The only 5 scales you'll EVER need to learn

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 12. 06. 2024
  • There are a LOT of scales, right? - I think we all know that.
    And, I think we can also admit that it can be totally overwhelming knowing which one to learn next, which one will be most useful to us for where we're at right now as a bass player... and in some cases, just how to use scales in a practical and musical way...
    Well, check this out...
    In this new video, I'm going to show you the only 5 scales you'll ever need to learn!
    Sound crazy? Well, there's method behind the madness ;)
    As always, see you in the shed...
    Scott :)
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  • @emanuelvalencia92
    @emanuelvalencia92 Pƙed 3 lety +388

    one of the multiple personalities of the guy from split teaching us how to play bass

    • @808Mark
      @808Mark Pƙed 2 lety +3

      đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @GromloSlomlo
      @GromloSlomlo Pƙed 2 lety +6

      This comment slaps

    • @drumsdotcom
      @drumsdotcom Pƙed 2 lety

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    • @outcognito_2398
      @outcognito_2398 Pƙed 2 lety

      “Are you scales making sense?? Etcetera??â€đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @aurelioig
      @aurelioig Pƙed 2 lety

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  • @Felipera_
    @Felipera_ Pƙed 6 lety +1103

    Here is a quick cheat sheet for those coming back to the video to learn/memorize one of the scales:
    0:27 - 0 - The Fallopian Flat Niners
    3:37 - 1 - The Diatonic Major Scale
    8:25 - 2 - The Diminished Scale
    9:36 - 3 - The Harmonic Minor Scale
    10:55 - 4 - The Melodic Minor Scale
    12:00 - 5 - The Whole Tone Scale

  • @jeffworden531
    @jeffworden531 Pƙed 6 lety +97

    Alright folks. Scott has explained the glove before. It is because he has a disorder known as focal dystonia, in which the neural network begins to mesh together and causes involuntary contractions of a muscle or group of muscles. Scott wears the gloves as a remedy. In my mind, it is amazing he is such a good bassist, despite the disorder. My wife has it too, along with MS. It can be really debilitating. Thanks for the inspiration Scott, as well as the fun instruction. Keep shedding! I will def check out the fallopian flat nine. ha ha!

  • @jgarzo
    @jgarzo Pƙed 6 lety +714

    I’m trying to learn how TO PLAY THE BASS ANS I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THIS GUY IS TALKING ABOUT. all I know is that he was in New York days before.

    • @kanahasegawa5072
      @kanahasegawa5072 Pƙed 6 lety +22

      jose garcia start somewhere more basic like chromatic scale or major scale its like the do re mi shit

    • @amaliajonsdottir7481
      @amaliajonsdottir7481 Pƙed 6 lety +45

      Oh yeah, bookmark the video, go back and check every week. you'll find that you understand more and more every time, it's quite fun. Good luck with your bass playing!

    • @kerdum
      @kerdum Pƙed 5 lety +32

      Start learning Primus right away. That's how i started. Been playing for 25 years.

    • @raincloud5259
      @raincloud5259 Pƙed 5 lety +17

      😂😂 glad I'm not only one who get the feels haahha

    • @vincent080888
      @vincent080888 Pƙed 5 lety +12

      This isn't very beginner. Keep searching for something that works for you. Scott is a legend though so keep this video and it will blow your mind in a few weeks/months/years. May you be blessed with the patience of a monk.

  • @alexanderjosephross
    @alexanderjosephross Pƙed 7 lety +705

    The five scales:
    Diatonic major
    Diminished
    Harmonic minor
    Melodic minor
    Whole tone

    • @jpbuxade843
      @jpbuxade843 Pƙed 7 lety +10

      Alex Parer Spoilers dude!

    • @h80np39
      @h80np39 Pƙed 7 lety +9

      Alex Parer aaaand no need to learn the natural minor scale. seriously.

    • @PondScumRecords1994
      @PondScumRecords1994 Pƙed 7 lety +25

      Aeolian is natural minor. That's covered in the Diatonic Major. Start wherever you want it's all the same pattern.

    • @Methar39
      @Methar39 Pƙed 7 lety +5

      ever heard of altered scale ?

    • @JimmyDSausDE
      @JimmyDSausDE Pƙed 7 lety +3

      the natural minor scale is the aeolian mode of the major scale which he includes in the video..

  • @tobygouche6243
    @tobygouche6243 Pƙed 3 lety +9

    Played bass a lot in my youth - then life began (university, career, wife, kids the whole deal) 30 years later - thanks for giving me the confidence to pick it up again.

    • @caloidoideo
      @caloidoideo Pƙed rokem

      same here (just 20 years instead 30 but same spirit ;) hope you did it!

    • @stefanoribas
      @stefanoribas Pƙed rokem

      How are you nowadays

  • @figeon
    @figeon Pƙed 7 lety +551

    Seriously?? No Dyxflargian quarter-augminished B# mode scale???

