How To Learn The Notes On A 5 String Bass

[@talkingbasslessons]

Lesson Material: www.talkingbass.net/how-to-learn-the-notes-on-a-5-string-bass/

[@SwashBuccaneer]

What a coincidence. I just picked up a 5 string. But I've only been playing 3 months and now have 3 basses lol

[@firemedic105ns]

I am primarily a 5 string player. I routinely use the B string to ensure that I don't need to down tune, or to allow me to go deeper for songs that may not use it normally. I rarely use my four string basses anymore and I have a 5th 5 string coming.
5 string for life.

[@edword3457]

What 5 string bass would you recommend for pure tone and sustain reggae bass lines?

[@dezene]

I love my five. I started bass on a five, and I’m glad I did. Now it’s sometimes odd playing a four.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The Low B on a 5 string Bass just booms

[@jeffreywells6573]

I've been playing a 5 string for the past 30 years. I play mainly Country and I love those low tones I get from my Fender Jazz.

[@johnfollis2357]

Sounds like a Music Man Bass. I love my 5-string. But a 4-string is wonderful as well. A 6-string can be a bit tricky but if you can get your hands around the neck, take what you know with 4 and 5-string basses and add the high C-string and you'll be good to go.

[@UncleGrunt]

Such a wicked finish on that stingray

[@blacktipbassmods8837]

When I was learning the B string, I would play a1-4-5, 12 bar blues pattern. I started in D, then Eb,E…..G.
It really helped me figure it out.
Now I play almost everthing from 4th fret up, and don’t hate songs in Eb,F,and Bb anymore

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It's a boomer of a Bass & I use the Neotech Guitar Harness (basically a Guitar version of Accordion Straps) to help distribute the weight more evenly. Also mine has a Radius in the Fretboard to make it more comfortable to play. I tune mine down a half step (Bb0, Eb1, Ab1, Db2, Gb2) to make the high notes easier on my voice, also the Low Bb0 sounds huge. It's a half step above the lowest note on a Piano which is A0, although they now make Pianos that can play lower than that down to C0 & higher than C8 up to B8. The Big Belura 9 Octave Grand not only has a bigger range but it also works around the string scaling issue.

[@f1948s]

Thanks for the great lesson Mark. I am trying to decide if I should get a 5 string and this helps me understand the use of the 5th string in correlation to the other stings for a greater range.

[@southjersey10]

Just finding this lesson. Very, very helpful. 👍🏾

[@richardmichaels3063]

Perfect timing on this video. Was just given a Schecter Raiden Special-5 by a friend who also plays bass

[@humanidrome]

Great lesson Mark, thanks a lot.

[@akashjoseph17]

Best bass guitar teacher in youtube and internet today !!

[@philipalvarez8833]

I was mostly intrigued by seeing that pickup selector on the bass. Never seen that before.

[@talkingbasslessons]

It’s not a pickup selector. It’s the standard Musicman pickup config . Front for series, back from parallel, middle for single coil.

[@dentoncrimescene]

It's muting that was/is the challenge for me. Especially when using a pick.

[@georgewilcox7848]

Thanks Mark!

[@LorenzoDeLeon]

Thanks a lot for this, very helpful ! However, does not really address the issue you mention at the beginning. Learning the B string is the easy part, the hard one is not to get confused with the other 4 when you've been playing 4 strings for 40 years + ! I feel like a total beginner, can't play simple jazz chords progressions securely, that's very frustrating... any tips on how to figure it out ?

[@klaymeister]

I played about 8 years on a 4, now I've been playing 5 strings 9 or 10 years. Also, beautiful stingray. That's like endgame bass for me.

[@charlieburns1385]

Thanks Mark 👍

[@alessiopizzignach3878]

does anyone know any youtube channel as good as this one but for piano? i mean, structured and everything, for almost beginners...
ps mark you're amazing

[@finestgoods]

Thank you.

[@drumzn432hz]

I like this guy but, he always comes from the stand point of people coming from 4 string to 4 string NOT those starting on 5 string w/o 4 string experience...

[@jockojohn3294]

I tried finding those notes on the neck, I looked everywhere, and my bass just doesn't have any....I was hoping to get invited to a party this weekend, but that note is not there either.....
PS.....I just found a note from the IRS that says I owe them an additional $453 dollars for 2020 estimated tax :( ........

[@neilpatrickhairless]

rofl @ the IRS note was the one that found you 💀

[@petermcguinness5281]

Good idea...
The circle....

[@petermcguinness5281]

Wow... I didn't know that.

[@BoydTX]

I'm so used to having that B string, I never want to play a 4-string ever again. And I seldom use it for the bottom five notes.

[@mikeedwards5012]

I like to use the B string to play across the neck instead of having to shift down the neck.

[@beornthebear.8220]

I play 5-string basses. It was a little difficult for my hands to remember that the deep string is a B, not an E, but after drilling with modes in C in one and two octaves again and again, I don't ever want to go back to a 4-string.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Thomas & George Martin make 5 String Upright Basses, & they cleverly solved the playability problem by making a new setup for them.

[@phart5155]

What about the 6 string bass?

[@jamesavery5715]

75

[@paulevans4334]

Congratulations. You made it sound harder than it is. For me anyway.

[@stewartmckinlay2374]

A do like a 5 , but no matter how many times a play one a still hit the 5th accidentally during a song . Thinking it's the E

[@Firedancer100]

Ethereum 🎸🎸🎸

[@kristinwiedemann3188]

Kuss

[@ArtScienceWonder]

400th like 😜

[@stevewoodward7850]

sorry but completely lost me!!!

[@neilpatrickhairless]

You know where B, C, D and E are so just fill in the blanks. There are only 8 notes including octave notes and they will always be in the same order regardless of neck position. Drill the first part of this lesson until you know by sight what note you're on and the rest of it will make sense

[@neilpatrickhairless]

it sounds corny but when learning the board, you gotta approach it like a racer would approach finding lines on a track. literally physically sit with the instrument and LOOK at the fingerboard and drill each note until it becomes easy to recall each one. I promise, the time taken is well worth the effort

[@nikobellic1191]

I DECLARE:
When someone asks me what instrument I play, I say bass-guitar and that I'm a bass-guitarist, not a bassist.
To me a bassist is someone who can play the upright bass and in that respect, a bass-guitar has more in common with a guitar than a 'real bass'.
I'm having issues ATM with thick gauge strings (my bass is designed for thin gauge strings) and too much action between the strings and the fretboard.
A 'real bassist' would probably laugh at my predicament, whereas a bass-guitarist would probably be more sympathetic
My 2 cents...

[@talkingbasslessons]

You just need to do a setup.

[@nikobellic1191]

@@talkingbasslessons
True. Costs money. I'm a lazy bum