HOW TO MEMORISE the Bass FRETBOARD (In 4 Steps)

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  • Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
  • This is a video on how to find every note on the bass fretboard in 4 steps for Beginners to Intermediates.
    Lessons and Playing Feedback with Me:
    tom-johns.co.uk/
    0:00 Stuff you Need to Know
    0:54 Step 1 - Open Strings
    1:07 Step 2 - Beginner Zone
    3:17 Sharps and Flats
    4:42 Octaves
    5:01 Step 3 - Improver Zone
    5:56 Intermediate Zone
    Heres that note finder! random.bretpimentel.com/
    Buy Me a Coffee to say "thanks"
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  • @Str8Dfense7
    @Str8Dfense7 Рік тому +25

    I’m 62, I was sent this clip by my son who is an awesome musician he can play everything, very well too….. I have played sax, but a medical episode which has the left side of my mouth partially paralyzed is temporarily preventing me from blowing in it effectively, anyways….. this clip is going to help me learn the fret board so much easier. It is a good step by step process to help memorize frets and fingers to use…. Thanks to my son and to you for this lesson on fret board memorization

    • @MadWeldz
      @MadWeldz 9 днів тому

      im glad you keep on trying no matter what. Stay positive.

  • @scott-steven8591
    @scott-steven8591 Рік тому +214

    Thanks for this. At 49, after decades of dreaming about learning the bass, I'm finally getting one. This video is a godsend. Subbed. Thanks very much, wish me luck. Hopefully I'll be jamming along with Trevor Dunn in no time.

    • @Guitartomguitar
      @Guitartomguitar  Рік тому +14

      thanks Scott. I hope you enjoy learning the bass! Good luck.

    • @drubonneau1638
      @drubonneau1638 Рік тому +6

      Did you keep up with it after 5 months? I’m kinda interested to know

    • @morganneher8643
      @morganneher8643 Рік тому

      @@drubonneau1638I’m curious too :)

    • @aussiesoldier0177
      @aussiesoldier0177 Рік тому +6

      I'm turning 40 this year and have decided to pursue playing Bass like I first dreamed in my early teens.
      First lesson is booked in :-)

    • @martinheath5947
      @martinheath5947 Рік тому +2

      How's it going?

  • @shahinislam7550
    @shahinislam7550 2 роки тому +46

    E
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  • @patrickmaloney6440
    @patrickmaloney6440 11 місяців тому +27

    52 years old, and just started learning bass... this video is a godsend! Thanks!

    • @a.k.7840
      @a.k.7840 11 місяців тому +1

      Amazing! I'm 53 and just started learning bass! This video is incredibly helpful!

    • @ericdowell818
      @ericdowell818 11 місяців тому +2

      I`m just starting at 61 and this makes so much sense.

    • @1000ManTribe
      @1000ManTribe 10 місяців тому +1

      Welcome, I'm 60 and just started about a year ago. Having a blast!

    • @jasonstyrke1805
      @jasonstyrke1805 6 місяців тому

      Good luck to all, I started bass as well, next thing you know, you will be playing an acoustic or electric guitar or both. I just got an electric guitar and I swear it was an instrument made for me... I loved bass when I started out, and jamming with friends. Learning bass, definitely helps with lead guitar stuff. Just need to add the B string and the notes.

    • @Romans--bo7br
      @Romans--bo7br 5 місяців тому

      74+... just Re-learning the Bass since last fall (2022)... after having not played it since I was 18 yrs old (1967),,, and now self learning the Lap & Console Steel guitar, as well as the Mandolin, which I just bought (Loar 310BBF) in October (2023), have some Harmonica's as well, now... but haven't really gotten around to them, Yet! Lol Have fun, guys.

  • @jeannekins1533
    @jeannekins1533 4 місяці тому +1

    Im a 48 year old woman who just received a bass guitar for Christmas from my husband! This video really helped me with the basics. Thank you! 😊

  • @sophistsage9748
    @sophistsage9748 Місяць тому +1

    This video change my mind from giving up bass to there is a still chance that i can learn.

  • @a.k.7840
    @a.k.7840 11 місяців тому +3

    This is most helpful video I've found for learning the fret board for absolute beginners! Thanks so much!

