Writing Music Off Of A Bass Line in 5 Styles [SONGWRITING - ARRANGEMENT - MUSIC THEORY]]

A bass line is a great place to start when writing music, but it's too easy to get stuck in a box and forget how versatile a simple boring bass line can be. In this lesson/demonstration we'll be experimenting with transforming a single bass line into 5 different genres of music by using different techniques.

Special thanks to Roger Reupert for playing the lick for me in this video!
The following theory topics are touched upon-

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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:40 The Bass Line
02:04 Rock/Metal
03:25 EDM
04:28 Blues
07:07 Funk
09:19 Space Rock
12:45 Wrapping Up

[kaustik]

My Brain has rated this Channel the "Most easy to digest" Music Theory outlet.

[willthigpen]

The dance along tutorial in the top corners really helped me enjoy the EDM that much more

[rswatzl]

Dude... that last “space rock” seemed very much like Pink Floyd.

You rock, man!

[iswaswillbe]

"A lot of bass lines are pretty boring in isolation."

Things like this fuel my fire to be an even better bassist.

[maldivirdragonwitch]

The EDM part made me think: "Damn, Jake, you were definitely a 90's kid!"

[dustinb]

so how tf you look 20, sound 40, and have the musical knowledge of a 60 y/o???

[TheBoglodite]

I'd really like to see a video on how important Timbre is to a composition, I feel like it's often very understated, but this video really made me think about it. All these people here chasing "what scale do I use for this sound" or "what chord progression do I use for this mood" are all barking up the wrong tree. Instrumentation, arrangement, production, and so on are just as important, if not more so, for these types of things. Seeing you do all those different genre arrangements really made me think about this.

[caischcer]

“Hi, my name is Jake Lizzio and this is my Master Class.”

[ssbbmaster]

9:15 is that *the lick* i hear, or am i just going crazy?

[cyfrodrukarnia]

Thanks Jake for your work. U're showing the music theory like no one else. Its a pleasure to watch your videos and learn with You. Best regards from Poland.

[martynspooner]

I truly love your work has taught me things I didn't even know existed.

[PaliThrall]

3:37 That dancing dude in the top left corner made my day

[JosephGallagher]

My band is gonna hate me from all the simple basslines I'll throw at 'em... and I'll enjoy every single second of it...

[dingledanarmy]

2:35 Gillette Razor Commercial

2:40 Chevy Silverado Commercial

2:50 Some hair cut place that somehow has to do with Football

[Tobiasphere]

I can't even tell you how long I've been waiting for this!

[kswindia]

11:23 Some XXX Production House is gonna license this Music from you.

Loved this video! Very cool Applications!

[marlonche]

0:45 my ocd is dissatisfied that this didn't result in smoke on the water riff

[feraldynaufal]

That edm track is fire! I also like the blues one, but my favorite is the funky track. :D

[bl]

The chords at 7:35 are pure magic😍


No... I was wrong. The space rock part is the best😭... So many ideas to start creating. I love this channel😍

[phrankus]

Great "Applied Theory" theme … Pretty cool bass-line, too !
When composing a pop-rocky bass  or drum line, I often use what I call "The 8 Year Old Bicycle Method" … Picture yourself, at the age of 8, riding your bike and using your "vox-synth" to (vocally) utter an improvised "spy-theme" or "action riff". … So, I am racing my bike down a hill and "singing" (uttering) a "radical" impromptu hook-line.