Do this bass exercise EVERY DAY 💪!!

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  • Опубликовано: 29 июн 2022
  • In this quick lesson, Jonathan Herrera talks about one of his 'go-to' bass exercises to build strength and independence.
    You can check out Jonathan's SBL lessons and live streams at the SBL website.
    See you in the shed!!
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  • @azalearose8090
    @azalearose8090 Год назад +155

    This is so much harder than I thought it would be.

    • @NC-cf7kl
      @NC-cf7kl 6 месяцев назад +19

      I suddenly feel like a beginner again

    • @luishernandez5392
      @luishernandez5392 6 месяцев назад +3

      Same...supper hard

    • @Charles91994
      @Charles91994 2 месяца назад +10

      Dude my fingers won't spread to 4. They move to 3

    • @legendary_azil1238
      @legendary_azil1238 26 дней назад +1

      My skills just depleted 😂

    • @poetrythebest7466
      @poetrythebest7466 8 дней назад

      my fretting hand actually hurts when I'm doing this😫 y'all think I'm doing it wrong?💀😭

  • @toonvank6165
    @toonvank6165 2 года назад +406

    Okay thanks, I needed this reminder. Got this exercise from my teacher couple of years back but forgot about it

  • @ericfellner2689
    @ericfellner2689 2 года назад +256

    I can vouch for this as a teacher and player. It's the one exercise that you can start on Day 1 and it'll make you better on day 1 and day 1000

    • @bradh6185
      @bradh6185 Год назад

      Do you go up and down the neck?

    • @ericfellner2689
      @ericfellner2689 Год назад +17

      @@bradh6185 Usually the students I show this to are beginners who have a difficult time reaching with their pinky. I'll have them start around the 9th fret where there are fret markers for your pointer and pinky, the frets are close together, but they're not so close that your cramped. As they get the hang of it, I have them move down (toward the headstock).

    • @ericfellner2689
      @ericfellner2689 Год назад +2

      @@bradh6185 When I do it for myself, I'll just pick different points and set a metronome. I don't worry too much about what fret it is.

    • @bradh6185
      @bradh6185 Год назад

      @@ericfellner2689 Thanks.

    • @ericfellner2689
      @ericfellner2689 Год назад +2

      @@bradh6185 Any time. Feel free to reach out if you ever have a question. Same user name on all social media.

  • @numanuma20
    @numanuma20 2 года назад +72

    Great way to help with the flying pinky.

  • @danepaulstewart8464
    @danepaulstewart8464 6 месяцев назад +10

    ⭐️⭐️ YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!
    This ended up being virtually the ONLY thing technical I would tell my young students to practice, because they would actually do it if I let them off the hook for all the other stuff!!!
    Then the rest of their lessons would be me helping them learn to play the SONGS they liked.
    It ended up being THESE young students who progressed the farthest and the fastest!

  • @50shadesofbeige88
    @50shadesofbeige88 2 года назад +197

    Cool video. Good exercise to start wirh. I picked up my bass last night for the first time in over 10 yeaes. I forgot how bad it hurts when you don't have calluses. 😄

    • @reid.lawson
      @reid.lawson 2 года назад +9

      I’ve been playing with my only teaching being the basic notes of the c major scale on the E and A string. Only up to the fifth fret. I can play a lot more now and still don’t have calluses, never thought once that it hurt. Maybe yours has flat wound strings on currently?

  • @aidenwithane4348
    @aidenwithane4348 2 года назад +6

    This man is right. I tried this exercise and within a month I could tell that my finger speed and playing had improved vastly. Would 100% recommend👍

  • @mcbrodz1663
    @mcbrodz1663 2 года назад +47

    I need this so bad I found it so hard the first time

  • @javierganzarain4559
    @javierganzarain4559 10 месяцев назад +11

    Man I've been playing bass since I was 12, and trying this out felt like learning to play again. After so much time being able to technically provide for all my bands and projects, I really missed finding something challenging to set new goals

  • @krakkenbnc
    @krakkenbnc 2 года назад +43

    Harder than you think! 🤯

  • @KirkDickinson
    @KirkDickinson Год назад +11

    This is a great exercise for "economy of motion" but can cause a lot of pain if you do it in first position and have small hands.

