Hi i just got a bass guitar and im learning to play. I got the tabs down but how do you read the sheet music for bass guitars. I looked on the internet but couldnt find anything helpfull. Im not sure where to post this sorry. Thankyou

Music is written on a staff which is made up of 5 lines and 4 spaces which are between the lines. Every line and space is a note. Some notes have to go above the staff, and some have to go below.


B
--A----
G
--F----
E
--D----
C
--B----
A
--G----
F
E

---------------------------------------------0(G)-2(A) 4(B)
------------------------------0(D)-2(E)-3(F)
---------------0(A)-2(B)-3(C)----
0(E)-1(F)-3(G)----------

The 5 lines on the staff are GBDFA or (Good Bassists Do Fine Always)
The 4 spaces on the staff are ACEG or (All Cows Eat Grass)

The G on the first line of the staff is the 3rd fret on your E string.

A is your open A string, B is the 2nd fret on the A string. C is the third fret on the A string.

D is your open D string, E is the 2nd fret on the D string, F is the 3rd fret on your D string.

G is your open G string, A is the 2nd fret on the G string, and B is the 4th gret on the G string

My advice, get a book. Most of them will teach you the basics better than I can.

Wrong section my friend, use the search button, but heres a few sites to point you in the right direction:

http://www.cyberfretbass.com/reading/primer/standard/index.php
http://www.cyberfretbass.com/first-fret/note-names/index.php

Welcome to talk bass! :)

ok cool thanks ill start learning that too

reading music is a waste of time. tabz rule- thats how i learned how to play EVERYTHING even teh jazz.

Wrong forum. Moved.

reading music is a waste of time. tabz rule- thats how i learned how to play EVERYTHING even teh jazz.
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