Bass guitar playing often emphasizes the ability to play individual notes of chords that accompany a musical melody. Anyone just beginning to play the bass guitar may have learned the parts of the bass including the neck, strings and frets and begun to understand the concept of musical notes. On this page, which includes an instructional video, you will learn the basics of how to play an F note on a bass guitar.

There are 12 musical notes, represented by the letters A through G and including tones called sharps and flats. The notes on a four string bass guitar - that is standard tuned - when played in the open position are; E, A, D and G. The frets on the neck of the bass guitar allow the musical artist to close the string, or shorten the length of the string to change the tone of the note. Each fret changes the note by a 1/2 (musical) step. Playing an open string and the 12th fret on the same string represents on musical octave - or the same note one octave higher. Therefore, when playing an F note on any string of the bass guitar, one can play it again on the same string by moving 12 frets up or down.

Before playing the bass guitar be sure to check that each string is in tune. While anyone can tune the guitar with an electronic bass tuner or with an online guitar tuner, being able to tune the guitar by ear is a very valuable skill.http://www.tunemybass.com/how_to_tune_a_bass_guitar_1.html Practice tuning the guitar by ear and then check the accuracy with an electronic or online tuner.http://www.tunemybass.com/

As demonstrated in the above video, you can play an F note on each string on the four string bass guitar. Remember, for any string, you can play the same note in a different octave if you move move 12 frets higher or lower.

Fret locations for the F note on a four string bass guitar: E: 1st A: 8th D: 3rd G: 10th

Therefore; for example, on the E string, the F note can also be played on the 13th fret.

Because each string has more than one F note, it can be helpful to learn the note locations by practicing one string at a time or by focusing on just the first five frets of all four strings and then moving on.http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Play-Bass-Notes-on-the-Bass---Intro-2459592 Either way, by simplifying practice sessions and memorizing the locations of every F note on the fret board, anyone can develop the ability to quickly locate play any F note of the bass guitar.

Check out the how tos below to learn how to play other songs on Bass Guitar:

1. Bass Guitar Parts
2. How to Hold a Bass Guitar
3. How to Pluck a Bass Guitar
4. How to Play an A Note on Bass Guitar
5. How to Play an A Sharp on Bass Guitar
6. How to Play a B Note on Bass Guitar
7. How to Play a C Note on Bass Guitar
8. How to Play a C Sharp Note on Bass Guitar
9. How to Play a D Note on Bass Guitar
10. How to Play a D Sharp Note on Bass Guitar
11. How to Play an E Note on Bass Guitar
12. How to Play an F Note on Bass Guitar
13. How to Play an F Sharp Note on Bass Guitar
14. How to Play a G Note on Bass Guitar
15. How to Play a G Sharp Note on Bass Guitar