Guide To Bass Guitar – The Rock Box

so what I’m going to demonstrate is sort

so what I’m going to demonstrate is sort of like a user’s guide to base it’s

of like a user’s guide to base it’s

of like a user’s guide to base it’s essentially a way to get by and to sort

essentially a way to get by and to sort

essentially a way to get by and to sort of be able to jam with your friends and

of be able to jam with your friends and

of be able to jam with your friends and have fun if you don’t you know if you’re

have fun if you don’t you know if you’re

have fun if you don’t you know if you’re the guy who gets stuck the person who

the guy who gets stuck the person who

the guy who gets stuck the person who gets stuck playing the bass there and

gets stuck playing the bass there and

gets stuck playing the bass there and you know you don’t really know what to

you know you don’t really know what to

you know you don’t really know what to do i’m going to show you a little trick

do i’m going to show you a little trick

do i’m going to show you a little trick and it’s called and it’s something that

and it’s called and it’s something that

and it’s called and it’s something that I use all the time and it because it’s

I use all the time and it because it’s

I use all the time and it because it’s super fun and it sounds wicked it’s sort

super fun and it sounds wicked it’s sort

super fun and it sounds wicked it’s sort of like a pentatonic scale I like to

of like a pentatonic scale I like to

of like a pentatonic scale I like to call it the rockbox and what the i’m

call it the rockbox and what the i’m

call it the rockbox and what the i’m going to play the rockbox in g and i’m

going to play the rockbox in g and i’m

going to play the rockbox in g and i’m just gonna do it and then i’ll just sort

just gonna do it and then i’ll just sort

just gonna do it and then i’ll just sort briefly explain what it is it’s really

briefly explain what it is it’s really

briefly explain what it is it’s really easy it just goes like

easy it just goes like

easy it just goes like [Music]

so what that was was I was essentially

so what that was was I was essentially working my way back up to my root note

working my way back up to my root note

working my way back up to my root note which was G a B flat C C sharp D F G

which was G a B flat C C sharp D F G

which was G a B flat C C sharp D F G which brings me back to my my one there

which brings me back to my my one there

which brings me back to my my one there my my root note and you can essentially

my my root note and you can essentially

my my root note and you can essentially sort of create variations on that like

sort of create variations on that like

sort of create variations on that like say

say

say [Music]

and by using this rockbox technique you

and by using this rockbox technique you can sort of venture off and find the

can sort of venture off and find the

can sort of venture off and find the different notes along the fretboard that

different notes along the fretboard that

different notes along the fretboard that correspond to the notes within your rock

correspond to the notes within your rock

correspond to the notes within your rock box so if you’re playing like your G

you’ll go off and find your f which is

you’ll go off and find your f which is right here so and then you go back to

right here so and then you go back to

right here so and then you go back to date and then you can you can find your

date and then you can you can find your

date and then you can you can find your feet flat so it’s fairly simple and it’s

feet flat so it’s fairly simple and it’s

feet flat so it’s fairly simple and it’s just sort of like a functional way to be

just sort of like a functional way to be

just sort of like a functional way to be able to play music with your friends and

able to play music with your friends and

able to play music with your friends and and enjoy flame days