[Bass Lesson] Jaco Pastorius - Modern Electric Bass - 3

[IlllDuca]

wow!

[Geoffzx3]

you could tell jerry loved him



[remo07bassclot]

GOD

[ShakeYourCarBass]

at about 2:45 he starts playing somthing. i know its from his live rendition of teen town, but does anyone know how to play it? like s there sheet music?

[jryuwah]

@ShakeYourCarBass that's just one of jaco's signature basslines. if you listen to his early tapes you can hear how he slowly started using that lick. it's cool to hear how he got ideas that he used later on in his life from when he was 19 years old.

[papavb]

"i don't know if I can do it anymore" proceeds to do it perfectly haha

[tbsxbassistx375]

Who in their right mind would ever fucking dislike this?!?

[6ftUnder92592]

i wish he were still alive puttin out more lessons! :( RIP JACO

[calabazoom]

Stop speaking about p, wentz, you retards....it`s not even mentionable...

[MattFeige11]

3:20 The I know I am badass look

[KaslarProductions]

to all bass players..... ignore your strongest finger and work with your pinky the most...... It will give you a HUGE advantage.....

[6ftUnder92592]

@KaslarProductions hey hats a good idead! thanx man

[suicidewarpig]

what kind of guitar is that one the interviewer has?

[6ftUnder92592]

@suicidewarpig i dunno i think hes the maker of them only makes like one a year maybe less but les claypool has him make them for lots of dollars

[deadzior]

wow I'm a guitarist and I've learn a lot from this

[eddynaco]

here is... Jaco's successor! see what I'm able to play, 3 basses at same time!

[eddynaco]

Emepece a tocar el bajo cuando tenia 8 años, en aquel tiempo cuidaba las chivas en el rancho, allá en mi tierra de Oaxaca, esa es la razon por lo que me llaman Llaco Pastor-ious.

[eddynaco]

eso no es nada, yo toco con 3 bajos!

[godwhyisthistaken]

jaco is a genius, and a truely cool cat.

[smoothbeer4u]

Jaco fuckin rules motherfuckerz!!!!

[6ftUnder92592]

FUCKIN JACO MAN! you just fuckin shred it up man, i love it. RIP JACO

[GuitarMaster5155]

jaco is somebody who i would definatley drop everything im doing and listen to.

[atks22]

does the dvd come with the book?

[mhudson205]

@atks22 Dude I sure hope so.... because I have no idea what excercise 6 is....

[Guitarz1970]

The second greatest musician of ALL time!

Without a doubt THE GREATEST BASS PLAYER.....undiputable!!!

[musician184]

Who is he being interviewed by? Ahh whatever that was probably some bad ass studio cat who was priveleged to sit in front of one of the most influential bassists that ever lived or will ever live. For all of you jaco bashers, when you actually get to play with erskine, the brecker brothers, pat metheny, weather report, and the list goes on, and when you can play like jaco, style, creativity, genius, then you can point out the things that you dont like about him. His approach to the bass, respec

[4rainbowed]

@musician184 He's a famous bad ass bassist-- Jerry Jemmott. One of the few R&B and jazz performers that was a heavy influence on Jaco. By this time in his career, Jaco's mental health had blacklisted him from performing. He wouldn't show up; he'd painted his face black and tossed his bass into the Sea of Japan, etc. Jemmott got him this gig. Jaco was living in the street! Jaco USED to just walk in backstage of any famous performer and be welcomed but in the end was killed by a bouncer at a BAR.

[Justbechillman]

@4rainbowed fucking saddest story ever. and just to imagine he could still be alive today, tearing shit up

[4rainbowed]

@Justbechillman Yeah, it PISSES me off, the bouncer that killed Jaco only got six months for manslaughter! WTF??!

[musician184]

is this really Jaco? Wow! if it is this unbelievable. it looks like him and the hands look like his but is this him?

[A2KID420]

@musician184 yeah

[Fungoloify]

I've watched a lot of Pastorius videos now and I just don't see it. No groove, just fast widdly-widdly stuff and the overuse of harmonics. Like every bass virtuoso.

The interviewer is a better bass player. He demonstrates groove. I'm guessing only a tiny proportion of Pastorius devotees can dance.

[bjove]

@Fungoloify

okay listen to "Come on Come over" and get back to us.

[Fungoloify]

@bjove Yep, that's more like it. More musical, less self-indulgent, it grooves, it has soul and is technical enough to appeal to those who rate technique above other skills (I realise many do). I could listen to stuff like that all day long. Thanks.

