Getting Your Groove On With Only Root and 5th 

IN MY OPINION YOUR ONE OF THE BEST TEACHERS ON RU-vid. YOU MAKE LEARNING SIMPLE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND. KEEP UP THE GREAT LESSONS.

By far the best bass teacher I've found on the internet. Knows his stuff and sticks to teaching instead of nonsense.

Best bass lessons on RU-vid.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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.....🎵

Great lesson... simple but very handy.

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.

Mark, I LOVE your instruction... so clear, concise, and properly ordered. You are really a very fine teacher. I'm gonna join your all access pass.

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#

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

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

Your LED lights on your pick ups always mesmerized me. I just discovered what you look like. Love ur lessons…

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

You are a good bass teacher.

Thanks so much, I am improving because of you!!!!

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

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.

Hi, you are really the best Bass guitar teacher in RU-vid. Your videos are helping me a lot. Thank you!!!

Simple down to earth explanation and demonstration, pretty cool.

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

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.

Simple & practical. Very good teacher.

Mark your awesome. Thank you.

your explanations are very clear, thanx

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)

What a great teacher . Superb bass player 🤙🏽🎸

Thank you so much. I’m just coming back to the bass guitar after years of a hiatus. Your lessons and manner of teaching is exactly what I need.

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

Hi Mark, Thank You For Lesson, Is Well Explain For Me. Thumb Up Like.

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!!

Thank you. Your lessons introduced me to the bass world. They are easy and simple to understand and follow.

Thanks, Mark. Very helpful for a new bass player.

Hey Mark, Congrats on 100G's. Thanks for the Understandable lessons.

You're the best one,I really love your lessons.

I love your channel. You're a great teacher. Thank you

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

Why would anybody give this master bass player a thumb down? Two thumbs up!

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

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

Thanks.Greetings from Greece.

Very Useful Lesson, Thanks :)

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

Thanks so much for these videos! I'm a piano teacher, but have just started learning bass guitar. I've got a good knowledge of scales and such but the rhythm elements and finding my way around the fingerboard has been a totally new area for me! You teach super clearly and it's great fun playing along with your tutorials! Thanks! =D

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

Thank you man!

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

You rock! Awesome teaching method! Thank you.

Awesome lesson mark! Cheers

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

Oh thank you for making these videos. These are the best. You are amazing. And I have learned so much more from your videos. I am now an avid subscriber. God Bless you. Thanks and keep making videos please....

Thanks so much for the terrific lessons Mark. Your teaching skills are absolutely A1 and I couldn't be more thankful. Keep up the great work!

Agree with most of the comments here. His lessons are less blah blah, more of tips, demo and instructions, very easy to follow

Thank you so much. You make THE difference.It's fun and clear.

Great lesson took several goes to get it thanks

your explaqations are very clear, thanx I love your channel. You're a great teachers. Tanks your

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

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

Thank you

Most excellant lesson! Thanks.

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

Great lessons. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much Mark! A+

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

Just stumbled onto your page. Wow. So much useful information.

All clarity and thoroughness here...but what is going on with the thumbs down?? Are some people getting satisfaction from some troll action?

You are a great teacher keep it up

Thank you great lesson and well explained.

Great lessons remds me bit of legz akimbo

Excellent!!!

Very good bass lesson.....and very good teacher,easy to understand

Nice Teacher....

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.

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Thanks for the help :)

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Good lesson.

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Dude thanks you help me a lott🤓

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OH MY GOD! THANKYOUUUUU THIS IS AWESOME!!

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?

Hi Sir , I don’t seem to be able to download any of the free lesson material. Great lessons Thanks

Who should we thank the most : KipJones or Mark ---

Excellent Thank you Thank you

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

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

One crack 4 me is to resolve tha the C has G (well I can't explain... Great lesson any way ---

It's like - if I only learn to use this fluidly I'm then ready to conquer the world --

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.

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?