Scott Mulvahill Breaks Down Singing and Playing Bass Together | Technique of the Week | Fender

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  • čas přidán 4. 09. 2021
  • We teamed up with Fender artists to share their favorite riffs, techniques and tips. Singing while playing is no easy task. Learn how to combine and conquer both of these skills with Scott Mulhavill’s step-by-step lesson.
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  • @KirillAfonin
    @KirillAfonin Před 2 lety +124

    As a singing bass player, my solution to this - one of these two things should go autopilot, depending on the task. If you’re singing lead, the bass part is played by your muscle memory, if you’re singing background vocals, you can play more freely on bass while keeping vocals static. Of course you can switch roles of these two parts, say you play simple lines under vocal and play more freely between vocal phrases.

  • @gcvrsa
    @gcvrsa Před 2 lety +98

    Playing bass and singing lead vocals is probably one of the most difficult things to do in the context of modern popular music, for the simple reason that the bass is primarily a harmonic/rhythmic instrument, and the voice is primarily a melodic instrument. The problem is being able to do both things at once and do them credibly well, since one of the primary tools that make songs interesting is syncopation, and syncopating bass and voice is just not a natural thing to do, in the way a keyboardist or percussionist might syncopate their separate hands and feet.
    There’s a reason there aren’t that many Esperanza Spaldings or Aimee Manns, or Stings or Geddy Lees in the world of popular music.
    The opening track sounded fairly complex, but when you break down the phrasing, it wasn’t really more than medium difficulty. It’s pretty easy to sing simple vocal lines on top of simple bass lines, especially when the phrasing is similar, it’s a little harder to sing more complex vocal lines over more complex vocal lines, but it’s doable if the phrasing is still similar. It’s when the phrasing of the vocal and bass lines need to be disconnected that it gets horrendously difficult, and so the usual solution is, the bass line gets simplified.

    • @cadenceenglish
      @cadenceenglish Před 2 lety +2

      tysm!

    • @hashimmahamerul8857
      @hashimmahamerul8857 Před 2 lety +1

      Plus Paul McCartney

    • @deepzepp4176
      @deepzepp4176 Před rokem +1

      The last part of your comment applies to all instruments imo.

    • @jonwis2183
      @jonwis2183 Před rokem

      plus Mariusz Duda, Riverside💪

    • @amiinadab
      @amiinadab Před 11 měsíci +1

      I agree with you man, is like you need to know when and how perform some parts of a song, actually Im compossing as a bass and singer for a band and I get this interesant

  • @daevyd100
    @daevyd100 Před rokem +45

    That intro was insanely good!

    • @clouds7705
      @clouds7705 Před rokem +2

      for reallll that’s what i’m trying to do man

  • @richmrmac
    @richmrmac Před rokem +34

    Never mind all that: how did you get your bass IN TUNE AND ALL THE ELEPHANT EARS IN A ROW AT THE SAME TIME!?

    • @janzelf
      @janzelf Před rokem +1

      Underrated comment!

    • @wpdoyle
      @wpdoyle Před rokem

      Wow, I didn't notice that, but now I can't NOT notice it! 🤪

  • @slavikkrabik7786
    @slavikkrabik7786 Před 2 lety +7

    0:01 song?

  • @elsalark.156
    @elsalark.156 Před rokem +2

    Thank you so much !! This is exactly want i want to do , ive always felt a little out if place only playing bass But bass and vocals feel heavenly

  • @ESANANIKONE
    @ESANANIKONE Před 2 lety +16

    Well, it's great but you stopped just before explaining how to sing something different from the bass line. So I would say it needs part 2

    • @marty1662
      @marty1662 Před 2 lety

      Play it slow then play it fast.

  • @marlisilveira880
    @marlisilveira880 Před 2 lety +2

    Bacana ouvir esse som , toca bem E voz linda👏👏👏👏🤩

  • @questube45
    @questube45 Před 5 měsíci

    This is the second post that seems to be more so demonstration than actually teaching. You can sing and play that’s good.

  • @jefftyrkalo5617
    @jefftyrkalo5617 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video, thx Scott and Fender

  • @DorothyOzmaLover
    @DorothyOzmaLover Před 2 lety +8

    That's some lovely singing and intriguing musical performance.

  • @mariadenazarecunhadasilva9080

    Eu moro en capanema Pará fica 4oo km da capital de Belém assisto ese vídeo que fala sobre os beneficio do manjericao

  • @petersuppe8309
    @petersuppe8309 Před 2 lety

    👌.. Thank You.. Dr.. 🎸

  • @ianmitchell-gill7393
    @ianmitchell-gill7393 Před 2 lety +4

    This guy is great, and delivered a terrific lesson. Definitely worth doing. I'd like a lesson that helps sing a line that is NOWHERE near the rhythm of what the bass line is doing. A complex bass line and a difficult singing passage. There must be a way to approach those. Right now, I can't do it. But many can. Sting, Geddy Lee, etc. Any help with that would be appreciated.

