Boring Bass Lines Fixed (With 1 Simple Walkup Trick)
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 20. 08. 2024
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Inject life into your boring beginner bass lines with these simple (but legit) walkup patterns - no theory required.
It actually doesnât take in-depth theory knowledge to play interesting bass lines.
In this video Iâll show you some easy bass patterns you can use to avoid ploddy, run of the mill bass playing.
Weâll start with a classic 2-note walkup pattern, modeled for us by Kim Deal of The Pixies on âHeyâ. Iâll break down how this pattern works, and later youâll practice sticking it on your own bass lines.
Then we flip the pattern on its head and look at some walk *downs*, with the help of John McVieâs bass line on Fleetwood Macâs âGold Dust Woman.â
We can put these together in the same bass line too - Iâll show you how Verdine White did it in âCanât Hide Loveâ by Earth Wind & Fire. (dance moves not included)
Now youâve got the basics - itâs time to apply these directly to a boring bass line. Weâll try out a few of the many versions of a walkup/walkdown flavored bass line, and Iâll give you a troubleshooting hack to make these patterns even more foolproof.
If you enjoyed this lesson, I promise that you will also enjoy subscribing to BassBuzz: yeah.bassbuzz....
#Walkups #NoMoreBoringBasslines
What do you think - should French Josh make a reappearance? Tell me âouiâ or âNONâ below. đđžđ«đ·
Timestamps for this lesson:
0:00 - Lâintro
1:02 - Walkup Basics
2:29 - How Kim Deal Uses Walkups
3:52 - Playalong: âHeyâ by The Pixies
4:48 - How to Walk Down
5:05 - How John McVie Uses Walkdowns
6:23 - Playalong: âGold Dust Womanâ by Fleetwood Mac
7:03 - How Verdine White Walks Both Ways
7:34 - Playalong: âCanât Hide Loveâ by Earth Wind & Fire
8:01 - Unboring Your Bass Lines Ex. 1
10:25 - Unboring Your Bass Lines Ex. 2
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Oui Oui my frieeeeend
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Damn, your comment's already a week old but the video just got out!! How did you do that?
btw, it's a yes
Another way to give a bassline more umph is to do a slide to nowhere. Just start an octave or so above your target note and slide down while starting slow and getting faster and lessening your grip on the string so it becomes a dead note. Then play your target note immediately after. This is good to use just before a big power moment in the song and Ghost do this a lot. Something you can do in a more riffy bassline to add interest to it is to slide up or down a half step to a note from a scale from a note that is not in the scale so that the note that doesn't fit in can only be heard for a really short amount of time. This can be heard in the Peter Gunn theme in Blues Brothers where the bassline seems to double the guitar riff.
Hi, I'm Josh Fossgreen, and I approve this bass-slide-related message.
I can't wait 'til I'm Badass enough to know what the hell this all means.
Gene Simmons said he did this a lot because he didnât know how to play bass very well.
emo josh cant hurt you, he isnt real
emo josh:
Qu-est-ce que c'est, le "emo"??? Je suis nihiliste. đđ«đ·
Best online bass teacher, hands down. There are many good ones out there, but no one does a better job making the concepts simple to understand - even for the musically challenged - and having a laugh in the process.
Thanks Alex!
Thank You.....and if you (hint) ever do a follow up to B2B you have a guaranteed sale here .....and several more from the sounds of it
"hey" is the reason I got a bass!
Pixies have a lot of great bass lines.
same here! cool that i'm not the only one
This is very well structured. I know my music theory pretty inside and out and you did an excellent job of explaining how to switch a chromatic walk up to a diatonic one without having to make it more complex.
The best thing someone ever told me is that every âwrongâ note is never more than a half step away from a right one. (Diatonically speaking)
I think Victor Wooten said it in a bass video. I could be mistaken
@@aelechko Yes he said that!
A French nihilist Beginner to Badass course part 2 would be great!
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This made me play my bass again
Awesome! :)
Me too! :)
You really have a gift for communication. Iâm doing a lot of these transition things right now and I like to mix it up with dead notes. Feels like a cool way to compensate for lack of skill with creativity.
