Learn How To Play The Bass Guitar

Once upon a time there were no bass guitars.

If you wanted to be the bass player in a band, it meant lugging one of those huge upright double-basses you see in orchestras and jazz bands to and from band practice.

Then one day, the good folks at Fender saved all our backs and brought out a guitar version of the bass!

Hey presto, it became possible to learn how to play bass guitar.

There are 4strings on a bass guitar.Each string has a name AND a number.

To learn how to play bass guitar you’ll need to know the notes of the strings. The four strings of a bass guitar are tuned the same as the lower four strings of an ordinary guitar.

The thickest string is the 4th string. This is tuned to E. We often refer to this as

the ‘low E string‘. This is the deepest/lowest bass note you can play.

·       ·  The 3rd string is tuned to A, so it’s usually referred to as the A string.

·       ·  The 2nd string is tuned to D, so it’s usually referred to as the D string.

·       ·  The thinnest string is the 1st string and it’s tuned to G, so it’s usually referred to as the G string.