year old bass player with about 1 year of practice so far (and school teacher btw), your lessons remind me of how effective white board lessons really are. We get so wrapped up in technology in order to change with the times, but the pace at which we process and retain information is about the same pace a teacher, instructor, or even professor writes on a chalk/white board. Harvard Professors still teach with chalkboards for a reason. I have learned more in 3 days of watching your lessons several times and playing along with your videos than I have learned on my own this past year combined. You Sir, have earned a new subscriber.
Thank you. Glad to have you aboard. Enjoy your musical journey.
I love the white board lessons. Guess it shows our age. It allows one's brain to visualized as well as well as hear. I hand copied all the info on the board, it helps to retain the info.
I'm 60 and retired, fell in love with an Ibanez 6 string bass,, no lessons brand new, if I would have thought for a second I would have walked away,,but I didn't and now I have to learn, this has been GREAT HELP, lol, I have a lot of work ahead of me 😂😂 but I have a little time for it right now lol..
Simple language, peaceful pace and zero annoying video editing tricks: just a teacher and his white board. You're great Steve!
A friend of mine lent me his old bass just yesterday, so I was looking online for some beginner lessons to start with. You're a blessing! :D
Love from Italy!
Thanks so much. Hope you enjoy exploring the bass. And, "Hello Italy!!" I would love to visit my Italian roots one day.
Thanx very much for this teachings, am a bass player beginner and have learnt alot......
That's great! Hope you have lots of fun learning.
You are an amazing teacher. Thank you so much for breaking everything down into easy understandable instruction. You squeeze a lot of knowledge into each of your videos. Bravo! So glad that I found you on UA-cam
Thanks Blair. I appreciate that.
Thank you so much for these videos, they’ve explained a lot in a way that I personally think other videos haven’t. These are excellent and I’ve learned a lot
Glad you like them!
Thanks so much man. These videos have taught me so much. I watched the first in the series and practiced with over a couple of days and doing the same with this one. Really good teacher man a lot of these other people just say random stuff and say yo try it but you are teaching the basics very well thank you
Hey, thanks for the comment. Glad to hear you were able to learn some things from the videos. Keep at it! Hope you have fun!
Bro you are the best teacher in the entire world, thank you so much for putting so much efforts into your videos just to teach people like me :) God bless you.l
Happy to do it. God bless you too.
Hi Steve, I've just spent the last couple of weeks working through your first lesson and I pretty much have it nailed now. I just wanted to say thankyou for taking the time to make your videos, the way you explain stuff just makes it all make perfect sense . That first lesson was awsome man, you truly are the best teacher that I've found and I've tried many online bass lessons I now know my way around the fretboard what note is where , the triads all that stuff. Gonna get stuck into lesson 2 now. I really feel like I'm actually making progress😎🎸👍
That's great! If you have a good handle on lesson #1, lesson #2 should be cake. We're just working with the minor scale now. Have fun and give yourself a little freedom to get creative with the scales.
The best bass teacher I have seen!!
Thank you!
You're bass lessons are really good! Simple, straightforward.
He is really a great teacher
Het Steve
I took many online course over the pass year and I learned lots more with you in the 2 first lesson. The way you explained is awesome it’s clear and easy to understand. I am 57 years old and started learning bass about 1 1/2 years ago. I am very happy that I found you on UA-cam. Keep doing it buddy From a Canadian friend
That's great to hear Alain. Yeah, once the theory stuff clicks it's easy.
I feel exactly the same i'm 55, also took other courses got nowhere found Steve and I'm now making real progress. He's a very clever guy and a great teacher. Keep on practicing and playing brother
You are without a doubt the best music instructor i,ve ever seen in all of you tube land that I have seen you explain so well you also explain application PS
I have seen probably hundred plus
Thanks Ivan!
Thanks Steve, these lessons are pure gold. I'm 55, a long-time drummer who just picked up the Bass in January. I spent about 3 months on Lesson One, playing every day. It's a wonderful journey! Thanks for turning the lights on.
That's great to hear Mick. Drummers pick up quick. One of my drummer friends picked up bass too. I'm getting him to stretch those fingers and get that pinky working.
I stopped the video at 9.25 as I felt the need to post a comment. I'm 17 months into my new lockdown hobby. Entirely self taught thus far. I've managed to stay away from any sort of theory, focussing on playing from tabs until I can play from memory. Someone recommended this video series on a facebook post so I jumped in for a look. By 9.25 I shit you not I had an honest to goodness lightbulb moment.
Thanks for doing this brother. You make it easier for a dumb old truck driver to understand this stuff.
