Walking Bass Lines -- a Lesson with Keith Groover

[DeadlySinzzz]

"...which is why bassists are cool interesting people" - LOOOL Nice one xD

[RockahD91]

Lol! my name is Dorian haha!

i got my own mode =D

[spacecowboy98]

I've been playing the guitar 6 string for a really long time. But I have been self taught having to watch other guitar players to teach myself and my music skill level has never improved to anything but knowing how to play a few songs. I've wanted to deeply understand how to play the guitar and watching your video has led me to believe that I need to practice scales. So thank you for your video I will be coming back to it often to make sure I don't miss anything. Groover for President!

[coryskater95]

Thank you sooooooo much for this upload, much better than many others, you've helped me get my head around these damn blues walking bass lines, keep up the good work man.

[lucybrand]

I <3 mixolidean! It's my favorite mode. Love it in brazilian music.

[XDskateable]

ima cellist bassist 2 :)

[gamvidys]

Nice bass! Great lesson! You are the man!Thank you too much!=)

[tonygoacher]

Thanks for the upload. I'm definitely trying to get my head round modes. I always worked with "if it sounds right it is right" but I'm starting to realise that the knowledge will help get to the result more quickly. (BTW - Ignore the negative comments - if folks down find a particular YT lesson challenging enough for them I really wish they'd just find one that is - and when they've exhausted that, perhaps they would post their own).

[kgroover]

@tonygoacher I tell my students that modes, scales, chords, etc. are like ingredients. If you're a chef but you only know about pasta and powdered cheese, everything you make is going to taste like mac and cheese. If you have access to a large number of ingredients, though, then the number of dishes you can make greatly increases.

[ahaaaaaaaaah]

Locrian mode is just V7, started on the third of the dominant7 chord, you see?

[DACHANCE28]

im sorry dude i couldnt even finish the video bc of the high-pitched squeal my ears are hurting soo bad now

[CBD670]

You should work with punk bass lines n put a video up

[flexibartr]

Man, upload a video tutorial on how to get this name!

[davefk]

What a great name for a musician :-) Thanks for the vid.

[Musselerran]

Oh man that damn sound in the background...

[Morganizer]

Everything you said up 'til 7:00 is known to me. At 7:00 you played the "interesting" bass line, but didn't explain how you did it. You could improve your videos a lot by starting with the interesting thing you're about to teach, and then explaining that, rather than spending the first 7 minutes talking about background that's available elsewhere.

[daylen365]

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO LEARN THEORY HOW CAN I FIND YOU ON SKYPE?



[mikegleeson909]

there is someone clearly playing in the background once you finally get to the point of the video. i like that you take your time to explain things, but the timing(and choice of rehearsal space) couldn't be worse

[lionslicer9999]

You can hear someone tuning a guitar in the backround

[JMatos0311]

It bugs me when teachers digress, digress, DIGRESS.

This is about waling bass lines, why did you spend 3 or 4 minutes on modes? And not even that, but your explanations of the modes were terrible. That squeek is terrible in the video, but for some reason I like you. lol

[jamieariss]

how much did u pay for that surname?

[Kisskalle111]

I don't think you should play the 4th on the 3rd beat, because of the dissonance from the 3rd and 4th being played at the same time. You always try to play chord-notes on 1 and 3, and other notes on 2 and 4!

[mikemonti66]

Less talk, more play...

[yammarider12]

With that same ADE progression what other modes could you mix in the walk without making it sound off?

[Director350studio]

i feel like want to upgrde my pentatonic, is there any idea wat patern should i learn???

[RDB71171]

im bored..lets get this started

[NapoleanXV]

theres a very high pitched squeal in your video thats constantly ringing and its quite distracting from the video

[kgroover]

@NapoleanXV Yeah, sorry about that. When I recorded this video two years ago I only had a digital camera and its built-in mic. I've got a much better camera and mic now for my videos.

[kgroover]

@NapoleanXV Yeah, sorry about that. When I recorded this video two years ago I only had a digital camera and its built-in mic. I've got a much better camera and mic now for my videos (and skype lessons.)

[SkullydogXXX]

Personally, I thought this video was concise and helpful. It's not pretentious at all to use the mode names. This may sound stupid, but I have always played by feel and ear, and a lot of this stuff I do, but didn't know what it was I was doing. With your help, maybe I can put my dexterity together with some actual theory. Thank you.

[doriantjuh]

dorian mode? hahaha my name is dorian =)

so its my mode haha

Copyright!

[onearmedbutler]

Wow you really received a bunch of pointless comments on this video. Haha. For what you were trying to accomplish with this video you did a great job. Definitely pointed some beginners in the right direction when starting walking. Gave a great example of a line to practice. Explained a little bit about the without going crazy flying over peoples heads. And you let us know that you're a qualified instructor and that knows what he's talking about. Great job on the vid. I like your point of view.

[raulmontana13]

Hey Keith I'm contacting you via phone, area code 239.

[Th3Boondocks]

@raulmontana13 239 SW Florida, what you looking for, lessons?

[realjuvelive]

What are they usually playing in bass guitar ?root notes ?chords ?or what

[redolvan]

and spare the brag about ur certification because really no one care that u know the modes or not as long as they r all in M and m scales with deferent naming ..

cheers

[kgroover]

@redolvan I guess you mean like how dorian is like the minor but with a raised sixth? Yes, if that's faster for you, by all means use that. And I hope it's not pretentious for me to use the mode names; that's definitely not my intention. I hear jazz musicians use the terms "dorian" and "mixolydian" all the time, so I don't think it's that unusual. Use whatever method works best for you, because when you're reading a chart, speed is often the most important thing. Thanks for the comments.

