Notes on the First String
The G Note
The open 1st string is a G note.
The A Note
Play this A note with the second finger of your left hand just behind the second fret of the 1st string.
Notes on the Second String
The D Note
The open 2nd string is a D note.
The E Note
Play this E note with the second finger of your left hand just behind the second fret of the 2nd string.
The F Note
Play this F note with the third finger of your left hand just behind the third fret of the 2nd string.
When playing notes the following rules should be observed:
- Use tips of fingers, directly behind frets.
- Hold strings firmly against fretboard.
- Use correct fingering (first finger - first fret, second finger - second fret, etc.).
- Left hand fingers must remain close to the strings at all times; e.g., when an open string is played, your fingers should still be in close proximity.
Left Hand Finger Numbers
Left Hand Position
Class Sessions
1- Minor Chord Riffs
2- Notes on the Fretboard
3- SECTION TWO
4- The 12 Bar Blues Progression
5- Alternate Picking
6- 12 Bar in A
7- Riff No. 8
8- INTRODUCTION
9- Rhythm Variations
10- Turnaround Pattern Two
11- Passing Notes
12- The Slide
13- SECTION THREE
14- Creating A Bass Line
15- Minor Chord Construction
16- Major 7th*, Minor 7th and Ninth Chord Construction
17- Augmented Chord Construction
18- Comparison of Styles
19- SECTION ONE
20- Notes on the First String
21- 12 Bar Blues
22- The Half Note
23- Fretboard Diagram
24- Turnaround Progression No. 2
25- The Major Scale
26- Riff No. 5
27- Sharps and Flats
28- Shuffle Rhythm
29- Examples on the First and Second Strings
30- Octaves
31- Tuning Your Bass
32- Walking Bass
33- Staccato
34- Riff No. 9
35- Turnaround Progression No. 1
36- Open String Notes
37- Timing Combinations
38- Sixth Chord Construction
39- C Major Scale
40- Chord Construction - Major Chords
41- Riff No. 2
42- 12 Bar Blues Riff No. 1
43- Notes on the 4th and 5th Frets
44- Minor Chord Arpeggio
45- Suspended Chord Construction
46- Extra Progressions
47- Eighth Notes
48- Arpeggio Patterns
49- Walking Bass Examples
50- Major Chord Arpeggio
51- Syncopation
52- 8 Bar Minor Blues
53- Diminished Chord Construction
54- Notation
55- A Major Scale
56- 8 Bar Blues
57- 12 Bar in C
58- Riff Variations
59- Transposing
60- The Tie
61- Turnaround Pattern One
62- Open String Notes
63- 12 Bar Blues Pattern Two
64- Riffs
65- The Minor Pentatonic Scale
66- E Flat Major Scale
67- Music Notation
68- 7th Chord Construction
69- Blues in G
70- Section Two Summary
71- 12 Bar Blues Pattern Three
72- Rock Progression
73- Eighth Note Rest
74- Syncopation Examples
75- Jazz Turnaround
76- 12 Bar Blues Pattern One
77- Syncopated Rhythm Styles
78- The Bass Guitar
79- Triplet Timing
80- Minor Pentatonic Triplets
81- 7th Chord Arpeggio
82- Higher Position Examples
83- The Hammer on
84- Minor Pentatonic Scale Over the Entire Fretboard
85- 12 Bar in A
86- The I -V Formula
87- Triplet Riff
88- Note Reading Examples
89- Riff/Scale Relationships
90- Triplet Blues Riff
91- Section One Summary