Eighth Note Feel(5)
Example 44 and 45 introduce the eighth note (6). Two eighth notes equal one quarter note. In country and other popular contemporary music eighth note rhythm patterns are very common because of their strong drive, especially when some of the notes are repeated.
The one bar riff in example 44 is in the key of C utilizing eighth notes throughout and being played further up the neck. Memorize the finger pattern so that you can transfer it onto the 12 bar progression below.
Example 46 uses a riff in the key of G combining quarter notes and eighth notes. Memorize this riff so it can be played in different positions on the fretboard for each chord.
Example 47 is the application of the previous riff to a 12 bar progression in G.
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- Notes on Bass Fretboard
3- Glossary of Musical Terms
4- Play Position
5- The Basic of Music
6- Tuning
7- The 12 Bar Blues Progression
8- The Metronome
9- Interval Chart
10- Music Staff
11- Tuning The Bass to Itself
12- Riffs
13- The Right Hand
14- Notation
15- Notes
16- The Left Hand
17- Electronic Tuners
18- Eighth Note Feel(<span class="symbolA">5</span>)
19- Walking Bass
20- Fretboard Diagram
21- Note Values
22- Basic Quarter Note Feel(<span class="symbolA">3</span>)
23- Tuning with Harmonics
24- The Tie
25- Dotted Quarter Note
26- Combinations of Open Strings and Fretted Notes
27- Open Strings Note
28- Quarter Note Rests(<span class="symbolA">h</span>)
29- The Tie
30- Time Signatures
31- Three Four Time
32- Half Time Feel
33- Half Notes(<span class="symbolA">1</span>) and Half Rests(<span class="symbolA">g</span>)
34- Six Eight Time
35- Eighth Note Triplets
36- The Major Scale
37- Shuffle Rhythm
38- The Octave
39- Whole Note(<span class="symbolA">`</span>)
40- Chords and Arpeggios
41- Lead-in