Learning bass at work....

[jonnyenglish358]

Just wondering if there is anything i can do or listen to whilst i'm at work? currently i have access to youtube and tend to listen to Scotts bass lessons or something similar for most of the day (whilst working), but obviously i don't have my guitar to hand so listening is all i can do. Is there anything else i can try??

Thanks for your help and comments,

Jonny

[Tugmonkey]

For what it's worth mate, I always find listening to the music I want to play helps, or even any music and pick out the bass and try to visualize what's happening on the fret board. But that's just me, I could never just listen to a lesson and take anything significant away from it without being able to play along, but I'm sure there are plenty people who can. Listening and visualization are big ones for me.

[AdamWoodBass]

A thing I tend to do at work is tap out different beat divisions on the side of my mouse while I'm listening to a tune. It's a subtle way to work on your internal metronome. For me I get serious "red light syndrome" when recording (i.e. Your rehearsals are really tight but then your actual recorded take makes you panic and rush the beat). To combat this I try to get in as much subconscious rhythm practice as possible, tapping the side of my mouse, tapping my foot etc. I work in a fairly noisy office so there's not much danger of annoying people with it.

[Coilte]

A constructive thing to do would be to work on Interval training.

http://www.activebass.com/basics/intervals

[jonnyenglish358]

Thanks for your help guys! I'll have a look at it all! Were hitting up a recording studio this weekend so just listening to the song over and over but keep changing the bass line!!! never recorded anything before so bit nervous about getting it right!

[Geek99]

i keep a bass in my car, if I get time at luncthime I go out and practice

[synthaside]

I remember when i used to write out the fretboard , on an a4 pad , helps with getting the fretboard really cemented in the mind ,

Tthen once you have your fretboard you can start thinking about chords , and theory which work , in differnt keys .

[Geek99]

i also run the cycle of fifths round in my head, forming each scale in turn. **




[i]** this can also helps if you can't sleep ...[/i]

[crompers]

probably not something you can do while working but I have fretboard learning app I use on my lunch, has been pretty effective.

[jonnyenglish358]

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probably not something you can do while working but I have fretboard learning app I use on my lunch, has been pretty effective.
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Have you got a name for this app? would help me loads lol

[Geek99]

Fret tester

[mikel]

I find listening to songs a great learning aid. If you know the structure of the song by heart, through repeated listening, it makes learning it so much easier. You can then play the song through, in your head, while playing the bass part. Learn the song not just your part, that way you always know where you are in the music.

[crompers]

[quote name='jonnyenglish358' timestamp='1491492325' post='3273492']
Have you got a name for this app? would help me loads lol
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There are a few but I use Fretboard Learn