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Mike Brandenstein
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Learn to play your bass from the heart. My cover videos tutorials will show you how to create tasteful bass lines, practice well, and to play in any key.
I've been playing bass for over 35 years. My journey through those years has taken me from playing for weddings, nightclubs in Ohio, to working with some of the top names in Christian music in Nashville including Michael Tait, and Petra. From there I moved to St. Louis, MO to complete a Masters of Divinity and worked as a worship leader/pastor for over 6 years.
So, now I'm working to teach worship bassists around the world how to play their bass with from the heart. Welcome!
I've been playing bass for over 35 years. My journey through those years has taken me from playing for weddings, nightclubs in Ohio, to working with some of the top names in Christian music in Nashville including Michael Tait, and Petra. From there I moved to St. Louis, MO to complete a Masters of Divinity and worked as a worship leader/pastor for over 6 years.
So, now I'm working to teach worship bassists around the world how to play their bass with from the heart. Welcome!
Awesome Arpeggio Exercises
Learn the notes on the entire neck and gain finger dexterity with these double-octave arpeggio exercises. When practiced consistently, these exercises will help you gain confidence, accuracy and speed in your shifts, string crossing, and fingering accuracy.
Download the tabs for these exercises at www.worshipbassworkshop.com
Download the tabs for these exercises at www.worshipbassworkshop.com
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Learn Any Lick in 5 Easy Steps
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I show you 5 easy steps I'm using to learn a lick. In this video I'm learning a lick from Jaco Pastorius' song Havona that he recorded with Weather Report. However, you can apply these steps to any lick you are wanting to learn, at any level of playing. Here are the steps: 1. Learn the notes You can do this by tab, notation, or by using your ear. Always try to learn the lick by ear first. Alway...
How To Create a Simple Practice Routine
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Learn how to use a practice chart to create a reasonable (not overwhelming), and manageable practice routine Download practice chart: www.worshipbassworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Practice-Chart-blank.pdf
How to Play 10ths (Beautify a Bass Line)
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This video is a follow-up to How to Beautify a Boring Bass Line and demonstrates how to actually use 10ths in a worship song. Songs used in this video: 0:16 - Oceans (where feet may fail) Hillsong United 1:16 - Here As In Heaven - Elevation Worship (Harmonics used) 3:07 - How Great is Our God - Chris Tomlin www.worshipbassworkshop.com
How To Beautify a Boring Bass Line
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This video teaches you how to add a 10th to your one-note bass line to create a more beautiful sound. The 10th is an octave to the 3rd and harmonizes perfectly with every chord root, as long as you know the difference between a major and minor! We’ll try this out on the Hillsong classic song, Oceans (where feet may fail). www.worshipbassworkshop.com
Ear Training Using Familiar Melodies
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You might have seen how artists teach students to draw a bird using familiar basic shapes. The head can be drawn from using a simple circle and a triangle, the body can be an oval, and so on. This method helps the artist focus on the main shapes of the animal, person or scene they are trying to draw without getting overwhelmed with the details. The same concept applies with learning songs. Alth...
How to Get that Punchy Motown Tone (on any bass)
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Learn how to use your thumb and palm to achieve a very cool, warm, and punchy tone from your bass, without adding a stomp box or changing a knob! You will learn how to develop this very versatile palm-muting technique and use it at any time you'd like. 1:03 - Demonstration of the technique 2:43 - How to place hands and the proper way to pluck the strings with your thumb 5:04 - How to practice t...
Do It Again - Elevation Worship Bass Tutorial
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Here's a breakdown of the bass part, the timing, and how to play those cool fills. Some tips to play this song well: 1. Use the silence and "space" in the song. If you play in the beginning, keep it subtle. 2. Count the measures - know how to count through the parts to make sure you're coming at the right time. 3. Pay attention to how the song builds throughout. The song starts off in a very me...
Lion and the Lamb - Licks and Fills
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This tutorial focuses on the a few of the licks and fills played on the recording and my cover video of this Bethel Music song. Full tab available here: www.worshipbassworkshop.com/product/lion-and-the-lamb-bass-tab/
Learning A Song By Ear for Beginners
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Learning a Song By Ear for Beginners: This is a very basic lesson to get those of you who have no music training to get started learning a song by ear. Step 1 - Try figuring out the first note/chord of the song (usually that first chord defines the key) Step 2 - Assume it’s a major key and use the major scale for that first chord (ex. B is the first chord, so use B major scale) Step 3 - Elimina...
Our God - Chris Tomlin bass cover (remix)
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Here’s a remix of a great song by Chris Tomlin that I think can use a few more views. Yesterday's cover video was blocked, perhaps due to it being so new. So, I wanted to stick to my schedule best that I'm able and re-release one of my favorites.
Slap Bass for Beginners - part 2
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I start off this lesson by reviewing and clarifying some of the techniques from part 1. Next, we’ll look at a couple basic Kick/Snare patterns, followed with adding the notes and finally a quick hammer-on lesson. Review of last lesson 4:56 Kick/Snare Slap practice exercise 6:24 Adding Notes to the Kick/Snare pattern 7:58 How to Add Hammer-Ons Interview with Larry Graham forbassplayersonly.com/i...
