How to Learn the Notes on the Bass Guitar /// Scott's Bass Lessons

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How to Learn the Notes on the Bass Guitar /// Scott's Bass Lessons

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In this lesson I'm going to cover a topic that pretty much everyone struggles with...
"How to learn the notes of the neck?!"
Don't worry... I had the same issues as you.
I struggled to memorise where the notes were, and I also got stuck within the first 5 frets and couldn't seem to move out of that area with confidence.
In this lesson I'm going to show you some great exercises to not only help you memorise the notes of the fingerboard - but also get out of those first 5 frets, with confidence!
I'm also going to tell you exactly what my thought process is when playing grooves or soloing... and weirdly, it's NOT notes... sounds strange, right?
Well, I reveal all in this lesson.
In this lesson you're going to learn:
- Why you should start vocalising the note names
- How to get out of the "first 5 frets" trap
- Using memorised patterns to help with note memorisation
- My exact thought process when grooving or soloing on the bass
- And as always, way more...
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@petecrosta 8 жыл бұрын

Coming from teaching public school music in the States for 38 years and being a brass major (classical studies) and learning bass "in my retirement" - THIS lesson was wickedly GREAT!!!! I love your lessons and your advice. Totally relevant and transferable. I've been struggling but this was an eye-opening point-of-view. BRAVO, Scott!! Thirsty for MORE!!

@jdock2 8 жыл бұрын

As far as turning ascending chromatic half-steps into notes, something that helped me A LOT is to just think "BE." Because those are the notes, B and E, that don't have sharps. I also have a major scale chant. "Root! Whole! Whole! Half! Whole, Whole, Whole, Half!"

@gkarjala 8 жыл бұрын

+jdock2 Even better!!! Thx.

@tomwhitcombe7621 8 жыл бұрын

Big Cats Eat Fish!

@jdock2 8 жыл бұрын

I like that :)

@Sindig0 7 жыл бұрын

This is literally the best and most useful thing I've ever read in KZfaq comments.

@maddoxtroy683 8 жыл бұрын

Yes... I should learn the notes on the fretboard. Damn it

@AnteraxxX 8 жыл бұрын

+Maddox Troy Learning the notes is really basic, but you should think in scales. Try out, what fits into what.

@skybluemarshall 5 жыл бұрын

Many years ago, I very carefully labeled my bass neck from top to bottom with vinyl cloth wire labels. I carefully placed each label so that it looked very straight and I did not place the labels directly under the contact points of each string. The only time the strings contacted the labels was when I was bending the strings. This minimized wear and tear on the labels. To increase my accuracy in placing each small square label on the neck, I used the tip of an Exacto knife, rather than my big clumsy finger tips. This allowed me to place the labels with pinpoint accuracy, in such way that looked pretty professional. Several musicians had to closely inspect my neck before they realized that it was a homemade labeling job. The labels are very durable and they stayed on for years without creating a sticky mess. Labels falling off was not an issue. But, they did fade after a while. When a letter began to fade, I would trace over it with a fine tip Sharpie marker, before the letter faded to the point where I would have to completely redraw it by freehand. I got the idea of labeling my neck from a photograph that I once saw in a magazine, of John Entwistle's custom Alembic bass with letter inlays on the neck. Here is the type of label kit that I used. www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/panduit-corp/PCMB-2/298-1270-ND/317767 Here is Entwistle's bass which inspired me to label my bass. goo.gl/images/KRr5ZQ

@Logan.Ninefingers 7 жыл бұрын

There are three ways that people learn stuff. Audial, visual, and kinesthetic. Seeing, hearing, feeling. Doing this (and visualising the fretboard at the same time) guarantees you will get it real quick.

@TaxiZaphod 8 жыл бұрын

Personally, this has been the most helpful video I've seen. Thanks Scott!

@HabAnagarek 7 жыл бұрын

This is what is hard for me. I come from keyboard and trumpet where you MUST know (well, I don't know any other way) notes so you can plunk 'em out when you see them written, called out, etc.

@tradesmenleathercompany9178 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This makes a lot of sense to me as a new player. So grateful for this information.