That's great to hear brother. I dig hearing that I gave people that "lightbulb moment". Please share the video and spread the word. If you didn't see the first one, that may be a help to you as well: ua-cam.com/video/1J1EwJ5JpQE/v-deo.html And by the way, I put the CDL to work too.
@@stevekonbass You can take the boy out the truck? But you can't take the truck out the boy. Right Steve?
I've heard the bass-o-nista's say "I just need the root and I'll do the rest?" Following that up with all the money notes right on the fly, garnished with a wealth of intricate fills to really fill out the overall recipe. But all improvised right? Its like the bassist knows exactly what to play, where and when?
Summoning what I honestly believed to be bass super powers. Magic.
Your video illustrates why that works like it does and that right there is my lightbulb moment.
Now to put your theory into practice. Thanks again Steve. New sub bro.
Yeah man. Once you find rhythm and know what to do your fingers just go there. These 2 practice jams are in major, but they're good for putting the knowledge to practice: ua-cam.com/video/juxgxgMoJGQ/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/T6z3ia8qStE/v-deo.html
Very peaceful bass lesson. You bring me in a hyperfocus and it’s very easy to absorb the information. Thank you very much Steve.
It's great to hear that.
Definitely the best to have ever taught it on UA-cam honestly......... definitely would recommend to anyone
Thanks Alreco.
Steve, thanks for adding me into your lesson group. My son gifted me an electric acoustic 4 string to keep me from seizing up to the point of becoming a simple minded recliner king. I'm very laid back, and naturally stuck in turtle mode !
Your laid back, layman's terms teaching method is great for beginners like myself.
Don't get too laid back. You'll leave an imprint in your recliner. The acoustic basses are pretty cool and I'm binging a bit on them myself. A company called Glarry just sent me one to check out: ua-cam.com/video/zE90tBWGiH0/v-deo.htmlsi=AchHbupqdauO79Y1 and a while back I picked up an Ibanez: ua-cam.com/video/XpygjW96DsY/v-deo.htmlsi=Od2JYYe8takTpXyV Hope you have fun playing brother!
Thanks! As a bassist playing for nearly 20 years, being self-taught with some theory through learning piano as a child, I missed some fundamentals that simply clicked watching this video which made me wish I took lessens like this sooner.
Glad to hear the video made some things click Richard.
@@stevekonbass Nice lession by Armony 👌👌
Thank you so much brother I'm from Samoa I never know how to play bass guitar but when I'm watching your lesson it's so amazing and now i know how to play thank you and GB❤
That's awesome! Glad the video helped!
@@stevekonbass yes brother it's help me a lots but please just one question about the the F.mj what cords it's in the F.mj like a G.mj it's G.C.and D but im just little bit confused about the F.mj please brother ❤️
Hmm... if I understand you right, you want to know what chords live in the F major scale? Okay, the F major scale is F, G, A, Bflat, C, D, E, F. The chords in the key of F major are... F major, G minor, A minor, Bflat major, C major, D minor, E diminished.
@@stevekonbass thank you brother GB.
Simply brilliant. I have just bought myself a bass and found this video most helpful. Thank you from the UK 🇬🇧
That's great! I just had the pleasure of giving someone in the UK a lesson. Glad to know my videos are being seen there. Good luck with the playing. Here's a playlist of the video lessons: ua-cam.com/play/PLsFosTB39eVBVllLkZP_RAIjNmviv8nYe.html
you are a good teacher. Well understood 👏. Thanks
Thanks Josef.
thanks a lot! I really enjoy having your classes
That's great!! Happy playing!
This is some great stuff Steve. I'm just an old hack who never really tried to master the fret board, playing everything by ear, sight and memory. After watching your first beginner video, you inspired me with your visual tutelage. It helps so much, and the clear finger pattern (circles) over the notes 👍I appreciate your work.
Thank you. Comments like these keep me motivated to put up more.
Thanks Steve! I've been a self taught touring bassist for over 40 yrs and just stumbled across your channel and find your teaching phenomenal!!! Gr8 vids!
Thanks Chris. You and I are lucky to know the gigging life. I can't imagine a more fun job.
From the basics to the stars!Thank you mr Steve
My new favorite Teacher is here. Thank you for sharing your valuable skills in this platform. Just completed Lesson 2
That's a compliment, thanks! Enjoy the process and the journey.
i wish i had found you much sooner, i've tried to learn guitar many times and never could find anyone who explained things like you. i switched to the bass and have had much more luck !