  • @joaniepeters2565
    @joaniepeters2565 2 месяца назад +2

    This is the best excercise that I’ve never stopped doing, this really does help with left hand technique and independence

  • @cre8ors1
    @cre8ors1 2 года назад +26

    Love the Cat bass. I bought one and it's my favorite. I practice more because of its easy playability. Thanks for the exercise.

  • @Fooma777
    @Fooma777 7 месяцев назад +3

    Been doin this exercise for 10+ yrs, it’s a rudiment! Also, LOVE that cat bass mmmMM

  • @jamesgildea1354
    @jamesgildea1354 2 года назад +9

    I started doing this the first time Jonathan did the video and have done it every day since. Totally helped me.

    • @tony4715
      @tony4715 2 года назад

      cannot get my fingers in that position..maybe neck is to wide

  • @KenobiStark1
    @KenobiStark1 2 года назад +5

    Oh yeah, I used to do this before shows and dexterity absolutely improved, not as much muscle cramps.

  • @matthewcurtiss7557
    @matthewcurtiss7557 2 года назад +10

    Oh this actually helped loads. Helps for guitar too

  • @spencernun-ya8462
    @spencernun-ya8462 2 года назад +4

    This is a great practice tool. Thanks alot!!!! Gonna use the crap outta this exercise!!!

  • @mcrazz248
    @mcrazz248 2 года назад +5

    This is a lot harder than I expected

  • @joecastro6523
    @joecastro6523 2 года назад +1

    I've been teaching this for decades, it is one of the best for finger control

  • @michaelbiljon8249
    @michaelbiljon8249 10 месяцев назад +3

    That whole "don't lift a finger until you need it" is incredibly difficult, and entirely the right way to practice.

  • @MrGameSock
    @MrGameSock 2 года назад +22

    Oh my I can't even do this with my hand.

    • @AJSweat-iu6kj
      @AJSweat-iu6kj Год назад

      Try it lower on the neck where the frets are closer!

    • @robertmudrow8034
      @robertmudrow8034 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@AJSweat-iu6kj higher not lower!

  • @williammurderface00
    @williammurderface00 Год назад +1

    I just started playing bass again after about 8 years of not playing this is the first thing I started doing im so glad i started playing again

  • @HeroinChrist
    @HeroinChrist 11 месяцев назад +2

    Already started doing something quite similar myself, good to know I should keep it up

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  11 месяцев назад

      🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @playboi1123
    @playboi1123 2 года назад +24

    The biggest problem with my technique is this exact thing

    • @DavidJohnson-pp4sy
      @DavidJohnson-pp4sy 2 года назад +4

      I picked the bass for the first time in 25 years a couple of months ago, and this was one of the first exercises I tried, along with scales.
      I couldn't get off the E-string to start with, and my third finger went on strike.
      Stick with it. Each day for 5 mins.
      It really works.

    • @carpediemarts705
      @carpediemarts705 6 месяцев назад

      What does it "work" for?

    • @Gothgalactica
      @Gothgalactica 3 месяца назад

      @@carpediemarts705coordination, dexterity, accuracy, speed, stamina, muscle memory…

  • @rickjets2010
    @rickjets2010 8 дней назад

    Thank you so very much. This make so much sense.

  • @senna138
    @senna138 Месяц назад

    Good tone there too!

  • @kevinmitchell8650
    @kevinmitchell8650 2 года назад +1

    Great presentation and educational tool!!! 👍

  • @SungHatonn0
    @SungHatonn0 2 месяца назад +1

    🧡

  • @helljean96
    @helljean96 2 года назад +1

    I'll try!!

  • @BernieHarrisonJr
    @BernieHarrisonJr Месяц назад

    Awesome!

