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Good stuff.
The bass is where I get the majority of my pitch sense from when I'm singing, improvising or learning a new song. With singing, I can feel the beating between the notes when I'm off, internally.
I was thinking the other day when comparing what I learned by ear to some tabs, I'd like to make a vid on how I figure out what position/string something is being played on. I was learning Mastodon tune when when I checked the tabs I saw they wrote a part out using the B and E strings, when the part is actually played higher up the neck on the A, D and G strings. The version they came up with was almost impossible to finger
Sometimes just figuring out the position/area I need to be in helps me figure out the rest much easier.
The bass is where I get the majority of my pitch sense from when I'm singing, improvising or learning a new song. With singing, I can feel the beating between the notes when I'm off, internally.
I was thinking the other day when comparing what I learned by ear to some tabs, I'd like to make a vid on how I figure out what position/string something is being played on. I was learning Mastodon tune when when I checked the tabs I saw they wrote a part out using the B and E strings, when the part is actually played higher up the neck on the A, D and G strings. The version they came up with was almost impossible to finger
Sometimes just figuring out the position/area I need to be in helps me figure out the rest much easier.
TJontheRoad
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I agree up to the point of learning to read music. That "shit" is important.
Eagle
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Dani reads very well.
Frankencat
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I can read a little bit, I used to be much better when I studied as a kid, but I found that I never used it in the situations I found myself in, leading bands, doing sessions, etc. The more useful thing for me was learning the number system aka "Nashville Numbers". This is almost universally used by the musicians I play with in professional situations. I still do use a combination of notation and numbering when transcribing or writing music for myself.
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To the point though, training your ears is THE most important skill. Lots of people have the knowledge but they can't "hear" well and therefore don't know how to play beyond the technical part. Also bass is the rudder of the ship in a band setting. Without the bass it's harder to steer. 
Frankencat
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I have also say that this dude is fairly ridiculous and couldn't watch all 18 minutes of him lol.
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I like him, sense of humour and a great player.
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Once you get past his "way"
, the points are pretty solid and helpful, and reaffirming at the least.AFKAEjay(retired)
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I kinda miss the message to learn to put “Numbers” to bassnotes..(or melodies)
You see/hear him doing it though.
I used to train singing scales, and/or melodies as numbers. Or play games..Lets sing 422834 (whatever).
I did so on long car/train rides. That has been very helpfull. Today I can hear what is happening on most tunes without touching an instrument cause I hear bassnotes as numbers, and I believe that is because I played the “number game”. I most certainly couldn’t do it before I did those…So it wasn’t a given talent.
When you can hear it as numbers…and know your way on the instrument to reproduce numbers in all keys, you have found a bridge between musical imagination and your fingers.
To me it’s a combination of hearing (identify notes), labeling it from a theoratical perspective (numbers), and fretboard knowledge to reproduce those numbers.
You see/hear him doing it though.
I used to train singing scales, and/or melodies as numbers. Or play games..Lets sing 422834 (whatever).
I did so on long car/train rides. That has been very helpfull. Today I can hear what is happening on most tunes without touching an instrument cause I hear bassnotes as numbers, and I believe that is because I played the “number game”. I most certainly couldn’t do it before I did those…So it wasn’t a given talent.
When you can hear it as numbers…and know your way on the instrument to reproduce numbers in all keys, you have found a bridge between musical imagination and your fingers.
To me it’s a combination of hearing (identify notes), labeling it from a theoratical perspective (numbers), and fretboard knowledge to reproduce those numbers.
