Fonk! And the Power of "a"
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- In this video, I'll be giving you an exercise to help strengthen your FONK game. We're dealing with syncopation and the "a" of the 16th note subdivision. You're gonna make 'em dance with this one!
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The Brown'stone - Hudba
It's weird - us western musicians get so hung up on harmony when really rhythm is what seems to open the musical universe. At least for me these days. Thanks so much for the reminding me of how much space there is to be explored.
Yes! It's such a huge part of our individual voice as musicians. Thank you for watching.
You got it. I get more ideas out of grooves than chord progressions!
Yep, I agree!
@@TheTwangKings 💯
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THE most useful and beneficial exercises I have learn in the past 10years... presented in such a clear and concise way... Thanks Rich I appreciate you!
"Let's take it to the bass", damn right!. That's the ultimate mantra! If it isn't already, that needs to be a t-shirt. Merchandising Rich, merchandising!
I've been thinking about this for a long time. 🤔
If you made a vocal metronome count over a click with those little interjection comments, I’d play over it all the time and it would go viral. Love this. Sent it to everyone I’ve ever played with.
Not corny at all. Really great way to show non musicians a swung pattern.
Rich Brown ………rhythm is the secret sauce! No question
#facts!
This is such necessary foundational material for all musical beings! Thanks for the generosity and genius of this channel, Rich!
That means a great deal coming from you, Ken. Thank you, my brother.
Stank face is for sure in full effect. Great stuff as always rich, thank you for helping me think about things I've typically left up to 'feel'
My pleasure, Patrick. I'm glad to know this helps. Thanks for tuning in.
Great lesson!!
Lovely, clear dissection of a subtle but crucial aspect of groove - exactly what I need. On a good day I have that 'feel' but I need to think about it in a more conscious way to improve. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Lawrence. You'll think about it more now, but as you improve you won't have to as much. I appreciate the kind words, and the generosity. Groove on, brother!
Thank you man these lessons are really an eye opener to me
What a great lesson, and as so many have said, what a great teacher. I appreciate your manner and quiet enthusiasm so much. It keeps me at it.
Very kind of you to say. Thanks so much.
Great mini-introduction to a funky line, so simple and yet so effective. I began hearing some favorite funky bass hits that build on just such syncopation. Thanks forever, Mr Brown!
Great work! Thanks Damian E!
😮 ¡Gracias!
This is killing, thank you Rich!
Thanks so much, Cole. I appreciate you tuning in.
Very cool😎 This made me think about quarter note and eighth note triplets over a quarter note pulse to get variations on a 3 against 4 feel...e.g. a shuffle-ly vibe or a 6/8 vibe... Love how you consistently employ simplicity and limitation as a foundation for learning, generating, and expanding ideas...So glad Damian is sending folks to check you out, too!
Yes sir Rich brown I love your timely delivery easy to understand and effective
Thank you
Another killer exercise to start your session, so simple yet sooo groovy
When you just hit that first part of the exercise on the E and the octave it was so funky I could smell it from across the street! So sweet. And I'd love to se some more funk lessons!
YEeeesssss......
My brother. ❤️
Rich I've always admire the bass but been wanting to learn it by finding you on youtube you make it VERY understanding to learn I appreciate that thanks very much
Thx for the 16 swing notes exercise I learn so much trying to keep time
Great information,Great presentation..Thank u👍🏿
I just found your channel and I think you have a fantastic approach to time decimation and personality for teaching my favorite instrument, I have been playing and writing by ear no training for years and WOW how these triad patterns just seem to naturally flow melodically and harmonically with the Pulse when your heart and mind are free. Subscribed! Blessings on your channel bro
Thank you very much for these kind words, Dale. That means a lot. Thanks also for subscribing! Welcome, brother.
Thanks,Rich ! Another great presentation . BASS ON 🙌🏽
BASS ON, brother!👊🏾
Not sure how to word my gratitude for your videos rob so i’m just going to say thank you so much! for your light hearted but well informed and groovy videos 👍🏿
Thank you very much for your kind words. That means a lot.
Thanks Rich
My pleasure, Johnny! Thanks for watching.
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Dave! That means a lot.
Okay, at first I thought it was corny... but listening through and seeing how it developed and what came out at the end.. excellent exercise. Very worth working on!
I was having trouble with a drummer who didn't feel the 'Swing' feel. A friend of my told me to tell him to sing 'Humpty Dumpty' ....It didn't work. But it's a great example too. Love this channel.
The "wee-ma-weh-ka" thing can be super-cheezy, but it has worked in the past with some of my students. Thanks for the support, Warren.
You’re a great teacher.
Nice learning sir thanks very much
nice lesson rich! hilarious wima wacca thing! tnx
Great lesson, just subscribed and enjoying your teaching. Thanks
I'm going to go and practice without feeling like I can't do much. Appreciated
You got this, Aniketh!
Love your lessons , help a lot
That means a lot. Thank you!
GRACIAS ! Saludos de Argentina ! sigo todos tus videos !
Gracias, Esteban!
