How to Play Bass Guitar: Beginner Lessons : Bass Scale : C Major

[bassmajor]

great to read how many people tend to move away from learning bass after having watched expertvillage lessons. :D

[DivineWindOfTheSnow]

Best way to learn C Major:

2-4-1-2-4-1-3-4.

Patterns help a lot. Just start on the third fret on the A string and the numbers I've listed are the fingers you'll use.

[Longboardersrule12]

i just wrote down all the stuff that was on the screen then i just followed those there is know way i can learn what this guy is saying

[SonOfILLidan]

ill never learn that...

[MrJacek3]

work on fingering and try playing c major using open strings first.... c, open d, e, f, open g etc

[SadielCuentas]

The fingering of this guy and his technique kidda sucks. If you're a beginner, you'd better look for some other video. Protip: relax your muscles while playing!

[oatmealpizza4u]

this is his only video thats worth a shit

[Brenniman65]

Excellent quick tutorial. What's with the goofy hat though? Cold inside the house?

[Vania131313]

thanks for the video!!

[aidanfusco]

just like that

[mousy2294]

Doesn't the 2 whole step, half step, 3 whole step, and half step pattern work with practically any major scale?

[luckyguy1988]

@mousy2294 yea it does

[JazzeRose]

well... indeed it's too fast. just try to imagine that you're a complet beginer... than you've got basic questions to answer.. first did you explained why is this important to know? and you just showed the notes, but for a begginer it's also important to know where is it for real... so also you sould tell us that is the C is on the 3rd fret on the A string... and some other major thing (haha bad pun) is the sliding....

for a begginer nothing is evident.

try to remember how did YOU learnt this...

[Gnal99]

Sorry im new to bass

But i was wondering if anyone could tell me what string and fret the middle c is on with standard EADG tuning?

[TheTrooperduck]

3rd fret on the a string

[bobknowsbass]

Sorry Trooperduck, that is one octave lower than Middle C. The third fret of the A string is C3 of the piano. C4 (middle C) is on the fifth fret of the G, 10th fret of the D, 15th of the A and 20th of the E if you have that many frets.

[ilovechugs]

naw, 12 bar blues sounds way more funky.. and a lil more difficult.

[VourTex7]

nice.....

[chrispthing33]

why is everyone so obsessed with trying to play fast. Explain slowly, so demo slowly.

[Smythie2k8]

DONUTS !!!!!!!!!!

HEHEHEHEHE

[harissonstarr]

whole step

whole step

half step

whole step

whole step

whole step

half step..

i am trying to learn how to play bass. i would just like to ask if the pattern was the same with all major scales?

[RageicaNiels]

yes they are

[Noobslayerk]

yes

[funkrock94]

he is

[Hejj10]

Excuse me for being retarded but isn't this the 12 bar blues scale or something :S

[Noobslayerk]

nope simple C major.

While he was playing he sounded like he was out of breath

[RedWarrant]

Asthma?

[bandtime34]

aerosmith shirt

[ItsMeRobby]

this will be very useful when i start learning how to play bass guitar ☺

[Kormiku]

i have years of music experience with many kinds of instruments, just picked up a bass today and this lesson didnt have such good detail, but it was a good starting position and now i can play the C scale and I havent looked at anything related to bass other than this video. I dont do it the way he shows, i found that you can use a lot less effort than from the way he does it. There are two open strings you can use instead of fingering for them, etc. Anyways, i can play C scale now. Thanks.

[iluvsystemofadown]

What??? OMG someone fire him.

[Liist]

OK, he's got it wrong. I've been playing for no more than 3 months to know that you use four fingers to do it.

And of course Expert Village's gun disarm techniques are really good if you are at gun point. (Not)

[danstefl]

Depends on who taught you or if you taught yourself, where you change position and what you consider a starting point. 4 fingers is correct but sometimes comfort doesn't hurt tone and quality.

[doinstuffman]

well, i found this to be useful and i picked it up straiht away. i guess nerrage is just someone whos a slow learner and quits wen he cant do one lil' thing. hey nerrage, ever heard of "good enough to make loads of videos. quality AND quantity

[masi1010]

why is he always using his first finger...?

dude, play with 4 fingers, thats better!

shiiiit

[NastyNotion]

fail.