From a guitarist turned bass player, I appreciate your knowledge sharing and lesson style. P.S. I bought a used Fender 1966 P-bass for $375.00 in 1982 even before I thought I would try to learn bass ,,, got lucky for sure. Thanks again, keep your lessons coming. Bassman
Wowwwwww lucky you with the P bass. I'll give you $400 for it, you'll make 25 bucks! :PPP
@@BassBuzz Hurry before someone Price-Is-Right'sâą your a** with a $401 bid! *BTW... are all three of those concentric pots on the Squier Jazz?* What's the layout? *vol / vol..... blend / mid.... bass / treble?*
I used to play bass in a church band a while back and, though everyone was impressed by how good I was as a beginner who had only played a couple months, as a musician of at least a decade I felt like my playing was so empty. This is video is very helpful in just adding a little spice the monotony of my bass playing.
I am pleased to see your acting skils improving as you help us to improve our bass skills. A true 'growing together' feeling.
Merci, monsieur JoshĂš
you hacked my unpleasant chromaticism to bits! ;) another fun trick if the walks aren't working is just to speed it up pantera-level tempos. it's amazing how atonal compositions just become rhythmically pleasing to your ears when they wouldn't otherwise "work" as music.
you have the best channel on youtube. love it!
Yep, go fast and do it over and over because repetition legitimizes repetition legitimizes repetition legitimizes :)
I was just going to say that!
Dude, I think I've said it before, but I've been playing a long time, and I've seen quite a few bass tutors around.
You nail it.
I really enjoy your stuff.
Thank you!
Noo man, Boring French Josh looks like Joe Dart with the sweater and the glasses đ€Łđ€Łđ€ŁBut Joe Dart is not Boring, he is a Funk Bass Beast
I was thinking the same
Je ne suis pas Joe Dart, je suis French Josh! đđ«đ·
small bread: Regular Josh
big bread: French Josh
â@@BassBuzz Ok Jean FlĂ©chette then
That's what I thought too lol.
Honestly these CZcams vids mixed with the B2B course are beyond incredible, a perfect balance of solid teaching and entertainment!
Thanks Chris!
Since I've picked up a bass to be in my friend's band this Spring, this channel has helped so me so much and I'm so thankful for it
I really like your channel, I've learned a lot from you and sometimes I even check your videos about things I already know just to hear you explain it. You're one of the best youtube teachers out there. Love
Thank you so much!
I was 17 when Ramones changed my life. IÂŽm 37 now, and this cool dude changed my bass lines. THANK YOU
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May not be the best place for this comment but I figure Josh will more likely see it on His most recent, your tutorials mixed with my bass teacher lead to me being able to get on stage with bass even though I only started in Sept 2020! thank you for the excellent content that had helped me and so many others so much!
That's awesome, congrats!
Hey Josh just wanted to let you know ive been jamming for a year now and you've been there every step of the way. Your lessons are super easy and how you teach really sticks with me. You are appreciated sir and look forward to more content!
Thanks Austin!
The information you provide is one of the most beneficial that I have found. I am a complete beginner but I know how crucial it is to get the bas(s)ic techniques right from the get go, and your videos are literally saving me lots of time. Thank you for all the hard work you are putting in your videos, they are quite the gems!
You're welcome Beril!
Thanks for this Josh! Heard a great quote I would like to share. "They didn't come to hear you play guitar (bass); they came to enjoy the music". A good band plays as "one"
I have been playing bass for 10 years with some pauses in between. I was never able to improvise or understand music theory even tho I had bass lessons for years. Finally you are the first one who can explain me the way it works and after watching a lot of lessons of you, I had new inspiration on what to learn. Thank you so much!
my french Dad often says "Allons z'y, Alonzo". You get my french dad jokes stamp of approval đ
I love your instruction. It keeps my mind from wandering off and dying of boredom in a field of my broken bass playing dreams....
I learn alot from all bass players and at 59 years of age your never to old to learn new or old things.thank you ,sir.PLAY ON MY BROTHER!!!!!!!-!!------!!! .YOU SAID YOUR NEVER OLD TO PLAY BASS.
Josh - I love how you throw in humor and cut-ins to make your lessons interesting. Great way to keep folks engaged! And, OUI, the nihilistic French dude is awesome.
