IM Welcome back. This is week nine of Bass Lessons in the music coach program. This week, you're going to be working on playing a one octave G major scale on the G string. So it's a little different than last time when we learned the G major scale where we were crossing over all the strings but keeping your left hand in one location. Now we're going to be playing up and down the G string, but using different fingerings and changing the location on the neck. Now a little small thing to keep in mind, you want to bring your thumb along the neck along the back at the same rate as your pointer finger so you're moving in a pair like this.

We're going to start by playing the G string open nem put your number one finger on the SEC. fret, play a Now move your number one finger up to the fourth fret to play B. Now way to play the fifth fret with your second finger which is C, and I want you to put your number one finger on the seventh fret, my D. Now put your number one finger on the ninth fret and play E. Now put your number one finger on the 11th fret and play F sharp. Put your number two finger on the 12th fret and play the high g notes again. Chain A, B, C, D, E, F sharp And G and the practice video we're also going to be playing the scale descending starting on the 12th fret. So start on the 12th fret with your second finger and play G. Now go down to your first finger on the 11th fret plate F sharp.

Move your first finger down to the ninth fret and play E and down to the seventh fret to play D. Now put your second finger on the fifth fret and play C and your first finger fourth fret and play B and your first finger on the second fret and play a and then open G being comfortable playing your major scales. Bend down on one string and also across all the strings is a really important skill. And when we get into more improvising and soloing, it's a great way to explore the sounds. Because when you're playing on one string, you can do things like sliding between notes either up or down. And you can also do hammer on and hammer offs, which you can't do when you're going between two strings. So it allows you to be more expressive.

It does have some limitations, because when you have to jump from one string, or sorry, from one fret to another on the same string, the base has a really long neck. So there's, it takes a certain amount of time so it's good to be able to do both. Keep up the great work and we'll see in the practice video.