Would you like to learn how to play an E note on bass guitar? It is now easy to quickly learn how to play the bass guitar thanks to the internet, and this page will guide you through the process of learning how to play the E note, the deepest note that can be produced by the guitar family of musical instruments.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COm-KE0DS74&feature=player_embedded#!
Knowledge of plucking bass guitar strings is a prerequisite to this course. If you don't have it yet or if you need a quick review, please refer to the Mahalo How to Pluck a Bass Guitar course.
How to Play an E Note on Bass Guitar Video Guide
Charles Mumford of the rock band Final Gravity is your Mahalo guru to playing the bass guitar. He reveals why the E note is his favorite note on the bass guitar. He then walks you through all the E notes that can be played on an extended-length bass guitar.
Step 1: Low E
The easiest note to play on the bass guitar is the E note. That's because you only need to pluck, pick, slap or pop the topmost string to play the deepest E note of the bass guitar. This is the deepest sound the bass guitar, the deepest-sounding of all guitars, can produce.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COm-KE0DS74&feature=player_embedded#! If you want to go an octave higher, you just press on the same string on the 12th fret. If your bass guitar has 24 frets, you can go an octave higher further, of course, by pressing on the 24th fret.
Step 2: Middle E
You can use the two middle strings to produce the second deepest E, equivalent to the 12th-fret pluck on the top or 1st string. The 2nd string from the top plucks on the 7th fret, and the 3rd string plucks on the 2nd fret. On these respective frets, the three strings produce the same pitch of E, the second deepest standard bass guitar E note. While they will differ in tonal qualities, they will play on the same pitch.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COm-KE0DS74&feature=player_embedded#!
Step 3: High E
The next higher E note can be played by the 2nd string on the 19th fret, the 3rd string on the 14th fret, and the 4th or bottommost string on the 9th fret. You may use the 12th fret, the "double dots" and the other dots as a reference to guide your way to these higher frets. The highest E on the bass guitar is played by the 4th string on the 21st fret.
More Bass Guitar How Tos on Mahalo
Check out the how tos below to learn how to play other songs on Bass Guitar:
- Bass Guitar Parts
- How to Hold a Bass Guitar
- How to Pluck a Bass Guitar
- How to Play an A Note on Bass Guitar
- How to Play an A Sharp on Bass Guitar
- How to Play a B Note on Bass Guitar
- How to Play a C Note on Bass Guitar
- How to Play a C Sharp Note on Bass Guitar
- How to Play a D Note on Bass Guitar
- How to Play a D Sharp Note on Bass Guitar
- How to Play an E Note on Bass Guitar
- How to Play an F Note on Bass Guitar
- How to Play an F Sharp Note on Bass Guitar
- How to Play a G Note on Bass Guitar
- How to Play a G Sharp Note on Bass Guitar
References
Fast Facts
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The deepest E is the deepest note a bass guitar can play.
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The unpressed topmost string produces the lowest E.
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The E note can be played on the same octave on multiple strings.
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Same-pitch E notes played on different strings will only differ in tonal quality.
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Some bass guitars have 24 frets, and the topmost string on the 24th fret plays the 3rd-to-lowest E note.
