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EBS Lesson Six  Developing rock grooves (part 1)

Lesson Objectives

Figure 1. String names

String Names

Figure 2. G on the D string, at the 5th fret

Figure 2. G on the D string, at the 5th fret

Exercise 1

Exercise 1
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Figure 3. Low G on the E string at the 3rd fret and a high G on the D string at the 5th fret

Low G on the E string at the 3rd fret and a high G on the D string at the 5th fret

Exercise 2

Exercise 2
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Figure 4. The octave shape on the fingerboard

The octave shape on the fingerboard

The octave shape

Figure 5.

The octave shape.

Glossary: Octave

An octave is an interval of eight notes, including the top note and the bottom note. The note name is the same at the top as it is at the bottom i.e. G.

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Figure 6. The octave shape for G   (Enlarge)

Figure 6. The octave shape for G

Exercise 3

Exercise 3
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Exercise 4

Exercise 4
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Figure 7. Notes that fall in the spaces of the bass clef   (Enlarge)

Figure 7. Notes that fall in the spaces on the bass clef

Figure 8. Notes that fall on the lines of the bass clef   (Enlarge)

Figure 8. Notes that fall in the lines on the bass clef