Do this bass exercise EVERY DAY 💪!!

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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[azalearose]

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

[toonvank]

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

[funkzilla]

“Once you reach the G string “. I felt that.

[ericfellner]

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

[aidenwithane]

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👍

[danepaulstewart]

⭐️⭐️ 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!

[numanuma]

Great way to help with the flying pinky.

[KirkDickinson]

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.

[joecastro]

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

[joaniepeters]

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

[javierganzarain]

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

[michaelbiljon]

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

[mcbrodz]

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

[sherlock]

You can also do this excersice with variations on right hand

I do a lotwith double thumb and slap

You can also do 8th ot 16th note with a metronome or drums, pluck twice or 4 times each note to start

You can ofc play 16th notes with 1 note per pluck

I also do slap pop on same string while doing this

The thing is, be creative, this is a golden nugget, explore it

[rickjets]

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

[Fooma]

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

[KenobiStark]

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

[shadesofbeige]

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. 😄

[jamesgildea]

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

[erikolsen]

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#.