From the course: Bass: Teach Yourself
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Notes on the fourth fret
From the course: Bass: Teach Yourself
Notes on the fourth fret
- All right, now for notes on the fourth fret. So you're going to play these with your pinkie and even though it's the weakest finger on your hand, do definitely want to get that strong. So these are going to be a great workout. And start out, let's just check out the notes. This is the high B. (B note resounds) All right, so in standard notation, that's the first note above the staff. And you just make sure you get a strong tone. Let's move on to the next note. This is F sharp. (F sharp note resounds) That's the fourth fret of the second string. And now for the fourth fret of the third string, C sharp. (C sharp note resounds) All right, now you can certainly practice doing some exercises moving between those. (fourth fret notes resounding) Just to get that little finger strong. Let's move to the next example. And here we're just going to practice playing some of these notes. And just make sure, again, to get a really strong tone. None of the notes should fret out. Make sure to supply…
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