This course will introduce you to the remaining notes on the D-string, within the first five frets. These notes are the D#/Eb at the first fret, and the F at the third. The exercises in this course will combine these new notes with some of the others that have been covered in the previous courses.
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This course is 14 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:
This lesson introduces two new notes on the D-string – the D#/Eb at the first fret, and the F at the third. It also includes a bassline that makes use of these notes.
This exercise makes extensive use of the Eb and has a Soul/Motown sound. As always, the use of rests is important here, as is control of note length.
In this exercise you will be playing the note F in two positions: at the third fret of the D-string, and an octave lower, at the first fret of the E-string.
This line moves from the Eb at the first fret, up to the F at the third fret, but with the E in between also being played. This is known as ‘chromatic’ movement.
This exercise is a simple funk bassline that is mostly played on the top two strings. This line also makes use of both of the new notes.