  • @rustyshackleford3473
    @rustyshackleford3473 9 місяців тому +7

    The most clear fretboard explanation I've gotten! Thanks bro!!

  • @BassBajo
    @BassBajo Рік тому +1

    This is an incredibly well explained video. Thanks alot. Will be practicing til I memorize the entire fretboard.

  • @abigailemory4895
    @abigailemory4895 10 місяців тому +23

    Heyy! I'm so glad that I ran across this video. I'm a bass player, but I literally just "play around" with it. I'm here to LEARN more. My family and I are a Gospel Bluegrass group, and we're going to have our first album recorded pretty soon, so I'm having to learn a few new originals! I have a hunch that your videos are going to help me a lot. Thanks so much! I'm going to start practicing using this video today!!

  • @danilobernaschina1842
    @danilobernaschina1842 Рік тому

    Thanks, exactly what I needed after 3 months of really beginners practice thank you 👍👍

  • @bakatronix
    @bakatronix 3 місяці тому

    thank you. second week in my beginner zone practice and its been really helpful.

  • @lindahector-bedrockcreations
    @lindahector-bedrockcreations Рік тому +1

    Just got my bass and this is wonderful. Thank you

  • @henryporvaznik9288
    @henryporvaznik9288 8 місяців тому +2

    The random note finder is really cool. Never seen anyone else with that !! It's like learning the keyboard or typewriter.

  • @bem0th3rsh1p
    @bem0th3rsh1p 6 місяців тому

    Amazing class, exactly what i was looking for! Thank you so much!

  • @Law-hi8un
    @Law-hi8un Місяць тому

    Thank you Tom. This really helps! God Bless you

  • @Defmusicman1
    @Defmusicman1 11 місяців тому +1

    Enjoyed this video. I’m a deaf bassist so the visuals really help a lot.

  • @sickinthahead6557
    @sickinthahead6557 Рік тому

    I like this, this is the best method I have seen so far. I learned a lot just watching it one time.

  • @philly111
    @philly111 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing this video, much appreciated!

  • @hyperion2551
    @hyperion2551 6 місяців тому

    This blew my mind, great video dude!

  • @captaincasual7239
    @captaincasual7239 6 місяців тому

    Oh thank goodness, i needed that. As someone who's used to keyboards (I.E., nicely ordered notes going left to right) and just started the bass, the fretboard has been perplexing me.

  • @growlandroll
    @growlandroll Рік тому +4

    I was looking for a note randomizer to practice for a couple of days now, lucky that I've ran into your video. Thank you so much for all the information!

  • @bobs_VA
    @bobs_VA Рік тому +7

    Awesome concepts and fingerboard cheats to learn as a beginner. Learning these tips really help get the "feel" of the bass. I've been trying to do that on my own for over a year now, and with instruction from other online bass instructors. Appreciate these concepts better than most lessons so far! I subscribed!

  • @nick_wells6105
    @nick_wells6105 2 роки тому +25

    You’re so helpful, thanks for inspiring me to push through and understand all of this, you’re a good dude

  • @rjp63vip
    @rjp63vip Рік тому +14

    Music is infinite! And you're never to old to learn to play an instrument. I started learning the guitarlele harmonica , tenor ukulele and at 56 the baritone ukulele , at 58 the acoustic guitar and at 59 the bass guitar. Music is funtastic, it helps me be more creative, write songs be inspired and inspiring. Thank you for this awesome pattern. Bass, please! We be jamming all over the fret board !
    Ps. It all started for me when I was 11 taking organ lessons and then playing organ and piano at a Baptist church when I was 15 until I was 25.
    Let the Music play! Let your music play! Always all ways 🎶

    • @Guitartomguitar
      @Guitartomguitar  Рік тому

      Thanks Roylin. My oldest guitar student started at 78. You're never too old to learn!

  • @odusheba
    @odusheba 2 місяці тому

    one of the most useful videos I found lately

  • @misterthom100
    @misterthom100 2 роки тому +14

    Great video. And as a starting bass player, thank you for your content

  • @OHSteve5150
    @OHSteve5150 Рік тому

    Excellent advice and lesson, thank you for sharing!

