30 Minute Bass Music Theory Masterclass: From Confusion to Clarity

Your lessons about major scale modes have opened my eyes and ears. Now, since I'm one level up I see more clearly... what I still don't know😂 However understanding natural minor scale modes seems to be an easy task to do, there are still two more minor scales to grasp.. How to master minor melodic and minor harmonic scale modes and which is more common or useful. Btw this video is a great summary for everything I know till now thanks to Your lessons. Thank You🙏🙏🙏

Dan: Thank you so much for this priceless lesson. Alot to learn, I will work on this daily. 2nd year student, looking for something to put it all together. Your lesson does that for me.

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Can you play all the modes in a single key? For example, if a key is in G, can I play any mode in G in the G scale or over a G chord instead of a G major scale?

Wow, dominating all this will elevate my playing enormously. Knowing the theory takes some time but executing it (being more difficult) will take a little longer. Time + lots of practice! One day! Great class 👏🏼

GReat stuff. 1 year in to learning bass, I've consumed hundreds of hours of SBL, BassBuzz, TalkingBAss, Luke'S etc all very valuable and helpful in my journey as a beginner, but something in/about your videos over the last month or so since I've subbed to you, has accelerated my understanding exponentially... actually maybe it'S just the last few weeks and perhaps the timing of my ability and understanding were also at the right point, I'm still a beginner so I cannot quite put my finger on what it is, but. thanks.

Love these videos. Dan you simplify music theory for us beginners so well.

Information overload for me as a beginner but based on the comments and your instruction I guess I need to keep coming back to this lesson.

Great lesson

This is sooo good! Thank you for this priceless info!

Dan! These videos are terrific! I have been playing for years and have learned something with all
Your stuff-you crush this

this is about 5 years beyond me. i can barely play eigth note runs on an open string

How the hell can I hear the bass more , I'm using stems but when I hear reqular song it's harder + how do you remember what you hear to play on fret.

You crystalized a big thing for me: What the pentatonic scale means - both major and minor. I had never thought about it that each is just the existing scale less the notes of the tritone. Makes sense as it's why these subsets of notes can be played over virtually everything and sound good. I will have to play with it but it is also interesting to take the modes less the tritone and what is left of the pentatonic - some are just the same but like the mixolydian or dorian... not sure what will come from but am going to play around with this!

It's also super cool how you explain how you are thinking when improvising... that for me is something I wonder about a lot when I see someone shredding is kind of 'whats going on in their heads right now'.... And also that some of this is just hours of practice... but knowing (I'm seeing it) that it does come together.

Brilliant, this is gold for newbies and old sweats alike

Thanks!

Dan , im a fan of your bass lessons posts. Most are just good. But this one is the best for some beginners. Thank you, appetite it.

I am so grateful for this video! Thank you for your crystal-clear presentation.

Teacher with the right motive, students to learn. Thank you.

<3

Great Lesson much meat so much information every time I listen more understanding comes about
thanks my friend.

Perfect!!!!

Hi Dan ! 😀 I've noticed behind you this Avid Eleven Rack effect ... Do you use it much ? I've read on few Bass Forum that the Bass Preset sounds really great !! Could you recommand it ? 😍 (second hand available around me !!) Thanks from Paris (France ! ...not Texas !! 😄😄😄) !

OMG that was amazing🤯 I think Im starting to get it now. Thank you so much ❤

Absolute Gold.

This is gold !!
Thank you !!

Another outstanding lesson that is clearly presented, contains very valuable concepts with actual musical application examples, and is easy to understand!!! This is a very structured practice session. Thank you, Dan!

Thank you Dan

Great Stuff!! And Your sting ray sounds amazing!😊

Is that a refinished stingray?

Hi Dan, letting you know that I've had to create a separate playlist for just your lessons and demos.Congrats, you're the first!

Really good lesson done in a very well organized and sequential way, easy to understand and truely clears confusion! Thank you👍👍

Has anyone ever called you Disco Dan ?. I don't know where I got this from, this just popped into my head.

Wow this is awesome man. You made very easy to understand and figure out. You took your time as to explaining it. Kept it simple. Thanks!

thank you dan! this was a great starter for a mental map to help bridge the various concepts together. i've got the puzzle pieces, but i needed this overall picture.

Well presented in an easy to understand/digest format. Dan, you've been a huge help in my bass playing. Appreciate your knowledge and laidback way of sharing your knowledge. Thank you!

Bedankt

Nice bellbottom Musicman!

Thanks a bunch amigo. I appreciate you.

Got gifted a bass guitar 4 months ago and have become a pretty mediocre bass player by following your lessons! Still impressive to the roommates and myself how far I've progressed over the course of the Summer. Going to my first Jam night at the end of the month. Nervous but excited.

Amazing, brill lesson, thanks Dan

Fantastic lesson - thanks

Hi Dan! For the modes, im still trying to understand. which notes do you play when you play a mode in any key? im very familiar with the C Major modes but in other keys im confused.

I greatly appreciate this lesson, it's mind opening especially learning by ear and names. All in all everything is important about this lesson and o love the way you demonstrate the ideas.

By far the best lesson i got in 20 years of playing :D

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Dan, this is one of your best videos yet! I knew much of this info, but something about how you turned the "cold" theory into music really made something click for me. Much appreciated as always!

Is your bass guitar a sterling or Ernie Ball

Excelente!

Thank you Dan for the richness of your teaching.
I really appreciate when you give us exercises, exercises as it makes us progress.
Curious about what you called a Phrygien dominant etc..
Could you tell us a bit more about that ?
Thank you again