The BASS defines the chord 💪🏻 (w/ Michael League)

Michael League is bassist and bandleader with the Grammy Award-winning collective Snarky Puppy. A composer at heart, League formed Snarky Puppy in his freshman year at the University of North Texas, and his mastery of songwriting and composition has made him a true bass hero.

See you in the shed!!

[pillmuncher]

Being a bass player myself, I can tell you that I've never played a wrong bass note in my life. It's called re-harmonization.

[yetsumari]

Dude literally demonstrated every mode. left hand being the tonal center with right hand establishing the key.

[MikeKobb]

"It’s not a C chord until I play a C" -Sting

[adomaskuzinas]

RIP in peace everyone with perfect pitch

[casa]

A Michael League short is not what I expected to see today, but it's what I needed to see.

[fakeaccount]

massive respect to Michael. love everything the guys at Snarky Puppy have been doing, always a pleasure to see them live.

[mttlsa]

This concept is kinda how i've learned to play guitar by myself. Listening to a song, finding the bass note of every chord and then put the other fingers in a way that the chord i made was the same of the song, just by ear. I started at 7, now i'm 37 and i can play jazzy chords so easily without even knowing music theory.

[WhoIsAlexElliott]

We are so blessed if he’s going to start dropping more content like this❤

[TomasiAkimeta]

this is why Mike's my favorite modern bass player... this is music theory 101, but he can make learning things so much more accessible than most other popular musicians

[donyoung]

As a very amateur musician, this is the most hopeful and positive thing I’ve learned in a very long time. Thanks, Michael.

[joepalooka]

Used extensively by two great bass players who also are great piano players--- Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney.

[greenstrat]

Do not underestimate the power of bass.

[marshallcoleman]

This man is awesome and knows what he is talking about. Thanks for the info Michael.

[IQMusic_]

Michael League is the best bassist, composer ever!

[wes.peacock]

I never cried so hard to a short before, little safer, D . . .

[MrHedgerock]

exactly, play A minor & add F# on left hand, you got F#min7b5...awesome lesson

[the.bloodless.one]

My favourite part of playing bass in a band, we have so much control of the harmonic colour

[NicknLex]

Going to see him with Snarky Puppy this Friday!

[nanoguitar]

i saw Snarky puppy in madrid last year, such a performance, very recomended

[NickyWaters]

I knew he was gonna say A because finding out C/A chords sound awesome (just like C/F chords) they unlock a whole new way of playing