The Simple Bass Playing System

Video 3 – Constructing Great Sounding Basslines

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Original Bass Lines the S.B.P.S. Way![/headline_cufon_font_centered]

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1,141 responses to “Video 3 – Constructing Great Sounding Basslines”

  1. Jason Avatar
    Jason

    He has done it again ladies and gentlemen, another awesome video. I have to admit Alex I was one of those guys you were talking about around the 14 minute mark. I have been accused lately of having really robotic and boxy playing. I was told your runs sound like exercises or boring scales. Do I know the theory that went with everything you showed (YOU BET I DO) but it doesn’t matter. For once I am just gonna let go and not worry about the theory because now I see the value of feel and the difference articulation as opposed to solid theory makes in one’s playing! Thanks again.

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    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Here’s an AMEN coming your way for that spot on comment! AMEN

      Reply
  2. Gary Avatar
    Gary

    Man Alex; You don’t have any reason to have a self esteem problem. How do you develop that “feel”. Great job. Thanks for making it so understandable.

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  3. PIerre Gervais Avatar
    PIerre Gervais

    Alex you have no idea how useful those short vidoes are. Life saver my brother, Keep up the good work!
    I really appreciate your dedication and concern for your customers. We love man!

    Pierre

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  4. Steve Avatar
    Steve

    cool ideas, I’ll find this very useful!

    Reply
  5. THOMAS HAMPTON Avatar
    THOMAS HAMPTON

    DO YOU HAVE ANY DRILLS THAT WILL TEACH ME TO PLAY WITH ALL MY FINGERS INSTEAD OF JUST MY THUMB. I AM A THUMB ONLY PLAYER.

    Reply
    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      The 2nd video is a good place to start… Doing simple exercises slowly with the two plucking fingers will held you build the ‘habit’ you’re looking for… Peace Also i cover some right hand stuff in the full Simple Bass Playing System… Keep watching…

      Reply
  6. Greg Avatar
    Greg

    This is exactly what I am trying to do now, working with chords and trying like heck to understand the progression. I think I was witnessing a 1-5-7, 1-5-flat 7. My problem comes from learning on my own and developing some serious bad habits. I have however ordered your material in the past and just as you state in your videos, I really don’t have the time to just sit down and go with the flow. Plus I am 56 years old and retention is premium, if you know what I mean. Sometimes I feel like a one legged man in a sprinting competition, however I keep fighting the fight. If I could just catch the concept I would be on my way. So in the meantime, I just practice scales and trying to catch the four step movement of each chord. I just don’t know how to apply them. It’s kinda like a Jigsaw puzzle, I have the pieces, I just don’t where they fit. I appreciate the videos though. Hopefully one day the old light bulb will finally light up. Thanks again for the help. Greg in Alabama

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    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Hey Greg, glad to hear from ya but to be clear – The patterns you saw were not a 1-5-7 & 1-5-b7… It’s a 1-5-10 and 1-5-b10, but again I wanna ask you to not theorize it yet. If you just admitted that you don’t know how to piece it together the first thing you need to do is JUST PLAY. Go watch the video again – Putting the pieces together really isn’t that difficult, just take it one chord movement at a time, and just play something to first raise your confidence.

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  7. THE Avatar
    THE

    AWSOME!!! TY!!!

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  8. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    I really like the way you break things down, and the way you treach.
    Thanks that what I need.
    Thomas

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  9. Lanre Avatar
    Lanre

    Good Stuff Alex

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  10. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    Definitely the best video yet! Thanks Alex, keep ’em coming! 🙂

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  11. lamatel Avatar
    lamatel

    your material is detail

    Reply
  12. adrian Avatar
    adrian

    The Best Bass Video Ever !!!
    Nothing else to say.

