From the course: Bass: Teach Yourself
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Notes on the E or fourth string
From the course: Bass: Teach Yourself
Notes on the E or fourth string
- And now for notes on the fourth or E string. So you guys have already learned sharps on the other strings so instead of just showing the natural notes we'll go through all the way from fret to one through four. So open is E. So open is E. (plays guitar) First fret is F. First fret is F. (plays guitar) The second fret is F sharp. (plays guitar) Third fret is G. (plays guitar) And fourth fret is G sharp. And fourth fret is G sharp. (plays guitar) Now since you're playing on the thickest string, your right hand is going to have to move up a little bit. So some of the other examples you probably rest your thumb on the thickest string to play them. But for this you can move your thumb up and I find it helpful to rest on the pickup. You know some people if they're playing way up the neck can actually rest on the neck as well but the pickup is a great place for your thumb to just hang out. Also for standard notation, you'll see a new thing and that is a leger line. So we have notes below…
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