.Thanks
You are welcome! Glad I could help. If you like bass and also like guitar, the theory applies to both so you can learn both at the same time if you wanted to. When I was a beginner bassist way back when, I always had a guitar that I could pick up so I could work things out on guitar as well as bass.
@@stevekonbass that's what I've been doing and it really helps, my plan is to go as far as i can with the lessons you have online and try some zoom lessons .
Stay consistent with practicing and you will see progress. Take your time. I'll be here.
You are such a great teacher I salute you. There is no one like you sir. Your teaching style is awesome.❤❤
I appreciate that. Thank you!
The best of best bass guitar lesson, Thanks so much.
Thanks!!
Thanks I've learnt from your two videos (101 part 1&2)
Great to hear!
Thank you Steve.
Been self teaching myself for a year or so
No theory knowledge.
You have explained the Major and Minor very well.
Thank you 👏👍
Glad to help Cliff.
As a follow-up on my comment last week from working with lesson 1.. I cant get my hands down.. Steve, your videos are amazing!! I am so happy i found your bass "course". We are progressing with easy and enjoying time on the bass with you!! thanks from Denmark!
That's great! Really great. Glad you and your daughter are enjoying this. That's just one of the great things about music... you can do it at any age and it brings people together. Hey if you can, please share the videos. It helps to keep them in circulation.
@@stevekonbass will do👍
Thanks!
Hello Steve, i wanna thank you for your basslessons 1&2, i’m so happy how you explain the C major scale and the A minor scale, thank you Steve, for me as a percussionplayer is this a new musical study on how important the basslines are! Thank you Steve, thank you!👏👏👏
I let you know when i practise the scales for my bassexploration🧐thank you Steve😎
You're welcome. As a percussionist, you'll probably pick up bass easy.
A . M . A . Z . I . N . G.... Thanks Steve.I have just discovered your channel, and 101 lessons are perfect.
Thank you! Appreciate it.
I completed the first and second lessons. I found the right spot to learn bass efficiently and with fun. Now consistency is the key. Probably when I will have completed these 11 lessons I will take online courses with steve k. From what I learn here I bet I won’t be deceived.
You said the right word, "Consistency." Practice, Practice, Practice, and you'll reach your goals.
Thank you from France
You are welcome! "Hello France!"
I really appreciate your easy to understand video's!
Thank you so much for your videos, i have just started playing about 5 weeks ago so this videos are VERY helpful. You have made it simple to follow and understand!!!
Great to hear that Maria. Enjoy the journey.
Thanks, Steve. You make it clear and simple for us beginners. Good job!
Thanks!
I learnt alot in a short time thanks to your great teaching style Steve. Now now I'll try to consolidate it will plenty of practice with different rhythm patterns.
Awesome! Good luck on the journey.
Hey Steve, Butch here, well I've made another pass through the minor scale lesson and it was certainly a good review! I really need to go through the scales more regularly because I find it easy to forget! Thanks!
Hey Butch- Good to hear from ya. Yeah, this is a use it or lose it craft. Refreshers are good.
You’re still World Class man
Thanks!
Very easy to follow and to understand.
Thank you so much sir
Greetings from Germany
I lern lot from you!
You're welcome Ceylon and "Hallo Deutschland".
Great lesson, thanks Steve.
Glad to hear you liked it Chris.
Another phenomenal lesson. Thanks so much. Great approachable lessons.
Thank you!
nice lesson, 2 done 37 to go, its really helps, thanks !
Glad it helped!
AWESOME Lesson! Thank you Steve!😀
You're welcome Jason! Thanks for the comment. Please share the video if you can, helps to keep it in circulation.
Very cool to train. Playing bass since 1986 with lots of breaks. Favestyle - Surf & instros from the 60s. Actually "Nivram" (Shadows) & "Slaughter on 10th Av." The Ventures.
Solid instruction, Sir.
I am making a wall poster with the bass neck and practice cards with scales/triads and drills. Very grateful!
Motivation is part of the battle and you sound motivated. Success is around the corner.
You really break it down and help me me understand thanks for this !!
Happy to help!
Tks a lot Steve!!! Recently I bought a bass course to start, but nothing compare the easiest way, clarity you’re teaching here 🎉… 🇧🇷 Tks again 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
You're welcome! Enjoy the journey!
Very clever way to see the major scale move around the fretboard! Excellent teaching!
Thanks, and thanks for watching.
@@stevekonbass I just binged watched a pile of your videos, THANK YOU! I'd love to see more on muting... Take care!
Did you see this one on the muted thumb technique: ua-cam.com/video/0WL4xHx38gU/v-deo.html
@stevekonbass I definitely did, but I was looking for muting techniques using the fretting hand... (might not even be relevant). Thank you again for the great video lessons!
