EBS Lesson Eight Introducing root and fifth
EBS Lesson Eight Introducing root and fifth
Now that we have an idea of the root and fifth shape, we should now practise playing different root bass notes to develop our ability to play different shapes.
Use the next exercise to become fluent in playing root and fifth patterns with A, G, C and D bass notes. You know the shape, you know where these bass notes are on your fingerboard… work them out and then play them.
The multimedia files are available as always and will help you check that you are right.
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Using the note naming method, we have now produced a table that shows you how to name the fifth for each of our four bass notes: A, G, C and D. You can refer to this table to check you have it right and it is useful to learn the relationships between notes for our future studies.
Figure 2. The 5th for each of our four bass notes
| Root | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| A | B | C | D | E |
| G | A | B | C | D |
| C | D | E | F | G |
| D | E | F | G | A |
Next: Fifth above the root