  • @a.firkaly6548
    @a.firkaly6548 Рік тому +2

    “Elephant Feeds on Broccoli Cheese” is a great way to remember that there’s no sharp between EF and BC. It’s just weird and sticks in your mind lol

  • @JoshuaCainong
    @JoshuaCainong 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us.. i Hope you can share more of your talents . From philippines

  • @svenleeuwen
    @svenleeuwen Рік тому

    This is a very, very handy video! And that random note generator is now in my standard practice routine. Super!

  • @countesscrows
    @countesscrows Рік тому

    oh man I've been trying to learn the fretboard and it's taken me a while. That note picker will also be a great addition to my practice sessions. Thanks!

  • @tedbeauchamp2009
    @tedbeauchamp2009 Рік тому

    I like your concept of learning the Fretboard.
    Brilliant!

  • @smithy3298
    @smithy3298 2 роки тому +2

    Alright mate, i have been learning the ubass for about 2 months now, since watching your videos, a few days ago, i have advanced more in those few day than what i have in the last couple of months, i can actually play some tunes thanks to you, Al

    • @Guitartomguitar
      @Guitartomguitar  2 роки тому +1

      thanks Alan. I really appreciate that. It's not often I get comments like this, but when I do, it really motivates me. Hope you continue enjoying learning the bass.

  • @Daymon_Music
    @Daymon_Music Рік тому

    This is amazing. You are amazing.

  • @alm5851
    @alm5851 4 місяці тому

    Lovely! Thank youso much

  • @coryspence5903
    @coryspence5903 2 місяці тому

    Long time player, my bass has been collecting dust for a few years, now. Today this video made it so simple to memorize these notes. Can beleive I bever spent the time to learn my fretboard better 😂

  • @redgloveswriting3327
    @redgloveswriting3327 2 місяці тому

    OMFG! What an amazing video! This has helped me no end. Been playing piano for years but very, very new to bass. Thank you!!

  • @1wood101
    @1wood101 Рік тому

    This is great! I've spent too much time just trying to memorize.

  • @shireboundscribbles
    @shireboundscribbles Рік тому

    This has been really helpful, thank you.

  • @codychickadee5095
    @codychickadee5095 5 місяців тому

    Thanks Tom. Great lesson.

  • @josephinecaruana3847
    @josephinecaruana3847 Рік тому

    Cheers for your help I started learning bass and this will be a massive help

  • @erwellsison1481
    @erwellsison1481 Рік тому

    Love this tutorial.

  • @kelvinbrooks9588
    @kelvinbrooks9588 9 місяців тому

    Awesome lesson!!

  • @garrettplekenpol
    @garrettplekenpol Рік тому

    This is extremely helpful thank you

  • @seantang89
    @seantang89 4 місяці тому

    Fantastic video!! Well presented

  • @paulwhilden6502
    @paulwhilden6502 4 місяці тому

    Enjoyed this...thank you for sharing

  • @phoebegadores7583
    @phoebegadores7583 6 місяців тому

    thank you so much for sharing you knowledge and talent to people,this help a lot not only to me but i am sure for many who love music,keep on and God bless..

  • @lindasmith6668
    @lindasmith6668 6 місяців тому

    This was a great video! 😊 Thanks so much.

  • @grantleyruffin2889
    @grantleyruffin2889 8 місяців тому

    this helped me a lot thank you so much

  • @Rawi888
    @Rawi888 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this.

  • @the-primered-thumb
    @the-primered-thumb 5 місяців тому

    New subscriber, this takes me back to so many alternative nights I used to frequent back in the day 😉👍

  • @Barry101er
    @Barry101er 2 роки тому

    Looking forward to trying this!

    • @Guitartomguitar
      @Guitartomguitar  2 роки тому

      Great Barry, let me know how you get on. Hope you're well mate.

    • @Barry101er
      @Barry101er 2 роки тому +1

      @@Guitartomguitar All good-still settling in with the new digs

    • @Guitartomguitar
      @Guitartomguitar  2 роки тому

      ​@@Barry101er Cool. I've been to LA a couple of times and really like the variety of different areas.

