One Of THE Most Useful Bass Exercises - Cycle Of 4ths and Notes On The Neck Combined
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
- This week we're looking at an exercise that helps you to learn all the notes on your bass neck, the cycle of 4ths AND the major scale. All at the same time!! Enjoy!
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Timestamps for myself and whoever else needs them:
5:57 learn the cycle of fourths
7:44 memorize the cycle by note name
10:16 applying it to the bass (on 4 strings)
12:49 on E string
16:38 on A string
17:48 on D string
18:38 on G string
20:45 play major scale from every note of the cycle of 4ths
It’s 2023, Mark hasn’t aged, and he’s still the best online bass instructor around. ☺️
Speaking of that... he's got a baby face and silver hair. Messes with my head just a little.
Best bass teacher on you tube that I've seen!
I started doing the Cycle of 4ths on one string exercise to help learn notes, and it's amazing how after a while (a couple of months I guess) of doing this consistently, I am starting to "know" where the notes are without thinking about them.... until I do this exercise again.
Marks website is outstanding. He put a ton work and money into it. Very easy to understand and fun.. I signed up for the Simple Steps to Sight reading and it is excellent. I love his fun and no bullshit approach. Highly recommended
I am late to the party - I ended up here because a book I purchased talked about the Cycle of Fourths and I had no clue what it was talking about. I learned more here in 26 minutes than I have in a couple of weeks. Thanks for the tremendous content. C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D G C - you have BEADG - the CF is easy - Cycle of Fourths - CF. Thanks again.
Well, that makes perfect sense! Nice!
I instantly thought: CF card. Or, *Compact Flash* which I use for my dSLR camera, haha!
Circle? Or cycle
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I watched this a second time and gained a greater understanding. I appreciate your teaching style.
I've always played by "ear"...started back in 1992.. Played professionally for a few Christian bands did studio session work in Nashville.... Never learned more than a few notes on the neck like just the dots on the upper... This has just opened my freakin mind!! I literally just memorized the first 3 strings in about 2.5 hours.. I play a 5 string.. Thanks for posting this lesson!! Wow
+Maddox Troy: Playing by ear is a God given talent for a start. Otherwise you'd never have been accepted (worked) as a session musician. So you were (are) clearly talented. Playing by ear is not something a lot of musicians can do.
@@johnd942 I have been playing for many years. I'm self taught, and I play by ear. I can tell you most of the time what key a song is being played in when I hear it. I have always struggled with being a fluid bass player. I'm starting now at this late date, to get down into the technical side of music, something I neglected for years. This guy is helping me incredibly.
I really appreciate your thoroughness. Some things simply don't have a shortcut. Thanks for sharing this. You're excellent because you communicate in a thorough and very comprehensive yet concise and fluid way. I like that you don't assume people know something just because it's fundamental and/or basic. Thank you!
I love your videos they have improved my skill set tons! I also love your basses as well, the led light's really set them apart.
Mark, your lessons motivate me to play. Love studying with you
This video has been the best explanation for the circle of 4ths I've ever seen. It immediately clicked in my head after months of trying to understand what its even for. Love your videos and lessons Mark.
Best lesson on Circle of Fourths and keyboard memorization I've seen! And I've watched a bunch with other instructors!! Thanks much Mark!
I love your lessons, Mark!! You are an awesome bass teacher!!
I'm working through your video collection. Really cool stuff here. Applicable to my bass learning as well as refreshers for the guitar. Glad I found you.
This is best, most honest, and useful bass lesson I have found in the internet. You are a real educator.
I think I am improving very quickly since I followed your simple and professional lessons Mark, keep it up!
Brilliant lesson! I'm about to buy my first bass so checked out this lesson playing on my 6 string guitar. Really helpful and great way of remembering the cycle of 4ths. Thank you.
Mark you are a tremendous teacher. This really got me going on learning the bass! I love it sincerely
I love your style of teaching. Straight, to the point, without much rambling, and also making music theory attractive, simple and useful. I'm starting out on the bass right now and your lessons are great for my level, as someone with at least a foundation of musical knowledge.
I am learning to play bass with your help and instruction. It is priceless your teaching and you 'style' of teaching I find to be better than the others I have tried to learn from. I wanted to SINCERELY 'thank you' for your time and your generosity in uploading all these fantastic tutorials. I WILL be signing up with TalkBass....Much love, Mark! And a whattttt uppper from tha Bay Area!
Really awesome! I don't have any words to describe this wonderful lesson.
Mark, thank you so much for this lesson (and of course for the other), it helped me to remember the notes very fast. I really appreciate your lessons, they are very helpful.
That was a very informative lesson.
I do agree with you about knowing where the notes are and in what key you are playing in.
I can jam along to simple old country music already after one day with my bass.
I can hear now that the cycle of fourths come in as the main bass line!
I have paid out for my bass and amp so I think I owe it to at least know what notes I am playing and the key even for just referral purposes.
Loved it when you said in your Yorkshire accent " Ohh No....not notes!!"
Classic.
Thanks again.
Pete
I like your touch man, and you make me love bass guitar more than before........
