So in this lesson we take a major scale and run this over two octaves- and introduce a simple slide in the fingering idea-and also look at ways to play this in different positions along the fingerboard-this can really help to 'see' the bass neck more clearly all the way form low to high and back..
Hi Rufus. You were my teacher at the M.I. London in the mid 90s. I've had a good few years away from the instrument so I've just bought the Fingerboard Mastery Vols 1&2 lessons mentioned here from your website - a refresher course is seriously needed! You're a fabulous teacher and I'm glad to have found you again. Great to see you're still at it! Best, Simon, Wales UK
Ooooook! I'm self taught, this exercise was intended for me. I have the very poor habit of scale shape just as you described! You are the first teacher to utilize this poor habit into something to help me extend past the 5th fret! Thank you sir! This is magic
I always find it's good to see the 5th of the scale, go into the mixolydian scale and find the next root note. The mixolydian pattern is a nice pattern with equal spacings going up and it's easy to see where you are in the scale horizontally to the next root, and it's right in the middle of the scale.
I often find when I work on the major scales in such depth, I then choke in real world scenarios because very few jazz or funk tunes are in a vanilla major key. Likely taking this concept to the modes (especially Dorian and mixolydian, which is where I find myself playing in work scenarios) will help. I really love how your videos aren’t too complicated and I can take the concepts and run with them to whatever hurdle i may be trying to overcome at any given moment. Thanks for your insights Rufus
Dan thanks for the thoughtful comment- appreciated ! Yes, definitely apply to modes- Dorian: there’s a very good basic shift u can do, - Think 3 notes and slide - per string Try that- it works great even over two octaves. In real situations it will be different but I really think a good ability to ‘see’ the whole neck in terms of different shifting tonalities improves with these strong basic foundation concepts in place.
Thats what all lazy bassist say. It helps you deal with not being able to do high register licks and lines. Also experienced bass players will tell you that to keep you from being great/or better musician overall. Being able to play everywhere on your bass increase your feel when playing songs 5th fret and lower.
Ye, thats got some truth in it as in *dont overcomplicate, solid foundation* bla bla but look, im going to play with a mainstream/pop artist here in Romania and i have to learn lines from a guy thats regarded as one of our best bass players. Trust me, he s doing a shit ton of work past the 5th fret 😂 and he s makin a lot of money
