The ‘3 Rule Fretboard Formula’ to Master the Bass
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Learning the fretboard is one of the simplest steps you can take to elevate your bass playing. It can seem pretty daunting when you first start thinking about all those notes, on all those frets, on all four strings! But it doesn’t have to be that way…
In today’s video, I’m going to show you 3 secret shapes that you can use to totally unlock your fretboard. We’re also giving you a free PDF workbook with all the bass tab and notation, so you can have each shape nailed to the wall in no time!
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Video Breakdown:
00:00 – Introduction
00:38 – The Epidemic
01:03 – The Three Key Areas of the Fingerboard
01:47 – The 3x Major Triad Shapes
02:02 – Second Finger Form
03:01 – First Finger Form
03:40 – Fourth Finger Form
03:52 – Exercise #1 – Zone 1 (Frets 1 – 5)
07:18 – Exercise #2 – Zone 2 (Frets 5 – 9)
09:18 – Exercise #3 – Zone 3 (Frets 8 – 12)
11:05 – Exercise #4 – All The Way Up the Fingerboard
12:48 – Summary
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bad moment to have a 6string bass… ????????
Honestly I love the fact that they don’t allow open strings for this exercise. In my playing I almost never play open strings unless it’s the low E.
Thanks. Great video
You go too fast. Verbalize the notes not just Nashville number
Naw I’m 2 months in and use these shapes with jam tracks and it makes me want the 6 string haha
I need more room but will never switch to guitar full time ????
Question (anyone who can help me here) – What about doing this from fret 2- 6 and 3-7 and so on? That way i feel we learn all the inversions as well. It's it redundant? Or a good way ???
For the first position, I found it easiest to learn how to walk down the fifths by themselves first. There is a nice pattern to it.
Staring from c then: up one string, back and down two frets, up one string again. This is all basically a square.
Then jump to A minor and repeat the square. Then jump to E and repeat the square.
After learning that descending circle of fifths, adding the arpegeggios was actually pretty easy.
where can I download the free PDF
Hi Im taking english classes and just found your channel im a begginner bass player and I will star to learn with u
Thanks Guys! That'a an amazing exercise for understanding the fretboard
8:00
I still dont know how it effects overall bass progress. Im really lost . I need some guidance. (I wanna know how it’s useful for what factor )
Please help scott
i got a bass 5 days ago and this is the first thing i'm doing. i can play all the natural notes up to the 5th fret. today i'm going to work on the flat/sharp notes.
So what about minor triads and their patterns?
Best warmup exercise ever!
It's ok Ian; you ARE a professional.
Of course, one only needs to perform for money to be a "professional" ????
The stuff I do with my own songs is so weird, there's no point in trying to analyze. The stuff I doo with other people's songs is so basic and obvious, it would choke a buzzard off a gudwagon. This seems really useful. I intend to apply it to the version of When I Paint My Masterpiece that I'm proud of and the version of Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner that I wish wasn't the way it is to such a degree.
The start!????
I absolutely love love love this video! I’m definitely downloading the PDF and adding this to my warm up routine. Thank you for all the information and value you add to the bass community. I’m already apart of multiple accelerator programs on the SBL network. It never ceases to amaze, every time I jump on YouTube SBL has another amazing video posted.
Been "using" SBL since 2010 or so, I really like what it has become now.
I never learned theory but had some success playing clubs and events. I've since become visually impaired and no longer play out.
I am now interested in "learning" my instrument from scratch. I receive no income, so will not be signing up for your courses, but find you offer a ton of free stuff. Thank you for all you do for the bass community.
Ian………I call BS. You are fluent all over the fretboard.
you guys make a great duo, no ego, just vibes.
I have a customized Raspy Spectpr Legend 5 Standard Wth a HipShot KickA$$ Bridge Hipshot Treble Tuners and Factory Bass side tuners
I've played on and off for almost 38. years so what I do is just play every fret
I start from B -> C -> C# –> D // E -> F -> F# -> G /// So On…
Index Middle Ring Pinky (Repeat Across BEADG) All The Way Down Starting again at the top of the next descending scale
until I hit the 24 and I pick spots
Where I'm having trouble and go back and forth 12 times Going faster and faster
I do this for up to an hour
Then I practice songs and explore the board
This is the most Classic Formula described in this video; You learn where the notes repeat etc.
One string scales etc
So I'm going through this beginner bass playlist and that first shape I have no idea what it looks like because of how it's being shown and demonstrated. Some tab or a diagram of the fretboard would be super helpful. I'm looking at him playing, he's saying numbers and I have no idea what's pressing where
Best kept secret on fretboard knowledge.
LOL!!!! I love the intro clip!!!!! ????