How To Play Bass Guitar - Lessons for Beginners - Chromatic Scales & Accidentals

[GodOfWhiteOut]

how hard do u push down on the strings im so confused please help!

[murlocsaver]

but i said before just like guitar, no it appears as in the bass it's longer the basic notes that are naturally on the guitars first 3 gaps (i'm not sure how they're called in English since i learned it in Spanish it's know as trastes, i just heard it's called frets)

[murlocsaver]

its exactly like guitar, of course i learned in spanish so sharps are called bemol or sostenidos which are origanaly italian

[MendozaMichelle100]

can you work out which lesson is which, they are not numbered?



[wesleychezz]

Wait im confused, when you went back up and down when you changed from sharps to flat, why did it change? It looks like D# is played on the same fret as E flat :/

[hovannes80]

great

[NeonPurple3000]

so the notes you play are inbetween the lines and on the lines?

[TwoSevenElevenEighty]

FAT CUNT

[wpgjets2011]

@TwoSevenElevenEighty your too cool

[TwoSevenElevenEighty]

@wpgjets2011 You're*



[cislas89]

@TwoSevenElevenEighty stfu

[TwoSevenElevenEighty]

@cislas89 baby cancer

[nodGnarB]

@deanborg0062 I'm pretty sure it's only 3 pickups, the middle one is 2 pieces like the P Bass

[1951abcd]

Pretty good beginner lessons.

I have a suggestion; a Bass with front position markers would help your students see where you are at.

I wish you tube was around when I started in 1964 because my teacher was mean as hell...

[kkkkkkblackheartkkkk]

Hey, I've got a question: my little finger doesn't make the sound it should (don't know how to say that in english). Can anybody help me to have to good sound? Because it's only in the middle finger and it is most in the E chord (the first one u.u.)

[AlexMakesThings]

@kkkkkkblackheartkkkk If you mean that when you play a note with that specific finger it sounds wrong, then you may just need to strengthen that finger specifically and make sure you use it a lot to get that nice sound.

[kkkkkkblackheartkkkk]

@AlexMakesThings thanks, man ^^. It will be hard because I had some problems with that finger (sometimes it hurts me a lot T.T) but I think I can (will) stand it ^^.

[mizuhokazami1]

how come you said you are gonna play E string but you play the first string and when i look at some standard tuning E is the last string? fuck i suck.

[TheLawlka]

Hey, if anyone could respond to this that'd be great. I'm looking for a bass that would be good for a beginner. I have a guitar but I can't exactly get the hang of it and I like bass more. I've played some basses when I travel to Guitar Center once in a blue moon, but have never really looked at which one was good. Only messed around with them. Advice?

[techno88master]

@TheLawlka look you dummy go and get a stedman pro version standard their cheap but good quality and they last for years and years.

[lizzuneverknow]

Hey, you seem like you know what your talking about, I've talked to my band teacher at school about this, and also my step dad who is a professional drummer. I asked them if I needed a bass amp for my bass, or if I could just use my guitar amp. My band teacher said as long as I'm not performing, I shouldn't have to worry about anything, but my step dad is saying that it will break the coil inside. Not really sure which way to go, you think you could help me out?

[thegirlon86th]

@lizzuneverknow you should have a bass amp, if your going to perform or just practice(so you can hear the sound it makes better), since the sound of your bass is much deeper than that of a guitar. if you use a guitar amp for your bass, there is a really big possibility that your guitar amp will receive a lot of damage. i'm not sure about a coil breaking or something. i know you asked stu hamm, but i just wanted to help you a little bit. hope this will help :)

[lizzuneverknow]

@thegirlon86th yea that helps :) thanks a bunch. :)

[thegirlon86th]

@lizzuneverknow oh great! ur welcome :]

[EGIL94]

@lizzuneverknow Hey!

I recommend "EBS Classic Session 60" cheap, but good ;)

[chilibro]

can you replace the thing that you hook the strap onto (please reply)

[ariesram74]

NICE SHIRT

[HeadShootingMaster]

i've never seen a bass with 3 pickups lol

[deanborg0062]

Keep laughing...there's 4 not 3

[tekelek126]

i like the lessons they are very good

[carl206rc]

these are the best bass lessons on youtube thank you

[starfox828]

Hey thanks man, this helped a lot!