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    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Hahaha – Man you gonna get me in trouble with the “music teachers mafia” if they hear you saying that lol 🙂 Thanks for the kind words my friend – I really appreciate it and I am glad you liked it…

      Reply
  13. Nigel Avatar
    Nigel

    Thanks for a great lesson, very clearly explained and demonstrated. One minor (no pun intended) gripe; the volume of your bass is very low in the mix which is a shame.

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    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Nige – you gotta try some headphones I think. You’ll hear it plain as day… Thanks for the kind words bud

      Reply
  14. GEORGE Avatar
    GEORGE

    THANKS ALEX GOOD STUFF PLEASE KEEP UP HELPING US GROW AS PLAYERS

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  15. Magnus Karlsson Avatar
    Magnus Karlsson

    Great, I think that you showed what the essence of bass playing is about. Pulse (and self confidence, ha ha).

    /Kale

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    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Hey Magnus, that’s what this video was about – essence, but not just bass playing – music altogether! Stay groovin’

      Reply
  16. Denis Avatar
    Denis

    Amen. keep up the great work

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  17. Richard Chaney Avatar
    Richard Chaney

    Very nice ma brotha!!! I would love to get some knowledge on soloing and improv. keep up the great work man! Rich

    Reply
    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Hey Rich thanks my man. Glad you’re diggin it – About the soloing and improv stuff have you checked out our course at http://www.BreakthroughBassPlaying.com – Take a look see..

      Reply
  18. Rocco Avatar
    Rocco

    Ciao Alex
    Thks al lot once again!!!
    Rocco

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  19. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    What can I say…Yet another great video…You really put an effort in creating beginners confidence…
    By the way you got really nice F bass guitar over there…

    Reply
    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Hey guy thanks man – Glad you’re liking it (both the video and the F Bass) 🙂

      Reply
  20. esh Avatar
    esh

    Nice. Simple. Straight Forward. Informative and very motivating.

    Reply
  21. John Berryman Avatar
    John Berryman

    Great lesson, really liked the BB King tune, keep up the good work, defintely learned something.

    Reply
  22. Clifford Chaperon Avatar
    Clifford Chaperon

    You are great Alex, I will consider buying some of your stuff. You sound good and explain things clearly.

    Reply
  23. Glenn Lockhart Avatar
    Glenn Lockhart

    Really cool lesson Alex, keep them coming!

    Reply
  24. Emmanuel Avatar
    Emmanuel

    very informative video, it helped me a lot. thanks

    Reply
  25. ilham Avatar
    ilham

    great groove ..Alex need more of this example .Wish i can download this video which is good visual aids to me.thanks for including jam track and pdf is good to have that.
    ‘

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  26. Allen Thompson Avatar
    Allen Thompson

    Great lesson, even for those of us who have “held a bass” for a few years. I’ve been playing bass for best part of 40 years and I’m still learning as music styles develop. Keep it up Alex!!

    Reply
  27. sorrow Avatar
    sorrow

    super”

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  28. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    Very Great – easy to understand

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  29. ilham Avatar
    ilham

    great video Alex….wish can download this video is great learning visual aids .but is you apply to a song can this pattern be used to it ? keep the great work alex . always learning to become better bass player.

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  30. charles turner Avatar
    charles turner

    AMEN:-} Alex i love the simple patterns teach me more…

    Reply
  31. Ewald Avatar
    Ewald

    Alex, thnx…this is seeing the thing now is my time to learn

    Reply
  32. Johann Du Plessis Avatar
    Johann Du Plessis

    Alex. I am speechless! Within a few minutes I could do that that I thought would take me years.
    Thank You. Stay Blessed!

    PS. Amen!

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    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Hey Johann, very glad to hear that my friend… there’s more to the system (it’s all simple) but I am glad you are able to see some results quickly cause that’s what gets you excited to play even more!

      Reply
  33. Sam Avatar
    Sam

    AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!

    Thanks for the video, it’s just great!!! Now go make more!!! LoL

    Reply
  34. Paul Timms Avatar
    Paul Timms

    Yeah that’s great value. Let’s see you go to ballistic across a fretboard to show us what we are looking forward to doing one day, with ease. You know you would like to!!

