How to Play 1-4-5 Bass Guitar Progressions

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Part of the video series: How to Play the Bass Guitar

Summary: Play the 1,4,5 bass guitar progressions when playing blues; learn how with tips from our professional bass guitar instructor in this free music lesson video.

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By Carl Shepard
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Contact: www.entheosmusic.com

Carl Shepard is a professional bass instructor that works at Keller Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. When he is not busy teaching his students he spends time making music with his band...read more

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The electric bass guitar belongs to the string family of instruments and is similar to other guitars in structure. The bass has a slightly larger body than the regular electric guitar and is played an octave lower in pitch. This instrument is a popular replacement instrument for the double bass and is featured in all genres of music. The body of the bass guitar is usually made of wood such as maple and rosewood. It is played by plucking the four strings that are stretched from base to the neck of the instrument. The bass produces a bass line in tunes, but can also be featured in a solo.

Watch this series of expert videos and you will learn intermediate guitar basics. Learn different progressions, alternate fingering exercises, and scales and chords to play on the bass guitar. Our expert will teach you how to perform advanced finger picking exercises as well as various hammer techniques. See our expert demonstrate techniques for different styles of music such as hip hop, rock, and jazz tunes. Get tips on tuning, picking and slapping techniques. You can learn how to play the bass guitar in many different styles from our expert in these instructional videos.

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lisa114 said

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on 4/2/2009 Carl, I am a new player and a little older then most starters and I didn't get all the notes on your 1-4-5 bass progression. I have prpobably watched 25 times and your fingers move wonderfully FAST for this old lady to see--could I get you to tell me specifically what you have played. I didn't have trouble with your other lessons you said them and the postions. I so appreciate your lessons-I live way out in the middle of the rice fields in California in a little town with NO musical anything for miles and miles--this has been an answer to my prayers! Thank you!!!!

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zombievolve said

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on 8/2/2008 This is the lesson I've been waiting for! Its simple, direct, and most of all cool. So many times I've been taught by frinds the key of G. But this is the progression that I think could really nail it home.

cowboypraise said

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on 8/2/2008 I can't thank you enough MR. SHEPARD for your producing of these bass learning video's. This just what i've been looking for. I am a very novice player in a praise band and am looking to get better. Your calmness and diliberate teaching is great. I hope you continue to make more video's so others can learn and progress. GOD BLESS YOU for your work and ability.

bajnh said

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on 8/2/2008 as previously asked are there tabs available for this video, beginner player needs spoon feeding

Video Transcript

"Hi! I am Carl Shepard with expertvillage.com here talking about different blues bass lines and what we do if we’re playing a bass line in the key of G particularly the box pattern, we want to take a look at where that progression comes from. It is a one-four-five progression and what I mean by that is if you take your major scale one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do, you have seven different notes because do and do are the same note. That is G, this is G. So in that, if you count up your notes one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, you have one, where the first progression starts, this is four where the second progression starts and then the fifth note there of the scale, so let me jump up here to the fifth, back down to the fourth and here is the first. So in any major key a one-four-five progression is going to be very popular and that is where this stems from and that is what a rock is based out of, so this is a very popular progression one-four-five. "

eHow Article: How to Play 1-4-5 Bass Guitar Progressions