…making better bass players with Kris Rodgers A.K.A Dmanlamius
Learn how to tune your Bass guitar with the 5th fret method. Harmonics. Drop tunings & half-step tunings. Some words of advice, and how to’s on all of these methods.
Ok, I hope you enjoy the video! Here is a link to the harmonics lesson as mentioned:
Introduction to natural harmonics.
And here is a link to the Major scale as mentioned:
The Major scale.
Oh, and do you need a tuner? Well, check out this ‘lil puppy:
Onto the lesson. Time frames for the lesson are:
Tuning by ear: 0:52
5th Fret Method: 3:44
Harmonic tuning: 6:21
Drop tunings: 9:14
Half-step tuning: 11:42
Glenn Whitehall
December 24th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
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Kris
December 27th, 2010 at 11:03 am
Glad you enjoyed it
Jack
February 19th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Thinks man i just picked up the bass not to long ago and im getting alright at it all thinks to your videos they’ve been such a big help!!!!
Markus
December 11th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
Nice tuner I came across a while ago is this one
http://www.seventhstring.com/tuner/tuner.html
as it picks up from a mic – just in case you want to use a tuner but dont have a tuner at hand.
Kris
December 12th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Ooo! Thats cool. Thanks, Markus
Marco
January 4th, 2012 at 3:12 am
D’man is this you? It really looks like you, with the red bear and hoody…
http://www.browncardigan.com/imagesfarm/0irkUNiQGcrKoYt.jpg
Kris
January 5th, 2012 at 11:10 am
No, that isn’t me, Marco. My nose is much more bendier than that!
Simon George
January 17th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
I really dig the lessons and information you have on your site for the bass guitar. Its sites like this that have made consistent musical progress possible for me over my 13 years of playing. Keep it up. IStillGotMyGuitar
Kris
January 20th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Thankyou, Simon!