How To Learn Songs On Bass: The Easiest, Fastest SYSTEM I Use To Memorize Songs With Minimal Effort
216K views · Dec 7, 2018 · Music
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@davidcork5776 · 6 years ago
omg i am overwhelmed
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@hozerino · 6 years ago
Subtitles: "Hey I'm Luke from Become A Bassist (...) We're going to listen first (...)"<br>Subtitles after a while: [Learns song]
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@erstwhilerambler · 3 years ago
I really enjoyed getting to watch you work through a song. That was cool. I agree with some of the others, though, that it’s a bit overwhelming for beginners. I don’t know how long it was before I learned this, but once I did it definitely made a huge difference.
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@treylem3 · 7 years ago
From the perspective of a guy learning bass in my basement, our vocalist sometimes wants to sing in other keys, this is extremely helpful. Very helpful overall
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@eknight101 · 2 years ago
I've been playing bass for several years and I actually learned the number system first because I play by ear. If a fellow musicians start calling out C over F to the A minor and back to the B flat...blah blah blah, I will look at him with utter confusion because my mind just doesn't work like that. I guess pointing out every single letter on the fretboard in .5 second is a weakness that I'm continuously having to work on. But for now, the number system will do.
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@congerscott6064 · 6 years ago
Tabs for me, it seems that is the only way i can learn a song.
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@donreinholz8121 · 5 years ago
This is a lot to comprehend for a beginner but it makes sense for learning the bass line after one has a better grasp of scales and what number each note is at in that scale. Great video.
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@ricomajestic · 9 months ago (edited)
Great video Luke! This is something that is not talked about a lot on youtube bass videos or online bass courses...how to learn a song for when playing with a band. In addition to all the great stuff that you went over, I think you should've also talked about the song structure that is used such as the number of bars in the intro, the verses, etc., odd bars that might show up in a song and when they might show up, the groove/feel of the song in each section, fills that show up in certain bars, counting bars when playing live. All of those things needs to be learned in order to correctly play a song in a jam or live setting.
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@johnkimble6454 · 7 years ago
Incredibly helpful! I came across a bass at a thrift store and am "self teaching" with your videos. Thank you!
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@bassomatic6055 · 4 years ago
While I generally agree the Nashville Number System is great, I think you glossed over a few points. 1. Your ear has to be solid enough to figure out the key. 2. You need to be comfortable with intervals and those patterns on the bass so as to transpose to other keys. 3. You didn’t discuss how you would chart that song to take into account the subtle variance. 4. No discussion of how to handle riffs, etc. Don't get me wrong I loved the material, i just think there's lots more to consider before you can make statements about how much time can be saved.
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@TraFalGarDLaW-rd4uy · 2 years ago
Thank you luke for this amazing bass lesson. You're video has given me direction for learning bass. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVTiW4dC5NU&t=1084">18:04</a>
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@midhlajpm2164 · 3 years ago
Very simple for beginners 👋
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