  • @alfatazer_8991
    @alfatazer_8991 Год назад +7

    How do you prevent your pinky from muting the string when you go down half a step with your index. Is the action on my bass too high?

    • @grandegroove5485
      @grandegroove5485 10 месяцев назад +1

      Same question

    • @luizfx8249
      @luizfx8249 7 месяцев назад

      i try to use the tip of the pinky, and it wont mute. thats hw i do it.

  • @kiiamarie3881
    @kiiamarie3881 2 месяца назад

    i genuinely did not expect this to be so hard. but im gonna add this to my warm up reg. at first i wasnt sure if i could even do it tbh. i just had to take my time and focus and even position my fingers a little bit

  • @HHGofAntioch
    @HHGofAntioch 6 месяцев назад

    Ooh, gonna start doing this. Thanks!

  • @BARTOZZI-OFFICIAL
    @BARTOZZI-OFFICIAL 9 месяцев назад +1

    The Nordstrand Cat bass used for a noble cause ❤

    • @southernpaths2986
      @southernpaths2986 6 месяцев назад

      Thank you. I was scrolling the comments like a madman trying to see what kind of bass that is!!

  • @peterboda1737
    @peterboda1737 2 года назад

    Hell yeah thank you for this.

  • @thehomienicked8208
    @thehomienicked8208 2 года назад

    Great exercise. Thanks for the exercise!

  • @kitsvn
    @kitsvn 2 года назад

    This is a great exercise. I do this with scales too. Helps with my pathetic ring and pinky strength and to train exactly how much pressure needed to stop buzzing.

  • @midnighttrucker19
    @midnighttrucker19 Год назад

    Nice! I'll start this today

  • @AlexandarShmex
    @AlexandarShmex 2 года назад

    Thank you, I did it once or twice, but it should be done daily as a beginner.

  • @calaabo
    @calaabo Год назад +1

    I don’t there’s a day that goes by where I don’t do this. I do it to warm up every time and it does help your dexterity and timing a lot. Once you get good enough at the concept is when I’d start worrying about the timing. Like after a week and you start to get a really good feel is when you should got with a metronome

  • @pamelamichajlow287
    @pamelamichajlow287 Год назад

    Thank you!!!!!

  • @ashh8019
    @ashh8019 2 года назад

    Simple and brilliant

  • @michaelbonanno7476
    @michaelbonanno7476 2 года назад

    Thank you!

  • @MESSIefb
    @MESSIefb 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks 🙏

  • @hectorespana4781
    @hectorespana4781 2 года назад

    Got it! I'll start to practice it

  • @carlosblank6629
    @carlosblank6629 10 месяцев назад

    Been doing this for a few months...I use it when I'm warming up.

  • @gobuns2
    @gobuns2 2 года назад +1

    I learned this exercise from a Paul Davids video, good reminder! And I kinda feel like a dummy bc I couldn't figure out how to ascend back while holding fingers in position...

  • @adityanarkar25
    @adityanarkar25 2 года назад +1

    This is fun if you use any drums loop as a metronome

  • @pop8590
    @pop8590 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @danzreggae
    @danzreggae 2 года назад

    Thank you buddy

  • @barrycrow3010
    @barrycrow3010 Год назад +3

    My fingers aren't long enough to do this on my fretless.

  • @nekosendpie2628
    @nekosendpie2628 11 месяцев назад +1

    When doing the exercise If you see you ring and pinky fingers are the only your struggling with to get the most from your practicing only repeat the fingers that are struggling the go back to the whole exercise good luck 🍀

  • @tomandaj1
    @tomandaj1 2 года назад

    He’s right. Been doing this on guitar for years

  • @eld208
    @eld208 7 месяцев назад

    Ah, the old Steve Vai spider walk, should have thought of this going from guitar to bass 😅

  • @Kokochocomouchoco
    @Kokochocomouchoco 22 дня назад

    Wow this is so opposite to the usual piano finger exercises since i usually try to lift my fingers as high and fast as possible so theyre ready to play the next note. Gonna be challenging for me to adjust :’)

