How To Learn The Notes On A 5 String Bass
This lesson is aimed specifically at those of you that might have now purchased a 5 string bass after years of playing a 4. You might be someone that will know the notes on the 4 string fretboard really well but then when adding a low B string into the mix, everything gets super confusing because you don’t know where you are.
This is a problem for most bass players that try moving from 4 to 5 strings after developing years of skills on the four and because of this, loads of players end up anchoring the thumb on that B string and treating it as a glorified thumb rest with the occasional addition of a low D or C down here in that low position.
So today let’s look at a couple of simple exercises you can use for very quickly getting to work on the B string
Lesson Material: https://www.talkingbass.net/how-to-learn-the-notes-on-a-5-string-bass/
Cycle Of 4ths and Learning The Notes Of A 4 String: https://youtu.be/nOmqMLjuApg
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Originally posted by UCDfStxwji-22A_bvY280UIg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqXNPPeT8BA
Lesson Material: https://www.talkingbass.net/how-to-learn-the-notes-on-a-5-string-bass/
I can help you with a 5 string bass guitar
What a beautiful Stingray bass
Tooo fast
Great video
Thanks a lot for this, very helpful ! However, does not really address the issue you mention at the beginning. Learning the B string is the easy part, the hard one is not to get confused with the other 4 when you've been playing 4 strings for 40 years + ! I feel like a total beginner, can't play simple jazz chords progressions securely, that's very frustrating… any tips on how to figure it out ?
I play 5-string basses. It was a little difficult for my hands to remember that the deep string is a B, not an E, but after drilling with modes in C in one and two octaves again and again, I don't ever want to go back to a 4-string.
Just finding this lesson. Very, very helpful. ????????
Thanks Mark ????
I like this guy but, he always comes from the stand point of people coming from 4 string to 4 string NOT those starting on 5 string w/o 4 string experience…
Thomas & George Martin make 5 String Upright Basses, & they cleverly solved the playability problem by making a new setup for them.
It's a boomer of a Bass & I use the Neotech Guitar Harness (basically a Guitar version of Accordion Straps) to help distribute the weight more evenly. Also mine has a Radius in the Fretboard to make it more comfortable to play. I tune mine down a half step (Bb0, Eb1, Ab1, Db2, Gb2) to make the high notes easier on my voice, also the Low Bb0 sounds huge. It's a half step above the lowest note on a Piano which is A0, although they now make Pianos that can play lower than that down to C0 & higher than C8 up to B8. The Big Belura 9 Octave Grand not only has a bigger range but it also works around the string scaling issue.
Kuss
What about the 6 string bass?
Good idea…
The circle….
Wow… I didn't know that.
Thanks for the great lesson Mark. I am trying to decide if I should get a 5 string and this helps me understand the use of the 5th string in correlation to the other stings for a greater range.
sorry but completely lost me!!!
Thank you.
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Best bass guitar teacher in youtube and internet today !!
I played about 8 years on a 4, now I've been playing 5 strings 9 or 10 years. Also, beautiful stingray. That's like endgame bass for me.
does anyone know any youtube channel as good as this one but for piano? i mean, structured and everything, for almost beginners…
ps mark you're amazing
I love my five. I started bass on a five, and I’m glad I did. Now it’s sometimes odd playing a four.
What a coincidence. I just picked up a 5 string. But I've only been playing 3 months and now have 3 basses lol
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I've been playing a 5 string for the past 30 years. I play mainly Country and I love those low tones I get from my Fender Jazz.
Congratulations. You made it sound harder than it is. For me anyway.
I was mostly intrigued by seeing that pickup selector on the bass. Never seen that before.
When I was learning the B string, I would play a1-4-5, 12 bar blues pattern. I started in D, then Eb,E…..G.
It really helped me figure it out.
Now I play almost everthing from 4th fret up, and don’t hate songs in Eb,F,and Bb anymore
I DECLARE:
When someone asks me what instrument I play, I say bass-guitar and that I'm a bass-guitarist, not a bassist.
To me a bassist is someone who can play the upright bass and in that respect, a bass-guitar has more in common with a guitar than a 'real bass'.
I'm having issues ATM with thick gauge strings (my bass is designed for thin gauge strings) and too much action between the strings and the fretboard.
A 'real bassist' would probably laugh at my predicament, whereas a bass-guitarist would probably be more sympathetic
My 2 cents…
Such a wicked finish on that stingray
I tried finding those notes on the neck, I looked everywhere, and my bass just doesn't have any….I was hoping to get invited to a party this weekend, but that note is not there either…..
PS…..I just found a note from the IRS that says I owe them an additional $453 dollars for 2020 estimated tax 🙁 ……..
It's muting that was/is the challenge for me. Especially when using a pick.
Thanks Mark!
I am primarily a 5 string player. I routinely use the B string to ensure that I don't need to down tune, or to allow me to go deeper for songs that may not use it normally. I rarely use my four string basses anymore and I have a 5th 5 string coming.
5 string for life.
A do like a 5 , but no matter how many times a play one a still hit the 5th accidentally during a song . Thinking it's the E
Sounds like a Music Man Bass. I love my 5-string. But a 4-string is wonderful as well. A 6-string can be a bit tricky but if you can get your hands around the neck, take what you know with 4 and 5-string basses and add the high C-string and you'll be good to go.
Great lesson Mark, thanks a lot.
NICE BASS MR. MARK
Perfect timing on this video. Was just given a Schecter Raiden Special-5 by a friend who also plays bass
I'm so used to having that B string, I never want to play a 4-string ever again. And I seldom use it for the bottom five notes.