Absolutely never stop learning either that’s what I love about learning bass it’s a social activity. There’s always room to grow and push the envelope if you keep an open mind
What the hell... I literally searched "How to play like Thundercat" a few hours ago and was disappointed I couldn't find any video and then suddenly you upload this video. What kind of magic is this?!?!
Thundercat is a beast I like when he did that interview and talked about all his influences. I forgot what the channel was though probably reverb or something
Those fills discussed are some of the more on key stuff. I listen to alot of Thundercat and he likes to play “out” in a lotof these fills, It would be really nice to see a video that discussed what he is doing when he plays these “out” or “imposed scales” that seem to go out of key and then right back in. Thanks for this video. Great study material.
Ohhhh man that section from 2:57 to 3:05 is so awesome!! Ive been watching and rewatching and can’t figure out what you’re doing there, it’s soooo nice. Specifically that last thing, hammer on with the bass note?? Could you sprinkle that in next video you make? 🙏🏼
Hey Anthony, have you ever broke down the solo(s) that end thundercats "is it love?" It is listed with Hadrien , too. It took me a while to figure out where the solo of thundercat ends and Hadrien's begins. I have often wondered if thundercat handed his bass over or something....that's a great track and great solos by everyone. Your thoughts?
super duper late to the party here but that interchange of solos is incredible… thundercat’s MTD is a lot more treble and high mid present and he has a more pentatonic oriented approach to soloing whereas hadriens ken smith burner has a notably darker tone and he is using more melodic minor language, the splicing of the two bass solos is used to great affect and it hurts every time hadrien mentions that him and thundercat have a project worth of songs together in the vault. the people need it!!!
Man! This is great, but whats really great is that your making mistakes and not editing them out! So many videos edit the "practice" or human element out. Nice video. Do you have a transcription of this to print also?
@@user-jr2vh3mp3e Thank you, Are the chords built on Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D? This is my project today to get my head around this. I don't have much musical knowledge and this is blowing my mind.
@@thejone6067 The chords themselves don't really fall into any specific key. For example, there is a B major and a G minor, both of which have different notes from Eb minor, as well as from each other. The point is really just that they lead to Eb minor, which is the key that they solo in over it for the most part. The fact that the chords are all weird like that is really just because it sounds cool. There probably isn't some deep music theory for why they chose those specific chords, it's probably that he just wanted to have.a progression that sounded harmonically complicated or "trippy"
Can some one tell me the scales i need to know in order to jam out to this song? Please! I play guitar but i love this video and wanna play along to the song! Thank you!
At a basic level you can just use Ebm pentatonic. But you could try using different pentatonics for each chord. Also sometimes I jump from Ebm pent to Eb mixolydian. I’m still working this out too though.
How to play like...Allan Holdsworth? Remember when the guitar players did all the fast noodling and the bass player just held it all together from the bottom...and still got the chicks?
I'm old, I think it's the way it's supposed to be at least 85% of the time. Let your Guitar-Player noodle. We are the rock and the fortress of the groove.
This lesson, and your live version are phenomenal. You nailed it live. Is there any chance I could bug you for the chords to the middle break of this song?
I'm more of a kinetic learner so I wish that I can see your fingers on the frets better. Would help if the cam was closer to the neck. Thanks for sharing.
@@zDelirium right, I'm just not used to that right hand style. I've been playing around with the bassline on Vulfpeck's Disco Ulysses, definitely sounds like a similar style.
hey man im begging you to send me a message that has the exact fingerings for the root chords cause i cant find them anywhere it would be a huge help cheers
Man, musicians of this era are spoiled. All you need is youtube and your instrument. Wish I could back to being 5 years old and have youtube at my disposal...
Spoiler alert : practice, practice, practice.
rillloudmother #preach
🤯
Absolutely never stop learning either that’s what I love about learning bass it’s a social activity. There’s always room to grow and push the envelope if you keep an open mind
Work, work, work. Will not work =)
@@GiorgioCastaldo1 and push the envelope filter too
What the hell... I literally searched "How to play like Thundercat" a few hours ago and was disappointed I couldn't find any video and then suddenly you upload this video. What kind of magic is this?!?!
Omer S. Hahaha that’s interesting!
google, man. they're everywhere haha
Anthony does that a lot.... it's where you're meant to be. ;) We find this dude for a reason.
Thank you ,Thundercat for 4 string!!!:-)
Justin cheers man!
Thundercat is a beast I like when he did that interview and talked about all his influences. I forgot what the channel was though probably reverb or something
Giorgio Castaldo pitchfork!
That’s right thanks for the save lol
Giorgio Castaldo haha I only knew that because I literally just saw that video earlier in the day
beast?
@@gasparucciox9706 beast just means he’s really good at what he does 😅
Those fills discussed are some of the more on key stuff. I listen to alot of Thundercat and he likes to play “out” in a lotof these fills, It would be really nice to see a video that discussed what he is doing when he plays these “out” or “imposed scales” that seem to go out of key and then right back in. Thanks for this video. Great study material.
