Upright Bass Lesson - Where Are The Notes? - John Goldsby

[JamesMartinBass]

I've always loved Goldsby's articles in Bass Player magazine. He's an excellent teacher.

[PaulFrancisBass]

Ive been playing upright for a while now but never really considered the overtone series as reference for intonation, What a great idea.... Thanks so much for sharing this information much appreciated ....

[chop]

Thanks for the comments——good to hear from everyone!

[Jaa_kko]

"just move your finger up and down the g string"

[zoiebroughton]

Imma need a scholarship for playing the bass tbh

[hyalinamusic]

Thanks for giving reference to the electric bass. I've been wanting to get into playing upright bass, but it's always seemed intimidating because I don't know where the notes are. Now I've got some more reference to where the notes are. Thanks!

[dumpsterpenguinn]

I've been playing upright bass for about five years now and I don't have a clue why I'm here but nice video

[michaelanderson]

Nice one John. This will give me something to work on.

[sovietfp]

I'd usually get a paint marker and put tiny dots on where the notes are on the side of the finger board.

[FiestaBounce]

why not just have dots on the side like a fretless bass?

[Hexspa]

Interestingly, these physical harmonics correspond to the overtone series where open is fundamental, half is 2nd harmonic, third is third harmonic and fourth is fourth. These overtones are always overlaid on acoustic sounds with some exceptions. In other words, every time you play a note, you’re really playing a chord (the first 8 harmonics make a dominant seventh chord).

[ripper]

thanks to you i have aprove a test on university! ♥

[RSTI]

Why is it called a double bass when I see only one bass...

[gigalulmansur]

Why don't they just put marks on the board?

[FionaDrAdler]

Thank you for this video! Very usefull!

[davidluna]

You know what they should put at that 12th harmonic? An effing marker!

[anniethai]

Hello, I have a question:

Is there a way to play a note below the open e string on the bass?

[MixtapeMan]

2:53 I’ve definitely practiced putting my harmonic D on my girl’s G string 🤫

[angelsarchive]

You gotta wonder why they can’t just add fret markers on the side

[selfactualizer]

you dont need physical cuees to tell you where the notes are. You use your ears. How does a guitarist's hands know where the 8th fret is without looking? he practiced.