Circle of 5ths + Arpeggios on Double Bass

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6 жыл бұрын

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Lesson Notes:
This is the best exercise to learn how to play arpeggios (a.k.a chord tones) in all twelve keys on the double bass or bass guitar. If you want to learn where ALL of the notes are on your fingerboard as quickly as possible, this is the exercise that you need. For jazz or improvising bassists this information is essential and the exercise helped my double bass playing more than anything else I've done.
To demonstrate, I teach 1-octave major 7th arpeggios in all twelve keys using the cycle of 5ths.
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@tomoyafujiwara 6 жыл бұрын

Dammit, Geoff. I watch you and Lauren play and it makes me want to cry. I’m over here working as a “professional” musician and then I see you guys play with much better pitch and tone. Maybe it’s because I spend all my time watching KZfaq instead of practicing...

@teaunasanders166 6 жыл бұрын

haha I feel this

@kungfuviolist7284 4 жыл бұрын

You supposed to practise 40 hour evry day la!

@DanielLizzama 6 жыл бұрын

Great! It is fantastic!

@stephenpwilson1930 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Geof that's very helpful

@mikemcintosh8410 11 ай бұрын

Very helpful, Geoff

@gonnfishy2987 Жыл бұрын

Great video 🎵

@Wheel333 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice, thanks.

@affectus942 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Geoff. Fantastic.

@DiscoverDoubleBass 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@davidjames3095 5 жыл бұрын

Towards the end, as you showed the fingering for D Major 7, I was hoping that you would mention that both A and E (that you had just played) could be accomplished with the exact same fingering as his D.... again as an alternative to those nasty upward shifts to half position to play G# (in A) and D# (in E). Excellent presentation of this valuable material.... I have my students play this as a warmup. I give it to them a little at a time, writing it in standard notation with fingerings and include those alternates. Eventually we play them to the relentless metronome to encourage quick thinking "on the fly" .

@gavinhobbs3831 3 жыл бұрын

Another brilliant tutorial , thank you ...

@nathanielthompson1114 3 жыл бұрын

Very good,tk. You.

@caseygreen 4 жыл бұрын

The Jaws theme is at 3:49, mates)

@stephencharrison 6 жыл бұрын

Really want to learn how to do percussion like that whilst playing! #cantwait

@strangekindoffeeling372 6 жыл бұрын

I like to do the cycle with root always on E string, then root always on A. Great for shifting and for exploring the fingerboard

@DiscoverDoubleBass 6 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great idea. I will give it a try :-)

@ianmackenzie686 5 жыл бұрын

I like doing it this way also, at least at the beginning. It forces a student to learn the root note positions cold without "cheating" by just rolling onto the A string to the respective fourth.

@deeprajbangshi5521 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice . I am Guitarist . I like D.Bass

@erkameksen7481 4 жыл бұрын

Very good lesson....But if you're a beginner in music theory then you need 3 things written down on your table to be able to catch up this lesson....1) circle of fifths chart 2) double bass fretboard notes diagram 3) Root, 3rd, 5th and 7th notes of all circle of fifths note's major scales by order.... if you haven't all these......then even not try to understand anything form this lesson !!

@kormendymatyas8667 2 жыл бұрын

the circle of fifths is already an intermediate concept so its safe to assume one knows arpeggios when they click on a circle of fifths video

@stephencharrison 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Geoff, thanks for this, I'll defo be trying this out! Just a quick Q, for Eb major, why wouldn't you use the D neck heel for the D and then play the Eb with finger 2? This is the way I'm currently finding these two notes. Is it just good practise to shift rather than 'cheating' by using the heel? :-) Thanks, Stephen.

@DiscoverDoubleBass 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Stephen, I'm glad you're enjoying the lesson and you are spot on. The problem with using the neck heel is that it can lead to a 'grey area' of the finger board where the note locations are a bit vague.. the notes C# and D with your 2nd or 4th fingers especially... so I think it's worth practising shifting and playing with fingers 2-4....but it's also useful to play 1-2,,,,especially if you were continuing to shift higher up the neck after playing those notes. ... so probably practising both is the best option :-)

@johan-mattias 4 жыл бұрын

Tuning anchors? Why should I worry about that when I can just have little pieces of tape on the neck of my bass >.