[Reecereallyawesome]

when you play anote does your finger have to be on the white line or in the middle of 2 white lines

[SirJ26]

@Reecereallyawesome Middle

[rhythm2007mc]

@Reecereallyawesome the fret, you have to place next to the beginning of the fret but not on it :)

[mattern393]

sharps and flats are half notes between the to notes (easiest: the black tangents on a piano...) the same note/(sound on a note) can be both a flat and a sharp depending in witch minor or major (# not shure i got that right in eng#) your song are in: if the note is equiped with a "b" or "#"

Nice tuts, but sometimes hard to follow what fingers are on or of strings... =)

[Obiwan198]

interesting pickups

[BuddLightbrain]

Shame about the red advert that covers the video, gets in the way of some of the music sheet : (

[13DIAMINDZ13]

@BuddLightbrain click the red speech bubble beside 360p to remove it

[BuddLightbrain]

@13DIAMINDZ13 Thanks, done, great videos, best wishes,

[TorNyan]

whats sharps and flats?! D:

[IWAN3259]

@TorNyan Sharps and flats are kinda similar. They are just notes.

[mattern393]

@TorNyan sharps and flats are half notes between the to notes (easiest: the black tangents on a piano...) the same note/(sound on a note) can be both a flat and a sharp depending in witch minor or major (# not shure i got that right in eng#) your song are in: if the note is equiped with a "b" or "#"

[JEEZMISTER]

Reminds me of KG from Tenacious D xD

[FluffyPorcupines]

my playing is very stacatto because the strings always make weird noises when when I try to fret from one note to another on the same string.

[Electroguy1996]

@drummerB44 I found it pretty easy.

[FIREFOX274]

when i press down on the string on the neck it makes like a raddle sound am i pressing 2 hard??

[Racamonkey]

@FIREFOX274 your not pressing hard enough or not close enough to the wire

[clashcityrocker21]

@FIREFOX274 check to see if the string is buzzing against any other frets, could be too low or your neck could be slightly bent.

[imtherightguy]

very important info (beginners wonder why E and F, and B and C do not have sharps or flats between)

Remember- BC and EF are married. they do not have sharps or flats between them

[MrDirectsky]

@imtherightguy actually you can find it on piano

[Druidianna]

@imtherightguy BC and EF are married, is that just a saying or is there something behind it? Thx :)

[MrDevilius1]

O.o that's annoying. I'm learning bass in France and they use the do re mi notes instead of the a b c ones....

[blackxknight]

@MrDevilius1 in US we use abcdefga, in ur country, doremifasolatido

[jmalpica1982]

I am a beginner player... each video very helpful but I wish they were in order I am not sure how to follow. Also, I don't see those dots on the neck of your bass... I guess it would make it easier to follow on my bass as you play the lesson.

[apuokiena]

@jmalpica1982 , try to use your ears, not eyes. Just to get used recognizing notes from sound, not from where they are pushed.

[reetscheter]

@jmalpica1982 Find a local teacher

[BustaMonkey1234]

@jmalpica1982 yeh he has a fretless bass because his that good, thou this is a good video you should look for a bass teacher to help you.

[filmfan2690]

I have a question. I used to play bass clarinet and had gotten a bass guitar (i never got any lessons for the guitar) what is the note difference when reading music for clarinet to guitar? (I hope that makes sense...)

[jmy7812]

thank you so much! it's really helpful for beginners!

[tenochtitlan51582]

cool



[ooooJESUSoooo]

Even Stu Ham has dead spots on the G String around the 6th, 7th fret

[wesmus]

@bergaminivideos maybe it's a 70's of 80's style?

[JonnoThomas]

@bergaminivideos Yeah, he looks ridiculous, and he's making millions of dollars playing with Joe Satriani while doing it!

[eagleandy1]

@bergaminivideos Dude don't diss him on his style he can dress however he wants

[KLthebig]

Don´t judge the people by their apperance.

HE is a amazing teacher for newbie bass player like me

[pravizzle]

@bergaminivideos why are you even caring about the way he looks? he's a bassist, not a model. and i have to say out of all the vids on youtube he is probably the best bass teacher i've seen.

