Master the Entire Bass Neck With Only Two Exercises

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1:17 introducing the chord shapes we'll use for the exercise, Maj7 and min7
3:01 The secret of the exercises
3:22 - Explaining exercise 1
4:00 - Exercise 1 demo
6:42 The concept for exercise 2 based on the blues scale
8:27 Introducing the new shapes for exercise 2
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I'm a guitar player and just got a bass for christmas to have fun on. This lesson is exactly what I needed. Very clear and concise lesson and it can be applied immediately to jams with friends. Thanks so much.

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Just watching this lesson at 11:45pm. Now I have to wait till the morning to have a play on my Bass. Don't know how I'm going to sleep. What a fantastic lesson. So glad I found you on KZbin.

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I love this lesson! Earlier this month I picked up my bass for the first time in over 25 years. 25 years ago these was no KZbin just books and a teacher if you could afford one. But now there's so much bass tuition on KZbin that it can be bewildering. So I've decided that for the immediate future to concentrate on just two areas; walking bass and jamming with the pentatonic/blues scale. So this lesson is just what I need; Christmas has come early; subscribed.

[@mikeh66]

GOT IT! Good point on Minors starting on the index finger!

[@beatsbylanstarr]

"And of course you can find the octave after" - nope, I can't. I am that much of a newbie 😂

[@stoatystoat174]

An octave is 12 frets up. Moving up a string is the same as moving 5 frets up. So if you're playing on any fret on either of the two lowest strings you can find the octave two strings up and two frets up (5+5+2=12)

[@TheBlazegt]

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[@cjhalfthai]

Yonit is the best bass teacher I've ever watched. She explains everything so well!

[@SadieAtCollege]

Thank you for this! I would say this tutorial is more for an intermediate player because of the discussion of 7th chords. Geared more towards those who are studying music theory

Yep. Which we should all know in order to communicate with other musicians let alone read a chart.

[@markhebebrand4751]

Your a Awesome clear and simple to understand Bass teacher 💯

[@TheRuss1013]

Wow! These exercises have made a world of difference for me thank you so much.

[@taurusmonkey8780]

Your Bass sounds awesome

[@Eli_J_]

I wish I’d had you as a teacher from day 1. I never spent the time learning scales and chords then I took some years away from bass and just coming back trying to do things the right way now. I’m more intermediate and still had to pull out my cheat sheet of chords. What you’re teaching is golden but show a closer view of your fingers and slow down a bit.

[@Bmcdanman123]

Hey thanks I’m starting out and I’m old man!! I love the bass and want to learn it!!

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[@EpisodeNan]

Who else here is learning to play bass by learning a full song by hearing it or watching a video of it? Im noob at bass, and this is my way of learning. I sometimes find good licks and shapes with a song Im trying to learn.

[@migjordanpayawal7856]

That's part of the process. Even when I was learning guitar, before I was able to figure out progressions by ear, I was also watching how a musician plays it. I find it a bit more difficult for bass because notes are played separately, and a lot of the other notes can fit into it. Keep going bro!

[@colinburke3758]

Should have been around to help me 45 years ago... where were you???? Thanks for a great insightful lesson

[@thearkuhtekt]

Very intuitive video. Thank you. I'm definitely going to add this to my practice routine.

[@DroneUpp]

Thanks for this demonstration! Been playing bass for a long time but never really had a bass instructor so although I can play, I have developed a lot of bad habits and this limited me in bass expression. I need to go back to basics and this will help me. I have sub'd your channel to learn more fundamentals on the bass. Thanks again.

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That’s a great Master class!!! Thank you

[@papan1965]

Very very useful!!! You mention and answer quite a few little details and questions I had about how to practice.. e.g. "You dont have to play in a different octave, you can practice the same octave just in another place". As silly as it may seem, those are the questions that bug me when I practice. Thanxxxxx!!!

[@monomamori]

NICE! That's an exercise I'll surely try!

