Strengthen Your Left Hand Technique 🤚
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- In this video, I'll show you a few simple exercises that will help to improve your left-hand technique. I'll also talk a bit about optimal thumb placement and balancing strength between the fingers of the left hand.
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great exercises so glad I found this page am a member keep em coming friend
Hi Rich, great finger exercise.
I need to work on my left hand and these exercises are brilliant, thank you.
and as you say, it's easier to understand if you put the exercises on paper on your own instead of just printing out a PDF.
Hey Rich, it was my comment about the pinky strength I think you’re referring to. Thanks for addressing it in a longer video. These are some great exercises and I can feel them helping already :)
Personally, I’d like to see more videos about your approach to harmony and expanding on triads/chords on the bass. From what I’ve noticed in your playing, a big part of your style is in your articulation and dynamic expression. It would be great to have some more content about that as well.
Thanks so much!
Brendan
All great suggestions, Brendan. I’ll definitely address these topics in future videos. Stay tuned...
Hi Mr. Brown!
Thank you for this very good lesson
I´m trying to use your ideas in my play and it`s working to me.
That's what I love to hear. Thank you, Angelo! 🙏🏾
Thanks Rich! Helpful exercises, and great pacing for following along bass-in-hand.
Glad to hear there's more music coming!
Thanks, Brad. I'm excited about these upcoming projects. Stay tuned.
great exercise!! Thanks Rich!!
Really enjoying your vids.....from here in beautiful Niagara Falls
Thank you very much.
Hiya. I’ve just discovered you. Very nicely done. A lovely manner.
As upbeat, useful and enjoyable as always.
Thanks (as always), Will. 😊
I've been trying to sort my flying fingers out for a long time. This feels like it might help a lot.
Mr Brown, does the thumb behind the middle finger technique make the hand hurt after a while? I know my hand isn’t placed in a natural way when it’s positioned like that. I know a lot of old school teachers swear by this, but it seems so unnatural to me.
I know I need to get more relaxed to start with, so maybe that counters it?
Anyway , I want to give you a big THANKS for your tutorials, as they are simple, honest, have no bs, no lame jokes every 10 seconds or flashy shenanigans like much ‘’teachers’’ you see on YT. Stay that way !
Just your tone advice video made my bass sound 100x better already.
Have a great day!
Feeling happy for you, grooving spirit.
Thank you, Sylvain.
Thanks, you're awesome!
Thank you, Rodrigo.
Awesome finger exercises sir, Thank you.
Thank you, Thomas. There's more on the way. Stay tuned...
Lots of love from kenya
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Ha! Great lesson Rich, us gospel bass players use this a lot
Great as always Rich. This got me playing the diminished in 3 note ladders. Ie 123,234, etc. So starting from A on the E string the third note would be Eb on the A played with the 2nd finger. Then we drop down to C on the E 4th finger still, and then shift up a fret and play the Eb with the first finger. So kind of a spider like pattern using fingers 124. Going down is the opposite but uses fingers 134 instead. Definitely a good strengthening and speed workout.
Yes! You've got the right idea. You can take this approach with any exercise by experimenting with different groupings. (5 note ladders is 🔥.)
@@richbrownbass Excellent! I'll try the 5.
Yes thank you very much here first👌waiting for the next one already 😂shoutout from Zimbabwe Africa🇿🇼
Amazing! Thank you very much, my brother.
@@richbrownbass could we please kindly have a video on application of modes, the melodic minor scale and right hand tone thank you.
@@washingtonmaphosa6533 Yes. For sure! Stay tuned...
Thanks mate
Cheers!
Great lesson! Cool techniques! Thank you! Probably been asked this before, where did you get the bass necklace?
Thank you, Steve. I picked that necklace up from my friends at NoTreble.com. Not sure if they’re still available.
@@richbrownbass Awesome! Thank you! 👍
I’m having the hardest time with my pinky finger. It’s too weak 😭 any suggestions ?
my right hand is trash because I used to play the guitar. Learning to burn old information any tips? just 2 fingers for us newbies.
Looking forward to the new music!
Thank you. Stay tuned...😃
Yes but which do u recommend? 3 fret method or 4 fret m
Gotta say Rich, these are the most helpful exercises, and I have had other bass lessons. None have come through as clear as your teaching style. It's also great to see that you can flub up once in a while. Now I know you are human. :) Quick question, is it always best to practice with your shoulder strap? If so, what is the purpose?
Good question, Jack. I always use a shoulder strap, but I think that might be out of habit at this point. The strap can give you more stability, and it can help to set the neck just at the right angle for your playing style. Ultimately, I don't think there are any wrong answers as long as you're as comfortable and relaxed as possible.
My problem is to prevent my fingers from effecting an outright rebellion against the four finger pattern format regarding the left hand technique.
Can you give us a lesson on sequences like: 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, and 6ths (Major/Minor) -please? Would greatly appreciate it. 🙂
Hopefully I explained it right. Lol
I can definitely do that, Brandie. Stay tuned...
@@richbrownbass Thank you, sir
I like this diminished pattern
So do I, Eric. Definitely a fun one to play.
The simplicity of your approach is perfect. Combined with your never ending enthusiasm, these lessons are truly wonderful. The way you are moving through the four fingers in the first exercise sharply reminds me of a LH strengthening technique called Caterpillar Crawls that my mentor from Humber College many years back, Mike Farquharson, taught me: essentially, any pattern that might be technically challenging, practice it up and down the fretboard moving (crawling) up and down the neck one fret at a time. And the way you suggested varying the fingerings you can use reminds me of a book I used extensively way back: Left-Hand Gymnastics for Electric Bass by Scott Reed. The only missing element was that melodic/musical thing you referred to here. Thanks again for the ongoing inspiration!!
Always great to hear from you, Evan. Thank you so much for your support.
@@richbrownbass would love a lesson again whenever you have some time!! I need me some more Rich!!
Love they way you really explain things. Can’t wait to continue learning from you!
After nearly 40 years of playing (self taught) all I can say is thank you sir.
It's my pleasure. Thank you for tuning in.
Thank you for your explanation. Although in this very video you were a bit fast, but thank you.
My problem fingers are the stretch between the middle and ring fingers, they just won't cooperate. I envy Mr. Spock. Live long and prosper! 🖖
I hear you, Nigel. You can still plant the thumb and use more of the wrist/forearm while playing these exercises. This way the fingers can stay closer together. I hope that makes sense. Thanks for watching.
@@richbrownbass Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a shot and see if it helps. I have tried doing exercises with only the ring and middle finger but it hurts after a while so I stop and take a break. I suppose it'll get easier with time, that's my hope. On a more positive note, I'm very happy with my right hand and muting techniques. Practice and time methinks.
Holy chromatic!!!! That's definitely is a workout. It hurts so good, though. Been working on it for several hours and have seen tremendous improvements! Time now for a break till tomorrow. Greatly appreciate your bass wisdom.
Pdf?
Not yet, but maybe. I decided against it for now only because it wasn't the way I learned to play the instrument. There's so much value in the tradition of listening and learning. That said, there may be pdfs in the future, but not right now.