5 Ways To Get Through A Blues Solo On Bass [Blues Bass Lesson - Improv]
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
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The video that goes with approach #1 is right here: becomeabassist.com/blues-scal...
For more about the process in approach #4 check this lesson out: becomeabassist.com/how-to-play...
If you've ever not liked what you played over a blues, then this is the perfect bass lesson for you.
I had a bass player ask me a question in the comments of another video all about how to approach playing over a blues progression.
I gave my best answer in the comments, but wanted to share with you as well, the 5 approaches to learning to play a blues on bass.
The first 3 approaches are more 'intellectual' and theory-based, but don't worry - it's mostly pretty simple.
The last 2 approaches though, are much more organic and rely on your gut more than your theory knowledge.
Be sure to try each approach out. The more you can do of each, the more interesting and dynamic your playing will be.
Good luck with the lesson and happy playing!
Cheers,
Luke
P.S. Don't forget to download the free Ultimate Guide To The Modes to get your bass soloing to that next level.
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I've been playing bass religiously for the past five months. In those months, I've listened to various bass teachers on UA-cam. With your lessons, I automatically give you a thumbs up before listening to the lesson. You are concise, giving tons of examples without a lot of blah blah blahs. You're awesome. Pretty much the best bass teacher on UA-cam! Thank you!
Thanks so much @Emily Brown! Really appreciate the kind words! I work hard to make everything as practical as possible, so thanks so much for noticing and watching.
I love your improv approach! I do that in my car all the time and can never remember what I was singing.. lol.. Gonna record stuff now.. Thanks Luke!
Great video bro! EXCELLENT! And you really simplified it!
Thanks Nicki! I try to have everything make sense so I'm glad it worked for you.
Excellent tutorial! Thank you!
Great lesson. Thanks for posting it.
You're welcome Ed - thanks so much for watching.
Thanks dude, I'm definitely going to use this during some chill jamsessions.
Awesome! Let me know how it goes for you!
Your are a great teacher
Thanks a lot!
Já me inscrevi! Obrigado!
super useful, thanks
Thank you 😊
Singing is great approach...i never used its so obvious great..this is great hack
Very helpful lesson. And the licc at 4:07
great lesson...
Thanks friend - I'm glad you liked this one.
Thanks!
Thank *_you_* @bryadinoff! Really appreciate it and I'm happy you got something out of it.
I really like this one, Luke!!
Jim/Line6bassman
Hey Jim! Good to see you again! And thanks so much - I'm glad you like it!
Just one problem with this approach. As a bass player, you normally don't have another bass player comping for you. So if you play a sax solo on your bass when there's just drums supporting you, it will not sound good. Bass players should learn to play bass solos - a bass player needs to outline more harmony than a sax soloist. This means emphasizing chord tones much more
I am a saxophonist. But in one of my groups, keyboard player is super strong with his left hand and can hold the bass line by himself with chords over top.
This is why I loved option 3 , using chord tones as guide tones for the changes. I knew of this technique before but the way he explained it here, along with how it was visually demonstrated really made it click for me!
Blues. Wow.
If we use 3rd ,5th or 7th degree notes from a chord and apply modes over our progression, will that create harmonic lines ?
Super
Thanks for watching Isaac!
hi Luke, what is your bass model? amazing sound.
Hey Alexandre - it's a Spector Euro, but I'm not 100% sure of the exact model. It was a 2nd hand bass I bought from a friend and never really asked the specifics - I just liked it!
Hi Luke, have tried umpteen times to download the doc but nothing arrives in my in-box. Is it still available. If so, can you help? Cheers, Fred Jansohn
Hey Fred. Send me a note here: becomeabassist.com/contact and I’ll make sure to sort it all out for you.
I got a question, i never learned to read partitions, i learned music by myself over ten years (yet im still only an amateur) only by ear and by reading tabs, which i find easier to understand than partitions. So my question is, how do i learn this stuff without knowing basic music theory? I can't read parts, i dont know how to tell the différence between two différent key or different scales and i only recognize notes by their fret numbers. I really really really wanna learn tho. So how do i do without basic theory? Where can i learn this theory?
I’m really enjoying your lessons for Bass. I have entered my name and email address for your downloads that are available in the video descriptions and have yet to receive any emails in return. I hope to be able to get these and progress in my playing.
Hey Pakalolo. I'll send you a private message and we can figure out what the problem might be.
How do i make a solo on the song Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham?