[nerrage]

Thanks for completely humiliating all beginners and completely undetailed instructions... Expert village is a mah kinda site, but damn they have 69317 videos? Have any of them heard of QUALITY and not quantity? I swear, they have about 5 different bass series themed lessons instead of just teaching us the right way... I'm gonna go back to my years of trombone experience instead of your bullcrappy lessons.

[DivineWindOfTheSnow]

@nerrage @nobodyisname

Look up MusicTrainerDotCom on You Tube. They explain modes and scales on the bass so well. You'll learn most of it in one day. Don't give up.

[Berkner80]

You tell us to find the C but you don't tell us how to go about finding the C.

Should mention the notes of the open strings if this is suppose to be an intro lesson which I think it is. Open strings are E A D G, so on the second string(from the top) notes are starting with the open string are (A)-

(B flat)-(B)-then (C)

This may help some beginners out there.

[bassguy3]

Expert village: worlds largest piece of bullcrap how-to site

[Supermannen6]

yep well they do have some good stuff..well....err...maybe not :/

[CrakaMike]

y do u care their tyring to help you for free so u should be thankful for that instead of having to pay money to learn a scale where some guy can teach u

[bassguy3]

yeah well its not really helping you if they are teaching you the wrong way. its more likely you will go backwards in improvement rather than forwards. it would help us much more if this video wasnt here

[nobodyisname]

Great job explaining steps and why the hand was where it was at. I'm gonna go learn the clarinet now.

[Elementalmusicman]

lol

[bassmajor]

@nobodyisname

haha :D Well said :D

Those vids are dreadful

[fabiolone70]

understand nothin'

[fatman01923]

that last comment was funny true man

[fatman01923]

ahahahahahahahhahahhahahahaaha­

[bigbubba253]

lol@ur fingering,

[Salkoazer]

the scale is correct, but the finger positioning is very wrong, you use your index finger too much

[themafia006]

you played the scale wrong at the end...you dont use your index finger for the C you use your middle finger...

[sdsusdsusdsu]

he played it right

he is using alot of index finger probably for people that want to learn can see what note he is playing

[themafia006]

no, he isn't because at the end, when he plays it "fast", his fingering is way incorrect...

[sdsusdsusdsu]

ohh i dint see that part,yes you are right

[alexb4]

nice hat

[ModernAntique1]

this guys voice really annoys me

[Nickillik]

Indeed.

[hotbassist182]

He knows how to play the bass, but he is not a good teacher... those who can't teach, play. Those you can't play, Teach...

[akehnaten]

this is bad...

[akehnaten]

this guy has the worst technique I've ever seen... this videos are funny as heck... please check out the one where he teaches how to use the electronic tuner... no joke..

[chillafew]

why is this douche wearing a beanie inside??

[drfib]

Setoverset55 is right on with everything he said.

[andym87]

why is fretting notes in the middle of the fret?

[bagelsaretasty]

he just explained that in the worst way possible.

[LEADCHANTEUR]

thanks for the video man ! awesome

[thejanessary]

he makes things look more complicated than they really are

[Maxfesti]

horrable teacher....

[DISMISSED375]

Awesome bass, mediocre teacher...

[roked0ut5tephie]

*sigh* i lernt some shizzle like that in music...tone, tone, semi tone blah blah u cudda just told us 3rd fret, 5th fret blah blah....thats easier to listen to without getting shit bored like i just did.. thanks anyway tho :P

[Ryuseikun]

And I play 3 different instruments, and I play bass in jazz band, so don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about.

[Ryuseikun]

Wow, talk about making it a lot harder than it actually is. There's actually a way you can do that without even moving your hand position, that'll work for ANY note.

[sickdiggitydog]

there is a much easier way to play what you just did...

meh...

[Bertae]

nice looking bass

[setoverset55]

Uhh, his left hand technique is wrong. There's no reason to switch between 2nd and 3rd fretting positions to play a one octave major scale--assign one finger to each fret; don't move your index between E and F, and the first C should be played with the middle finger.

It's nice of you to try and help new players, but maybe check your technique before you make instructional videos?

[setoverset55]

Uhh, his left hand technique is wrong. There's no reason to switch between 2nd and 3rd fretting positions to play a one octave major scale--assign one finger to each fret; don't move your index between E and F, and the first C should be played with the middle finger.

It's nice of you to try and help new players, but maybe check your technique before you make instructional videos?

[Humansupreme]

Dang the last message is out of order, it goes right before the one above it.