  • @eckalecka
    @eckalecka 7 місяців тому

    Just connected the octaves of a note to the knight on a chessboard!!!!! YAY!!!! Thanks for showing this to me. In public schools, this is called "differentiating". Students can relate other things in life to the objective to make learning easier and more accessible. If it weren't for your teaching of the octave placement of notes, 2 down and 2 over I wouldn't have connected it to chess (although for the knight it's 1 over 2 down or some variation). So, now, I understand completely! :) So, in the future, you (teachers) can mention this kind of thing to your students if you think they need it (visual learners). There are hundreds of other ways to differentiate, and this is one thing the internet is good for. We can find videos to suit our needs. Thanks for being in the right place at the right time!!!

  • @BammBamm2273
    @BammBamm2273 5 місяців тому

    Wow, after years of asking these questions in my head and other people, you explained it all in this short video🎉 👏🏾💥😭🏋🏽‍♂️🎸 Time to buy one now..

  • @debralearyan8844
    @debralearyan8844 11 місяців тому

    ❤ Wow! Tom, Thanks 💫

  • @libbymcdowell3206
    @libbymcdowell3206 Рік тому +1

    WOW! The Note Finder is exactly what I need as I move up the fret board in my playing. I just started playing a few months ago and I play in a concert band. I have played other treble clef wind instruments for over 50 years and so learning bass clef was a stumbling block. I constantly had to transpose in my head. Now I can get down to business & learn the notes the right way. Thank you so much!

  • @jonathonrwills1825
    @jonathonrwills1825 8 місяців тому

    This is really great thank you!!!!😊

  • @user-io1gw4cu2i
    @user-io1gw4cu2i Рік тому

    Thank you sir

  • @1CrypticPhoenix
    @1CrypticPhoenix Рік тому

    I don't play bass but I'm considering getting one, and despite being quite musically illiterate, this video surprisingly made some sense to me. If I ever do decide to start playing, I'll definitely be back. Great video!

    • @Guitartomguitar
      @Guitartomguitar  Рік тому +1

      Thanks! I hope you do get a bass. They're lots of fun.

  • @brianwilliams1588
    @brianwilliams1588 10 місяців тому

    Thank you for the G String joke! That took me back 25 years 😆 🤣

  • @MC-qe5qb
    @MC-qe5qb Рік тому

    Super useful! Thanks

  • @Smelter57
    @Smelter57 Рік тому

    An excellent find, I bought my first bass yesterday as a retirement present for myself. There is no link in the description to the website of the note generator. The on screen showing gets obscured when pausing the video. As a type/write it down it is doable, but a copy and paste would be a lot easier. Thanks for posting.

  • @Mr4Strings
    @Mr4Strings Рік тому

    Nice!!! Thanks!!

  • @pianoman6639
    @pianoman6639 3 місяці тому

    Brilliant thanks so much

  • @MrJedijunkie
    @MrJedijunkie 7 місяців тому +1

    I now have a desire to want to learn how to play. I am 53 yrs old and I hope I can do this. I just recently purchased my first ever electric guitar and hope to learn to play that as well.

  • @leviyitzhaqgarbose3523
    @leviyitzhaqgarbose3523 7 місяців тому

    Thank you---SMART STUFF!

  • @KeithCopeland778
    @KeithCopeland778 Рік тому

    Excellent!

  • @rowenajarantella6406
    @rowenajarantella6406 9 місяців тому

    i love to learned this bass guitar..

  • @empressironbladder8942
    @empressironbladder8942 Рік тому +1

    You did a FANTASTIC job breaking this down for a beginner. Everything you said makes sense, and is easy to remember! Gave you a like and a subscribe

  • @jlssculpturedesign8140
    @jlssculpturedesign8140 Рік тому

    Nice video ,thanks .liked and subscribed 👍

  • @user-jg6cy8iv5k
    @user-jg6cy8iv5k Рік тому

    thanks bro

  • @vlkt7488
    @vlkt7488 2 роки тому +19

    Great stuff, very helpful with clear explanation. Can be shared with any person who is new to bass =)

  • @myetvchannel733
    @myetvchannel733 Рік тому

    Thanks for this..