@drawntothefire 8 жыл бұрын

Great lesson. I personally found the best way to learn the notes on the neck was to read chord charts or notation. It was painfully slow and tiresome at first, but it was so worth it as I've progressed so much now. No pain, no gain!

@giovoniegallamore9618 8 жыл бұрын

this video is literally a life saver.

@rawstarmusic 8 жыл бұрын

Playing an instrument without knowing what the notes are is somewhat nutty but many if not a majority does it. They know some notes so it's a lesson that should be taught once a month. i'm gonna run through it cause it takes sometime for me to identify a random note. On a keyboard this doesn't happen.

@gkarjala 8 жыл бұрын

Totaly makes senses. Good lesson Scott, as always really. Back to the basic. The sheds where i live. Thx man.

@pyrite2122 8 жыл бұрын

you are a very good teacher

@Fivein4ths 8 жыл бұрын

Another thing saying the note names does is connect the sound of each note with its name, which I think is also tremendously helpful.

@Finnvbot 8 жыл бұрын

Hold the phone, Scott. Are you telling me that I as a bass player need to know the notes above the first five frets? Now, that's a blasphemy! Pardon my horsing around, I do like your Bruce Lee-esque approach, i.e. "I'm not afraid of a man who's practiced ten thousand kicks once; I'm afraid of a man who's practiced one kick ten thousand times." Great lesson, cheers! ;)

@GamePlayWithNolan 8 жыл бұрын

+Finn V. Arthur lmao, well said.

@MrDirtD 6 жыл бұрын

He’s got a singing voice too. 👍👍

@victorrodriguez-hh8en 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Scott!! I’m trying to survive a jam session! I started bass not too long ago and had a Guitar player tell me where b flat and g was it was so embarrassing!!! Going to download that lesson now!!

@happywolf6419 6 жыл бұрын

The 2nd part is an eye opener to me. Thanks always Scott!

@FrankPCarpi 5 жыл бұрын

You are so generous. Thanks a lot Scotty.

@boariggy 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, Scott! You're the man.

@ravishrestha8781 3 жыл бұрын

awesome lesson

@Jaime-up4hc 8 жыл бұрын

Looool Scott: I want you to work it out for yourselves 1 min later Scott: C E D F...

@GamePlayWithNolan 8 жыл бұрын

+jaispensiv lol, before you start trying it, listen to the ABCs over and over again forwards and backwards. :)

@AnthonySluissi 8 жыл бұрын

Again Thanks for this Scott! Defo, my online teacher!

@jefferybowling6416 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott. I love that we can hear your breathing at the top of the vid. I find I tend to hold my breath a lot. Probably just out of tension. Do you have an thoughts or advice for anyone who notices this issue when they play? Thank you for any responses from the bass community as well.

@Spiceyspiney 8 жыл бұрын

Another amazing lesson - thank you!

@TunaBagels 8 жыл бұрын

You're bass face is amazing. Such intense stank coming off that guitar

@AnomolousGrandeur 4 жыл бұрын

Great Scott!

@cooxy245 8 жыл бұрын

Thanx Scott!

@m.g.2301 8 жыл бұрын

Now Im a guitarist who got a really great Ibanez bass. The guy who gave it to me told me playing the bass is easy for a guitarist with decent skills. I think this is true, especially when it comes to stuff like what this video is about. But Im curious what other real bass players think about it so whats your opinion?

@joshuadurand1765 6 жыл бұрын

Scott!!! You always have such a peppy attitude and great knowledge! Does wearing the gloves give you a fuzzy tone?

@Milark 5 жыл бұрын

Joshua Durand it’s because of a muscular disease kinda thing

@Free2Bnisi 8 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@AnthamationStudios 7 жыл бұрын

Nice bass! I've got the V string dimension version

@rovioronald6612 3 жыл бұрын

Great👍👏

@raadkurdi7883 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing video once again. Have to ask though, when your playing the bass, is the breathing sound I hear, is it coming from you?