[Humansupreme]

Next comes the Major 3rd which you play with your Index finger on fret 2 of the D string (another whole step). Next comes Perfect 4th which your middle finger plays on fret 3 of the D string (a half step). Next use your pinky finger to play fret 5 of the D string giving you Perfect 5th. Next comes Major 6th which you play with your Index finger on fret 2 of the G string. After that is Major 7th played with your Ring finger on fret 4 of the G string,

[Humansupreme]

and finally play fret 5 of the G string with your pinky finger giving you the Octave and completing the Scale. Do this and memorize it then try experimenting playing your Root note (fret 3 of the A string for the C major scale) with combinations of the other notes while listening to how different each one sounds.

Ok well hope this helps. And sorry for any inaccuracies.

[Humansupreme]

To experiment with these Intervals learn the fingering for the Major scale, like the guy in the video showed except try it without moving your hand. Let each finger get its own fret and since you have 4 fingers to use and you only need to use 4 frets on 3 strings it works perfect. So your middle finger will start the C Major scale at fret 3 on the A string, next your pinky finger plays fret 5 on the A string giving you the Major 2nd interval.

[Humansupreme]

Now try playing fret 3 on the A string along with fret 4 on the G string, this is Major 7th, note the way it sounds (Total dissonance) Next play fret 3 of the A string along with fret 5 of the G string, this is the Octave interval, note the way it sounds (perfect Harmony, even though it is only 1 semitone different from the Major 7th)

[Humansupreme]

These particular Intervals are based on the Major Scale and each one has unique resonance properties with varying levels of Harmony and Dissonance. Try playing fret 3 on the A string with fret 5 on the D string at the same time, this is the Perfect 5th and take note of the way it sounds (nice and clean with lots of Harmony)

[Humansupreme]

There are other Intervals with different numbers of semitones, such as Perfect 4th (5 semitones difference) Perfect 5th (7 semitones difference) Major 7th (11 semitones) Major 3rd (4 semitones difference) and more

[Humansupreme]

A tone is 2 semitones or a whole step, say when you go from fret 5 on the A string to fret 2 on the D string, you've gone 2 semitones/1 tone, and just the same from fret 5 on the A string to fret 7 on the A string is 2 semitones/1 tone as well.)

[Humansupreme]

Ok ill try and help you all out cause I took a Music Theory class. A scale starts on 1 note and ends on the same note an Octave above or below your Root (starting) note. An Octave is what's refered to as an "Interval" and is composed of 12 semitones or "half steps" (a semitone is from 1 fret to the next closest, as in say from fret 3 to fret 4 or from fret 4 to fret 3,

[SharpayHuda]

it will be easier to understand if u had learn the basic scales.. i thought his teaching was ok.. go learn at some website then listen to him play.. cant learn everything from videos

[penguinhumper]

i feel gay now. if you type in glyphix undertube you'll learn more. watch the bideo.

[lamentingvampire09]

Some of your other videos are pretty good, but I could see how some people could get lost if they dont know what a whole step or a half step is. Ive been self teaching on bass with barely any help, just using tabs from UG and occasional advice from my friends. It took me about two times to watch the video to fully get it down, but I understand it. You just couldve done a better job is all.

[xGothElzx]

uh whats the whole step and half step thing all about :S u suck at teaching dude

[LaFranksta]

wow.. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz -snore-

[theredflux]

This guy sucks big ass.

[poopieloops]

i didnt get it u suck

[Pulkse]

hahaha joelleg.

this was the worst teacher ive ever seen.

whole steps are tones, half steps are semi tones. if you dont know what tones and semi tones are you should take a crash course in basic music before even picking up an instrument

[joelleg]

no matter how many times you watch it, u really wont get it..coz u assholes dont know shit about music.

[EMG33]

Yeah, don't worry about it, just learn how to play tabs.  Who needs a music background? Nuubs.

[russelgman]

you have to know how to play bass or...just any instrument in general to learn whole/half step....its so friggin simple to learn...but this video did a bad job teaching, no offense

[adrianaballay]

(y)

[knightfox73]

LMAO... i dont get it

i watch it twice to make things clear but i still don't get about the whole step then a whole step and then half...

weird lmao

[fustan3]

no sabes ensenar kbron, y se ve ke ni tokas bien

[iammadeofjelly]

you're a dick

[ali7606040]

very slow i do better than that

[Marlockie]

whats this whole step stuff?

[fmystro]

man, you're so gay its unbelievable....i understand monkeys better than you