Four Finger Picking for Bass Lesson #1 Free Stroke Basics

[@AdamNeely]

Great lesson! Your stuff is always ridiculously thorough and clear.

[@talkingbasslessons]

Cheers Adam! Your channel is now the only bass channel I watch regularly.

[@mysteretsym]

No you

[@markbass354]

When I first started playing bass a year and a half ago ghost notes elluded me , I simply couldn't work them in , frustrating yes but in good time it came. Now things have fallen into place my bass playing is much better. It took time developing my left hand dexterity with much practice and patients. So for those just starting out on bass don't give up , give it time you can do it. I promise you if this dyslexic, OCD 60 year old guy can play half ways decent so can you. It's a blast to hear this come from my own hands. If not for youtube , Mark , Scott , Paul Wolfe I would still be wandering aimlessly about. Thank you much Mark ,

[@andrikii]

It should be illegal how clear this explanation is :D After this no-one can hide behind just fast chops, which has little music in it. As in old days you had to listen to cassettes or CD-s and just wonder, how the hell they do it - now everyone can just learn it and get a chance to make music with it. Of course there´s always room for new inventions. I´m sooo gonna learn this technique :D

[@andrikii]

+Andri Z Also a question, Mark. Do you have any "golden rules" about optimal amount of practicing for a day? Like whats the amount of practicing that just keeps you on the same level?. What´s the amount what is too much (like possible injuries, muscles dont have enough time to recover etc.). What´s your optimal amount and how much - for example - some of your most talented students practice a day?

[@perspecsmusic]

Evan Brewer is another great player using this technique - he's definitely worth checking out

[@zeldafreaks]

Immensely helpful and clearly presented. Thank you!

[@stevea4362]

Can't wait for the next lesson.

[@ottonelly]

Great lesson once again. I've tried the riff using palm mute (without pick) using this technique and a delicious sound appeared. But applying this kind of playing is very hard on P/J Jazz Bass though. It tires a bit.

[@ManiacOfMadness]

Just a heads up: The video links in the description are shortened and thus they don't work properly. Otherwise, this one's a great lesson as always! I've been struggling with this technique for quite some time and it's nice to have some new exercises for practice.

[@RaySareth]

I noticed that you play different form the sheet at the last part of riff.

[@juanpablogianni]

Hi Mark! I'd like to know what do you think it's better: - to practise for example 6 exercises a few minutes every day, or - practise 2 exercises per day more time, and play another 2 exercises the next day and so on I hope you can answer me this question. Thanks and have a nice day :)

[@franciscolorence8484]

This is even a clear basis for Remco Hendricks plucking technique

[@UnseeingWorm]

Having quite a bit of trouble getting my hand in a position that looks like yours.

[@johnfollis2357]

What an awesome lesson this is. I do have one question. When you were demonstrating chords with this technique, is this finger picking the same as the chordal bass lessons in your music theory for bass series?

[@jasonbryant.bassguitarplay3641]

I'm about 5 yrs late on this great lesson

[@arkaroy213]

this exercise riff sounds familiar... kinda like Violent and Funky...

[@fireemblemistrash75]

Robert uses 4 finger picking, as well as twistings his wrist back and forth to get a double slap percussion for a single string (using thumb and pinky or ring). Unique and not very well known :D however

[@ziggybass8592]

I have chosen that blue for one of our bedroom doors. So my Marcus Miller is "any old jazz bass!". Right! nice blue though!

[@talkingbasslessons]

+ziggy bass lol. The Marcus Jazz is my main gigging bass so it's certainly not "any old Jazz bass". I'm comparing traditional size pickups and modern soapbar/quad coil designs in that statement. I love my Jazz and my Precision. I also love the Enfield. They're all great basses that I use for different things.

[@therealeikichionizuka]

I dont know about everyone else, but I'm here because of John Entwistle. He was an absolutely god.

[@jakepark9962]

what is that bass? it looks like wal bass

[@talkingbasslessons]

+J Venturella Enfield Lionheart. The body shape is quite Wal-like (not exactly the same). But other parts of it are very different. It's a great bass. The pickups are fantastic.

[@PUREpopcornskage42]

+TalkingBass - Online Bass Lessons Question not relative to this vid! +TalkingBass I'm progression in scales and wondering about diminished. In a C major scale the dim. scale will be Bdim, BUT your reference manual says either 1-½ step or ½-1 step. But the chord signatures that I know of is 3b, 5b, 7bb B,C#,D,E,F,G,Ab,Bb - the G comes from 1-½ step but not signatur. For a completely normal C major scale the Bdim chord would have what notes regularly?

[@talkingbasslessons]

+PUREpopcornskage42 You've got a bit confused. The two Diminished Scales are not related to the Major scale . You're thinking of the diminished 'chord' within a major key on degree 7. The scale for that particular use would be a B Locrian. In C major that chord would be a Diminished Triad and as a seventh chord it would be a m7b5 (also called a half diminished). The Diminished Scale is an 8 note scale unrelated to the major and minor modes.

[@kahwigulum]

ow my thumb

[@rexityrogan]

Who came here for PUBG 4 finger claw settings and found this