Praise the Lord (Evermore) // Worship Central // bass cover
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Brand new song from Worship Central. Been playing around with the fretless so I decided to include it in the cover. I'm using my Padulla fretless for the beginning and switch to the Jazz for the next part.
Slap Bass for Beginners - Part 1
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Here's lesson to get you started slapping the bass so you can begin driving your worship team crazy! Really, this lesson teaches the importance of having a relaxed "whip" action on your right hand, along with some percussive elements necessary to create the slap groove. All four elements discussed in this lesson: 1. Thumb Slap 2. Left-Hand Mute 3. Right-Hand slap (mute) and 4. Finger Pop/Pluck
Alive Again Planetshakers - bass cover
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This is definitely the most challenging (and fun!) cover song I've done! Josh Hamm is incredible! Tutorial/learning vlog for this song posted on my UA-cam channel. In case you're wondering, I'm smiling and talking with my 8-year old daughter who was off to the side doing various dances and asking questions:-) Fun having my kiddos with me!
How to Play Alive Again - Planetshakers - (bass vlog 3)
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How to Play Alive Again - Planetshakers - (bass vlog 3)
How to Play Alive Again - Planetshakers - (bass vlog 2)
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How to Play Alive Again - Planetshakers - (bass vlog 2)
How to Play Alive Again - Planetshakers (vlog pt. 1)
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How to Play Alive Again - Planetshakers (vlog pt. 1)
Killer Eighth Note Technique to Lock in with Your Drummer -
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Killer Eighth Note Technique to Lock in with Your Drummer -
Lion and the Lamb - Bethel Music - bass cover
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Lion and the Lamb - Bethel Music - bass cover
How to Sweeten a Simple Bassline - Part 2
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How to Sweeten a Simple Bassline - Part 2
How to Sweeten Up a Simple Bassline
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How to Sweeten Up a Simple Bassline
An Alternative Way To Tune Your Bass
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An Alternative Way To Tune Your Bass
Why Do My Fingers Keep Tripping Over Each Other??
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Why Do My Fingers Keep Tripping Over Each Other??
How to Add Ghost Notes to Your Groove
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How to Add Ghost Notes to Your Groove
Hey Mike! Just picked up bass to eventually get on the worship team. Hearing you play gives me such great ideas and such motivation! I look forward to more vids on your channel! God bless ya, brother
Amazing how sweet the sound...I can't stop listening to it, keep on
3:52 ❤❤❤❤ that slide
THE BEST BASIST I HV EVER SEEN
I wish I could play like that
2:29
This is awesome
Thanks
Hi Mike, I've been struggling with slap for a long time, but when you described it as being like trying to get an insect off your thumb it really helped me, I was being far too unrelaxed with my thumb, now it's coming a lot easier and I'm actually enjoying it. fab exercise as well. thanks heaps for your brilliant videos
It's been a long time since i played bass.. It's good to be back😊
Right On!!! This was beautiful. I was recently asked to play bass for my church. All thanks to God. This is one song we will hopefully play. Would love to play this bass line if we could contact and trade bass tabs. I would gladly pay for them.
awesome!! i like your style
Beautiful
You are genius brother Mike. Can u give me your guitar please 🤣🤣🤣
That should have taken anywhere from 30 to 60 seconds to describe. Way to over-explain, stretch it out, and unnecessarily complicate it.
wow thank you🥺
very gooooood God Bless you;)
𝙵𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌 💯
Thks for this.I love your vids!
Excellent
It is good
Inflection in spades. Very nice musicianship giving it all to Him. Great job.
You are the best musician of Christian song if you are here in palawan Philippines so you can teach me.😊😊😊
thanks for sharing all Glory to God, may God bless you more
Metronome which one to practice on 4/4,3/4🤔
Love your playing. Is that bass a custom Fender?
Best bass teacher imo. Guy tells you what to do.....how to do it....but whats most important is that he ELABORATES on WHY youre doing it 'this way'
Thanks man. Really great. Appreciate it
Well played either ways!
Is it just me or is the audio out of sync with his plucking?
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Hi Mike, what do you think of Flatwounds for worship?
Thank you sir! This is great. ❤
Thank youuu❤
Hey Mike, this was superuseful, thanks so much, I've been struggling with 16th notes and this is really good to practise. thanks heaps :)
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Something I like doing in worship songs is something I learned from my love of Rush music. In the song "Dreamline", Geddy Lee plays perfect 4th diads. I occasionally throw those in just for something different. I've blown more than a few worship leader's minds doing that. 😂 I can't wait to try 10ths now!!!
Awesome
Awesome playthrough
Excellent. Love watching you play
Hi Mike, Just came across to your channel and I was stunned by what you did here. So Amazing! Omg, I'm just enjoying it. If you don't mind, Can you share the tab please? Thank you
Keep uploading all your BASS COVER. I am one of the blessed viewers.
Aint gonna hear this song to much cleaner than that
Hi Mike, where do I faind the tabs?
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Can you cover In Christ by Bid Daddy weave
Thanku sir❤