  • @PaulSmith-ed8ky
    @PaulSmith-ed8ky Рік тому

    Really good

  • @user-io2lx4qm9u
    @user-io2lx4qm9u 8 місяців тому

    Thanks, I’m 62 and getting it slowly.

  • @albarengifo6098
    @albarengifo6098 6 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @suntzuwarsword1964
    @suntzuwarsword1964 Рік тому

    Thank you tom

  • @BrianPellerin
    @BrianPellerin 8 місяців тому

    Never memorize what you can solve more easily by writing it down. Save the effort of memorizing for what truly needs to be memorized.
    I marked every fret with the note it plays with a permanent marker. Best improvement I’ve ever enjoyed with an instrument. Now I have the ability someone who knows where every single note is without even thinking.

  • @Guitartomguitar
    @Guitartomguitar  2 роки тому +6

    Hope it's helpful! The fretboard diagram from this video as well as all my other Guitar Pros and TABs are now available in one bundle here tomjohns.gumroad.com/l/zukxv I have limited space for 1-2-1 Lessons here tom-johns.co.uk/

  • @unknownentrappment_ed3522
    @unknownentrappment_ed3522 Рік тому

    Thanks

  • @csmith6275
    @csmith6275 8 місяців тому

    ok i found the notefinder and love your videos. Im using the technique you showed C is on the third fret using the third finger, when i got to the next set i don't know if im doing it right. but i started on the 5th fret with the first finger and on the dots use the next dot third finger. I need help.

  • @PatrickLarson
    @PatrickLarson 11 місяців тому

    OMG a light just went on in my 55 year old brain. This is very helpful!

  • @cafeine
    @cafeine Рік тому

    great video

  • @pariyarparas7739
    @pariyarparas7739 7 місяців тому

    Great information,,,btw What model bass are you using in this video?.

  • @carlosdeno
    @carlosdeno Рік тому

    A classical guitarist in the first 2-3 years, only learns up to the fifth fret. Great video.

    • @Guitartomguitar
      @Guitartomguitar  Рік тому

      Great, thanks! I play classical guitar, and the higher strings are always tricky to remember. I don't enjoy sight reading on the upper strings!

  • @MrBubbydoo
    @MrBubbydoo Рік тому

    Why has nobody every explained the flats and sharps so easy to a nooby like. Thank you

  • @raymondthompson1476
    @raymondthompson1476 3 місяці тому

    Walking up a street, all the side streets on your left are sharps. Walking back down the same street, the same side streets, now on your right, are flats. That's how I teach it. Raymondo.

  • @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix
    @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix Рік тому

    Awesome

  • @snaketeeth2229
    @snaketeeth2229 Рік тому

    Ha.
    Self taught these patterns as a teen before youtube even existed.
    Never needed to know the notes.
    I didn't even knew bass had notes.
    I thought all this time it was just a bunch of woops.
    Learn everyday.

  • @ALaughingMan
    @ALaughingMan Рік тому

    Hey, your not kiwi at all are you?
    Great vid BTW mate, love it

  • @shaunmatthews4601
    @shaunmatthews4601 Рік тому +1

    I tend to think of the strings in reverse: GDAE or G’Day! 👋😁

    • @Guitartomguitar
      @Guitartomguitar  Рік тому +1

      haha, I like that Shaun (especially because I'm Australian!)

  • @danilobernaschina1842
    @danilobernaschina1842 Рік тому

    Grazie.

  • @noelbass94
    @noelbass94 Рік тому

    Nice soundgear

  • @prograven4844
    @prograven4844 Рік тому

    if we learn the scale letters backwards it would be much useful. cos scales go up n down.. right? i got this idea watching this. thanks

  • @JoshuaCainong
    @JoshuaCainong 4 місяці тому

    I wish I could have a bass guitar like that. So I can use it in my church..

  • @gundamcollector77
    @gundamcollector77 5 місяців тому

    how do you start the timer on the Random note picker?

  • @alanneale3657
    @alanneale3657 Рік тому

    Can you recommend a good beginner bass

  • @noerknown
    @noerknown 5 місяців тому

    The fast forward practice at the end reminds me of the sims..

  • @JerryTheHeretic
    @JerryTheHeretic Рік тому

    what ap is that youre using to test yourself?