    Reply
  35. Trevor Avatar
    Trevor

    Yo Alex. I can feel a DVD course comin’ on. Can’t wait for that one. Good stuff, easy to follow. Thanks again.

    Reply
    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      haha now where did you get that feeling? 🙂 Glad you like it bro! Peace

      Reply
  36. marco Avatar
    marco

    Alex,

    Awesome work and effort, Its nice to see people like you who is really passionate about bass playing, my compliments 🙂

    I ve had a quick watch to the video above and the teaching is well organized , but I find useful to start to explain how the cord is constructed and then moving around it, infact most of the students ask me 1st to teach him “how that cord sound like that??” what are the notes you are using in the -7 chords, your video are based on the fact that there is no need to study theory to play a good standard bass playing and that implements a different approach to teaching bass playing.

    All this to say that may be a little theory explanations in between the talks good speed up the process of understanding where the different patterns come from.

    Excellent work Alex!!!
    Cheers
    Marco

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    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Hi Marco, thanks for the kind words – About expanding on harmony that’s well covered in our other trainings like http://www.bassguitarsecrets.com and http://www.fretboardformula.com – SBPS is specifically meant to get folks playing *without* getting bogged down by theory. Warmest regards and thanks for keeping up with us!

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  37. Andy Avatar
    Andy

    Nice and easy to follow ,good lesson Alex.

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  38. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    Hey Alex, thanks for this simple lesson. Shows how easy it is to just take 3 notes from a chord and come up with a cool sounding bassline. The harder bit is putting in the extra frills to make it come to life. Can you help with that too?

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    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      I would like to think I have some ideas for that too – this was just a bird’s eye view 😉

      Reply
  39. Jimmy McGee Avatar
    Jimmy McGee

    This is very easy to understand, and it is what people are looking for. Thank you.

    Reply
  40. Michael Foster Avatar
    Michael Foster

    Very useful tips – thank you!!!

    Reply
  41. keely Avatar
    keely

    Thanks Alex! Best video lesson yet!! Can you show some of the forms to play when the root is on a different string? That would be awesome. Love your videos, your book and your style. It has helped me come a long way.

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  42. Brad Avatar
    Brad

    Amen….would like to see the breakdown on all of them..Amen

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  43. Steve Lee Avatar
    Steve Lee

    Hey I paused the video as had to work and it went and changed. Was finding it really useful.

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  44. Tony Fishback Avatar
    Tony Fishback

    Thank You very much, it opened some doors.

    Reply
  45. Zoltán Avatar
    Zoltán

    Hi Alex,

    Thanks for this video, I have been waiting for something like this for a loong time!

    All the best from DK,

    Z.

    Reply
  46. Powell Motsumi Avatar
    Powell Motsumi

    Cool mateerial for a bass man like me

    Reply
  47. Bill Avatar
    Bill

    Makes perfect sense! Nice Job…. AMEN

    Reply
  48. Fred Brittingham Avatar
    Fred Brittingham

    AMEN!!!!

    Reply
  49. Elvis Mortley Avatar
    Elvis Mortley

    Thank you Alex:
    I am so happy to have found your program. The stuff you teach and the way you teach it, is a big help to me. It’s worth every penny.
    Stay Blessed.
    Elvis.

    Reply
  50. Gabriel Walker Avatar
    Gabriel Walker

    Alex,

    I have played bass for years. I have been able to mimic quite a bit, but always seemed to be missing the freedom of applied theory in creating bass lines of my own. I have tried to learn theory on my own and understand a bit. This video removes the theory, where I always over thought, worried and got confused and frustrated, and replaced it with safe note choices to, guidelines to experiment with.
    Your enthusiasm and simplified explanation allows focus on bringing the base line alive within the song.

    Beautiful! Thank you very much.

    Gabriel

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