[TortoiseProductions]

@pravizzle @bergaminivideos I think its an epic shirt.... seriously

[58ghzful]

@mrzomba666

I have a fender amp (manually modified) and it sounds right

So u could probably take I to A shop for a few days and it'll sound better

[Freepepsi42]

chromatic scale is my exam for music thx they don't have the notes in the book

[robertaparicio360]

nice, this really helped alot- ty

:D

[danbrdoober]

I contend that a bass is a bass and a guitar is a guitar even though people like to use the term"Bass Guitar".Help my out someone.

[CaptDrahcir]

@danbrdoober the difference between a Bass Guitar and a Bass is that a Bass is in the form of a string instrument, and by string instrument i mean such as a cello, violin, or contra bass. a Bass GUITAR is basically a bass in guitar form. and by that i mean its a guitar with thicker strings for the lower notes. a 4 string bass is for beginners and intermediate players, there are such things as 5 and 6 string bass guitars to have a wider range of notes too. They are different, but the same, u dig?

[TDKsnowboarder]

@CaptDrahcir yet you see victor wooten, geddy lee, flea and the like play 4 strings. beginners eh?

[CaptDrahcir]

@TDKsnowboarder ah but did i say it was ONLY for beginners and intermediate players =p i never said 4-strings were locked to us not as good players lol

[BIGMAK17]

awesome

[NecroHealth]

My bass-amp sounds really distorted, can anyone tell what that means?

[MrZomba666]

@NecroHealth its either they way you are moving the volume/eq controls or the amp. Today i was either going to pick up a Marshall or Fender amp. The marshall was wat more distored so it may just be the make or something.

[gabesmuzick]

@NecroHealth You might have busted the amp speakers :(

[Freepepsi42]

@NecroHealth do you play gutair with it either that or it's used do not buy a used amp big waist of 200 bucks

[lgibsonjr]

Can you recommend any finger/hand exercises? I have trouble keeping my hand close to the neck. As a newbie I'm also having trouble spreading my fingers across several frets.

[KernelStiffen]

@lgibsonjr Try scaling, I think that should help your fingers adjust.

[lgibsonjr]

I'm new to any musical instrument and decided to try my luck with bass. I have an Ibanez Short Scale Bass, 28inch. Excellent instruction. I look forward to checking out your other lessons.

[christianwelde]

good stuff!

[Imaginashun]

i really didnt know ANYTHING about bass because i have a regular guitar and a regular guitar class, but suprisingly, its just like the last four strings with the same flats and sharps xDD i was afraid to learn bass because i thought it was going to be difficult ;o

[MasterBattor]

William Shatner on Bass xD!

[Marth40000]

I love you.

[rammgarr]

hey,thank you for this lesson on bass. wight me if you can for info. keep on going . bye

[Rillim007]

what is the difference between a sharp flat and normal note? he appears to be holding the same frets for sharps and flats cant quite understand this a little help would be appreciated thanks

[Robthelost]

@Rillim007 Sharp is a higher note whilst flat is lower. For instance the third fret is G so the fourth fret could be either G sharp as it is higher than G or it could be A flat as it is lower than the fifth fret which would be A :)

[KSixStringX]

a good way to explain sharps and flats is with a piano. the white keys are regular notes, whereas the black upper keys are the sharps/flats.

[muiscsoul]

same here dat why i went on google n song a pic to understand it lol

[weasel77111]

A sharp or flat is relative to the notes around it. One half step above A is Ab (A sharp) and one half step below B is B# (B flat). So its the exact same note,

For example the 2nd fret on the 4th string (the E string) can be Fb or G# (F sharp or G flat)

[hobalong31]

actually, you have your idea right, but flat and sharp symbols messed up

# is sharp

b is flat

[BowserMan55]

because an a sharp can also be a b flat. if you look at a piano or keyboard you start to understand

[Braulioiscool]

i love all of your vids they help so much!!!!!

[Dwaynewade2478]

thanks

[6lexy9]

I'm lost too, if anyone would like to make a video for the rest of us please sned me a message and let me know.

I wanna learn how to play the bass at a retard speed.