@erictaillefond8611 8 жыл бұрын

thank you

@TheTechnoWulfeh 7 жыл бұрын

what if i change the tuning of my bass? do i need to memorize the notes of every tuning? ://

@ThwWumboligistMaster 8 жыл бұрын

You always breath so heavily in the intro

@erosa9215 8 жыл бұрын

+The Wumboligist Master aaahahhahahah you're goddamn right

@matiasgonzalez8779 6 жыл бұрын

The Wumboligist Master I

@isaiahgrimes6977 6 жыл бұрын

C D E F G A B C

@hustl2nomics407 4 ай бұрын

❤

@martialart2 8 жыл бұрын

it's all the about memory"no matter what your learning.

@oscarong2768 7 жыл бұрын

wow it really help a lot as a beginner hehehe

@daprofemusicstickers 8 жыл бұрын

Great

@senenbagro666 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Scot! This is Jay-jay from norway . I have a question about your gloves we have the same problem on our hand . Where did you get your gloves? I play bass guitar and used gloves but its not fit to my hand. I like the way your gloves fits in your hand. Pls let me know thanks.

@arnasfirdiansyah4868 8 жыл бұрын

so the keys are you ought to know the root notes and the scales (which is transposeable). am i right?

@olflatop 8 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to find the vid where you talk about learning scales from different finger positions. Can you point me to it?

@ChristianInHollywood 8 жыл бұрын

5:35 Asa Branca by Luiz Gonzaga. ;-)

@gabeaze 7 жыл бұрын

nada v

@RussellNix-Buckner 7 жыл бұрын

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I'm new to the bass. When Scott is playing the C major scale up near the headstock, I noticed that he plays it with all fretted notes. (i.e. playing the second note D as the fifth fret on the A string instead of the open D string. Is there a particular reason for that?

@TJCarterNYC 8 жыл бұрын

Is the theme song that plays in the intro available on Amazon? ....or is there somewhere on the net the whole song can be listened to?

@D4NIB4BE 7 жыл бұрын

finally... someone hot who can teach me bass

@X-EvilAsh 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@GamePlayWithNolan 8 жыл бұрын

I found out thirds is easier on 1 string :)

@rickychardzz 6 жыл бұрын

Ive never learned notes i suck.... I only play tabs for so long i know when notes are right or note but i cant name then

@gantswood 5 жыл бұрын

I have never seen anyone wearing gloves to play any guitar. What is the reason for this? Does it have any impact on the note playing?

@jackyeatman106 4 жыл бұрын

He did video on why he wears them if you haven't watched it by now

@iamlunaticprince 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man do mohini dey

@MaviNK 7 жыл бұрын

nate mendal bass?

@frederickgeoffrey1423 6 жыл бұрын

Please, I want to learn the bass guitar but what cheap bass guitar can I but as an absolute novice to get me started?

@vishnuram1372 5 жыл бұрын

Get sx jazz basses

@vishnuram1372 5 жыл бұрын

Cheap and good

@vishnuram1372 5 жыл бұрын

What type of music are you into

@andy_frags5388 5 жыл бұрын

Not understanding the 3rds.. guess I need to do some theory training.

@Milark 5 жыл бұрын

Geauxandytv if you have a cord like Cmaj. You have: C E G. The E is called a third, because if you count steps in the scale your in. It’s 3 steps. And the G is the 5th for the same reason

@georgelensgraf643 8 жыл бұрын

this is definitly odd. consider the source. scott youre nutts!

@rockhard2654 8 жыл бұрын

seems to me the easiest and most strait foreward way to learn the notes on the bass is smiply learn to read bass parts you wont be able to aviod learning where the notes are how could you? its trying to learn the names of the notes WITHOUT learning to read thats hard because there is not much point to it to put it another way, if you dont want to learn to read why bother to learn the alphabet? for what?

@GamePlayWithNolan 8 жыл бұрын

Time to annoy some people in my household.

@gantswood 5 жыл бұрын

Do you guys who have playing for years get calluses playing the bass?

@X-EvilAsh 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have calluses just from playing for 1 year, I had calluses in a few months of playing