Thanks Daniel!
I had always played guitar but in the last few months switched to bass for a current project im in. I was worried on my quest to be a good bassist, not just a guitarist who plays bass, that I was going to have to sit through a bunch of boring online beginner videos, but you are a great content creator. Im genuinely enjoying your lessons. thanks! đ€
The Pixies is always in my heart
I BELIEVE IT , YOU ARE THE BEST BASS TEACHER ON CZcams
Thanks Yazid!
Hey all you bass bad asses. Dee Murray is the most underrated bass player EVER. I challenge you to cover Elton John's "Black eyed Susie". The fact no one else has covered it on CZcams proves my point. Love the channel đ»
Using a Pixies song as a main example automatically makes this video completely amazing (though it would have been amazing anyway.)
Loved the French Drama! Amazing Cast as Usual!!!
Bring back Bass Bot. He is the reason I love this page. đ
BASSBOT HAS BECOME THE SINGULARITY. đ€
This is really good. I always wondered what bass players were doing to walk into the next chord. The whole step hack I'm going to use that! Thank you.
You havenât mentioned Vulfpeck or Snarky Puppy yet, but I have faith in you. Another useful funny lesson, much respect
Nicely done. And I like the Dr. Who reference.
As a French teacher, I found this comparison "trĂšs drĂŽle". J'aime bien Nihilistic French Josh!
Merci Micah!
@@BassBuzz AHAH! I just noticed your labeling of "L'intro". Very nice! So subtle. So French!
your sense of humor is so bas-sick. i love it.
THANK YOU, this was great and helpful. I've picked bass 3 months ago and this made it more exciting.
Man I want to thank you for putting these videos out, I've never had music classes in school and was always hesitant to pick up an instrument due to my dyspraxia but I had to chance to borrow a friends bass guitar and I've been having a blast ever since.
You're welcome!
These videos are exactly the reason I subscribed. Awesome job! Thanks for posting these videos, they are great!
Thanks Shane!
I'm French and this accent was sooooo realistic đ
Studied French for 5 years, all just to speak English with a French accent... :P
But Josh it's not a common French name. I am French too. I tried to work on my accent but it is too hard. I had to choose practice bass or work on my accent.
... french from france?... ;) Funny thing but to my acadian (french canadian from the south east); sounds kinda british..?
@@BassBuzz vegan, studied french -what seems impossible for someone in USA, ;) plays and teach bass guitar.... thats why i think you're cool!
@@TheMusikman85 Josh est un raccourci pour "Joshua", ou Yeshua en hébreu ;)
Like your stuff. Beginning to play bass after 20 years and rehashing what I forgot is great. Thank you
Dude...
This is an eye-opener and 'trés chic'!
Best online lesson I've encountered so far, and fun to watch too.
Merci Josh
Thanks Mathieu!
Very useful advice and I lmao the entire video. Thankyou
Thanks Brian!
French Josh...đ€Łđđ€Ł Oui! Oui! Take that bass for a walk! đđ
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Kim Deal + french jokes : bravo l'artiste đ€Ł
What, no love for awkward tritones? Great stuff! I learned way too diatonically and it's only been in the last couple of years that I have started working chromaticism into my lines. Great video as always!
Thank you! What a great way to learn walk ups! I am going to go fix my boring bass runs right now!
this has been exactly what ive been needing to get better at playing
Great lesson and lots of fun stuff! Thanks a lot!
You're welcome Ruben!
Yo Josh you're the best and entertaining straight to the point tutorials!
Thank you!
@@BassBuzz wooww
glad i'm not the only one who thought he called joe dart boring with that thumbnail đ
We absolutely love French Josh! Next time, he must play bass on a baguette
Absolument! đđ«đ·
What a stupid and stereorype comment.... and if he was german maybe play bass over a chuckut? Australian over a cangaroo ? Man ...
@@hercholand thank you for your contribution
I'll be honest and say that I didn't much like this channel initially, but the deeper I dive into learning bass, the more I find myself preferring your videos over other options... glove guy still bothers me the most
Aa a french speaker, your accent was a lot better than I expected
Merci! :P
The Dr. Who reference got you a loyal follower, mate đŠ
Cheers!
