Eighth Notes
An eighth note (5) is worth half a beat.
Two eighth notes, which are usually joined by a bar 6 have the same value as a quarter note. Eighth notes are counted as such:
The example below uses the same pattern of notes as in Example 20, but transposed to the A string and played with eighth notes.
The following three examples are the same pattern of notes transposed onto all four strings using a combination of quarter and eighth notes.
In Example 25 use your left hand to mute the last beat in each bar as shown on p16.
Lick 26 has the same pattern as Lick 25 but transposed to the lower strings.
The examples below contain all the notes you have learnt so far.
The Whole Note
The note in the last bar of Lick 28 is a whole note. It lasts for four beats (the whole bar).
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- Tuning
3- Symbols and Abbreviations
4- Use and Function of Tape and Metronome
5- Notation
6- The Bass Guitar
7- Fretboard Diagram
8- Strings
9- Open String Notes
10- The Bass Amp System
11- Heavy Metal Bass Technique
12- Sounds and Effects
13- Playing in a Band
14- The Right Hand
15- Anchoring of the Thumb
16- Playing with the Fingers
17- Single Finger Stroke
18- Playing with the Pick
19- Playing with Alternating Fingers
20- The Left Hand
21- Notes on the Second Fret
22- Notes on the Third Fret
23- Dotted Half Notes
24- Eighth Notes
25- New Notes on the G string (B, C)
26- New Notes on the E string (F)
27- The Major Scale
28- The Octave
29- Chromatic Scale, Sharps and Flats
30- Staccato
31- Chords and Arpeggios
32- Arpeggio Patterns
33- Shifting Between Chords
34- Riffs
35- The Dotted Quarter Note
36- The Tie
37- Eighth Note Rest
38- Lead-In
39- Syncopation
40- Eighth Note Triplets
41- Shuffle Rhythm
42- The Quarter Note Triplet
43- Sixteenth Notes
44- The Hammer-on (H)