[@TBONEcomedy]

That manicure is on point

[@Cavonny]

Nice lesson I just used the tabs on the screen. Very helpful. Because the voice audio was really low vs the Bass sound, and the metronome. Also camera angle on left hand was weird, hard to see what was done behind the other fingers

[@johnhammond410]

Thank you for this invaluable information. I have been just getting back into playing after being away from the bass for a few years.

[@kk1creation]

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[@Musicsson]

Man, the tone of that base... Sadoooooooowsky.

[@natalievandenberg2222]

Thank you!! So clear. Love your teaching style!!

[@Andy-lm2zp]

Thanks for vid, been watching few bass ones but a lot of people don't do the fingering and it is easy to mess up without, and still struggling with position choices (which string open or not whatever)

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All fine I get it, now just need to get a bass! 😂

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Heyyy Yoniiiii!!!! Glad I been playing bass for nearly fifty years. Would have a hard time processing what you're saying otherwise. It's all good though.

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[@BITVHAWAII]

love your verbal explanation delivery. easy to follow. thank you.

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[@valtyger]

Would be very helpful to know: 1- Why Maj7 and Min7 and not just Major and Minor. Or they are the same? 2- You continue to play 5 notes. What is that 5th one, could it be on the diagram and which finger? Thanks,

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[@riceski]

Isn't this Yonit Spiegelman ? I am sure it's her or her twin. Good lesson

[@Groovemyster]

I'm thinking the people that are trying to learn their neck, probably won't know those chords you called out, Dm7 etc.

[@Musicsson]

What if those people are pro pianists... like me? :))))

[@Groovemyster]

@@Musicsson ah ha, I stand corrected 😜

[@Musicsson]

@@Groovemyster I was also not totally serious... :) although I indeed studied classical music and Jazz. However, that did not catapult me to being a great bassist. But one thing that you really notice when you come from classical music - is that especially Bass is taught and approached very much by playing typical genre patterns / riffs, etc. That's why most beginners sound pretty similar until each develops some personal flavour. If you learn Cello, that's "similar" to base guitar... in classical music you play 99% from notes, complicated stuff that gives you a marvelous technique. That's generally in classical music with all instruments... which is a huge advantage compared to the approach of most musicians who play "modern" music.

[@lelemsays]

That's what's going on with me right now.

[@paulevans4334]

Been playing for years and I don't know them. You can't beat time served, just knowing where the notes are by ear.

[@elissava5959]

this is a great exercise thank you!

[@reno42wolf]

Here's the problem...your instructions are superb...damn it! You're not going moron slow but fast enough to push you forward. DAMN YOU LESSONFACE!! Where were you 45 years ago WHEN I REALLY NEED YOU! My main problem is physical. I have severe nerve damage in my left pinkie so it's not very useful. Good for balance, but not for actual playing the Bass. I still play several instruments but I've fallen heavily for the bass. Any good 3 finger techniques?

[@stevehurl298]

Why emphasize the major 7th tone of the scale more than the major 6th? I guess major 7 helps you turn the corner to the V chord, but I think I've always heard major 6th tones used more often in major phrases.

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Really really great video thank you!! Definitely going to help!

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[@bluesdivers]

Thanks.

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I really feel like I'm going to get this with you. Thanks!

[@suiheisensongs]

Awesome lesson! Thank you very much!

[@rachellopez9472]

I like your approach. Going to do it.

[@daveyJ213]

Hello! Thanks for posting this great information. Any advice on how to gain control of the fingering hand (my left). I'm so stiff; buzzing is driving me crazy. Additionally my left pinky locks up or collapses to the point that I literally cannot even bent it. I think it's an old basketball injury - still drives me crazy. Even when I lift my fingers from the strings to go to the next note, there is a buzzing or craping sound. Ugh! Help!

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You had me at 5, 3, 7 and 1..

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Holy shit i never noticed how the fret markers help

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positive stuff.

[@Bmcdanman123]

Hey what do you mean by the octave? I’m sorry I’m new learning and I like this video but what is meant by the octave?

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Thanks for sharing👍

[@paulevans4334]

Not everyone learning knows notes and where you are starting. Calling out which fret you are starting on is much better for learners as its quite hard to see where you are starting from.