Ah... yes, that is definitely relevant. The key to that is playing really slow and watching the mechanics of both hands. Especially if you're getting strings ringing that shouldn't be.
Hi Steve Thank you for your first lesson you made it easy tounderstand the progressions. I am getting the hang of it at last thanks to you. God bless. I have subscribed and liked the 1st lesson. Now I am going onto the second. You are a gem.. Thank you.
Thanks for the kind words. Hope you enjoy the journey!
Great lesson again thanks Steve. I had good results at school with music theory, but sadly didn't capitalise on it. Now in my 50's loving the bass guitar, your lessons are the best at getting the fundamentals back cheers
Thanks Martin. Glad to hear you are playing again.
This is incredibly helpful! Thanks!
You're very welcome!
Amazing lesson
Thanks! 😃
You're bass lessons are really good!
Thanks Kevin. Please share them with your musician buddies.
You're excellent teacher!
Thank you! 😃
Thank you very much for the videos you make and the lessons you teach. The explanation is so good that even those who have no knowledge can learn it. I am making progress. Greetings from Türkiye...
Glad you are making progress and "Hello Turkiye!"
Wow, wished I'd found you FIRST, man!!! I'm FINALLY gettin it!!!! LOL
Awesome! That's music to my ears.
Thank you so much for these awesome lessons. The parts where you strum the guitar chords are so fun lol
You're welcome!
Thank you bro for sharing your knowledge
You're welcome.
You got an A+++ from me my new friend.
Thanks Patrick!
Thank you steve.
You're welcome.
I think once my old brain 🧠 has remembered the note sequences I'll be much more confident about playing, thank you Steve 👍🙂
You're welcome Nick.
Thank you so much for this great lesson,
Welcome!
I found your videos very easy to follow.. Thumbs up
That's good to hear. Thanks.
Your Awesome my friend!
Good job on your teaching, brother. Even I understand this. Amazing! I might even get this yet!
You'll get it.
Thanks for making base playing very simple 👍
My pleasure 😊
Your video's help us very well i don't have a personal trainer Thanks God I found your UA-cam channel for months I've train on my own doing some experiments now I know the proper way how to use the bass thank you.
That's great! Keep practicing. Each day you'll get better.
Steve, after watching your part 1 video, tried to find this part 2. Thanks!
Here's all of them Don:
Bass lesson 10: ua-cam.com/video/kfNFFnp3vM0/v-deo.html
Bass lesson 9: ua-cam.com/video/1mK1wTjnFjA/v-deo.html
Bass lesson 8: ua-cam.com/video/mCyPuIvh3RU/v-deo.html
Bass lesson 7: ua-cam.com/video/rOzW0fo41aQ/v-deo.html
Bass lesson 6: ua-cam.com/video/0WL4xHx38gU/v-deo.html
Bass lesson 5: ua-cam.com/video/SPPwkJbYmpQ/v-deo.html
Bass lesson 4: ua-cam.com/video/RgJccqWeqhE/v-deo.html
Bass lesson 3: ua-cam.com/video/FnX1BVJheEA/v-deo.html
Bass lesson 2: ua-cam.com/video/FVPjNpeU3Z8/v-deo.html
Bass lesson 1: ua-cam.com/video/1J1EwJ5JpQE/v-deo.html
@@stevekonbass thank you!!!
Thanks you so much for your great lessons - I really understand your teaching brother❤️ it's really help to me as a beginner playing bass😊
God bless you brother! I subscribed you brother
Stick with it, stay consistent, and you'll see yourself improve. Enjoy the ride brother and thanks for subscribing.
Again, thank you!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Awesome lesson. Thx.
Good to hear you liked it. Thanks.
best lessons here
Thank you.
Thank you so much sir for your teaching taqnuque.
You are most welcome!
thank you so much Steve, i was complicated before you. so simple and clear with you :)
Hey, glad to help!
This may be 2019 but this guy explains stuff that sticks in my mind ….well at least most of it….lol
Thank you sir
You're welcome.
Thank you!!
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Awesome
wowwwww youre the number one teacher
Thanks!
!!!MASTER!!! 👊🏾👊🏾
Thank you
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
very informative
bonjour Steve
je viens de découvrir votre chaine , vous êtes un professeur excellent !
merci beaucoup
Bonjour! Merci pour le commentaire. Bonne année!
Very good bri
Steve, just found your channel and really enjoy the lessons. Very thorough in your approach to teaching. Nice to see you lay it all out on the whiteboard. Any chance we could see a video where you show these principles applied to bass lines in rock staples? Keep up the great work!