Thank you for teaching me to play this song on a 4-string bass. A hug
5:58 - PAGADIGA DAGADIGA DAGADIGADIGA BUM !Love your video, thank you !
3:19 is just FIRE
You play THAT song and you sing? Amazing
gimmeagig I tried haha
Is your name a Jaco reference?
Right?!?! Crazy impressive
This make my quarantine not bored anymore. Thank so much❤️
I can hear the Jaco in his style
Ohhhh man that section from 2:57 to 3:05 is so awesome!! Ive been watching and rewatching and can’t figure out what you’re doing there, it’s soooo nice. Specifically that last thing, hammer on with the bass note?? Could you sprinkle that in next video you make? 🙏🏼
luc moutin that sounded magical
Yes! Gotta have an octaver with an up setting, and dial in the auto-wah! Got me an OC-2 and Sub 'n' Up at different points in signal.
How to get the bass tone like thundercat?
NGOFI sounds like envelope or wah effect
It's an envelope filter (auto wah) combined with a pitch shifted up an octave
He says exactly how he does it within the first minute of him talking
I don't know waht your talking about
I never clicked on a video so fast before in my life lol! Thank you Maestro Anthony.
Faustino Garcia 😂😂😂 cheers man!
Can you make a lesson on how to mute strings/eliminate string noise effectively with the right hand?
this randomly popped up and in my head i was like “its not possible so chill with those claims” but you did great man
Your quick side-eye at the camera after that run at :26 got you a subscribe. Super work!
Great, simple pentatonic lick to learn, I will now spend 50 hours trying to play it that fast
Thanks so much for that lesson, i love this unique way than thundercat uses his bass, thanks to show this study of this great bassist
Don’t know if I enjoyed more the clear explanations the crazy chops or the dude’s coolness!!
Thundercat is like that chill, cool guy in your class that would be able to talk with everyone and not be an asshole to anyone.
You gotta make more videos on Thundercat
Wish I could jam with you dude...you're amazing and inspiring. Thanks for the video
That was godly my dude
Really appreciate you slowing down the fills that is a great initial practice strategy
big thanks for lesson
How to use pentatonics and don't sound like everyone else...
Thanks man ;)
PS: I still want that Prog Metal lesson
Gonçalo Marques 😂😂😂 brilliant topic and yes, the prog metal lesson is tricky because there’s too many brilliant tunes to choose from!
@@AnthonyMuthurajah True, but you can do more than one lesson ;) Keep the good work!
Excellent lesson. Thank you very much Anthony!
thank you, you're an interestng person to listen to.
the master does it again !
Sable Delirio cheers! 😬
Gonna woodshed this all week thanks Ant. Putting in my request for a mononeon lesson soon
Practice is the only secret, ask Mono Neon, literally practicing rn prolly
As usual, sounds great!
Thank you for the lesson. :)
Thank you so much dude!!! Please make more of these !!!
Nailed it! Thanks for the lesson. :)
Thanks so much for this! Very few people are this well versed this many styles of bass playing thanks sir!
Wow, great job. Thank you
Excellent explanation and demonstration. Subscribed 🤘
i feel like i got a little better just by watching this?!
Cool lesson dude!!👊
I would be cool to see a video, about singing and playing bass at the same time!
NintendoRobert sometime soon perhaps!
Thank you for making this.
Thanks man digging this one !
So very impressive!🤩🤩🤩
Great stuff man, im predominantly a guitarist so imma learn the style on guitar, might have to break out the bass and have a go as well 😁
This style on guitar sure’ll sound interesting
It is great!!
THUNDERCAT!!! YEAH!!!
Crazy man 👍
great lesson bro.
Very "magic fingers", that first fill.
A.M Love the lesson man!
Stefan Joseph cheers Stefan!
Great men! Thank u for this
Victor Augusto Peña Cheers Victor!
woah
Octaver above ? Can the OC 2 do that or is it a newer pedal ? Thanks for the funk lesson !
Atelier No it doesn’t. The micropog from Electro Harmonix does octave up and down. I’m not sure of any other stomp box pedals that can do both.
@@AnthonyMuthurajah Tc Electronic Sub n Up does both also . Another great lesson. Cheers
Thanks
Jo! The Mooer Octave Pedal ist really cool and can do both- upper and lower octave! I know it from Evan Marien and it’s more than nice
Please!What effects are you running🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️
Nice video man
🔥🔥🔥
Wish you would explain how to play the fills
south indian 4 stringed thundercat!
