How do you read bass guitar music?
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Bass lines are written in the bass clef. This is the same as the second line in piano music (played with the left hand) and some other instruments like tuba. Basically, there are five lines (GBDFA) and four spaces (ACEG) between them, and if a note is writen on one of these lines or in one of the spaces, you play the corresponding note on your bass. For example, if there is a note written in the first space from the bottom, that is a sybol for you to play your open A(3rd) string or the fifth fret on the E(4th) string. The way the note is written in the line or space (colored in, not colored in, etc) denotes the amount of time you hold a note for.\nSome people use tabs, but I don't use these, so I will leave that for someone else to explain.
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Welcome to the family, Little Sister. I hope you have a very long and happy stay with us.\nTo start off, there are NEVER stupid questions, especially when discussing music. If anyone refuses to answer your questions, or gives you attitude, remind them that someone was kind enough to take pitty on their sorry souls at one point, and that they were not always the "gods" that they feel they are now.\n\nAnyhow, to answer your questions:\n1.) Do i have to use a pick while playing bass?\nNo. I usually do not use a pick, and many "professional" players do not use them. Many players do use them. It all boils down to which is most comfortable for you.\n\n2.) Do i have to play bass with an amp or is it ok to do with out for a little while?\nIt is definately OK to do without for a tiny while, however it will more than likely impede your learning at this point in your career. I very rarely use an amp; however I have been playing for almost 20 years and can feel when I made a mistake. There are many decent beginner amps on the market for $100 or less. I would recommend getting one as soon as possible so you acn hear what you are playing.\n\n3.) I am not exactly sure on how to tune it correctly and i don't wanna break a string so any advice on tuning bass would be great. \nMy best advice is to buy an electric tuner. They can be purchased for almost nothing, and will help you out immensel;y. Barring that ,there are a few online tuners that are available. Here is the one I usually send people to- www.guitarforbeginners.com/onlinetuner.html\n\n4.) and if there are any websites that you know of that can help me as a unexperienced begining bass player can you let me know them?\nhttp://www.activebass.com\nhttp://www.basstabarchive.com\nhttp://www.basslessons.com\nhttp://www.visionmusic.com\n\nOther helpful advice:\nPractice EVERY day. Not for long periods, but rather 15 minutes or so at a shot. By practicing for that short amount of time, you are able to learn in small doses, which is best, and it doesn't really give you a chance to get bored, which will kill your desire to play.\nDon't EVER let anyone get you down by telling you anything negative about you or your playing, or your desire to play. If someone tells you that you suck, think about who they are and what they hyave accomplished. If they are not musicians themselves, simply hand them your bass, agree with them, and ask them to show you what a "real" bassist sounds like. If they ARE a musician, and they talk trash, explain that you forgot that they were born being a great musician, and very quietly hand them your bass and ask them to show you how to be better.\n\nIf you ever get discouraged, or want any more information, contact me through here, and we'll see what we can do to make you the best you can possibly be.
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The best online resource I've come across is  "Wheat's Bass Book" by Ed Wheat.  COvers all levels and styles from beginner to advanced\n\nhttp://www.wheatdesign.com/bassbook/
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im guessing that you mean the sheet music for it ... i've figured this one out before. lets see if i can transcibe it. this is the main part. i dont have a keyboard in front of me\n\nplay these doing down in sound:\nD# B F# / go up: D# E / go down: C# G#\ndown: E D# C# / up:D# down: B G#\nup D# E / down B G#\nup: E down D# C#\n\nhope this makes sense ... it is right!
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i like music and i play the bass\n\n=]\n\nand games are muy fun
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Music for trombone is almost exclusively written using bass clef, rather than treble clef.  That's why the signature symbol looks like a reverse "C".  This clef actually corresponds to the bottom portion of a piano score, which is what the left hand plays.\n\nWhile the bass clef is read differently from treble, they are actually related and connected.  The low "C" on the treble clef (written one line below the bottom of the treble clef) is the same note as the middle "C" on the bass clef (one line above the top of the bass clef).\n\nTo read the bass clef, read the lines from bottom to top as G, B, D, F, and A.  Read the spaces from  bottom to top as A, C, E, and G.\n\nIt's been a pretty long time, but I played the trombone from the time I was about 10 thru college.