    • @MediHusky
      @MediHusky Pƙed 7 lety +130

      *a u g m i n i s h e d*

    • @swissarmyknight4306
      @swissarmyknight4306 Pƙed 7 lety +76

      D I G M E N T E D

    • @settratheimperishable4093
      @settratheimperishable4093 Pƙed 6 lety +23

      And the bauhoopian florp scale is also really nice if you combine it with the drooshed d scale

    • @wckdtrb
      @wckdtrb Pƙed 5 lety +12

      With an augmented Pi and a diminished ego?

    • @turnipsociety706
      @turnipsociety706 Pƙed 5 lety +16

      in 8-tone temperament, it's actually equivalent to a califragilian polish manor 3 sharp; quite practical really when jammasturbating

  • @peixecobain
    @peixecobain Pƙed 7 lety +226

    Starts at 2:40

  • @SzymonRochSeroka
    @SzymonRochSeroka Pƙed 6 lety +13

    after 5 minutes of listening I have enough things to practice for a month... Scott you're a genious :)

  • @Sindig0
    @Sindig0 Pƙed 7 lety +20

    6:30 - My brain just made an audible 'click' noise. This is exactly why I've been stuck on the applications of the major scale for what seems like an age. Now to rush home from work and get some shedding done.

  • @wreckoningday
    @wreckoningday Pƙed 6 lety +9

    Very important lesson here! I was fortunate enough to study w Dave LaRue for a while and he showed me this EXACT same lesson. The 3 positions of the major scale changed a lot and opened up a world of freedom for me. This makes me want to play. Great lesson Scott!

  • @Pensivata
    @Pensivata Pƙed 6 lety +7

    Actually, this is not what I was taught when I had to suddenly switch from playing R&B to Jazz - to fill the shoes of the bass player who had left town. "Its not too difficult to hang with the jazz changes" I was told "you only have to learn the following 5 scales and then you can play practically any jazz standard. Thus I was told, in order of frequency of use, to learn;
    Diatonic major (Cmaj7)
    Dominant minor (Cm7 - i.e. natural 6, flat 7)
    Dominant Major (C7 i.e. major 3, flat 7)
    Cm7b5
    C7b9 (Dominant Diminished) i.e. the dominant scale starting with a half step?
    ..and then the whole tone (ok, so that's six scales)
    But it seems from Scott's video, that some of the above are "just modes" - so I don't know if when, all those years ago, I've been learning scales in the wrong priority.
    However, in terms of "surviving the gig" - they got me through fine, and I even grew over time (at least in terms of proficiency within those scales) - and perhaps some overall musicality, I'd like to think.
    But what I'd like to really know is - what is wrong with above the approach?. Even after all this time, I am still completely baffled as to which scales are the most useful.

  • @tylerwalker5055
    @tylerwalker5055 Pƙed rokem +5

    I'm a drummer looking to dabble in bass as a way to understand my primary counterpart in the rythm section. You are absolutely incredible and very knowledgeable. Thank you. My god bro well done

    • @Utkarsh_A
      @Utkarsh_A Pƙed rokem +2

      I too am a drummer who started to play bass about 6 months ago. You will be blown away by how you will find some thing soooo easy to understand on a bass because of your prior knowledge about rhythm. Another interesting thing was that so many of the songs that I jammed to on drums, I now realize how much I was subconsciously listening to the bass line and if I try (emphasis on try) to jam to those same songs on the bass, my brain kinda knows where to go, I don't have to the technical skills to get there yet. But interesting nonetheless

    • @johnnyharperscoutstable5386
      @johnnyharperscoutstable5386 Pƙed rokem +1

      I’m a drummer that just bought a bass and learned my c major scale todayâ€ŠđŸ”„đŸ”„đŸ”„

  • @scottpensack2272
    @scottpensack2272 Pƙed 6 lety +8

    Scott, you are awesome! Been teaching guitar and bass for years....I'm an old goat......I tell my students very much the same thing, Plus I always say, there are no rules.....if you like a note that's not in the scale, and you like it.........PLAY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much....you have a gift and a light about you.....keep on making those videos!

  • @fleshTH
    @fleshTH Pƙed 6 lety +1

    Holy crap... That 1st tip just blew my mind. Playing the major with all fingers.... That has got to be the best thing i've ever heard.

  • @nervdamage4532
    @nervdamage4532 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    so satisfying to see how little clearance your head next to those support beams as you walk around. any taller and youd be bonking all day.