  • @makafuniruni
    @makafuniruni 2 года назад +22

    What you should do everyday (or at least evertime you practice) is to sing what you play. Scales licks melodies apreggios etc. Also the music you like, sing the bassline, the melodi, the guitarlicks eventually solos etc. at some point you will be able to sing and therefore play everything you hear. For some this comes naturally for others it takes time. But this is without doubt the single most important skill for any musician to learn. Technique comes as a secondary skill you will achieve while learning new stuff. Mindless and tidies technique exercises that you will never apply in real music is a waste of time IMO. If you insist, at least spent no more than 5-10% of your practice on it as a warm up.

    • @buckemptier
      @buckemptier 2 года назад +2

      We’re you trying to spell tedious?

    • @buckemptier
      @buckemptier 2 года назад

      I agree though , I just thought that was a funny way to spell it if that's what you were going for

    • @makafuniruni
      @makafuniruni 2 года назад +1

      @@buckemptier yeah not my first language😅

    • @buckemptier
      @buckemptier 2 года назад +1

      @@makafuniruni I'm glad because I hate to be grammar police or whatever but I thought it was funny so I said something . at least this way we can laugh about it because it's understandable so nobody gets mad

    • @bongjovi4928
      @bongjovi4928 Год назад

      Lol

  • @rafbass
    @rafbass Год назад

    Acynonix has a badass tone for a short scale!

  • @Thorsten_Kueppers
    @Thorsten_Kueppers 2 года назад +1

    That was the very first thing my bass teacher told me until we started the first song.

  • @MatijaTurk4
    @MatijaTurk4 2 года назад

    Thanks..

  • @horppymehu
    @horppymehu 2 года назад

    Works great on guitar too

  • @yantheyam5622
    @yantheyam5622 2 года назад +6

    Now do this on a full scale bass on the first frets with smaller than average hands. Recipe for injury. I use the shift method.

    • @bongjovi4928
      @bongjovi4928 Год назад

      Just get a tiny bass if you have tiny hands

  • @shodapad07
    @shodapad07 2 года назад

    Lovely

  • @atulofau9006
    @atulofau9006 Месяц назад

    My ring and little fingers went wild 😂

  • @carpediemarts705
    @carpediemarts705 6 месяцев назад

    I play a LOT of chromatic scale on flute. I attribute this and a good ear to be why I can play almost anything by ear. My fingers have every pitch prigrammed into memory.

  • @erikolsen1333
    @erikolsen1333 9 месяцев назад

    Spider walks on all strings violin guitar bass. Also working this with double stops really helps. So let’s say (1) Index right hand is on C and (3) ring finger on A . Place (2) middle finger on C# and the (4) pinky A#.

  • @scott9628
    @scott9628 2 года назад

    Thanks. I keep doing chromatic warm ups but I didn't think to do it that way. I'll stop typing and start fretting!

  • @Farencio
    @Farencio 2 года назад +1

    yeah, I did this shit in the first 4 frets and with different patterns. It helps I guess, but is painful at the beginning.

  • @mathiasolufsen8864
    @mathiasolufsen8864 2 года назад

    Nice bass

  • @NoChrReq
    @NoChrReq 2 года назад +4

    Now do this on a Stingray/Precision Bass's thick fretboard and your fingers are already dead.

  • @idk_sis
    @idk_sis 2 года назад +1

    My teacher calls this one the spider exercise!

  • @dylanwood2287
    @dylanwood2287 2 года назад

    YOOOO this is a great practice technique!! have you heard of the spider scale?

  • @Machinao312
    @Machinao312 Месяц назад

    My hand and my brain is not cooperating 😂wah too hard

  • @basspee
    @basspee Год назад

    Nice

  • @henrikduende
    @henrikduende 2 года назад +1

    I realy need a short scale, as a guitarist i suffer on bass. Too big of a neck. And i got small hands

    • @johnnytmcq
      @johnnytmcq 2 года назад

      Just got to do it bud. I am a guitarist who's learning to play bass, and it definitely f****** hurts at first. But you keep at it, practice and practice and practice. And one day you'll realize that it doesn't hurt anymore, and that your fingers are f****** jacked, lol

  • @blackming3420
    @blackming3420 Год назад +1

    I can't do it. My fingers locks up after i moved the first finger down

  • @charlescdt6509
    @charlescdt6509 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for this, my pinky finger needs help.