[koninskavic]

@kgroover hey man, don't let that guy get to you; he can't even spell.

what he means is, "dont tock about hard things wen only littel peopl can lissen to and maybe get small littel words out."

modes are still above my head; i read a chapter in a book about them once or twice, but now it makes a little more sense to me. thanks for that. music theory is really fascinating to me, that's why i picked up bass. as a good friend once said: "scales: fuck yeah!!"

[cgrimes72]

@kgroover True jazz musicians do not use terminology like Modes or scales. In fact any real true Jazz musician is reading and playing around "Chord Tones" and NOT scales. It amazing to hear so many musicians talking about scales and yet when you ask them the notes that make up a particular chord like G Major they cannot tell you any of the chord tones!

[cgrimes72]

@cgrimes72 Trust me when I tell you that any Jazz musician will tell you that if you are talking about scales you are doing it wrong! It is all around the chord tones and chord changes!

[cathridge]

@redolvan : Well I care what the modes are. I've been in situations where the mode names have been called out at the last minute during a jam or session. That's what separates the musicians who care about their craft from the ones who don't.

[redolvan]

m8 u r talking about the modes ,,, well first they r called "church modes" and they were used before 1500 and a bit in the 1600 and 1700 ,, but now a days they r used just in theory , no one used them for performing ,,, only if u r still from that era ,,

PS. all major and minor scales with the oriental scales covered the church modes

[alexmaloy]

@redolvan You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Modes are used ALL THE TIME, and the oriental scale and the traditional M and m scales do not cover all the modes. Take the time you waste in spiting people who learn their shit and go try to be an actual musician.

[tbcass]

When I walk I don't think about modes, scales or arpeggios. I hear the chords/progression, I hear things in my head and I play them on my bass. I do practice Modes and Arpeggios so the sounds are fixed to memory but when I play it's all by feel. If you think too much it will sound mechanical.

[kgroover]

@tbcass Good points. For a lot of people, though, the interesting scales and arpeggios aren't in their musical vocabulary yet, so they don't hear them in advance. I knew a guy who always played the pentatonic scale on his guitar, and when he wrote a song, even his vocal lines would be based on the pentatonic. Sometimes it takes a little nudging to open up your ears to new possibilities.

[tbcass]

@kgroover That's why I practice Scales and Arpeggios all over the neck and in all possible variations. It's the way I learned to play by feel rather by intellect. BTW, that was good work on that walking blues progression at 6:50. That's the way to practice scales and arpeggios by using them a musical way. I also try to play melodies and invent new ones as I practice. It's something I learned from Jaco's Modern Electric Bass DVD.

[CynthiaKills]

Youre fucking amazing, man <3333

{loves your teaching}

[edlaksmi]

nice

[MrAngel999]

you look like Milhouse :D

[kgroover]

Ha ha. Thanks? My hair's a little shaggier, so it's probably closer to Harry Potter. :)

[TerdVader]

Very cool lesson thanks. Whatever that freq is that squeals throughout the lesson should be removed.

[bustabo23]

well, you forget to say that you cant always jam on mixolydian, it all depends on the backing chord, if someone goes with a Dm7 mixolydian would not work very well couse it only works with major 7 chords.

my point is that you dont have to go with modes to teach walking, just arpegios, they are simple and most people know them, modes are a step forward.

[kgroover]

@bustabo23 Well said. Mixolydian, though, only works with dominant 7 chords. The major scale and lydian mode works with major 7 chords.

[smelling010]

is that your battery dying...:)

[soptamer]

great video man! very clear and right to the point!

Thank you!

[volcanovape420]

you should say all good bass player are interesting people haha

[derrav]

Hey man when are you putting some more videos on?????? Are you able to show us where we can actually play these "mixo" lycs over chords and stuff???

[kgroover]

I'd love to, I'm just slammed right now (67 students and a bunch of gigs coming), and I think I'm going to be slammed until Christmas. After then I hope to be able to post some more. Thanks for the comment, though, I really appreciate it.

[mikeamonium]

dood, your glasses are awesome

[derrav]

I think Kgroover is doing pretty well...at the and of the day as long as you kick ass when you play who cares about the fingering right?

[alyrljt777]

Being a (somewhat lol) classically trained pianist (as well as 4 other instruments and jazz training), the whole POINT of correct fingering is to make playing EASIER lol (and to be able to play faster and smoother and such) technically

[riclove8700]

great vid, keep'em coming, and if you have any insite into gospel music or ear training please post a vid

[neothomist1275]

Not bad. Better to group up the middle and ring fingers when you're in Simandl above the fifth fret. Also better to use pinky and ring (not index and middle) for quick fourths. It was flowing though.

[kgroover]

It's not a bad idea, but it's not vital on electric bass. I was primarily a double bassist for ten years, so sometimes I'll do that out of habit, especially if the action on the bass is high. Thanks for the comment, though.

[neothomist1275]

No doubt a simple cup position is usable up to the ninth fret. But why not maintain the habit from acoustic if it allows a kind of happy medium between a claw/cup and one-finger-per-fret?