[@wiltonh]

Good exercises

[@tbeau6663]

Superb video

[@NoNOnope-]

Thinking I should have learned the notes before coming here.... No idea what the difference between C and C# means

[@gordonblues843]

That groove at the start.

[@bredda_marcus]

Couldn't hear what she was saying but yeah the groove is good :-)

[@klx400sr69]

is this progression a 145 in Lydian?

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Great practice guide for whom new to bass like me

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Love your style of teaching.

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damn shes soo good!

[@Livemusic1800]

I should probably buy a bass first right. ???

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Thanks 👍👏😃

[@jean-pierrethouin2404]

Great stuff... P.S. The Metronome is just a little too loud Tx.J.p

[@KennethBruce]

I play minor man times with root on middle finger and in solo’s the root on the pinky 😉😅

[@LenProbert]

You cannot have C and C# in the same scale. The convention is to not repeat a note name twice in a scale, so it must be C and Db. That is basic theory, which I would expect any teacher to know since I am a nube, and I know this.

[@stephenward5133]

She is referring to the Blues scale which also has a D. I would normally refer to it as a Flat 5 but she is not wrong for the reason you have stated.

[@stevelowe3525]

Hello, enjoying your approach.Hope I'm not over covering something! but what length neck are you playing in these videos? I have bought a regular length Fender Precision Base. If I had done a bit more research I may have gone for the shorter thinner neck. I'm really strangling up head end!

[@sebastianvega4576]

looks like regular length to me. what exactly do you mean by strangling up? i would not recommend shorter scale basses and 4 sting basses all have quite thin necks (if you mean the length of the nut). bass is quite uncomfortable at first and the upper register can be quite challenging in terms of finger streching for example. i would still not go for a shorter scale bass, you will get used to the normal length for sure. if you coming from guitar, you will soon realize, that you do not have to do the same amount of finger acrobatic than on a guitar. often, i just use the index finger and pinky on the higher register, even if i just have to get a distance of one threat down. muting the strings is so much more important and i often find very comfortable positions to play a certain tune. what can help also is adjusting the bass is angled to you body. i play sitting most of the times and i noticed, when i play standing, i need to get the bass quite high to make it comfortable for me. does not look as cool, but sounds better and my wrist is thankful for that :) hope i got your problem somewhat right. cheers

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Is that a sadowski you are using

[@mdcoker]

Beautiful Exercise - Thank you for the insight

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thank u, i lov it :D

[@edwardwhittaker5728]

The deepest open string on bass is G. I do not quite get that she is playing from B flat for the G shape - so lost on me. She does not explain that. Or I have missed it if she did.

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I am confused ! How to play base guitar's ? How many types of beating ? How to play cords with instruments ?

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Hard to see fingerings with camera angles.

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Good opportunity to do some ear training :D

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[@israelvaldez26]

I don't know if you will read my message Yonit. I'm thinking of trying to learn to play the bass and I wanted to ask you if you would recommend a fretted bass or a fretless bass for a beginner like me?

[@tuberculelapatate221]

if it's your first bass, I think you should start with a fretted one. Fretless isp retty hard to play if you don't already have knowledge or muscle memory

[@BlackNo2]

You're choice honestly. They sound different. Different techniques may apply. As a beginner, if you prefer the fretless sound, get a lined fretless, they are easier to learn on as they have lines to guide your fingering. On the fretless you would play on the note splits (on the lines, where the notes transition, or where the fret would normally go). A fretted instrument had the notes preconfigured for you, so you can never sound out of tune, but it also has a different sound. So try to find both and play them, see what you like more. Personally I'd get both. In fact, squier makes a lined fretless jazz bass, and I've seen it in a few Sam Ash and guitar center shops. They also make the same fretted bass, so for the price you can grab them both and play them side by side for a direct comparison

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Awesooooooome!

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What is a Chord? ;)

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Brazil 😇😇😇

[@markdaniels7174]

I want a Sadowsky!