Master the Entire Bass Neck With Only Two Exercises

1:17 introducing the chord shapes we'll use for the exercise, Maj7 and min7
3:01 The secret of the exercises
3:22 - Explaining exercise 1
4:00 - Exercise 1 demo
6:42 The concept for exercise 2 based on the blues scale
8:27 Introducing the new shapes for exercise 2

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[curtvincent]

I am an old guy and got "stuck" on bass as a guitar player as someone needed to play bass so I was the stuckee! Decades later I stopped being resentful and started to appreciate the role of the bass. But now I am trying to not just learn and play a song (I play out often) but to learn how to really feel a song. Less is more. This teacher has really helped this old guy. Thank you! I am now a Yonit Nitpicker!

[pantalonesfrescos]

I'm a guitar player and just got a bass for christmas to have fun on. This lesson is exactly what I needed. Very clear and concise lesson and it can be applied immediately to jams with friends. Thanks so much.

[danscalone]

57 and I'm learning to play. My goal is to Play!

[Chriswoodworker]

Just watching this lesson at 11:45pm. Now I have to wait till the morning to have a play on my Bass. Don't know how I'm going to sleep. What a fantastic lesson. So glad I found you on YouTube.

[lennythelion]

I love this lesson! Earlier this month I picked up my bass for the first time in over 25 years. 25 years ago these was no YouTube just books and a teacher if you could afford one. But now there's so much bass tuition on YouTube that it can be bewildering. So I've decided that for the immediate future to concentrate on just two areas; walking bass and jamming with the pentatonic/blues scale. So this lesson is just what I need; Christmas has come early; subscribed.

[MacMic]

Great.I’m a drummer but I want to learn bass( every drummer should!). Good clear lesson.

[Bmcdanman]

Hey thanks I’m starting out and I’m old man!! I love the bass and want to learn it!!

[markhebebrand]

Your a Awesome clear and simple to understand Bass teacher 💯

[thearkuhtekt]

Very intuitive video. Thank you. I'm definitely going to add this to my practice routine.

[emtsygz]

super useful video, thx! Also if anyone wants to practice the first exercise u can play along to Marvin Gaye's "whats going on"...pretty much all minor7 or maj7 chords

[williamdorsey]

Holy crap, 1:26 into and I'm already subscribed. I watch alot of teachers online and learned alot. But your method of teaching is by far on the top 5

[EMTBTroy]

Your a great teacher, thank you for this lesson.

[joshualagrone]

Just throwing this out there. Folks commenting about how they need tabs instead of notes shouldn’t be trying to learn their neck yet. You gotta walk before you can run. And you’ll run further and more comfortably with a good pair of sneakers. Learning the names of notes and some basic theory will be the Nike Shocks to your bass playing. 🤘

[cjhalfthai]

Yonit is the best bass teacher I've ever watched. She explains everything so well!

[monomamori]

NICE! That's an exercise I'll surely try!

[victorramirez]

That’s a great Master class!!! Thank you

[TheRuss]

Wow! These exercises have made a world of difference for me thank you so much.

[EpisodeNan]

Who else here is learning to play bass by learning a full song by hearing it or watching a video of it? Im noob at bass, and this is my way of learning. I sometimes find good licks and shapes with a song Im trying to learn.

[anandaurora]

Great lesson Yonit, packed with stuff yet simple.. thanks

[Eli_J_]

I wish I’d had you as a teacher from day 1. I never spent the time learning scales and chords then I took some years away from bass and just coming back trying to do things the right way now. I’m more intermediate and still had to pull out my cheat sheet of chords. What you’re teaching is golden but show a closer view of your fingers and slow down a bit.