Bass Tip - Getting Familiar with the Fretboard - Nathaniel School of Music
Here's a bass tip on how to quickly get used to positions and relations on the fretboard using concepts like artificial harmonics. Also, check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanielmusic Website: http://www.nathanielschool.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/music_method YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nathaniel Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nathanielschool #BassFretboard #BassGuitar #BassLesson Chapters 00:00 Get familiar with the bass fretboard 00:50 Use artificial harmonics for the exercise 01:09 Find the octave harmonic 01:59 Touch above the fret and pluck the harmonic 02:55 Play the major scale 03:10 Repeat the scale as octave harmonics 03:56 Use the technique for other notes 04:16 Recognise interval shapes 04:41 Visualise the shapes with your eyes closed
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