Hey Anthony, have you ever broke down the solo(s) that end thundercats "is it love?" It is listed with Hadrien , too. It took me a while to figure out where the solo of thundercat ends and Hadrien's begins. I have often wondered if thundercat handed his bass over or something....that's a great track and great solos by everyone. Your thoughts?
super duper late to the party here but that interchange of solos is incredible… thundercat’s MTD is a lot more treble and high mid present and he has a more pentatonic oriented approach to soloing whereas hadriens ken smith burner has a notably darker tone and he is using more melodic minor language, the splicing of the two bass solos is used to great affect and it hurts every time hadrien mentions that him and thundercat have a project worth of songs together in the vault.
the people need it!!!
What method does he use for soloing?
Man! This is great, but whats really great is that your making mistakes and not editing them out! So many videos edit the "practice" or human element out. Nice video. Do you have a transcription of this to print also?
4:19
How long have you been playing that zoom effects pedal? Positives? Negatives? Favorite Patches?
Forget Thunder-Cat I wanna play like Lightning-Muthuraja !
Should I get a multi-effects pedal or an auto-wah and octaver on their own?
In my experience having seperate pedals is way more versatile and easier to work with. You can do a lot with a multi effect pedal tho
Old retired guy sitting here scratching my head- What key/scale is this in? Thanks
Eb Minor
@@user-jr2vh3mp3e Thank you, Are the chords built on Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D? This is my project today to get my head around this. I don't have much musical knowledge and this is blowing my mind.
He goes over the chords at 2:05 :)
@@thejone6067 The chords themselves don't really fall into any specific key. For example, there is a B major and a G minor, both of which have different notes from Eb minor, as well as from each other. The point is really just that they lead to Eb minor, which is the key that they solo in over it for the most part. The fact that the chords are all weird like that is really just because it sounds cool. There probably isn't some deep music theory for why they chose those specific chords, it's probably that he just wanted to have.a progression that sounded harmonically complicated or "trippy"
@@user-jr2vh3mp3e Great answer, I got it now! Thank you so much
Are you using a pedal to get the thundercat sound on bass?
Can some one tell me the scales i need to know in order to jam out to this song? Please! I play guitar but i love this video and wanna play along to the song! Thank you!
At a basic level you can just use Ebm pentatonic. But you could try using different pentatonics for each chord. Also sometimes I jump from Ebm pent to Eb mixolydian. I’m still working this out too though.
What do I need to research to learn those kinds of furry fills?
How to play like...Allan Holdsworth? Remember when the guitar players did all the fast noodling and the bass player just held it all together from the bottom...and still got the chicks?
I'm old, I think it's the way it's supposed to be at least 85% of the time. Let your Guitar-Player noodle. We are the rock and the fortress of the groove.
What guitar you playing with brother? Thank you for the video ! 🤟🏽
This lesson, and your live version are phenomenal. You nailed it live. Is there any chance I could bug you for the chords to the middle break of this song?
Thanks for the great video bro! Could you please state what pedals you are using? The bass sounds awesome, great tone!
what brand was the pedal you’re using in the beginning?
What pedal?
hopsin
What pedal is he using?
What wah pedal are you using?
02:06,05:32,06:44
What bass do you have ?
is that a flanger pedal ?
bryan gonzalez auto wah plus an octaver in the beginning. No flanger
Hey Anthony! Nice Video! I was wondering, what do you use to get that Octave Up effect? Thank You! :)
Raphaël Côté 3:09
Can I use the 1st section for a track remake? and will shout you out when I release a cover track.
Hey! That's not my tune to begin with. You might wanna look into the original track called "them changes" by thundercat.
Thanks mate
what wah wah do you use mate?
Zoom B2 multi fx
Zoom MS60B multistomp will also get the job done
What effects pedal are you using?!
Drew On The Bass Just a zoom B2.1u multi fx board 🤷🏽♂️
Anthony Muthurajah I also use Zoom B2.1u, would you mind sharing your settings?
The video should be like 5 seconds long and the message would be "You can't". Just kidding. Great job explaining and presenting!
ffs, why not the tuning in standard E.???
I'm more of a kinetic learner so I wish that I can see your fingers on the frets better. Would help if the cam was closer to the neck. Thanks for sharing.
The technique you do at 4:59 what is this called? Any chance you can go over this right hand technique? Thanks!
Jacob Kleiman It’s pretty much just playing octaves and getting the pattern down with the right hand.
@@zDelirium right, I'm just not used to that right hand style. I've been playing around with the bassline on Vulfpeck's Disco Ulysses, definitely sounds like a similar style.
hey man
im begging you to send me a message that has the exact fingerings for the root chords cause i cant find them anywhere
it would be a huge help
cheers
What do I search to understand what the hell ur talking about? I just learned C major scale
Fills = practice your pentatonic scales
I won't even be able to sing like Thundercat, let alone play like him and let alone play and sing like him simultaneously. :(
Tanweer Mahdi Hasan not if you don’t practice
press 1
Just spam runs every now and again and you’re good.
Man, musicians of this era are spoiled. All you need is youtube and your instrument. Wish I could back to being 5 years old and have youtube at my disposal...
Practice is how...alot...