  • @PEACE-nu4wj
    @PEACE-nu4wj Pƙed 3 lety +5

    Your teaching on scales is amazing! Yes I used to be very disciplined in my younger years practising my scales up and down the fretboard. However although my little fingers were agile enough and someone once described me as having fingers like a demented spider! I was only young and kind of missed the point. Now I am little older I have calmed down, and I cringe thinking back. But yes scales are so important and it really is something I want to learn and to brush up on. I am very familiar with major and minor scales, and some things, but I am keen to learn more. Just to loosen me up a little. Not so I can play all the notes, but so I am more confident and not just left hanging when I am trying to figure something out. Something I learned young was a very wise musician taught me that the notes you don't play are just as important as the ones you don't. I love these bass lessons, Scott is an awesome bass player and teacher. He's teaching basic musical principles, or things you would learn on any musical instrument be it piano, violin or whatever. This is bass line stuff-no pun intended of course LOL !

  • @LunchboxDOTinc
    @LunchboxDOTinc Pƙed 7 lety +287

    i lost it at fallopian flat nine.... you can end the video there, nothing can beat that.... i'm done!

    • @TheMrAshley2010
      @TheMrAshley2010 Pƙed 6 lety +1

      +

    • @AlexoGable
      @AlexoGable Pƙed 6 lety +6

      Right!? Hahah... Just remember in a pinch, G sus Saves! Can I get an
      A-men(or Scale)!!?? Yeah bad music puns on my part hah.
      I'm sure there's some even worse music pun to throw in with "Sin" Waves, as far as music / Sound theory goes,... G Sus & the Tones of Atonement!!!

    • @agropsychonaut
      @agropsychonaut Pƙed 6 lety +6

      A Fallopian flat nine is the same as a Kevorkian Flat-Line

    • @AlexoGable
      @AlexoGable Pƙed 6 lety +1

      Dude, I'm dieing laughing, Seriously No pun intended Hah

    • @kickassguitars3011
      @kickassguitars3011 Pƙed 6 lety

      AAAAAhhhhhh!!!!

  • @ericbrock5957
    @ericbrock5957 Pƙed 6 lety +1

    Holy shit!!! Playing for 20+ years learning the same scale in 3 positions... doing it just blew my fucking mind open.. dam sir!!! THANKYOU!!
    What a tip!!!

  • @nathanhercules7108
    @nathanhercules7108 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I’m a drummer who’s trying to learn the bass just for something new so I got super hyped when I saw Siros Vaziri in the background

  • @ocayaro
    @ocayaro Pƙed 6 lety +98

    Play the video at x0.5 speed. Then Scott sounds drunk but you learn more because at x1 he moves too fast.

  • @MrDarcyman
    @MrDarcyman Pƙed 3 lety +4

    the whole tone is in the octatonic scale as well. I like to think of octatonic as oscillating between the whole tone scales, almost making its unrooted vibe even more destructive and awesome than the normal whole tone. Both are great and so much fun to throw into songs.

  • @videoschiche8367
    @videoschiche8367 Pƙed 7 lety +1

    As usual, a very clever way to resume a topic, very clear explanations and good vibes coming from you, Scott! Thanks a lot, you made my day! ;-)

  • @GregsBassShed
    @GregsBassShed Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Good lesson. These basics go a long way as a foundation for bass playing.

  • @LunchboxDOTinc
    @LunchboxDOTinc Pƙed 7 lety +148

    my god man, the idea of a major from the 3 finger starting points just blew my faceballs, right off, i've played for 23 years, and professionally for the last 18, i'd consider myself an accomplished bassist, but have never sat down and learnt all the modes and all, i'm what i've always thought of, and explained myself as a "Shapes" player. No matter what i'm playing at any given time i think about "shapes" where my walks and riffs go is based on shapes that work within the given scale, i won't necessarily be actively thinking about what scale or key, but rather which particular notes fit within what needs to be played, and the positions they fall into, and thus the shapes that i have at my disposal to play with....
    learning each and every mode and scale has always been tedious for me, i've spent my time there, i've learnt all there is, but i've never been able to absorb the information too well, but the idea of learrning say the major scale from 3 starting points, resounds strongly with me... fits in with my "shapes" ideology, and best of all it's simple, makes sense, and is extremely easy to comprehend....
    i've been watching your youtube clips for quite a while now, but i'll be if i'm not going to sign up to the academy just for introducing me to that mindset!! brilliant!

    • @paultraynorbsc627
      @paultraynorbsc627 Pƙed 7 lety +2

      LunchboxDOTinc excellent comment's cheers

    • @Sindig0
      @Sindig0 Pƙed 7 lety +2

      Just left a comment saying, basically the same thing. This is such a great piece of advice. And I'm stuck at work with no bass near me!!!

    • @LunchboxDOTinc
      @LunchboxDOTinc Pƙed 7 lety +3

      haha i immediately grabbed mine and even in hand, it just makes so much sense...

    • @Sindig0
      @Sindig0 Pƙed 7 lety

      Roll on 5 o'clock. :)

    • @xlaythe
      @xlaythe Pƙed 7 lety +2

      I'm sorry to be rude, but I have no idea how you could have been playing bass for 23 years without having explored this concept.