This is an amazing exercise! By far one of the most useful with big long term bonus. thanks
Just found this video and love it! I learned the circle of 5th in music theory class, and I practice scales all the time, but I never thought to combine these two. It make scales and arpeggios so interesting! I just practice with this format for almost one hour! Thanks a lot for teaching me this method!
thanks a ton!!! awesome lesson. And thanks a million for the music theory that you taught in these lessons! That makes you my favorite teacher here in youtube!
Best channel ever for studying and learning techniques. Thanks!
Phenomenal lesson…super-useful! You’re an amazing communicator. A++ 👏
Perfect way to use and learn. You're A GREAT instructor. Thank You
@talkingbass Mark, Thank you so much for this lesson and all the others; I am on my way to learning the fretboard and music theory!
Thanks for the exercise. I’m going to start following your lessons
This is like one of the things i've been looking for for a long time. Thanks for this lesson man!
This lesson has been really useful for me, and I've been playing bass for over 10 years. It really helps in applying music rather than just practicing a lot of random stuff, and makes it easier to remember core concept. I wish I learned it when I was starting! Most of my fretboard knowledge and application of the cycle of fourths (I learned everything as fifths in the opposite direction) has been through rote memorization. This makes things so much easier!
.. this was very helpful! You are a good teacher!
Good stuff Mark!
No matter how much I think I know after years of noodling on the bass, when I get serious about improving my proficiencies, I always find productive content in your tutorials. I was first exposed to the Cycle in piano lessons as a kid. It remains today as the rudder steering my electric bassship along my current musical journey. Thanks for helping me navigate the course.👑🎸🎵
Being a beginner and understanding what's going on makes me feel that I have to master this exercise. Been really looking for something that forces me to think, and simple scales didn't do the job because they can be done in patterns after all.
Thanks for sharing this, it's way better than just learning riffs or tunes you like mindlessly!
A great exercise for the hands/the mind.
Appreciate it Mark!
This lesson is simply AWESOME! A masterpiece!
+Carlo Caponi Thanks a lot Carlo
You are amazing man. The patience and diligence you put in teaching, I don't think even a personal physical tutor can make things so clear.
This is quality content. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.
Finally! This lesson finally taught me a way to quickly find any note. Thank you very much! Subscribed
excellent lesson, i like the fact that you deliberatly point out psychological aspects of learning - things like go slow, think about it, don't worry if you can't do it fast, have patience. these types of things are not strictly bound just to learning bass, but you seem to know where people (like me) hiccup the most. which makes you a good teacher :)
Exactly.
Thank you so much 🙏🏼.. this is a gold nugget .. I’ve been playing for 18yrs and this helps me understand and connect much information
I've been using this video for a bit when it struck me, you are just like sitting live in front of a live instructor. Very cool.
Many thanks.
This does work. Long story here that ain't worth repeating.
The is the best exercise I found so far! Mark is truly passionate 👍
cussing brilliant!!!!! I have worked on this stuff in the past, but I can honestly say, I have it down within seconds of watching this. As a matter of fact, it seems to be quite burned into my memory now, so so simple. Well done, sir.
Another great lessson, highly suggest Talking Bass Lessons... Thanks for sharing...
Fantastic. This is a great way to learn the notes on each string. I'll be keeping this as my go-to routine, even once I'm accomplished at it, thanks!
great video enjoyed it a Lot learning to play as a beginner taught me all of this quickly loved this video
Mark, thank you so much for this exercise!
Great lesson man. I was just trying to think of a way to memorize the fretboard notes yesterday. So this was a good find for me.
absolutly genious lesson, and really great method to learn without stress!! thank you
What a great service you're providing to bass players - the information in this lesson would cost A LOT with a real teacher and probably take several 1/2 hour lessons to get to what you did in this video. THANK YOU!!
Incredible job teaching this one. Best bass instructor on the internet. Period.
I had been trying to play and recite each note of the major scales of the cycle of 5ths. It has been so painful that I have basically quit trying. I think what your showing here is much more doable. I am going to commit to this. Thank you so much for showing it to us!
Thank you mark your the best! I hope to have enough motivation to continue on my bass
This IS a great exercise! Im a piano player who thinks in flats. It also helped me think in sharps. It helped me learn the fretboard, harden my fingers, and expand my knowledge of the bass and even the 6 string. Cant thank you enough. I dont want to spoil the show but I bet youll get us to practice walking bass lines around the circle in ascending and descending patterns.
The best bass lessons on youtube, no doubt!
Very helpful, Mark. Thanks!
You’re an unbelievable teacher! Thanks for your help
Thank God for CZcams. I've been trying to teach myself how to play bass and this video makes it simplified enough for me to say 'ah ha' I think I get it, for once. I'll be on this exercise for the next few months and I'm excited. Thanks again.
Dude, I am so glad I found this. Great stuff.
Thank you for showing this exercise. I have been looking for a couple of months for something that involves integrating scales and learning the notes while not frying my brain haha thank you
awesome Mark , your concerned for us to learn the circle of fourth and neck board !!! much success and my best !!!
