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EBS Lesson Six  Developing rock grooves (part 1)

Lesson Objectives

Introducing the D and G strings

So far we have learned to play rock grooves on the E and A strings. Now it is time to learn to play bass notes on the D string as well as the G string.

The open strings on the bass guitar are E, A, D and G. Have a look at our picture below. We have already learned to play the notes of A, G, C, D on the E and A strings. It is also possible to play these notes on the D and G strings. Although they have the same note names the new notes sound higher.

Figure 1. String names

String Names

Next: Playing G on the D string