  • @hansjurgengempp381
    @hansjurgengempp381 Pƙed 6 lety +128

    i like your videos, but.......(for the first 2 minutes)
    you explain everything very well, play a short lick with the scale you are talking about, and then wooooooow - you accelerate to speed ​​of light, so that young bassplayer like me (58) suddenly get the feeling that it is better to put the bassguitar into the oven to have a nice and warm winter-evening instead of playing bassguitar.

    • @MattTheLizard
      @MattTheLizard Pƙed 4 lety +11

      You just described his paid lessons, perfectly.

    • @chironjo
      @chironjo Pƙed 4 lety +1

      That's freaking hilarious. Lmao

    • @alixfaghel616
      @alixfaghel616 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      He shows the scales. The rest is practice, practice, practice by yourself.

    • @richartsguido8714
      @richartsguido8714 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Do you know, there is a "pause" button on youtube? ;-)

    • @fraggan753
      @fraggan753 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      you can also lower the speed in the video options

  • @benhoffer5201
    @benhoffer5201 Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Thank you for explaining it in a way I can understand perfectly.

  • @Hugmir
    @Hugmir Pƙed 6 lety

    I'm quite indebted to you for these videos. I have come back to the instrument after a decade of separation, and your videos are pretty darn helpful with... well, as you say it - taking the things to a next level (even if my level progression is a very modest babystep one).
    Your videos are all the more valuable because of your direct, human approach, without some extra facade of professionalism or sterile and rigid teaching approach. You manage to be the opposite of intimidating, and that really does go a long way.

  • @zarlodious1
    @zarlodious1 Pƙed 7 lety +29

    You are truly an awesome guy, thanks for the laughs and the knowledge.

  • @fvcostanzo
    @fvcostanzo Pƙed 7 lety +47

    The "fallopian flat 9!" LOL! :-D

  • @marcellusstrykegl3936
    @marcellusstrykegl3936 Pƙed 6 lety +2

    Never too old to learn something new. Many thanks.
    From a thankful Yank.

  • @etkaul7682
    @etkaul7682 Pƙed 3 lety

    Scott, Thank you for this straightforward video. I hope you and yours are safe and well!

  • @paoarceo
    @paoarceo Pƙed 7 lety +17

    You should do a whole session on that Fallopian flat 9

    • @gary1961
      @gary1961 Pƙed 6 lety +3

      The bass player in The Tubes uses it .......

  • @charliefoxtrotthe3rd335
    @charliefoxtrotthe3rd335 Pƙed 7 lety +44

    I got super frustrated with this subject and told my teacher I am done. In desperation, he said forget all that crap and learn this: The minor and major pentatonic scales for each key. That is it. So I did. When I am in E, I know which scales are in minor and major. Same with A or C or any of them. Once I had that down cold, *THEN* we began to slowly pour more stuff on top. When I would get stumped, he would stop, back up and just keep going over what I did know, adding a few twist to the basics. I tell you, that is not a bad way to go. Sure, it may take a little longer, but what does that matter?

    • @979Andy
      @979Andy Pƙed 6 lety +4

      That’s interesting. You should make some videos and teach them how you were taught.

    • @tonexv
      @tonexv Pƙed 5 lety

      Exactly my thoughts! Just nail down the pentatonic scales and you'll be good.

    • @eyeofbass
      @eyeofbass Pƙed 5 lety +4

      Spot-on. You have the proper mindset and attitude. You’re also fortunate to have a teacher that senses how to teach.

    • @pcartisan2721
      @pcartisan2721 Pƙed 5 lety +1

      Charlie Foxtrot The 3rd - obviously Scott is stepping in to a level above where you are currently at. When I first started, I had The Who and Kiss for inspiration. I pressed and plucked the strings as I listened to a song (on a cassette tape or album), one small segment or step at a time.
      I learned by ear.
      Instructors are Great, but I never had the money to pay for one.
      So, as Scott has said before, Practice Actual Songs.
      For me, understanding the Nashville Number system and how it applies to the major key was a major step in my knowledge.
      This video just takes all of the possible variations of scales and simplifies it to make it easier. Oh sure, the major scale is where everyone should start, but Go Have Fun and rock out to something easy like AC/DC’s Hells Bells. Or, another song you like that is mostly root notes. If you don’t have a sense of accomplishment one in awhile, all the scale study in the world is going to make you want to quit.
      Cheers. And HAVE FUN!

  • @orbz9401
    @orbz9401 Pƙed rokem +1

    Thank you for your insight Scott!

  • @topiporkka8413
    @topiporkka8413 Pƙed 7 lety +1

    Awesome lesson! Really helped me decide what scales to practise.