    • @oOBlindyOo
      @oOBlindyOo Před rokem +2

      i feel like you'll need to learn to crawl before attempting the Boston marathon

    • @anbyeastbank319
      @anbyeastbank319 Před 4 měsíci

      Very true - the rhythmic differences are the hardest to get your head around

  • @hobbymakanmusikbdg7859

    Amazing

  • @cadenceenglish
    @cadenceenglish Před 2 lety

    super useful, tysm!

  • @ElcanaldeReyesManuel
    @ElcanaldeReyesManuel Před 2 lety

    Buen bajo

  • @netomellodabahia6392
    @netomellodabahia6392 Před 2 lety +1

    Muito bom parabéns I Love👋👋👋🎸🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎷🎤🎶💎💎✌✌💙💚💛🌻🌷🌼🌟🌟🌟🀄🀄🀄🌎

  • @migrantfamily
    @migrantfamily Před měsícem

    I’m waiting for my first fretless bass to arrive, and so I’m trying to learn The Lord is coming. It sounds so easy, but it’s wicked hard.

  • @danielpalmersofficial
    @danielpalmersofficial Před 7 měsíci

    Wow, you are super talented!! 😀👍

  • @Daymon_Music
    @Daymon_Music Před 11 měsíci

    Yo you killed that though, wow!

  • @ArtLogins
    @ArtLogins Před 2 lety +6

    Singing is mad... Very good.. 🙂🙂

  • @j.biasiz
    @j.biasiz Před rokem +2

    Name of the song?

  • @soulchorea
    @soulchorea Před 2 lety +3

    Man that opening song reminded me of Harry Connick's "Star Turtle" album for some reason. Great tone all around! Never heard of Scott until now, but he is a real one

  • @davids.816
    @davids.816 Před rokem

    3:30 King if the hill

  • @eddiearnold768
    @eddiearnold768 Před 2 lety +1

    Love that song...great skills

  • @marklimbrick
    @marklimbrick Před rokem +2

    @gemma Seymour the independent action is going to be an individual trait. I'm no drummer but just sit down and instantly have hands and feet all on separate rythmn and switching concentration between them. But no interest whatsoever.
    So people shouldn't take it as a personal fail. Some classical musicians might be able to read score, flirt with conductor, plan dinner and quietly let a fart loose. All while keeping a professional straight face.

  • @naturalis352
    @naturalis352 Před 2 lety +1

    新しい!!

  • @cleangoblin2021
    @cleangoblin2021 Před rokem

    Ok this is gonna be hard.
    Rhythm guitar is easy peasy but im a terrible guitarist.
    My voice though is a+, but instrument wise i can only do bass.

  • @SirGranular
    @SirGranular Před 2 lety +1

    Thought that was a really interesting wee video, thanks. I did spend too much time thinking "I hope no one opens that door"! Doo da dee do dah dee dee dee. :)

  • @1800bluemink
    @1800bluemink Před 2 lety +5

    What song is this? Lovely 💙

    • @DandamanV
      @DandamanV Před 2 lety +1

      I need to know this too!

  • @hobbymakanmusikbdg7859

    I love bass. I am a specialist Keroncong Ukulele

  • @mariadenazarecunhadasilva9080

    Meu nome Maria de Nazaré gostaria de 1 produto que ajude o meu esposo a urina pq ele faz diálise e tá con medo de não urina o seja para os rins

  • @willb1157
    @willb1157 Před 2 lety

    I hear perfect pitch in there ...or perhaps relative pitch. BUT THANKS!

  • @lextual
    @lextual Před 2 lety +2

    Not sure who's singing better, you or that bass...

  • @marklimbrick
    @marklimbrick Před rokem +2

    Wtf. Your really good player. Singing is more an affected tone talking but if that's the thing. But constant swaying around distracting. All you are doing is demo what you can do. Most will find the task fucking impossible no matter what. Not better musician but its like a knack. McCartney is good because he did 10 hours a day 2 years simple bongbong root and fifth then slowly worked more sophisticated.

  • @WOJTEK3522
    @WOJTEK3522 Před 2 lety

    #UMAFENDERDEPRESENTEPRAMIM

  • @JESUS-cv5nn
    @JESUS-cv5nn Před 2 lety +2

    JESUS CHRIST RETURNS, REPENT OF SIN AND CHANGE YOUR WAY...OF LIVING

    • @mreloo
      @mreloo Před 11 měsíci

      Thank you ! Boom !

  • @gavinw5469
    @gavinw5469 Před 2 lety +1

    Fun fact: fender stole Paul Bigsby's headstock design, and then sues companies for stealing fenders headstock design that they stole. Ironic isn't it?

    • @mmcc8352
      @mmcc8352 Před 2 lety +1

      The Stuff You Should Know podcast recently did an episode on Leo Fender and Les Paul you might enjoy.

    • @gavinw5469
      @gavinw5469 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mmcc8352 I will check it out.

    • @gcvrsa
      @gcvrsa Před 2 lety +1

      No, it’s really not ironic at all. What it is, is ancient history. Have you ever noticed that the Fender headstock design closely resembles the peghead of an orchestral stringed instrument in profile?

    • @gavinw5469
      @gavinw5469 Před 2 lety

      @@gcvrsa bigsby headstock don't look exactly the same as a paul bigsby headstock. Look up the paul bigsby headstock.