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One Of THE Most Useful Bass Exercises - Cycle Of 4ths and Notes On The Neck Combined
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- Опубликовано: 13 авг 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.
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.
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 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.
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!
Best bass teacher on you tube that I've seen!
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.
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.
I watched this a second time and gained a greater understanding. I appreciate your teaching style.
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 think I am improving very quickly since I followed your simple and professional lessons Mark, keep it up!
Learn music first-bass second. Yes!Have studied guitar and theory for 9 years. All the theory applies to bass (as well as guitar, mandolin, piano, etc.) and your videos provide the best instructions ive found on utube. many thanks for thorough lessons. You are an exceptionally good teacher.
I feel the same.
This lesson is simply AWESOME! A masterpiece!
+Carlo Caponi Thanks a lot Carlo
Mark, your lessons motivate me to play. Love studying with you
This is best, most honest, and useful bass lesson I have found in the internet. You are a real educator.
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 😁👍
When I started playing one of the first things my teacher taught me was the cycle of 4ths. It's been about 10 months now of playing, and I must say it is REALLY helpful. There are so many songs that follow the cycle, and it's just a great way to learn the fingerboard and everything about playing music.
+Brian Bulla It's hard to explain to people how important it is. Especially if they're only interested in learning a few Flea lines to impress their friends. It's only as you improve and study more that it becomes apparent. Ironically, you won't know that unless you already know it because you won't see it!
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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!
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!!!
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.
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!
I love the videos, and I dig how you teach... but your background is so utilitarian.
It makes me think that you exist in some alternate dimension all by yourself, with nothing but the clothes on your back and a bass to play.
Tank hasn't loaded anything for him yet. You should see it when he asks for, "Guitars, lots of guitars."
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well... that is slave knowledge... for people which want be slaves...
but what hardly anyone know is tbat tbe origin scale was the aeolic scale... because the alphabet begins with a... right? and not c...
and when you want really anything know about really important about music I would suvvest to check "nada brahme"... there is a book about from "joachim ernst berendt".
and there are tests from "baxtor" (right, that pharma concern) in the 60is of the last century how plants react on music... or noise what humans call "music"... important to know... also what scales effect in which way on which organes...
which heal and which make cancer for example.
that is important to know in a psychopathic world, where all real live rot... rottet by humabized to death from a not sapience sickness... which was told from a demin of the desert that jts the crone of creation, tgat should raise in numbers, and make this eorld to its object... and not check its own population, and care about all other life and not humanize it to death and gen nanipulate it, ect.
but egoshit want be superstar in tbe race of "develooment" to it... and give a shit on the REAL development FOR ALL LIFE and real spirituality what sence this all...
that all may ve a not to bad knowledge... but nobody teach this, ecause its not usefull to be superstar... demon cultered from desperate anunnaki created 200 genetic disorder garbage... while all other spieces have maximum 5...
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@@Ilus-Mirror en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleve_Backster#:~:text=In%20February%201966%2C%20Backster%20attached,water%20to%20reach%20the%20leaves.&text=He%20termed%20the%20plants'%20sensitivity,Journal%20of%20Parapsychology%20in%201968.
_"Controlled experiments that have attempted to replicate Backster's findings have failed, and the theory was not accepted since it did not follow the scientific method."_ What, that 'Baxtor'? Yeah, get science on the phone - we have some earth-shattering news from Wikipedia...😂 Also, well done for looking up his name and spelling it properly. Shows you obviously know a lot about him. 🤣
@@vooveks
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tell that the university clinic in vienna which made tests by comapatiens with suffi scales ...
recovering by braindamage 5 times faster ...
there will be always any jerk that want bust truth but reality gives enough proves for it ...
demonjerks where you look ....
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@@Ilus-Mirror Try sorting out your 'spelling' of the English language for a start (including capitol letters and paragraphing). THEN, you can consider 'musical note spelling'.
