Getting Your Groove On With Only Root and 5th

In this lesson I show how you can limit yourself to practicing with only the root and 5th of each chord while still coming up with an interesting bass line. Lesson material available here: www.talkingbass.net/getting-yo...
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mynewsong this lesson is for someone that's hasn't got this far with their bass line move throw the neck freely like myself Mark just open a whole new page for us beginners and if your better then this move along and leave your half cent somewhere thank you

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Yep, Scott's great, and Luke from Become A Bassist is also outstanding.

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@@markrodgers2976 agree. Luke and Mark are v similar in their approach. V to the point, nice blokes, and just seem to simplify things that I've been tying myself in knots over for ages. Scott is amazing too but obviously doesn't teach as much these days as he's built an amazing community and works to bring us world class content. I'm happy to have access to all 3 guys. The other teacher who is great is Josh Fossgreen. His videos def show his more offbeat Canadian humour & editing but never cheesy - he's just a naturally funny and super-talented guy. We're v lucky to have access to all these talented teachers, plus the more introverted but no less talented bassists & cover gurus: CoverGuy, Troy (tjh3113) and Constantine Isslamow. Wish they'd all been around when I was a 14yr old school kid trying to convince my teachers that a girl should be allowed to learn bass...! I've learned so much from all these guys.

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[@CallMeVanou]

Awesome lesson. Every bassists should learn this before attempting slapping or other fancy things. It is the essence of groove.

[@surfstrat59]

This is exactly what your band mates want to hear you play. If you start getting all “Jaco” on them, they will throw beer cans at you. Trust me.....🎵

[@thrillaspirit]

mike stratocaster well, depends how and WHY you get „Jaco“. In terms to your meaning I could apply that to all band members, except the drummer of course (sarcasm)

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[@Psychprogrock]

I've been told precisely so by the guitarist and the drummer.

[@gristams3439]

i go les claypool on them and im in a folk band. and yea they....uh yea do what hes showing u

[@bryanallenguitar6714]

then get new band members. Of course you should be tasteful... but you cant groove a funky tune playing just the root dude....

[@brunocpimenta]

His lessons are so great and so much more about music in genereal than bout "just" playing bass. I watch it even without my instrument in hands, for the sake of really feeling good and learning in between daily routines.

[@rtroiani]

This lesson changed my life! I recently converted to bass. I was am a 40 year drummer, also play guitar and keys, but took up bass when the band I’m in couldn’t find one. I was playing mostly root notes and using tabs when available, but just adding a 5th and octave in places fills up so much!

[@georgeharvey6826]

I'm 6 weeks into the bass and can't believe this lesson on 5ths. What a break through for me! Thank you!!

[@dlmblodgett]

This a great simple way to add color and movement to a simple progression. Thanks. I so wish KZbin existed when I was 12 and learning the first time.

[@patriciamcknight5258]

Totally agree with you!!

[@georgetrainor1784]

You are terrific Mark, I'm a drummer of 40 years and now I want to become a bassist! Thank you!

[@dustinf11]

This guy is just so pleasant. I wish I had him as a teacher when I was learning.

[@noctisocculta4820]

Thanks Mark, it's all starting to come together for me now. Such a neat little trick, yet so powerful and good for all skill levels.

[@BigRedGrizzlly]

Hi there, Mark. I am a subscriber to your website, and I purchased the starter pack, which includes the beginner base and the fundamental lessons. I wish I had started this years ago. I am totally blind, and you described things so well that I know what to do when I’m playing along and learning the bass guitar. Keep doing what you’re doing, brother. Keep up the good work.

[@bubblebass8498]

It's amazing how amazing you can make just root notes sound! I'm a lead guitarist of 7 years and I'm trying to learn to play bass and I'm really thankful for your videos.

[@rpm750]

Mark thanks for all your instructions. I love your approach to teaching. Break it down, tear it apart, start slow. Think outside the box, yeah that box of notes in one position. Thank you for mentioning RHYTHM, this is to me the most important element of a bass line. The Notes give it motion and emotion. Rhythm is over looked way too much, it wasn't until this year that I realized that the groove(rhythm) is the foundation of any bass line, the notes give it the emotion, color and feel that is the icing on the cake!! Mark a whole series on rhythm and groove would be a great topic. Where to get inspiration for the groove, how the drummer and bassist work together to create a good groove, using the vocal cadence as the groove. Thanks again I owe you!!! B#

[@mikecurtis11]

Great video lesson. I came here to improve my left hand on piano

[@pakillo92]

Before opening this video I was like "a groove with only root and 5th? you can't call that a groove!". I was so wrong. Great lesson, helped me know my fretboard much better! Thank you

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Halfway through this lesson and I'm loving it!! Your my go to guy now!! Thank you

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So then. I learned more from you on a KZbin vid in 20 minutes than I did in 6 months taking professional lessons. I should have given my money to you!

