Added by on 2013-07-15

View tabs at www.freeguitarvideos.com Left Hand Technique is a free video lesson by Russ Rodgers for beginning bass guitar. This lesson will teach you proper left hand form which will help you become a more efficient player. We will first cover the proper positioning of the hand and fingers and then move on to some exercises that will eliminate excess motion from your fingers. Video Rating: 4 / 5

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25 Comments

  • JoeDarby1996 10 years ago

    If we all played like this then we wouldn’t be an individual player we’d all just be the same. Now tell me why you’d all wanna play the same way?

  • TheLedFloyd69 10 years ago

    If he’s looking at the camera, it’s less likely he’s going to blink regularly.

  • durban skyslot 10 years ago

    cheers russ, i’ve been wasting a lot of energy, trying to maintain the stretch.
    through doing this, i had a lot of tension in my shoulder, and my wrist.

  • Grimmjow Jagerjaques 10 years ago

    Jerod mayer guy, im twelve. Im right handed and can hardly do any thing fluent or flexible with my left hand. But i didnt care! First of all, no one says you cant do it your own way! I hardley ever use a finger other than my index to preform a note. And it takes practice! Dont give up! you dont find a bass player that often right? If you wanna go pro you can get into any band easy. Heres a tip though, start translating bass songs to guitar. Then go back to bass and the song will be easy.

  • djosephj 10 years ago

    He makes is sooo much more complicated than it needs to be.

  • halo2party 10 years ago

    Bass for Pete? That’s my name, and I’m returning to bass. Thanks!

  • Ston3d42O 10 years ago

    LOL I CANT PAY ATTENTION TO THIS VIDEO NOW WTF

  • usmanzaka69 10 years ago

    why 3 fingers on one string??

  • Euro Attelage 10 years ago

    dirty minded :D

  • victor prince dateme 10 years ago

    Thanks Boss Bless you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • MattMasterGames 10 years ago

    cheats

  • BlanFan2O 10 years ago

    Prejudice is a negative perception of, not action against, something or someone before actually learning about it/them.
    Learn what words mean before you use them, please.

  • Shervin M.- 10 years ago

    When you say you need to “break” your wrist forward you’re forgetting that position is THE most unnatural position for a wrist… As a Bassist you want to make sure that your wrist is straight and feels natural as much as possible, given that certain notes cannot be played (especially high notes) with a straight wrist, but watch out, a lot of beginners watch this and will assume that a bent / angled wrist position is alright, it is NOT in long terms it will cause severe wrist injuries!

  • Shervin M.- 10 years ago

    Try searching for “left handed” bass techniques

  • dmoney69696969 10 years ago

    The majority of the world is right handed and they most likely cannot play left handed because they didn’t learn that way. It’s the same concept either way.

  • renji kisuke 10 years ago

    lol my little finger went crazy while doing this xD

  • fowter1 10 years ago

    4:40 is so hard for me =/ broke my hand when i was 12 and now my pinky finger and knuckle are just totally messed

  • Connor Heckler 10 years ago

    Byfar the most important video for beginners.

    Well, I’m off to relearn years of bass playing!

  • bunsenburger 10 years ago

    can’t get my thumb flat down… i can only get it side on, and it feels sooo unnatural. i physically can’t turn my thumb so it’s flat down on the neck. might it have to do with me being a piano player?

  • ENC14 10 years ago

    Man, it isn’t a lie, it’s just the most comfortable position and it gets the best tone. It’s the same for the guitar, but a lot of guitarists prefer to stick their thumb above the neck, but it doesn’t mean that they are bad guitarists.

  • IceyFlame500 10 years ago

    the thumb on back of neck is a lie i’ve seen steve harris have his thumb stick out above the neck like es griping it, unless u wanna say steve harris is bad at playing bass

  • TheSonsofHorusx 10 years ago

    nice hawiian shirt

  • SuspeciousComedyCall 10 years ago

    hey why is everyone on youtube freaking prejuiced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLAY A LEF HANDED GUITAR FREAKIN Ass whipe

  • AustralianGuyyy 10 years ago

    brilliant. thanks mate.

    

  • carl6154 10 years ago

    he dresses like tyler the creator.