  • @HillBassplayer
    @HillBassplayer Pƙed 6 lety +3

    Scott, like most teachers, you talk more than you teach. Cofusing, and I've been playing for 30yrs....I can't imagine how a beginner feels.

  • @andrewsmith2880
    @andrewsmith2880 Pƙed 5 lety +95

    What I find frustrating about theory: TOO MANY OPTIONS. Literally, every lesson, video, book etc. gives WAY too many ways to do every damn thing. I've been trying to find a way to learn theory without 8 different ways to do everything. Options are useful once you know what you're doing, but it all just ends up sounding like noise. "You can do it this way or you can do it that way and this way is just a modified version of that way." After banging my head against the wall learning the difference between a diminished minor and a phyerexian nigel I toss it all aside and just play. If there was a "simple" way to learn theory, I think I'd have found it by now, but I certainly haven't. I pick up bits and pieces here and there, but I find it cumbersome and hard to stick with for very long.

    • @MrAero164
      @MrAero164 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Get the Hal Leonard bass method the complete edition. 🙂

    • @AP-bf9pe
      @AP-bf9pe Pƙed 4 lety

      Best comment here

    • @benkenon
      @benkenon Pƙed 3 lety +23

      Unpopular opinion: Music theory is for academics and CZcamsrs. Not to dismiss anyone or their area of expertise, but think about it. The Beatles didn’t spend a ton of time learning this stuff. Neither did Nirvana. If you want to learn theory, do it- but by all accounts it’s not much fun. Theory people turn the mystery and beauty of music into so many building blocks to be assembled, disassembled and endlessly analyzed. Music is an art, not a science, but music theory texts are compiled by people who study music rather than creating it. Also, it’s a good to remember that Music Theory is heavily biased towards western music; half-step, whole-step, major scale, etc. Indian music (for example) contains microtones between all of the western notes, and rhythms that don’t line up with “proper” theory, which strives to “educate” you on how music “ought” to sound, and what is “correct.” It’s all nonsense outside of the context of western music.
      If you have a feel for music, you have it. If not, no amount of memorizing scales will imbue you with that.

    • @johnshanebass
      @johnshanebass Pƙed 3 lety +6

      @@benkenon The bands you cite (Beatles, Nirvana) were playing relatively simple music. You don't need much theory to play 4 chord songs. But, if you want to play complex music (jazz, classical, Zappa, etc..),....then the theory becomes very helpful.

    • @benkenon
      @benkenon Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Foothilla No doubt. Simple music sells better always. Then again, I would challenge you to learn one of McCartney’s “relatively simple” bass lines before dismissing the Beatles. “Daytripper” or “Rain” should suffice.

  • @briancarter1897
    @briancarter1897 Pƙed 6 lety +1

    Great sense of humor adding to the lessons, love it!

  • @vincentm614
    @vincentm614 Pƙed 3 lety

    I find Scotts bass lessons easily understandable and he bridges the gap between what a begginer can grasp to more advanced playing. His site helped me umderstand the diatonic chords in the major scale and that alone opened up alot regarding how chords work. I can now play a song and have an idea what type of chord to play based on scale degree. It does not seem hard at all but then again Ive been playing a long time. Lol

  • @DJVoyagerXue
    @DJVoyagerXue Pƙed 7 lety +15

    OMG it is Moby and Michael Stipe ;)

  • @idwtpmn6850
    @idwtpmn6850 Pƙed 7 lety +300

    fallopian flat 9? what?

    • @mrwonderwaffles6634
      @mrwonderwaffles6634 Pƙed 7 lety +37

      ăƒŸăƒă‚€ăƒ«ăƒ»ă‚šăƒȘăƒƒă‚Żăƒ» ニコデマă‚č 'weebs suck' yeah its kinda like falafel sharp four, if you understand

    • @Stian9Tutorials
      @Stian9Tutorials Pƙed 7 lety +31

      I prefer the keborian half-sharp second as a substitute tbh

    • @owdpotter7597
      @owdpotter7597 Pƙed 7 lety +81

      Too technical. It's felatio 69 every time for me.

    • @The25thBusShow
      @The25thBusShow Pƙed 7 lety +13

      69 is only good in felatio anyway

    • @idwtpmn6850
      @idwtpmn6850 Pƙed 7 lety +27

      this got sexual all of a sudden...

  • @steviedebarge77
    @steviedebarge77 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Scott is the absolute greatest teacher ever!!! I play for a living and turn to Scott often

  • @sleepanddestroy
    @sleepanddestroy Pƙed 6 lety

    You're actually teaching me how to play guitar. I was getting so frustrated but then I started watching this and it broke everything down for me four strings at a time

  • @redgeoblaze3752
    @redgeoblaze3752 Pƙed 6 lety +29

    8 Minutes in the video
    "And the second scale type is . . ."

  • @NoChrReq
    @NoChrReq Pƙed 6 lety +59

    skip to 3:30

  • @TheJimmykicker
    @TheJimmykicker Pƙed 7 lety

    Thank you Scott! Got these mastered tonight. Can't wait to incorporate them. .