@DiscoverDoubleBass 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, that's one way to do it :-)

@tjalagetvideos 6 жыл бұрын

nice two octaves helps too!

@DiscoverDoubleBass 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I have some 2 octave lessons coming up soon :-)

@tjalagetvideos 6 жыл бұрын

OK nice yeah, I just try to always play every arpeggio in two octaves to get better fretboard knowledge! But nice channel! I really liked that groove-jazz riff in the other video.

@leehicks3172 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing these videos! I just got my first double bass last week and it’s a whole new world from standard electric bass. Do you have a great plan of action for someone new to double bass that has dexterity from playing electric bass for quite some time? It’s weird getting use to how the lower register frets are a lot wider than I’m use to, but indeed a fun transition. I’m thinking I need to start with scales down low first, right? Any good catchy songs you recommend for me??

@leehicks3172 3 жыл бұрын

It would be so nice to have someone to practice with. If you know anyone in Phoenix, AZ that plays double bass, let me know ;)

@DiscoverDoubleBass 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the new bass! I would recommend checking out our 'beginner's section in the lessons library discoverdoublebass.com/lessons-library/ There are lots of lessons to help get started. Focusing on the basics such as major and chromatic scales will be a big help. Best of luck with all your practice and enjoy the journey :-)

@MAFiA303 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a guitarist who likes watching those videos because i love the instruments and i find those videos relaxing. do you guys drop tune or use open tuning on this instrument?

@DiscoverDoubleBass 5 жыл бұрын

Great to hear you're enjoying the upright :-) Double basses are generally E-A-D-G but sometimes we use an extra long string with an extended fingerboard instead of the E string which is tuned to low C. You can also get 5 and 6 strings just like regular bass guitar ....plus classical soloists often tune up a tone (F#, B, E, A) which is called 'Solo Tuning'. Cheers Geoff

@cnrbsmth 5 жыл бұрын

In your left hand technique video you talk about not curving the wrist but to my eyes it seems like you are doing that in this video a lot, am I just being too paranoid about this aspect of technique? (Im an absolute beginner)

@DiscoverDoubleBass 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Conor, a curve is fine, but a bend is not. So no sharp, angles but a gentle curve is normal. Also try to keep flexible in the wrist and not lock your hand in place. It only really becomes a problem if you drop your elbow which can cause the bend. I hope that helps. Cheers Geoff

@cnrbsmth 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your tireless efforts in the name of bass!

@wolfdiabolique 5 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who learned arpeggios as 4 notes instead of 5 (without the 7th before the 8ve)? That's how they are on the ABRSM exams and most scales sets that I've encountered.

@willd4781 5 жыл бұрын

there are more than one type of arpeggio

@joaot8253 4 жыл бұрын

the arpeggios you mentioned are Triads, they outline Major and Minor Triads + the octave (C E G C, C Eb G C, etc), he played seventh chords arpeggios (in my country we call them Tetrads) that have one more Major/Minor Third added to the chord (C E G B C, C Eb G Bb C)

@joaot8253 4 жыл бұрын

sure there are more types of Triads and Tetrads but just for example

@sean_on_bass 4 жыл бұрын

For me it depends on the chord i am actually arpeggiating. For example a Cmaj will not have the seventh, technically, while a Cmaj7 will. I would say both should be practiced along with all other chords. In some instances including a seventh in a Cmaj chord may be a bad choice, so the seventh should not always be assumed.

@Sundowno4 2 жыл бұрын

The Circle of Fifths...Why did you then proceed in 4th (anti-clockwise C to F) as opposed to 5th (clockwise C o G). Are you not then following a "Circle of Fourths"??

@DiscoverDoubleBass 2 жыл бұрын

Good point. It's often referred to as the circle (or cycle) of 4ths for this reason, but is more commonly known as the circle of 5ths, and people think of it moving in either direction. Either way its' the same thing, you still move from C, F, Bb etc by ascending in 4ths or descending in 5ths. We choose to move up a 4th rather than down a 5th due to the tuning of the double bass.