Wow, you've given me a lot of practice material. Groove and rhythm are the things I struggle with most and this cleared a lot up for me. Thank you for explaining it so clearly! Looking forward to more content.
I'll be covering more of this in future videos. What I'm hearing from a lot of viewers is that this topic isn't addressed often enough. I hope I can help with more videos like this one. Stay tuned, and thanks for the kind words, Zach.
@@richbrownbass 🙏
The major sixththsth, the Fonkiest note!
Well...back in the shed I go. Thanks Rich!
You and me both, my friend.
Omg this is so cool , I never thought of this pattern . Thanks again Rich!!
Thank you, Tul. I'm so glad I could help.
@@richbrownbass I have some questions . Firstly I from Thailand so In Thailand some people said it's sixteen swing and some people also said it's sixteen shuffle . Are they any different? And What are the difference term of Swing and Shuffle ? I heard a lot from my friends and teachers but I would like to know your opinion supposed that its original from western music you may have different terms. thanks you and again 😂😂 sorry for my bad English
@@Tuldanwattana666 No need to apologize, Tul. Your English is WAY better than my Thai. 😅
The subdivisions are exactly the same. The difference is in the style of music. The shuffle refers to a drum groove where the swung 8th note subdivision is played on the snare drum. The shuffle feel is usually associate with Blues music. If someone says they want a 16th shuffle, they're probably referring to the drum groove of the song. Does this make sense?
@@richbrownbass I really appreciate the answer , I really do get the idea . Thanks a lot Rich , I 'll keep stay tuned for the next video .
Mr Brown'stone , Thanx So Much For All Of These Episodes/ Tutorials - Most of what you are working through is over my head being the rookie that I am - However, I am not as novice as I thought because after about the 4th run through, what do you know, it sinks in - The Lion Sleeps Tonight reference was brilliant - Again, over my abilities until I sang while you counted - During the end of this particular video, you gave a well stated personal mention for reaching out - Good On Ya - So reaching out I am
Cheers
Woww! Really funky even just with two notes. 3:13
Thank you Mr. Brown. I loved your channel🙏🏻
One -- a -- a -- sounds exactly like Bootsy Collins in the old Rockschool videos from the 1980s.
Maaaan!!! I enjoyed playing along with you!
Yes! This makes me happy.
Haha you made me laugh, so many make that same little error. The song the lion sleeps tonight, the lyric is “Uyimbube" meaning lion. "U yim bu be" not "a weema weh" But it's okay as I am guilty of singing it that way many many times 😂but cool bass lesson, cheers!
Hey Rich - you’re an amazing teacher. Learning on CZcams is tough for me but for some reason your vids are different. Liked and subscribed!
Would you ever consider doing a video of the Dilla behind the beat bass feel? I can’t find a decent video on it and I know your explanation would get it so I can internalize it. Thank you for all the great lessons!
Fun
You got my noggin rockin' bruh!!!!!
Best intro ever. If you're lost in Belgium one day, let us know!! (I doubt)
I'll let you know, Marco. I'll be in Europe at least three times this year. Looking forward to it!
Solid and Funky..
Tnx Rich!
Suas aulas são demais. To aprendendo bastante. 👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏
Obrigado!!! 🙏🏾
Hey Rich, great to see your smiling face again! This is Jules from the Banff Centre, and I'm using your rhythm tracks to play the horn with!! You looking good, I'm glad to see, take care, hopefully the centre will be up and running soon...thanks for all the great vids and amazing production too.
Jules!!! So great to hear from you. I'm glad you're putting those rhythm tracks to good use. Thanks so much for the kind words, and I do hope to make it back to Banff soon. So many wonderful memories there. All the best to you and yours, Jules.
2 funky..
Cant help it but I hear William Bootsy Collins - he is a funk master though....I heard fills all through this video. Thank you Mr Brown for this vid
My pleasure! It's funny you mention Bootsy. Someone posted a link in the comments with him doing a similar exercise. Too damn funky! Thanks for watching, Tony.
Got me counting like Count von Count #Ah #Ah (#Ah)
Props, Sir Rich
Make 'em dance! 🕺🏾
NICE OWL !
I´m glad I found this here. Playing Bass with different Groups in different styles there is always one Problem. wether it is old time Rock music ore Funk my fellow musicians having a bad time in swinging. Some can't even hear the difference between straight and swing. If you don't feel it you have to explain it, but how you gonna explain a certain feeling? Maybe some Players feel loose in placing the "e" and "a" in the right way. I found out, that the hardest groove to play for most of the Bands over here in Germany is the "Gogo Beat" the requirers a special kind of "swingability" .
best bass teacher on youtube
Wow! That's very high praise. Thank you so much, Andre.😊
Dang, I need a bass. I play guitar and I’m trying to get funkier with that, but I know I can get even funkier if I get down with drums and bass. 1 - a - a -
Thank YOOUU! Need to get better on my "a" better. 🙂
You’re very welcome, Brandie. Always good to work on your ‘a’ game. 😄
@@richbrownbass and my typos too 😂
** learned
Great lesson! I wonder what is your EQ setup to get that wonderful tone?
Good job!
Yes. What’s the signal path?!