[smthngdffrnt]

Look for a copy of The Bass Player Book. It's a great resource for learning the absolute basics as well as some beginner theory. It has a chart showing the names of every note on every fret position on the neck, explains how to read notation/tabs/rythm, and even tells you what to look for when buying gear. It really helped me out a lot. It's the only reason I know what these guys are talking about when they name notes and scales and intervals and what not.

[smthngdffrnt]

Also, the 5th fret on each string is the same note as the next open string, so 5th fret on E string is A, 5th fret on A string is D, 5th fret on D string is G. This also means that the 6th fret is the same note as the 1st fret on the next string and so on. Hope that helps.

[N11Ckk123472]

Is it bad if most of this video is just gibberish to me? Im totally lost.

[lilmissmaci12345]

yup. i agree

[kk4u2hav]

ummm here is sum advice...WATCH THE VIDEO OVER AND OVER AGAIN...i watched it like 20 times and now i know all the notes on the bass......well close to all of them!

[kidsmeal1231]

thanks man!! it help!! does this work with a 5 string???

[lopez1172]

haha not to join in on the whyning but yeah...im totally lost lol and also idk if anyone else thinks this but i think it would be more helpfull if he had a bass w/ inlay dots...i dunno. that kinda helps me more...

[yingyanghearts]

is there a lesson on how to hold the left hand?bcuz some videos same something about the thing should always be at the back and when i do that it HURTS and the strings dont sound like they're supposed to...and it hurts because my fingers cant spread out and take a fret for itsefl T.T

[Prophint]

stretch your fingers all the time, hold it directly behind your middle finger, and dont bend it, just use the tip of your thumb.

[smthngdffrnt]

keep the pad of your thumb on the center of the back of the neck behind your middle finger and arch your fingers. look up Dave Marks: Bad Habits for Beginners. "the 1 finger per fret system" video addresses your problem with straining your hand

[adrian10000000]

i dont understsnd this where to start..i dont know the musical alphabet just a-g...plzhelp

[EmoRawries]

Watch This Video OVER OVER OVER OVER :]]

I Didnt Know The Notes Once. I Went Crazy...My Teacher Was Throwing Letter At Me A G C BSharp D A G C B .

I Sat There In Dismay.

[smthngdffrnt]

There are only 12 notes: A, A#(#=sharp), B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, and then it starts back over at A. B and E are the only notes that don't have a sharp note to them because B# would be C and E# would be F. The open strings are (from the one closest to you down) E, A, D, G. The 12th fret on each string is the same note as that string open, just one octave higher in pitch. A Bb (b=flat) is one semitone/halftone/halfstep(one fret) down (toward the headstock) and the same as A#.

[RobertSchilman]

@smthngdffrnt E and B actually DO "have sharps", In terms of set theory they are not meaningful but in a tonal theory they are. E sharp (E#) for example would be the seventh note of F#-major scale. And there are also double sharps and flats. FX would be "the same" as G but used in different context. Maybe as a leading tone to G#. Though they indeed are quite rare.

[RobertSchilman]

@smthngdffrnt And it is not true that "There are only 12 notes". Often different octaves are indeed reduced away since information about them isn't relevant to eg. structure of tonal trichords but information about octaves is relevant to eg. structural analysis.

[necrofairy]

you cant hear the instrument

[0114sams07]

great stuff..........

[linelotr]

one question; what's the difference between "flat" and "sharp"?

[IcedAzn]

a sharp is a step higher and a flat is a step lower. basically it sound slightly higher if its sharp and the opposite for a flat

[linelotr]

O.K Thx ;)

[nikkichesnutt89]

i'm having difficulty keeping up. i don't know wha his lef hand is doing...

[hamsters1212]

wut?

[w33dionne]

ummm i kinda get i t

[tonymcg4]

bes thing for you to do if you're struggling is to find a fretboard chart (you can print out a free one from google)

i have a lesson on learning the fretboard - less parrot-like and less overwhelming

[BassMasteron20]

A W E S O M E ! ! !

Thank you a lot ! This video help me very much !

We hope that you will upload more videos.

[BusStations]

Was awesome, but slow it down dude :)

[99zoom1]

thanks for the info.. some of us do not have the cash to pay for lessons... so many thanks...

[beanzdabeatsmith]

wat kind of bass is that i want that pickguard great vid man

[99zoom1]

Great info... when you used both fingers on your right hand how do you get them to sound the same...?