Thank you so much 🙏🏼.. this is a gold nugget .. I’ve been playing for 18yrs and this helps me understand and connect much information
Such a great lesson. One of those moments where I just started laughing as a lightbulb in my head just came on. Likely one of the most helpful lessons I have ever seen. Teaches so much on different levels. You are a great teacher.
BTW, you really have me pining for an Enfield bass. Never seen one in the States. Looks and sounds great.
Same here... I studied theory when I first started playing in 2008 but never really developed an understanding or a working knowledge of the cycle, so I focused on playing and developing technique and ear training. I've progressed to a level that's fairly decent but always felt like I lacked in my musicianship due to my struggle with theory. I've always read and learned little bits here and there but the dots never really connected. Then a week or so ago I watched this video and it all clicked, and I too started laughing, It was my EUREKA moment! It was bittersweet though. If someone would have shared this with me ten years ago, who knows how much further along I could have been. Drawback of the self taught musician.
Somewhere else on RUclips it was suggested that one way to learn circle of 4ths and fretboard notes is to remember B,E,A,D,G,C,F as:-
Battle Ends And Down Goes Charlies Father. Works for me. After the first BEADGCF the next lot are flats/sharps. This also works for ordinary 6 string guitar with an adjustment of one fret up for the B string. (G string to B string is a third, not a fourth) B to E is back to a fourth.
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!!
Perfect way to use and learn. You're A GREAT instructor. Thank You
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!
Mark you are a tremendous teacher. This really got me going on learning the bass! I love it sincerely
I like your touch man, and you make me love bass guitar more than before........
may the 4ths be with you 😎
+Guitar man very good one ^^
+Guitar man Don`t ever come here again
hahaha! bumper stickers and t-shirts?
why so much hate dude???
he he he... :)
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'm a beginner and I absolutely love this exercice. I'll do it everyday from now on. Thanks a lot Mark !
Can you say alphabet from A--G# will remember their no shapes or flat bet. E AND F And D and C you can take it from there
You’re an unbelievable teacher! Thanks for your help
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.
Best breakdown of the cycle of 4ths. Thank you!
Best teacher ever! Of any instrument. Thank you! ;-)
Thank you, after 4 days at 15 mins a day and E string done! Next A string. awesome. i have been struggling with notes over the neck for ages.
Nick Rollings so how are you doing now with the playing? Are you still at it?
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!
Thanks for getting me started again after 35 years.
I've been looking for an exercise for memorizing the fret board and this lesson is really helpful. Thanks a lot.
There's an app called fretboard learn that will help you learn the notes on your fretboard when you don't have your guitar. You can play with it while you wait at your Dr's etc. and it can be a lot of fun. I'm not saying you don't have to play this exercise in fact you can and should do this exercise for circles of every interval for instance the circle of 5ths or 3rds etc.
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 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.!
I love your lessons, Mark!! You are an awesome bass teacher!!
Really awesome! I don't have any words to describe this wonderful lesson.
this guy is an awesome instructor!!!
Best channel ever for studying and learning techniques. Thanks!
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
Thank God for RUclips. 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.
The way I see it is the tuning of a 5 string Bass is usually BEADG. And CF can stand for Cycle of Fourths:
CF (cycle of fourths)
BEADG (standard 5 string tuning)
Flat BEADG
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.
Incredible job teaching this one. Best bass instructor on the internet. Period.
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.
Idea for additional mnemonic!!!
The CF that starts the cycle is the initals of the Cycle!! i.e.
Cycle (of) Fourths...
then the BeadG mnemonic and Job Done!
Great Video BTW!
That's a great idea. I'll start using that!
Delighted to be able to contribute. That's an Enfield right? Looks classic and sounds lovely!
I also like to remember that the notes after CF are flats because they directly follow the F, for flat.
Somewhere else on RUclips it was suggested that one way to learn circle of 4ths and fretboard notes is to remember B,E,A,D,G,C,F as:-
Battle Ends And Down Goes Charlies Father. Works for me. After the first BEADGCF the next lot are flats/sharps. This also works for ordinary 6 string guitar with an adjustment of one fret up for the B string. (G string to B string is a third, not a fourth) B to E is back to a fourth.