I often wonder if it's the bass player or the engineer. Slap tone is another mystery. Ok I am 64 and I remember playing Larry Grahams: Dancing and singing. Around 1976. Yeah right! Promoters stand to make more money on Old School soul, rock jazz. The period of the musical revolution.
Proof that you don’t need to be slap happy to get the FONK! Right?!
Rich this is a good exercise it’s a lot harder than it looks. The bass note comes just slightly before the beat on the metronome it’s difficult to do consistently, good challenge.
If you were playing that groove in a band would the drummer also hit the ‘a’ or play it straight?
Thank you, Michael. I think a good drummer would play straight against this groove if they really want to emphasize the syncopation in the groove. When the drummer plays straight it puts the 'a' in context.
Rich, love your lessons. Forgive me if it’s been answered but what is your signal path here?
Thanks so much! I'm plugging 'direct' into a Focusrite interface and recording on Logic.
I was the only kid that could read in kindergarten but those 7 or twelve notes on paper are like reading the bible, sometimes I just don't get it. I don't know where to start with this. Jamming is kind of like talking to me or having a group discussion.
Those 12 notes are more like colors in a continuous infinite repeating spectrum than alphabet letters . each color also resonates most with its own corresponding personality type and mood.
different genres of music are like different sports with different rules.
Once we know the basic rules of language we can create our own slang terms and phrases (method to our madness)
The key is to make music that floats yer boat .
i prefer to not get my head stuck up my ass --- thinking too analytically --- to be able to just have fun and most importantly make a brand new sound thingy that does'nt sound too 'cookie-cutter'.
wing it with whatever color keys and principals (or lack thereof) float and rock yer boat !
And all the better when orthodox professionals accuse us of musical blasphemy !
I play bass but I'm not educated in music. After my military career, I began to play again. I found that I hear so much more than when I was a young buck. I learn songs much easier now but I do not play as well as I used to. I played songs exact in my youth but now I play
more variation. I have to deal with distractions at home. Should I begin taking lessons after doing this wrong for so long? What's most useful.
Nice!
That bass is "purring!" - what amplification are you playing through Mr Brown?
Blessings.....
Thank you! My #Fbass goes 'direct' into my DAW for all my videos. But the bass purrs just as much when I go through my Aguilar AG700.
@@richbrownbass What's a DAW, if you don't mind me asking, Mr. Brown?
@@nathaniellollis3868 Ahhh! My apologies, Nathaniel. A DAW is a digital audio workstation, which (in my case) consists of a Focusrite audio interface, and I'm using Logic Pro as my recording software.
Very cool to work on these rudimentary rhythm exercises. Thank you.
I understand that I need to learn certain basic things like the fretboard, chords, keys and scales but sight-reading seem a bit complicated.
I have to admit, it's complicated for me as well. It's not the way I learned to play, and honestly it's something I still struggle with to this day. But I'm learning.
What is the metronome? Anna?
Brilliant lessons by the way
Thanks, John. And yes, I call my metronome Anna One.😅
@@richbrownbass Awesome sounds like a good metronome, I've been thinking of getting the Boss DB-90, but might try compare to Anna One. Is she a dedicated metronome, or a smart phone app or something?
@@johnwhitmore2531 Anna 1 is only a nickname. It’s actually an app called Tempo that I’m using on my iPad.
I wanna learn how to play chords n chord formation too
Hey Korsah. Thank you for watching. If you haven't seen this video, maybe you can start here. czcams.com/video/vM0TLSJRcnQ/video.html
Describe your tone. I love your tone
What metronome are you using?
I'm using the Tempo app on my iPad.
Does SBL have a program for someone like me?
I'm quite sure they do. Scott does a great job of making sure everyone at every skill level is accommodated.
Ha!,, "we're here to make people dance",,,that's right baby people dont dance to lead guitar solos,,,,unless it's the Greatful Dead,,, or at least that's what a Dead Head told me once LOL. Personally I think it's the acid,,,,,,,,,
Rich why not to write the notes somewhere when you teach. it would be helpful to see the rithm
Great lesson anywhere 💕
This is an awesome excerise! Reminds me of this from Bootsy's rock school! czcams.com/video/IHE6hZU72A4/video.html
Oh man! I honestly forgot all about this video. This is super-cool. 😎
Man, I was watching your other vids and thought to myself 'id love to see him give a little Diddy on funk'. It's absolutely my favorite thing in Music, funky groovy tunes are among my favorite things in life. Not exaggerating lol, I am thinking about grooves all dang day, every day. It's the reason I sold all my guitars and started to focus only on bass lmao. I started on bass and after a few years started to play 98% guitar and bass for the rest. Now it's all bass. I tell my friends the reason is, basically, the bass is the groove maker, the reason for the feeling. It's the fuckin funk machine. I love it so much. .
And goofy thing I love about bass playing is that if you are feeling the song right, nice and hard, and you play just ONENOTE in the measure....it will be great if it was the right note, feel and place lol. It's so neat. But I just can't get enough fatty bass
Thanks!
Wow! Your generosity is so greatly appreciated. Thank you so much! 🙏🏾