[4rainbowed]

@Fungoloify No. You don't see it b/c this is close to the end of Jaco's short life. He was the SHIT, no kidding. But you are now seeing a guy who was suffering from Bi-Polar Shizophrenia and alcohol/drug abuse. He couldn't get a gig! That's why you don't see it-- he was one of those shining stars that burns to brightly too fast and dies. His old friend & bassist, Jerry Jemmott who interviews him here must have felt it. No question.

[bonfirejovi]

@Fungoloify no offense but are you really that stupid? can you not see the genius 16th note grooves and genius fills? it doesn't have to be slow to have groove, look at tower of power.

[buefyYT]

@Fungoloify

Come on Come over, The Chicken, Teen Town, etc.

[marcello1993ful]

@Fungoloify you're drunk! aren't you?

[Killonn]

this dude was awesome! 

[GBCACHO]

es un pete!

[weathered79]

who the fuck is pete wentz

[williebeaty]

@weathered79 bassist from fall out boy

[mheadbass]

best bass solo ever!!!

[kiwijohn01]

That is a LOT of time and tenacity right there ! Puts my 15 mins practice a day in the "try much much harder you slacker " category !!! .... what an inspiring and amazing guy.

[arbaxter]

Does anyone know if you can still get the exercise book from this video?

[dillinjaesc]

...arguing over 'who is better than who' is as ridiculous as arguing over what the best plate of food is. Fact of the matter - its subjective. Always has been, always will be. Technique never equates creativity.

Allmusic and the like will often voice their know it all pretentious opinions but it NEVER takes away from the fact that the human race is unique and we like what we like regardless of the "experts" opinions.

[JohnGrovemountain]

I hate when people comment on a video that someother guy is better. And when someone is doing that on a Jaco Pastorius video like this, i just dont know what to say. He could play absolutely anything.

[eyesnteeeth]

i love how you can hear jerry say "DAMN!" at the 3:34 mark!

[Skeedaddy91]

I LOVE THIS INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO! I'm REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO PLAY that Jam in E (ex 8) JACO is GREAT! :)

[go2illa]

how old is jaco in this video??? anyone have a clue?

[Skeedaddy91]

This on is from 1986 if I'm not wrong so he must have been 35 years old at the time...

[tyke58]

What a talent!

What a loss!

Went too soon.

[bassduro]

please somebody can tell me who is the black guy with jaco?

[Mavodo23]

That would be Jerry Jemmott, he is an amazing player in his own right.

[ShannonVenasse]

what lesson book do they keep referring to?

[deloreanguy123]

This all comes from an instructional VHS (then DVD) "Jaco Pastorius: Modern Electric Bass" which was filmed in the mid 80's just before his death. The lesson book came with the video which was the written music (no tabs) for each exercise referenced in the video. You can probably find it on amazon or ebay, if you're a bassist or into Jaco or jazz it's pretty interesting to watch/play along with or use as a practice tool which is pretty neat.

[Slapbass19]

what song is it at 2:38? sounds very groovy :)

[mEtaLPinCh]

"i dont even know fucking do it" hahaha

[tmvps]

BEAST!

[adrenalinaboys97]

jaco is my prefer bassist!!!you are moster bass!!!

[nat00ben06]

Man sometimes I really get pissed, cause these really great talented musicians die early, ya know Jaco, Jeff Buckley, Michael Hedges big time suck! while boybands and rappers live on to turn it all into a mediocre, mash over shite.

[ain0soph]

@nat00ben06 yeah just like tupac and biggie they lived forever man

[curlys8up]

WOW!!! I listened to him years ago without realizing the amazing STAND-OUT talent he possessed. Truly one-of-a-kind...

I love his show of talent here, such as at 3:46 where he just seems to want to show what can be done. I think he knows he's past his time, but just wants to pass it on. RIP, Jaco. You should have had sooooooooo much more time...

[ilovesaget]

@curlys8up everyday i wish he was still here. we all could have learned so much more. i'm just glad he left us as much as he did. i know i'll be busy for the rest of my life learning from his short stint on earth.

[GooseRHCP321]

Pete Wentz cannot play bass, its a crime against all that is good that his name is even MENTIONED in this comment thread. Jaco's favorite breakfast food was bacon, eggs, and a slice of Pete Wentz

[wysiwyg248]

@GooseRHCP321

In the words of Anthony Jackson:

a) Sell a lot of bad records

b) Be in a couple of movies

c) Shake a lot of bootie

Any two of the three will do to be called a musical genius in current times.