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unsure about the notations and tab but check out www.guitarnoise.com
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Try a variety of picks.  Also, practice finger-picking.  And when you practice, spend a lot of time playing along with songs you know and like.  This will make the session more enjoyable as well as challenge you to learn different techniques, rhythms, chord structures, and familiarize yourself with your own abilities and limitations.  This will speed you along faster than practice alone and reward you when you are actually able to play a bass line.\n\nDon't worry about spending money on high-end equipment until you feel you need to invest in it.  Go to a pawn shop, used music store, or classifieds for used bass heads and amps.  You will find some good deals, and many used amps actually sound better than new equipment because it has aged and been played.  New equipment tends to sound "new" and may take time to break in.  Take your bass with you when you try out amps, most places don't mind and actually encourage you to try out different amps.
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www.olga.net  It is the online guitar archive.  It also has some bass tablature as well.  It is completely free, and covers many musical spectrums.
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It depends on what you want. If you want tabs for (guitar, drums, bass, ect.) you should try 911 Tabs. If you're just looking for music with notes and lyrics and stuff, try buying a book from somewhere.
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Play the melody with more tone (with more weight of the hand) than the accompaniment. Make sure the melody is the most prominent thing in the music. Make the melody sing (cantabile) by involving yourself in the music.\n\nPlay the left hand more quietly and with less weight of the hand.\n\nBring out the bass line and change the pedal every chord or bass note, so that the dissonances do not blend to much, creating more dissonance.
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Im a guitarist also....and all that stuff confuses the hell outta me, thats why I just get tablature. it indicates strings and frets with numbers.....way easier!
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u can try musicnotes.com. but u can't really print them out. u can download them
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OK! You are talking about intervals here. Not phrases. An octave is the same letter name note repeated at twice the frequency or half the frequency. Play the two E strings on your guitar. They're two octaves apart. Now play the E string with the D string. That's a minor 7th. What you appear to be trying to figure out is hard to tell exactly, but if you play an a MAJOR chord with a minor 7th added above the root, you will have a Major/Minor 7th chord, more commonly called a "7th" chord. Ex - play and E chord at the first position, and pick up the note off the D (4th) string; - that's an E7th. \n    What you REALLY need to do to figure this all out is study reading music.
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***Cut and paste this into NOTEPAD to see in proper formatting!****\n\nLet my try to illustrate:\n\nExample of a TAB.\ne---3-----------------\nB-------1-------------\nG-----------2---------\nD-----------0---------\nA--------------2------\nE--------------0------\n\nA tab is where six lines, one for each guitar string, is greated, and a number is placed *Upon* the line, the number indicating which fret to press. Further techniques, such as hammer on/puff offs, slides, and vibratos are also indicated as such:\ne---1h2p1--4&#92;6--8~~~~~--------\n\nChord diagrams look like this:\n\no_o_o_o_o_o\n|_|_|_|_|_|\n|_2_|_|_|_|\n3_|_|_|_|_4\n|_|_|_|_|_|\n\nOr this:\n    ___________\n(3) 1=|=|=|=|=1\n    |_|_|_2_|_|\n    |_4_3_|_|_|\n    |_|_|_|_|_|\n\nThose are are both indicators of a GMajor chord. The fretboard is depicted, the vertical lines are the strings, and the horizontal lines are the frets. The numbers are the fingers (1 is you first finger, 2 is your middle, ect.)\n\n  Yes, they are both reminescant of eachother, but are used for very different things.
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When you hear your favorite music, do you hear one instrument's part over the others? That's how I became a bass player!
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www.mxtabs.com \n\nI play drums and I just play along with my cd player...i have never read sheet music...i always thought it was easiest just to listen to the beat and remember it.