  • @independentjames1
    @independentjames1 Pƙed 7 lety +1

    Love your stuff Scott,,keep the posts going

  • @Mr.M1STER
    @Mr.M1STER Pƙed 6 lety +5

    When I was learning bass back in the day my teacher told me one day "oh the scales are important, here they are" and he handed me a sheet of scales to learn. I had no interest in them at the time because I was young and all I wanted to do was learn songs. I wish I had really learned the scales well and I could play anything now if I did. I can play songs now no problem but I would struggle if I had to improvise over a piece of music or if I was asked to play a song in a different key.

    • @gohjohan
      @gohjohan Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Playing the song in a different key is easy because the scale is movable. So you will be playing the same stuff over different frets. Yeah, I can't improvise too. I just play around the root notes when asked to improvise.

  • @Breylin5
    @Breylin5 Pƙed 7 lety +3

    Can you do a video next on the finger placing

  • @Dobro_Sha
    @Dobro_Sha Pƙed 6 lety

    Thank you for sharing your love with us! Big ups from Poland. GR8

  • @alexanderalfonsokrook2471

    It's a really lovely concept what you've shared about the major scale. Thx for the info!

  • @wallyflint
    @wallyflint Pƙed 3 lety +16

    Scott: thanks for all of your wonderful videos!
    But there's one part that I didn't understand at all. At 6:09 you explain how you can cover the entire neck by using just those three fingerings. So you start with the first finger, then you go into the little finger position. But your little finger is not fretting the tonic C at that point. Instead it is fretting the note A at the 7th fret of the D string. And the subsequent little finger pattern that you play is not the same as the pattern you showed us earlier when you started with the little finger fretting the note C at the 8th fret of the E string.
    So I figure I must not be understanding something here, but I don't know what it is. Can somebody help me out?

    • @ayeupmeduck2
      @ayeupmeduck2 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I think his point was that if you are playing c maj and you get to the c on the 5th fret you can start again with the second finger position so c on 5th feet of 4th string then d on 7th and e on 9th. At that point you move to f on the 10th then you csn shift into the first finger pattern but pickup from the f do the fourth note then it f on the 10th g on the 12 th and a on the 14th. He’s just using different elements of each pattern in one scale. It’s not clear. He did rush that tbh.

    • @richardlavallee9106
      @richardlavallee9106 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I agree. He goes way too fast. Nowhere can I find a diagram for starting with the first finger.

  • @squidink2297
    @squidink2297 Pƙed 7 lety +18

    VERY NICE VIDEO SCOTT. YOU KINDA LOOK LIKE A MIME WITH THAT SHIRT AND GLOVES PLAYING BASS ON HIS BREAKTIME AND ITS AWESOME 😜😊

  • @jimbartlett1333
    @jimbartlett1333 Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Excellent instructor! Inspirational demonstration! Clear and precise!

  • @Fadomorsebass
    @Fadomorsebass Pƙed 7 lety

    Scott, you're the man! Thanks for all the good work you do! Please keep going! NamastĂȘ

  • @Minkah60
    @Minkah60 Pƙed 7 lety +4

    Crazy Eyebrow Sync !!! Thanks for Sharing !!

  • @hito6464
    @hito6464 Pƙed 7 lety +3

    Hi Scott, how do you record the bass sound in your videos, it's so clear and 'on place', are you using separate mic for the cabinet?

    • @octacolombo
      @octacolombo Pƙed 7 lety +1

      hitoZ I need to figure this out! I can't see an extra mic and I can see the plug in the amp, so he's not going into a console, must have a great mic and an even greater acoustic

    • @caryjamhouse2620
      @caryjamhouse2620 Pƙed 7 lety +1

      Line out from the amp. Switching back and forth from recording from the mic next to him and then when he stops talking and just plays, they are using the direct line from the amp in the video. Would be nice to have a team of techs to help you out haha

  • @wesleyrobinson4532
    @wesleyrobinson4532 Pƙed 7 lety

    I was really proud with myself that I was able to hear when you left the major scale.

  • @hectorrascon9884
    @hectorrascon9884 Pƙed 3 lety

    Great lesson as always,Scott you are the best!!👌

  • @Mr.HYd3
    @Mr.HYd3 Pƙed 7 lety +5

    I see you fell in love with nylon strings, are they so great? What's the brand?

  • @Slaytounge
    @Slaytounge Pƙed 7 lety +6

    I still haven't seen a comment saying how he looks like he'd be James McAvoy's older brother.