So true.

[mydog2134]

@GooseRHCP321 He can play bass, he stays in the pocket, and what not. but his music is gay.

[Kyrano]

@mydog2134 yeah, me and my boyfriend always have sex to this.....

[6ftUnder92592]

@mydog2134 jaco?

[totosmeels]

is there any tab for the groove at 2:20? or what song is it at least?

[blah148]

@totosmeels I just uploaded a jaco lesson on the line he plays at 2:38. check it out if you'd like

[PAULOcbi]

talk about an 'extension of the body',great werkin` out there by Jaco,thanx for the video

[karur]

Ah la belle époque où l'on pouvait apprendre la musique en écoutant la radio ! Et voyez maintenant ce qui passe sur nos bandes ='(

[quade64]

silly jaco cats cant play guitar

[jamietrhcp17]

I don't know why you're getting thumbs down, I thought that was quite funny

[4578a]

Jaco a jazz snob? Jazz snobs only play jazz. to them there is nothing else worth hearing. obviously jaco is more than that.

[justinisboss]

ha ha I almost understand jazz snobs even though it doesn't work always for me ...cus Jazz is the best

[hugetoad45]

He doesn't seem to be good teacher, but the stuff he's teaching here is the best thing to learn if you wanna become a good bass player.

[Bmadink]

he teaches good technique but wooten teaches really good on how to play

[peiisaac]

@Bmadink There wouldn't be Victor without Jaco

[thelewd1]

It's because he is a "Doer" not a "Teacher." As the old saying goes, "Those who can, do; those who cannot, teach." I say that in jest, but sometimes, it's very true...which is how old sayings, become "old sayings" in the first place. ;)

[jude4312]

arrh i have to go to school but cant stop watching!

[noraMaiden]

Jaco!! te quieroooooo

[myspacceer]

woww when he was explaining appegios, he made it so it sounded like a sweeped appegio on guitar

[GulpOne69]

ah! thats better : P

[MrHal]

When he's playing the 10ths, what does he add in after the first few

[ShawnyMartin]

full blown jazz snob... grade A player

[jazzmanbob1]

Funk with a Charlie Parker lick thrown in...

not many bassists can do that

[OzBrowne]

Ah, he seems so pleasantly humble. It's a shame to learn of his downfall.

[surfco]

He's the Jimi Hendrix of Bass

[wysiwyg248]

surfco,

Sorry, you got it wrong.

Jimi Hendrix was the Jaco of the Electric Guitar :-)

[Orbit91]

Jimi's not even in Jaco's league, plus, it's apples and oranges.

[retyu33]

@surfco Jimi Hendrix is the Jaco Pastorius of guitar

[zanzarinna]

forever na tarantolla che fila il filo

[bassmanners]

The master!!!

[yxsheepbass]

OH...........大师

[grserm]

jaco. JACO.

[jeromekerngarcia]

Jerry Jermott

[Rafescow]

who's the guy talking to jaco?

[cygnuxman]

wesely snipes

[Rafescow]

thanks ^^

[cygnuxman]

i was kidding

i dont know who he's talking to

but the name sounded cool

[TiberiusStorm]

What book are they refering to??

[samthekatalyst]

he was one groovy motherfucker, that jaco

[grownnbass]

I was gona say that exact same thing!...lmsao...My idols...Hadrien and Jaco...

[detsyn]

i like the interviewer :)

[wysiwyg248]

detsyn,

Jerry was one of Jaco's bass idols when growing up. Jaco used to call himself "the poor's man Jerry Jemmott"

[bryandunnblues]

"i do most my practicing without an instrument just thinking it.."

I have a freind like that,

[milethdividida]

genial y arrogante

[wysiwyg248]

"You ain't bragging if you can play it"

Jaco Pastorius

[discolando]

I like how he snuck in a quote from John and Mary at the very end!

[dthebassplaya]

amazing

[marza93]

he is the jimi hendrix of the bass

[z1chuckster]

I always beleved that it isn`t bragging if you can back it up,and Jaco certainly could back it up !

[Circa7]

jaco said...

"i do most my practicing without an instrument just thinking it.."

thats a reall musician people<3

[sleinad]

Gotta admit. The interviewer is lame. They could edit his questions (and adlibs) out completely and just have Jaco speaking and that would be okay with me, a bit like what they've done on the Victor Wooten videos they also have on Youtube. No way he was nervous in front of the camera. This is the guy who used to proclaim himself "the best bass player in the world" openly.