That's a little bit trickier since that song moves between 2 different keys @Rose-kc1mb4. However, a really quick and dirty way you can do it is with pentatonic scales. I'm assuming you're playing it in the original key - C minor - and if that's the case, for the first 8 bars of the song, you can use a C minor pentatonic scale. For the next 4 bars (starting on the Ebm7 chord), you can use a Db major pentatonic sound, and then the last 4 bars, you can go back to using the C minor pentatonic.
There's much more to it than that - we haven't talked about rhythm, phrasing, melodic ideas, guide tones etc. but if your question is about _what_ to play, then this rule of thumb should get you started. If you want to go a bit deeper, I'd recommend checking out this video: ua-cam.com/video/uvLiHRJUcOg/v-deo.html
Sir how to play Reggae bass
So what. About A.D.E chords in blues
Great lesson but I agree with your sentiment. Even if Eb is most common in'Jazz'/blues, my 'Blues'/blues world seems to be dominated by the keys of E, G & A. Had the lesson been in one of those keys I would have had less 'transposition' and mental gymnastics to do.
Why is it on the 8th fret if you move outside it? I don't understand the concept of a set scale if when you demonstrate it you use notes other than what is in the diagram.
Because scales aren’t ‘set’ in just one octave or position. If you want to, can extend them above or below all over the range of the bass. If you want to learn how to do that, I’d recommend this video:
ua-cam.com/video/OUtHZGe-ja8/v-deo.html
sir i just can`t stop watching your videos but an new ,i don`t know anything about bass guitar what should i learn first and after the other?
Go through the the videos in my beginner's starter pack: becomeabassist.com/bab-beginners-starter-pack/ It'll give you a great idea of what to focus on first, and where to go from there. If you have questions about anything in there, just let me know.
The thing I don't get is you have this pattern which starts on the 8th fret und goes up to the 11th, so far so good but then all of a sudden you go down to the 5th and up to 14th or 15th or something without any further explanation exept for _"just like that"_ ... WTF? How am I supposed to do this?
Exactly my problem.
I have just started playing the 7 string bass as my first bass please help... there is nobody showing any real lessons on a 7 string bass
The reason nobody is showing real lessons on 7-string basses is because they are incredibly rare, relatively speaking. 5 and 6-strings are far more common, but I'm not sure I've ever seen a 7-string bass in person.
There's no reason you can't take the ideas from a 4, 5 or 6-string lesson and apply the same ideas to a 7-string. The concepts are the same no matter how many strings you have.
Thanks
Most folks have a hard time even starting out with a five string bass. The techniques to learn bass are just really well suited to four strings. I know it's not very helpful, but you'll do yourself a favor by getting a four-stringer and then applying what you learn to the seven string instrument later. You'll really need to invest time in learning that neck.
Why would you start on a 7 string bass? I find 4 strings perfectly adequate.
You are not playing 7 string bass. Why are you saying such ridiculous things. I want to see video of you and your 7 string bass on UA-cam.
The bass line wasn't that hard but I struggled getting my tongue in the right position 😋
No tongue is the most important part!
@@BecomeABassist ... cheers Luke ,I now realise that .. good lessons , keep them coming.I'll keep working on the tongue 😛 Where are you Luke I'm in Oz
Where is the tabs
It was not clear from the title or description that you would be talking about soloing.
Frank LeHouillier the title literally says how to get through a blues solo
I don't actually remember any more but I suspect that the title was different when I posted this comment.
I don't remember exactly, but I think the title when I posted this comment was "5 ways to play blues on bass" or something similar, where you might expect to see information about blues lines, like doing 135653 etc.
That’s more like jass then the blues
The progression I used in this video was the one that Conan asked about in his original question John. Everything in here would still apply to a simpler 'traditional' blues progression though. Replace the Gm7 with a C7 and the C7 with a Bb7 and you're good to go.
Yeah, try and play what Stevie Ray Vaughn is playing........riiiiight
Absolutely @Andrew Ryan - transcribing other players is a great way to build up vocabulary and language when you improvise and transcribing non-bass players is a great idea too.
@@BecomeABassist Oh you mistake my inflection. I agree it's an excellent method I use as well. I was merely referring to SRV's near-impossible to reproduce wizardry on the guitar
Wait - I’m confused now. What was your original ‘inflection’ supposed to be @Andrew Ryan?
Except in real life everything drops out, so all you have is a high hat in the background, at best.
If that’s the case, I’d recommend asking whoever you’re playing with to give you a bit more accompaniment. I usually say something like ‘Treat me like any other instrument, just quieter’. It’s worked for me.
04:28 ohhh nooooo. DON't Speak and talk at the same time. its just WRONG!
Nice but your examples are JAZZ
Which examples specifically Makus?
Jazz is just a different blues. Especially a 251.
Thank's a lot!