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15. Box Shape #1

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As you now probably know, the fingerboard of the bass guitar contains a great deal of symmetry and repetition. With this being the case, it stands to reason that there will be certain useful combinations of notes that fall naturally under the fingers wherever you are on the instrument. This video course – the first of two on the subject – will examine a group of notes that over time, you will come to think of as your ‘go-to’ notes.

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This course is 20 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. Box Shape #1

This lesson will introduce a basic ‘box shape’, a group of valuable notes that fall easily under the fingers, no matter where you are on the bass.

2. Exercise #87

This exercise makes use of the box shape over a very common chord progression: C-Am-F-G. You’ll find that this shape can help add a lot of variety into a line.

3. Exercise #88

This exercise is a rock bassline, once again making use of the root, fifth and octave box shape. Remember to keep your first finger on the root note in each bar.

4. Exercise #89

This exercise puts the box shape to use with in a reggae groove. Note how the descending figure in bar 4 contrasts with the ascending figure used in the previous bars.

5. Exercise #90

This line uses the box shape as the key part of a simple funk groove. Note that the line in bar 4 is the same as in bar 2 but an octave higher.

6. Exercise #91

This exercise is a simple example of a ‘walking bassline’. This line is a great illustration of just how much you can do with these simple note choices.