[trench]

youre misinterpreting him man. what youre seeing is a neurotic genius trying his best to explain himself when asked terribly vague and difficult questions along the lines of "why are you good at music?" he's clearly uncomfortable in front of the camera and the interview format, and that "idiot" he's talkin to is jerry jemmott i believe. he was on the scene waaay before jaco.

[akunakmati]

one of the best technique + melody line + creative bassist

[Feesharp9er]

great player .,Rude in a Subtle way..

[blankstare77]

If you watch his body language, he scratches his face nearly the whole way through. This means rejection in the animal kingdom. He basically says, with his body language, "this is so simple, you're an idiot".

[blankstare77]

Notice how he almost wants to laugh when he says "that's tough" at 4:15.

[thecosmicrain]

I didn't notice the laugh. And Jaco is right, it IS harder to play arpeggios on a bass than it is on a piano. You can just visualize the steps on a piano, whereas on the bass, you have to think of fret location and string.

[maturanesa]

technically is harder on bass

[Feesharp9er]

ahhh ,.good ole' Body language..its very clear now...HA

[jwaltergibson]

I would guess that he's scratching all over because of his terrible cocaine habit... although, you're right, it could be rejection based on the way of speaking in the animal kingdom.

[bassplayer142]

Or he's just nervous playing in front of the camera.

[cygnuxman]

its easier or harder depending on the way you approch it.

like for instance, if you know what key your in and you start on that note, then you just play the pattern (major or minor) and you have your arpeggio. im not as much of a keyboarder than a bassist, but all i know is jaco is the fucking man and everyone else (except geddy) ca suck his large dead dick. rip jaco!

[UrsaMusic]

"jaco is the fucking man and everyone else (except geddy) ca suck his large dead dick"

everybody? the world of arts is much larger than the artistic icons which people choose because they need a place to focus their hero worship. jaco is the man, but there's plenty of other innovators out there. plenty. in any art or music community, people always need somebody to single out as the leader, when in reality there's much more than that going on

[cygnuxman]

its wasnt a put down to other great bass players. such as marcus miller, victor wooten, geddy lee, les claypool, ect. i was saying for all of the stupid youtubers who think people like pete wance have talent

[Gruuvin]

"stupid youtubers who think people like pete wance"

...or geddy lee

[guitarstudent101]

Pete wentz has money, which most musicians thats all they care about. Everyone gets corrupted in this stupid industry

[VictorBacau]

@guitarstudent101 good point

[Zeitgeist74]

cygnuxman,

Both Jaco AND Geddy would slap you upside the head for what you wrote!

[cygnuxman]

why? im defending their cause and i didnt say anything for anyone to be offended by, unless you like fall out boy. dont take my words out of context. there are some people that offend the bass by basically insults people with real remarkable talent

[Zeitgeist74]

Well, my point was that Jaco and Geddy would be open to the idea that there are LOADS of talented musicians out there (bass players included), and they would never agree to just a handful of selected artists. Probably because they know that talent and artistic merit occur in many forms and across different genres. Keep an open mind, that's all I'm saying in a nutshell.

[cygnuxman]

i never said that eithyer. it would be impossible to find the greatest number of bass players cause not every great player of any instrument is know. but from what we are givin geddy and jaco IN MY OPINION rock some major socks

[TEgnoto89]

yo. geddy sucks. just admit it and we can be done with it.

[cygnuxman]

then why has he been on the cover of bass player magazine like a hundred times?

[TEgnoto89]

because he's popular. mark hoppus has been on the cover of bass player magazine.

[cygnuxman]

not really. geddy is pretty under the radar in comparison to other popular musicians.

[therealLucianWolf]

as has geddy lee

[Orbit91]

Popularity doesn't equate to talent.

[cygnuxman]

holy crap, i didnt say that either!!!! if geddy lee was the most famous person in the world, i would still think hes amazing.

[Orbit91]

He sure is, any bass player impresses me, as long as they can play in the pocket and hold a groove.

[cygnuxman]

... and isnt full of himself.

[Orbit91]

That's not Jaco then, his arrogance is legendary (Can't blame him though.)

[wysiwyg248]

Orbit91,

It ain't bragging if you can play it.

[Orbit91]

Good point, notice that I left a disclaimer (Can't blame him though.)

[wysiwyg248]

bassplayer142,

I don't think so... this was filmed when Jaco was on his way down. The producers kept him in a hotel for three days before filming to ensure he wasn't drinking or doing drugs. RIP Jaco, he was a genius.