  • @markusmuller2190
    @markusmuller2190 Pƙed 6 lety

    This is the best about scales I've ever learned... Thank you this is an useful christmas gift :-)

  • @AKLowEnd
    @AKLowEnd Pƙed 6 lety

    Another home run lesson! Just watched it twice. Probably come back and watch it some more. lol BASS ALL DAY!!! Thnx again Scott!

  • @markem9415
    @markem9415 Pƙed 7 lety +3

    Myxomatosis scale is way underrated.

  • @DailyDoseOfJulia
    @DailyDoseOfJulia Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Scott’s out here teaching us beginners to say Radiohead songs and female anatomy as scales and I’m here for it

  • @zombiesateourchannel
    @zombiesateourchannel Pƙed 7 lety +1

    I'm not a bass player. I just love listening to him moving around notes to place focus on some ideas.

  • @sbhattacharjee3469
    @sbhattacharjee3469 Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Love your teaching

  • @paulbaeb8335
    @paulbaeb8335 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Thank you I’m a 55 year old beginner my biggest struggle is finding lessons in order so I can advance properly plus I’m really bad with computer would like to stay in touch

  • @D10P3T
    @D10P3T Pƙed 7 lety +66

    ohhshit adam neely

  • @karlaart6971
    @karlaart6971 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Thank you Professor X

  • @dickeyblues3011
    @dickeyblues3011 Pƙed rokem +1

    man you sound just like Jaco. very impressive and a great teacher!!!!!

  • @pauliejay4161
    @pauliejay4161 Pƙed 7 lety +14

    OK, five scale:
    Diabolical Major
    Demolished
    Harmonica Minor
    Melodica Minor
    Halter Top
    OK, I'm set!

  • @sebastiansantana8299
    @sebastiansantana8299 Pƙed 5 lety +21

    A pair of Johnny Sins are teaching me to slap the bASS. lmao

  • @75arce
    @75arce Pƙed 7 lety

    Very good! I'm very happy now! When I play very fast dow and up to the scale, sound is like good a wave!

  • @caryheuchert
    @caryheuchert Pƙed 4 lety

    Excellent vid and lesson, Scott! Inspiring!

  • @bonarjames-oneill2483
    @bonarjames-oneill2483 Pƙed 6 lety +8

    Myxomatosis

  • @BentConrod
    @BentConrod Pƙed 4 lety +3

    I'm still trying to master the dyslexian scale.

  • @patborsberry7405
    @patborsberry7405 Pƙed 6 lety

    thank you for all your help

  • @greatkingrat
    @greatkingrat Pƙed 3 lety

    I have learnt my scales but I have never learnt the same scale using different finger positions. Brilliant!

  • @MayanPudding
    @MayanPudding Pƙed 6 lety +3

    7:52 omg is that some toejam and earl i hear? :D

  • @collink7145
    @collink7145 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    12:40 every time Link opens a chest in Ocarina of Time

  • @joelspaulding5964
    @joelspaulding5964 Pƙed 5 lety +2

    For a moment, thought the bridge photo was a window.
    Great effect.
    Another great vid

  • @Francisco50771
    @Francisco50771 Pƙed 2 lety

    Great lessons. God bless you.

  • @imorokr
    @imorokr Pƙed 5 lety +5

    I legit can't tell the difference in what he's playing when he says learn the scale for each finger. It looks like he plays the exact same thing 3 times then changes it and starts moving up and down the neck.

    • @ashmonkey2572
      @ashmonkey2572 Pƙed 4 lety

      Thank god im not alone. Have you figured it out by now?

    • @markhardy9149
      @markhardy9149 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      He was playing the scale using 3 different fingering. So using any of those 3 fingers you can start the scale pattern and when you're playing you don't have to stay fixed to one pattern. You can start on one and go to another. That's how you make use of playing anywhere on the bass.

    • @alixfaghel616
      @alixfaghel616 Pƙed 4 lety

      right ! SAME NOTES, but PLAYED DIFFERENTLY on the neck

  • @paulmyfinger
    @paulmyfinger Pƙed 7 lety +10

    how many people looked up the Fallopian mode?

  • @perryaragon
    @perryaragon Pƙed 3 lety

    That was a great lesson I always had a problem moving around my neck like that. Thank you.

  • @irvinggonzalez575
    @irvinggonzalez575 Pƙed 7 lety +1

    I love that custom shop p bass. My favorite of all your basses

  • @WizardOfArc
    @WizardOfArc Pƙed 7 lety +12

    Billy Sheehan, according to himself, only knows the major scale.

    • @bassmandozer6106
      @bassmandozer6106 Pƙed 6 lety +2

      And as far as I'm concerned the best bass player in the world...

    • @santicruz4012
      @santicruz4012 Pƙed 6 lety +2

      He is an amazing bassist in rock music, but it is not the best in the world considering versatility. Check out Wojtek Pilichowski, now that guy makes Victor Wooten look like a rookie.

    • @fvaltierra05
      @fvaltierra05 Pƙed 6 lety

      Azi Crawford damn!

