The Exercise That Finally Makes Bass Shifting Click

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Follow-up to the four-string Hanon exercise
0:40 What Hanon exercises are and where they come from
1:30 Applying the concept to five-string bass
2:25 Setting up in E major
3:10 Reviewing the scale shape and two-octave range
4:20 Why these exercises build fretboard awareness
5:20 How to approach this video as a study
6:10 Watching thumb position and right-hand control
7:10 Floating thumb technique on five string
8:10 Shifting to the upper octave
9:30 Understanding the scale architecture
10:30 Reviewing the Hanon pattern
11:40 Applying the pattern across two octaves
13:30 Extending past the four-string range
15:10 Planning the descent
16:30 Using arpeggio shapes going down
17:40 Shifting choices and why they matter
18:40 Adding a pad and slowing down
20:00 Losing focus and correcting mistakes
21:30 Thumb control on higher strings
23:10 Why this is a practice exercise, not a gig line
24:10 Moving the exercise to D major
25:30 Playing deliberately against the pad
27:00 Turning the exercise into short phrases
28:40 Hearing scale degrees against the tonic
30:10 Exploring the neck with this framework
31:20 Wrap-up and practice advice