  • @thesugarmaples1774
    @thesugarmaples1774 2 года назад

    Can you please demonstrate this on a full scale five string starting with the low C?

  • @readbetweenthelyrics
    @readbetweenthelyrics 6 месяцев назад

    sneaky
    sneaky hard to do

  • @worldwildsurfspot2436
    @worldwildsurfspot2436 Год назад

    Let's just remember he is playing short-scale bass, but yeah still the most famous exercise ever

  • @lalito3167
    @lalito3167 Год назад

    holy fuck did this help

  • @nicolasptrsn
    @nicolasptrsn Месяц назад

    The problem I have with this exercise is going up the strings (in pitch). Most of us use our fingers to mute the strings below whichever string we're plucking/picking, so this seems a little unnecessary.

  • @terrenceflynn
    @terrenceflynn 2 года назад

    Is this called the spider walk? It's been years but I'm gonna go practice this again?

  • @derateddesign
    @derateddesign 8 месяцев назад

    thanks zubin sedghi

  • @julienDrcq
    @julienDrcq 6 дней назад

    Will very useful if we could see your fingers in the video

  • @gregartman9827
    @gregartman9827 Месяц назад

    Maybe I suck but this isn't easy, great exercise!

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  Месяц назад +1

      You don't suck, if you've never worked on these before they are tricky!

  • @urielfranciscofloreslozano5149
    @urielfranciscofloreslozano5149 2 года назад +1

    What bass is that?

  • @finestgoods
    @finestgoods Год назад

    Well, my left hand hates you. But thank you! This hurts, but I can see how it will help me in time!

  • @monarchvlinder
    @monarchvlinder 2 года назад +1

    I feel like my hands are way too small for this 🥲

  • @Ashman69
    @Ashman69 Месяц назад

    This is so hard, I can’t move my ring finger without that pinky coming off the fret 🤦🏻‍♂️ will keep trying

  • @smoothbo3
    @smoothbo3 11 месяцев назад

    Which string will it start from

  • @vladislavhusnutdinov1523
    @vladislavhusnutdinov1523 Год назад

    Since I’m guitar player, will it be easier for me to learn bass?

  • @michaelanthony9068
    @michaelanthony9068 2 года назад

    Maybe that will help me with this flying pinky problem? I’m currently working on that in SBL’s Technique Course and the dang pinky won’t behave.

  • @crystalwaters8581
    @crystalwaters8581 7 месяцев назад +1

    ive been learning for one day i was surprised with how hard this was to keep each finger in there own fret and pressing all of them down especially the pinkie

    • @devinebass
      @devinebass  7 месяцев назад +2

      It gets easier as your skill, coordination and hand strength increases! You got this!

    • @crystalwaters8581
      @crystalwaters8581 7 месяцев назад

      @@devinebassyep! I’m already seeing a small difference, I’ll make sure to do this everyday!

  • @jimbrowncreates
    @jimbrowncreates 2 года назад

    The spider? I saw someone teach that on guitar but never tried it out I guess now its time.

  • @kemzstudios6489
    @kemzstudios6489 Год назад

    Day 1: I just tried this and my wrist and hand feel destroyed. It’s so hard when you just start.

  • @coolchu24
    @coolchu24 6 дней назад

    Are my hands too small to do this down the neck? Or is it intended that I do this higher up only?

  • @rogerchavez2531
    @rogerchavez2531 2 года назад

    Learned this from a Jaco video

  • @timothyfagan207
    @timothyfagan207 2 года назад +1

    Nick Kroll is a bass boss

  • @Dawnise62
    @Dawnise62 2 года назад

    How can I adapt with my small hands