    • @danzemacabre8899
      @danzemacabre8899 Pƙed 6 lety +5

      when you get to that level,there is no best,it just becomes your personal preference

  • @skybluemarshall
    @skybluemarshall Pƙed 4 lety +4

    He failed to mentioned the Egomatic Triptonian Shredolydian Minor scale, but that's because he's a bass player. Every lead guitarist knows that scale.

  • @gustavoalvarado9164
    @gustavoalvarado9164 Pƙed 6 lety

    You are amazing. Thank you so much!

  • @renoirmatos4245
    @renoirmatos4245 Pƙed 5 lety

    great tips! ! Thanks! !!!!

  • @zakwasny
    @zakwasny Pƙed 7 lety +10

    What about chromatic?

  • @kokabel7821
    @kokabel7821 Pƙed 7 lety +14

    Aren't the Ionian, Phrygian, Dorian etc not technically scales, but "modes" of the scale, I've never really called them scales I suppose, just because I think of those being the major minor etc.. and the modes being just modes of the actual scales.

    • @kokabel7821
      @kokabel7821 Pƙed 7 lety +2

      You should listen to the whole video before commenting.
      "Ok, I'll try to in the future"

    • @gialafor
      @gialafor Pƙed 7 lety

      Koka Bel Yeah, I agree, but what if we have a modal song, for example written in Dorian? Then the Dorian Scale would be the starting point on the root. Is that a scale or a mode?

    • @kokabel7821
      @kokabel7821 Pƙed 7 lety +2

      If you have a CM Dorian mode of a song using the Dorian mode entirely, to me it is still the C Major scale, just the song is in the D Dorian mode of the C Maj scale. Semantics really is all it is. Mathematically it's kind of like the difference to me between a set and a sequence. Like in Major scales it is WWHWWWH, a mode will be the same pattern depending on where the Root note starts, but it is a set out of the sequence, like going to D Dorian on any major would be WHWWWHW. All the modes always follow the patterns of the scale they are based off of, just shifting the pattern based on the root note, unless I misunderstand something, I tend to be math oriented when thinking about such things I suppose. Nonetheless in the end still semantics I would say, so a silly thing for me to have said to begin with :P.

    • @xlaythe
      @xlaythe Pƙed 7 lety

      Koka Bel Are modes always the same pattern of whole and half steps though? If you do D dorian (from CM) it will be WHWWWHW. If you play a B dorian off of an A minor will it still be WHWWWHW (a static pattern) or will it be based off of the notes in your base scale (in this case HWWHWWW)?

    • @kokabel7821
      @kokabel7821 Pƙed 7 lety

      the easiest way for me to think of the modes is in a shifting pattern from Major scales CMaj is obv easy especially on Piano (the white notes), but regardless when you change the root note as in your case playing a B Dorian, the mode will progress in a static pattern still based off the pattern of the major scale. So yes, still WHWWWHW..It just helps me to remember pattern and explain easily to think CMaj because:
      W = Whole (Tone) H = Half (Semitone
      C - Ionian W,W,H,W,W,W,H
      D - Dorian Shift front to back 1 W,H,W,W,W,H,W
      E - Phrygian shift one from Dorian H,W,W,W,H,W,W
      F - Lydian 1 from Phrygian WWWHWWH
      G- Mixolydian 1 from Lydian WWHWWHW
      A - Aeolian 1 from Mixo WHWWHWW
      B - Locrian 1 from Aeolian HWWHWWW
      This video is great because really all of these are inconsequential in a way, if you master the scales he mentions because really they are all a mode of a scale. (When you bring in diminished that just tells you to flatten an half-step), but really if you know the Major scales well on your neck and the patterns even then you already can play each mode of one, better to concentrate on the Diatonic than the modes (since they are really just part of the whole).

  • @lucasnegashfine5084
    @lucasnegashfine5084 Pƙed 5 lety

    Thank you Scott !

  • @bmwolfe2786
    @bmwolfe2786 Pƙed 7 lety

    Duuuudeee, I've been using that fallopian scale joke since highschool!!! I never ever heard someone else say it, this is awesome!!! Scott you rule.

  • @octacolombo
    @octacolombo Pƙed 7 lety +14

    am I the only one wondering what happened to the crazy purple bass giveaway from last week?

    • @2dworlds880
      @2dworlds880 Pƙed 7 lety +3

      Alguien Asspero He'll usually post a video a few weeks after and near the end choose a winner.

  • @davidcataldo1222
    @davidcataldo1222 Pƙed 6 lety +5

    What's with the glove?

  • @TwinArcher_
    @TwinArcher_ Pƙed 5 lety

    This video is very helpful and i will use these scales in a practical way, Great advice!

  • @SanitationForAfrica
    @SanitationForAfrica Pƙed 6 lety

    Great lesson