[@glenfair5272]

Great lesson. Who knew you could get so much out of two notes.

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This was just what I was looking for! Thank you!

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Thanks Mark, this is what i was exactly looking. Very clear explanation and straight to the point. Great job

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Hi Mark. Thanks for all of your uploads, the content is always so well explained that I never struggle to follow it. Just watching a few of your vids has improved my musicality and understanding no end... Just wish I had started this journey 35 yrs ago, but then, you probably wouldn't have been around to help :o)

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Mark Ive learned a lot from you over the past 5 years , much thanks

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Great lesson! Thank you! This will help me get started when I play with my friends.

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[@MyCovertNarcissism]

Fantastic video Fergus, really enjoyed this one.. amazing as always.

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Simple down to earth explanation and demonstration, pretty cool.

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your explanations are very clear, thanx

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Simple & practical. Very good teacher.

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Buen profesor, Larga vida,,,,, gracias por tu trabajo desde Barcelona

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What a great teacher . Superb bass player 🤙🏽🎸

[@rekintoloco]

Just wanted to say thanks for all your videos! you really know how to explain things very simple. who knew that only with root & 5th you could do so much!!

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I’ve seen a lot of different tutorials. Your videos break it down just right Better than all the rest. Fo sho 🤘🏻

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Very nice. Thank you for sharing with us. You make it seem so easy. I guess I have a lot of work to do.

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New bass player, new subscriber. Great job explaining the movements. Thank you!!

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I have a tremor and my left hand is quite uncoordinated... so I have to make the best of my capabilities... probably no Jamerson riffs, but your simpler (physically) lessons have been a godsend to me.

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Ever try wearing a tight stretchy glove? It gives the nerves an overload and sometimes stops the tremors.

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Brilliant lesson this - I’ve learned a lot from it thank you!

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I went from playing mainly guitar and switched to bass. I was always ok at learning/ writing simple songs, I have been playing guitar for 12 years but I never really knew what I was playing because I didnt put in the effort to learn theory. In the past 2 days watching your videos I've probably gotten 5 times better. I have a good grasp on where everything is on the neck and what I'm playing. Thanks for these videos, friend

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Great lesson took several goes to get it thanks

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The Monster Mash.. It was a graveyard smash... Great lesson... Great lesson...Learned a lot...

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[@5slight]

This is great. It really helped me understand some of the music theory. I play a bit of guitar and I know how to pick out root notes to play on bass but I wanted a way to make it more interesting. This explains perfectly how to do the basics to make the bass way more interesting than just the root note. Also helped me understand more about guitar as I didn't realise that a power cord is basically a 5th and octave. Don't really know what a 5th is though. I have very little music theory knowage. Thanks for the videos.

[@anonanon5791]

Root is 1 then count up. If key is A, then root is A and 5th is E, but I don't know about sharps and flat.

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[@sparkeone]

Mark , Thank you for your easy to understand lessons . I am new to the Bass guitar , and I love the feel ! I do have some questions though ,.... there seems to be many ways to play a riff , and I'm confused as to which is the right way ......do you know what I'm trying to say ? ..... like , one could prolly play a riff on just one string .... but there are other ways to play it using 2 strings or 3 .... how dose one know the correct way if they all are hitting " What sound to me as " the same note ? Also , is there a way you could incorporate like a Go pro into your videos, to see what your playing from a players point of view or like a fret board that shows the notes that your playing .... maybe a split screen with one ? I find myself having to back up the video a couple times to try to see your finger placement ....you do say what notes you are going to play , and that IS NEEDED to learn ..... but as a newbe , a visual reference to Know finger placement would be AWESOME ! Thank You, Mark.

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[@nathanbotha1199]

Guitar player here, but I like the idea of applying this to guitar for soloing. As the rhythm player plays each chord, I could play the root and 5th of each chord as a simplified way to start soloing - any thoughts on this?

[@MyCovertNarcissism]

Mark I recently came across "tied notes" in a song, could you explain and demo a little more in a future video, thanks.

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[@juditharmstrong6267]

Hi been doing your courses, and just going back over them, after a break from bass. I have just realised I would love to hear the Bass more and not so much of the backing track so I can hear the correct rythmn. Any chance some one can help me out there?

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What kind of pickups are those with the lights on them? I assume they're active pickups?

[@timothywestsr1412]

What about using the root fifth for major to minor key change

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