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For five string guitar, start from note E, and extend it in following way:
On B string, play notes E, F and G.
From that point, position, notes, and fingering are the same on both four and five string
guitars.
Fingering for fourth position is:
On E string Note A index finger (1), note B middle finger (2), and for C note - ring
finger (3);
On A string: note D index finger (1), note E middle finger (2), and for F note ring
finger (3);
On D string: G index finger (1), note A middle finger (2), B note little finger (4);
On G string: C note index finger (1), D note middle finger (2), and E note little
finger (4);
For five string guitar, fingering is: E note index finger (1), F note middle finger (2),
and G note pinky (4).
This position can also be played with slightly different fingering. You can choose
which one you like more, but my advice is to practice both of these, regardless which one
is your personal favorite.
Position four fingering II
B string: E (1), F (2), G (4);
E string: A (1), B (3), C (4);
A string: D (1), E (3), F (4);
D string: G (1), A (3); and
G string; B (1), C (2), and D (4);
And, just to remind you: have you played slowly, and have you sung all the notes aloud?
Chapter 10 - Position five fifth position (Locrian) B
I call it also B-position on four string guitar, note B is the fifth note within C-major
scale. It is located on seventh fret. If you are on five-string guitar you can call it F-
position first tone that appears on five string bass in this position is note F. It is located
on sixth fret.
Notes that you play in this position are:
For four string guitar:
On E string play notes B, C and D;
On A string play E, F and G;
On D string play A, B, C;
On G string play D, E, and F;
For five string guitar: start from note F, and extend it in following way:
On B string, play notes F, G, and A; note F is played with index finger (1), note G with
middle finger (2), and note A with little finger (4);
From that point, position, notes, and fingering are the same on both four and five string
guitars.
Fingering for fifth position is:
On E string note B index finger (1), note C middle finger (2), note D little finger
(4);
On A string: note E - index finger (1), note F middle finger (2), note G little finger
(4);
On D string: note A index finger (1), note B ring finger (3), note C little finger
(4), and,
On G string: note D index finger (1), note E ring finger (3), and note F little finger
(4).
Just to bother you have you played slowly, and have you sung all the notes aloud?
Chapter 11 - Position six sixth position (Ionian) C
I call it also C-position note C is physically sixth note within C major scale which is
located on eighth fret at fretboard. If you are on five-string guitar you can call it G
position first tone on five string bass in this position is note G. It is also located on eighth
fret on fingerboard.
Notes that you play in this position are:
For four string guitar:
On E string play notes C, D and E
On A string play F, G and A,
On D string play B, C and D,
On G string play E, F and G notes.
For five string guitar: start from note G, and then extend it in following way:
On B string, play notes G, A and B
From that point, position, notes, and fingering are the same on both four and five string
guitars.
Fingering for sixth position is: on E string note C is played with index finger (1), note
D is played with middle finger (2), and note E is played with little finger (4);
On A string: note F index finger (1), note G middle finger (2), and note A little
finger (4);
On D string: note B index finger (1), note C middle finger (2), and note D little
finger (4);
On G string: note E index finger (1), note F middle finger (2), and note G little
finger (4);
For five-string guitar: play note G with index finger (1), note A with middle finger
(2), and note B with little finger (4);
Can you remember the second position? Do you have impression that some things are
simply repeating? Its actually simple and easy, just as I mentioned on the very start of this
book. So, be patient, and think while you play.
And for the end of chapter you know singing or pronouncing notes aloud helps a
lot
Chapter 12 - Position seven seventh position (Dorian) D
I call it also D-position it starts from note D, which is physically located on tenth fret
on four string bass guitar. If you are on five-string guitar you can call it A-position first
tone on five string bass in this position is note A. It is also located on 10th fret.
Notes that you play in this position are:
For four string guitar:
On E string play notes D, E, and F;
On A string play G, A and B;
On D string play C, D and E;
On G string play notes F, G, and A.
For five string guitar: start from note A, and extend it in following way:
On B string, play notes A, B and C.
From that point, position, notes, and fingering are the same on both four and five string
guitars.
Fingering for seventh position is:
On E string: note D index finger (1), note E middle finger (2), and note F ring finger
(3);
On A string: note G index finger (1), note A ring finger (3), and note B pinky (4);
On D string: note C index finger (1), note D ring finger (3), and note E pinky (4);
On G string: note F first finger (1), note G ring finger (3), and note A pinky (4).
For five string bass guitar, on B string, we play notes: A index finger (1), B middle
finger, and note C with ring finger (3).
You guess you should sing or pronounce notes aloud while you play the exercise.
Chapter 13 - Position eight eighth position (Phrygian) E
Do you remember first position? As you can see, eighth position is completely reflected
first position. Only difference is that in first position, first tones on every string were
open strings and here you play these notes with index finger on 12th fret. That is why
fingering is also slightly changed. From eighth position all the other positions are
completely reflected as previous ones. These are now just moved one octave higher
register, but everything remains the same.
From real life experience, playing bass on the middle and bottom part of neck is not so
common when you play as a base in band, what bass guitar really is (together with
drums, it is bands real music foundation), it is most likely that you will play your bass
somewhere up to fifth position. When you play low notes sound is fat and juicy. In
musical slang we say it is beefy sound. When I played solo on bass guitar that was good
moment to use parts of neck that are in high registers.
So, you are again on E position that is now the eighth note within C-major scale on
guitar when you hold it in playing position. And again, if you are on five-string guitar
you are on B position.
Notes that you play in this position are:
For five-string guitar: start from note B, and extend it in following way:
On B string, play notes B, C and D;
From that point, position, notes, and fingering are the same on both four and five string
guitars.
Fingering for eighth position is:
On E string note E - index finger (1), note F middle finger (2), note G pinky (4);
On A string: Note A - index finger (1), note B ring finger (3), and note C little
finger (4);
On D string: note D index finger (1), note E ring finger (3), and note F little finger
(4);
On G string: note G index finger (1), note A middle finger (2), and note B little
finger (4).
For five-string guitar, use this fingering: note B index finger (1), note C middle
finger, and note D pinky (4).
For eighth position you can also use slightly changed fingering starting on string A as
following: note A index finger (1), note B middle finger (2) and note C ring finger (3),
on D-string, we play note D with index finger (1), note E middle finger (1), and note F
ring finger (3). Fingering for G-string stays the same. You can choose either one or
another or both of these. I use both, because sometime in real playing for audience, one
fingering is easier to play, and sometimes it is not. You just master both of these, and hand
will always find right way of playing in given circumstances.
And of course just to remind you it is extremely beneficiary for you to sing the
notes aloud while you go through all these exercises.
Conclusion
So, that would be all for now. I hope this manual was helpful and also that you did not,
and will not give up. When you master all what I was writing about in this short book
you will actually master your instrument fingerboard. You can now consider learning
intervals, arpeggios etc and for sure you will be able to play songs using root notes.
Also, you will be able to find my courses with this specific matter online on online
teaching platforms.
I hope this will help you a lot in your first steps as musician, and I wish you all the best
and success in your personal and professional life.
Sasha