Jeremy Shotts
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Picked this randomly on You Tube with no intention of looking at the whole. Watched it all. So insightful
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.
The best bass lessons on youtube, no doubt!
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!
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.
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.
Hi !!!! I´m from venezuela!! i¨m learning a lot with your class!! it is awesome!!! congratulations!!!! you are the best!!!
This is an amazing exercise! By far one of the most useful with big long term bonus. thanks
This is like one of the things i've been looking for for a long time. Thanks for this lesson man!
I use to jump on to other bass lessons when ever I see you on RUclips, reason being you talk much .... :P Today I wanted to check why you talk so much ;) and realized your talks are informative. Thanks for the lesson :D
lol same
Mark is very efficient in presenting info.
No he's not, better showing you then explaining, yawned and moved on after 3 minutes of blah blah blah
Well it is called TALKING bass
@@jonmatthews4254 Clearly you're not a trainer. :) ‘Explain what you're going to show/tell them, then show/tell them, then sum up what you've just shown/told them’ is a well-known mantra for all trainers/educators. Because it works!
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.👑🎸🎵
Absolutely by far the best teacher available
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.
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!
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!)
Is it just me or is this guy amazing!!!! Wow!!!!
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.
awesome Mark , your concerned for us to learn the circle of fourth and neck board !!! much success and my best !!!
Best lesson yet! Thanks.
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.
I Hope you knwo your like the best free bass teacher I've found on the internet. Thank you so much for your videos
I gotta lot of work to do, thanks mark,good video
Thank you, you made my learning bass easier.
Thanks for the exercise. I’m going to start following your lessons
Phenomenal lesson…super-useful! You’re an amazing communicator. A++ 👏
Best lesson on Circle of Fourths and keyboard memorization I've seen! And I've watched a bunch with other instructors!! Thanks much Mark!
Really appreciate these videos. Thanks
Love working with you
Best fretboard exercise I've found thus far!
I am a former Pro ( made a "big rock" living ,full time, for almost 10 years), who ended up in a different field in life....now 20 years later wish to pursue my bass playing . I've forgotten more than I ever knew...LOL....this is so helpful in remembering so much. Reacquainting my fingers to move and stretch....where the notes are on the fretboard....theory and overall muscle memory. This particular teacher is GREAT ! Subbed....and following on.
Somewhere else on RUclips it was suggested that one way to learn circle of 4ths and fretboard notes is to remember B,E,A,D,G,C,F as:-
Battle Ends And Down Goes Charlies Father. Works for me. After the first BEADGCF the next lot are flats/sharps. This also works for ordinary 6 string guitar with an adjustment of one fret up for the B string. (G string to B string is a third, not a fourth) B to E is back to a fourth.
Great lesson, I have been trying to learn the fretboard forever. I end up getting frustrated but I keep coming back because I want to be able to actually play something other than songs I know and love. This appears to be effective, but I struggle because I'm a visual learner and memorizing patterns comes too easily to me.
Mark, thank you so much for this exercise!
.. this was very helpful! You are a good teacher!
Another great lessson, highly suggest Talking Bass Lessons... Thanks for sharing...
Thank you very much!! This is really one of the most useful exercises ever 🙂
THIS IS GREAT! Thank you Mark!
your classes are gold
I'm taking this exercise for my guitar practice
Best Bass teacher in web. Thanx Mark
Thank you mark your the best! I hope to have enough motivation to continue on my bass
Hey once again mark I appreciate what I learned and I'm still learning the great teacher and I appreciate you I signed up with Scott bass lessons but I've always learn most from you thank you Steve Davis
'You're the best but I gave my money to someone else.' Ouch.
A great exercise for the hands/the mind.
Appreciate it Mark!
You are an incredible teacher...thanks :)
great video enjoyed it a Lot learning to play as a beginner taught me all of this quickly loved this video
This is the best tutorial I have ever seen. I like how you break it down so its easier for noobs like me to comprehend. Thanks Mark.