I enjoyed this lesson. (I'm taking your bad ass course, but haven't reached where you cover this). take care and keep up the great lessons (free and more bad ass lessons).
OMG This is just the right lesson I needed đâ„ïž thank you so much Josh
You're welcome Ali!
Oui oui! Moonlight sonata... Nice touch. Maybe nerd Josh should play that... J'nai sais pas
Wish I could subscribe twice, this info is so good for beginner/intermediate players!
You are so much fun to learn from!!!!!!!
I died at the intro đ loved the video, would like to see more tricks like this.
Very useful tips. Thanks for sharing
Love French Josh. God, this opening was hilarious.
merci beaucoup đ
More is not always better. Cliff William's bass lines are solid, driving and simple. ACDC 101
You are really an excellent teacher, and this is coming from a language teacher đ. Thanks for the awesome videos.
Thanks Jean!
Dude! I was working on this very thing today! Cool vid đ€đ»đ
As always, really helpful, easy to understand and presented in an entertaining and clear manner.
Thanks Mike!
I thought it was Joe Dart in the thumbnail đ
hey josh! do you have any videos on latin/samba/salsa/bossa basslines? they really interest me but i can't seem to find anything about it on youtube! you're the best bass teacher on this site (in my opinion) so i'd love to see something on that subject for sure!
You just changed my life đ§Ź đ€Ł Thank You bro
Happy to help!
I wish I had a teacher like you in my teens...
Quel intro, frĂšre de la BASSE ! ! !Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, man !!!
Merci, bonne année!
Seriously awesome videos! I recently picked up bass and am learning quickly from your CZcams channel. If only a pinky finger on my left hand could learn with the other fingers...
Hey could you do a Q and A one day. Everyone loves your videos and it would help get in direct contact with your community. :)
Zut alors! J'aime beaucoup cette channel. Oo la la, le persiflage! Great video as always! Cheers.
Merci Allan!
Exactly what I wanted to learn!!
Thank you!!
Thanks. Teaching it to my son now. :)
this video really encourageoused me to enlarge my hippopotamus and enhancify my bassosivity.
i have trimmed my fingernails and taken out the garbage.
4:09 - "Miserable, meaningless... Life has become a vacuum" - this is so spot on it hurts ;)
Helpful and humorous videos with demonstration of a well rounded personality. Would really love to see some coverage of Billy Gould's technique from Faith No More.
Awesome video bro. I got a bass two weeks ago and I already feel like Iâve progressed so much because of your channel. Are you gonna make a video on ghost notes, or have you already?
Glad I could help David! Haven't covered ghost notes yet, that would be fun!
Thanks! Awesome as always. Suggestion, (unless I have missed it) a lesson with your approach to tone knob settings for different styles (e.g., so your friends want you to play bluegrass, punk, funk, etc, what adjustments would you make to start with?).
Great idea Erik, that would be fun!
Man, you are a fantastic teacher. Of course, a great bass player as well. I wish the currency exchange was a little bit cool to me, in order to acquire your beginner to badass lessons. Congrats!
đ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łthat hint hint was hilariousđ đ
"Hold on there, nihilistic French narrator!" đđđđ
for once, no beret nor accordéon to evoque France... Merci!
By the way, James Jamerson did it frequently too. Kinda heritage from jazz walking bassline. A useful lesson . Merci.
De rien Alain!
Your channel is so awesome, just a total lifesaver as Iâm trying to learn the bass
Allons-y Alonzo ! Awesome.
Thanks for you job.
Thanks Raoul!
You know where I can buy a bass? Everywhere I've seen online is sold out at the moment. Ready to pick it back up man!
Smooth groove brotha!!
Thank you! :)
You're hilarious, man! Congrats! Bass learning made easy
Thanks Enrique!
Whenever I would create a bassline, I would always imagine it with walkups.
Wish you'd do a video about John Entwistle.
Excellent again. Oui 4 French Josh! Just getting to say Oui Oui makes me feel good.
Your course is amazing im starting on module 4 and I can already feel improvement!!!!!!!!
Great to have you Obiwan!