Great lesson. Thanks for posting 👍
Excellent as always, thank you sir.
Great exercise. I found it worked best to play four measures of each note, reciting the notation with each pluck, from C to C. Really helps solidify the position of each note. Then move on to one note passes. This is a superior channel for bass instruction.
Thank you very much!! This is really one of the most useful exercises ever 🙂
Excellent bass lessons!! Thanks!!
This is exactly the lesson I needed right now, thank you! (Been playing bass for 1 week, borrowed a friend’s.)
Hi !!!! I´m from venezuela!! i¨m learning a lot with your class!! it is awesome!!! congratulations!!!! you are the best!!!
Best breakdown of the cycle of 4ths. Thank you!
very good exercise ! i learn a lot from you thanks !!
Great lesson! Thanks a lot! I am just starting out on a U-Bass (Ukulele). Having done a similar exercise for one week, I do start to feel at home on the fretboard! (Sometimes in the night I have a sleepless hour and use this time to do this exercise mentally!)
thank you Mark, just what i was looking for, though couldn't have named it : ) great lesson!
Fantastic lesson, so helpful, thanks a million
I Hope you knwo your like the best free bass teacher I've found on the internet. Thank you so much for your videos
THIS IS GREAT! Thank you Mark!
Love the video. Im a multi instrumentalist and circle of 5ths (or cycle of 4ths) exercises in my opinion are the best on any instrument, there is a lot to be learned from them and like you said its a great foothold into jazz playing.
Best teacher ever! Of any instrument. Thank you! ;-)
Great lesson! Im a guitar player but I play bass for a lot of bands. This totally changes my aspect on how to better understand the Bass! Thanks!!!!!!
Best lesson yet! Thanks.
Really appreciate these videos. Thanks
Thanks Mark. I never tried to learn the neck like that. Been a guitar player for years now trying bass. I'm really going to give that a go. Should help with my guitar playing as well. 2 thumbs up.
Well done ... you did make this doable to someone like me who hasn't seen this before (just learned EADG strings yesterday) .... i"m going to get a bass and start these exercises. Thanks.
Thank you soooo much; appreciate the clarity of your approach ☺️
Très utile et intelligent, merci beaucoup ! Je commence la basse et c'est le genre de conseils qui me convient oarfaitement ! Le coup de faire le cycle des quartes sur chaque corde est très efficace pour se mémoriser la place des notes sur le manche.
This is so helpful. Thank you!
Mark, this lesson is just awesome. Thanks a lot.
I play by ear from when i was a kid, and now i'm looking for new paths to improve.
To struggle al little more i have to translate from Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si to CDEFGAB too.
I can't understand why you call B♭ (flat / bemolle) what i usually call as A♯( sharp / Diesis ) but it doesn't really matters because i can't read music at all and these notions are too far for me at the moment.
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I've been playing for just over a year
1. I understood everything you've mentioned
2. I've really been struggling to memorise the fretboard and this exercise is definitely something that I can really spend time on .. because of point number 1.
Many thanks, great lesson 😁👍
Such a great lesson. Super easy if you know all the notes and scales already but great for those who don't. I will steal this one.
Great exercise. Thank you so much.
You are an incredible teacher...thanks :)
I actually sat down and followed this guy's instructions.
It took hours of practice, but I have to say it really does pay off.
I don't feel as out of place now when playing along to something.
Guitar players, please take notes here as well.
Overall, great lesson.
When I first studied music theory 101, the emphasis seemed to be on the cycle of fifths which I can understand why - an easy way to learn the key signatures. Since studying bass guitar though, the theory emphasis on cycle of fourths. I was wondering about this for a minute but then it occurred to me that the guitar itself is designed around it (4ths). These exercises really help to learn the notes on the neck. The "extra" talking that Mark does is necessary for those who don't know theory. This stuff he is teaching is very valuable ($).
The circle of fourths is the circle of fifths. A perfect fourth interval (5 semitones) is just an inverted fifth (7 semitones), so the circle of fourths is just going counterclockwise on the circle of fifths.
@@SuicidalLaughter that just blew my mind a bit
@@SuicidalLaughter bruh I was like what is this guy talking about and then I got on the keyboard started counting the semitones space ahaha! this comment my day! each day I get closer to understanding those 12 notes and their relationship ahahah
@@MonsterJuiced i literally just starting laughing out loud when I understood the comment!!!
Eres un gran maestro! He aprendido mucho contigo y seguiré haciéndolo!
I don't care how much he talks (or explains it) because then I don't have to stop and rewind and listen to it again. Keep up the great work Mark....you're a great teacher.!
Excellent lesson. After many years of playing I am applying these exercises in a much belated attempt to know all the notes on the fretboard. I'm also going through the cycle playing each note on all four strings before moving on to the next note. This is somewhat helping me to avoid falling into the patterns that my mind is already trying to form. I've also been starting the cycle on notes other than "C" to avoid developing patterns. It's tough, especially for someone whose playing has largely been dependent on patterns; but I think the effort will be beneficial in the long run. Hope this helps someone.