Hey Eric- Glad to hear you like the lessons. I usually stay away from doing bass covers because of getting copyright strikes. I did a few of those back in the day that I touched, some classic stuff: ua-cam.com/video/pOp3zUiGdGY/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/5Ix29uonpz0/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/vSezc3dV0cY/v-deo.html
Thank you
You're welcome.
Thank you for the second lesson Steve I'm a. Beginner and learnt so many from your lessons please keep giving us more beginner sessions I appreciate your effort for helping us out #just one request can you please break down more off the traid set up I don't have so much info on that
Glad the videos are a help Ronwin. Here's a quick triad exercise for you. First, play the G major scale- G A B C D E F# G. Then play the triads GBD - ACE - BDF# - CEG - DF#A - EGB - F#AC - and then end on the G note. Learning to play the blues is a great way to develop as a player. Try this one: ua-cam.com/video/Sob9JJx4dik/v-deo.html
Another good lesson. Going to work on cmajor before moving to minor, don't want to get ahead of myself, thx
Glad to hear you're working at it. Here's something for you to play along with as you learn. I left the bass out of the mix so you can practice improv and experiment: ua-cam.com/video/4bU-MC-mFeU/v-deo.html
AWESOME
Thanks 🤗
Hi Steve, thanks for lesson 2 now. Why do I follow your lessons? First of all I'm age 67 but every friend that knows my age asks : how do you keep fit and young looking? Simple : get drunk and stoned is what I know as : I'm a " junk-head" that absorbs tunes since age 13 . Blues is my virus and alcohol + altering substances or "dope" turns my " junk-head " creative.
I've been writing poetry, songs ,lyrics , comedy short stories and when shit happens , I better have pen& paper ( or occasionally toilet paper) to write the shit that it pours inside my head.
Now let me go back to around 1994 when I managed to cut out the alcohol + dope and tobacco too.
With the savings I made , I decided to buy a second hand bass ,which I did and started playing it . I did know shit about music notes and kept learning : by ear and trying to play the sounds heard inside my head after listening to loud tunes: Link Wray, to Nirvana , Led Zep to Mersey beat and much of the Chicago Blues.
Down the basement lived a lady and jazz singer , we were friends , She disliked the bass sound : that soon had a letter from the council. then the Landlord, then herself knocked at my door on a Sunday afternoon , while rested the " Eco bass on the floor and machine heads against the wall, opened the door , to say to her : come on in for a cuppa...heard some strange noise , turned to look towards the bass and was lying over the floor , the headstock was broken and my anger exploded in a rage : look what you 've done witch?
Then I was evicted as well.
I've been scared since, I managed to mend and sell the bass.
I've been practising Harmonica blues tunes outside the park and occasionally at open mic sessions . A friend of mine invited me to his rent accommodation to play harmonica and record/mix as he can make use of the recording studio free for all. He is learning drum lessons and electric/acoustic guitar , his friend plays guitar very well and drums too.
We recorded one of my songs that I sang myself , and added the drum , acoustic guitar.
One take. Then I thought that a band needed a bass? So bad.
Last week I bought a Squire Jazz bass , used and at a low cost of £ 275.
I will be collecting it next Thursday afternoon and take it straight away to the studio for practising .
What is your advice on this?
The drawback is that you can
only practice on Thursdays from 3 until 10pm , as the neighbour next door the studio knocks at the wall to complain... but can wear headphones and practice straight into the recording gear until next morning.
The other disadvantage is that at the moment I'm skint and cannot afford to pay for your lessons.
With that in mind ...can you become the band's manager? That would be so cool Steve?
I can post demos of my harmonica tunes and the song recorded recently .
Hope to hear from you soon.
PEACE ! and R&R keeps the world moving.
Rock 'n' Roll ain't noise pollution, but it can disturb the neighbors. In 1990 my band was practicing in the garage and the cops showed up. The old man says, "No more band practice here." Now I'm giving the neighbors the stink eye. Years later my little nephew slips and says, "Remember when Mommy called the cops on your band?" Turns out it wasn't the neighbors, it was my own sister. I won't forget that one. Headphones is the answer my friend. Get a small little amp that you can practice with, but that also has a headphone jack that you can plug into in the wee hours of the morning. I gather you're in the UK. Ya like blues? Here's some blues for you. Share it with your UK blues buddies... yes, I'm shamelessly plugging my own music, lol: ua-cam.com/video/k3LaPT45Aio/v-deo.html
thank you so much
You're welcome Ashok.