Fretboard Notes for a 4-String Bass Guitar

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Standard Tuning

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E-A-D-G (from lowest to highest string) for a standard 4-string bass.

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Octave

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An interval between one musical pitch and another with double its frequency; can be found two strings up and two frets over.

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Standard Tuning

E-A-D-G (from lowest to highest string) for a standard 4-string bass.

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Octave

An interval between one musical pitch and another with double its frequency; can be found two strings up and two frets over.

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5th Fret Rule

The note on the 5th fret of one string matches the open string below it, except for the G string.

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Natural Harmonics

Harmonics located at the 5th, 7th, and 12th frets on the bass guitar.

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Movable Patterns

Scale and chord shapes can be used in multiple places on the fretboard due to consistent tuning.

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Fretboard Layout

Each fret on the bass guitar represents a half-step (semitone); the 12th fret is an octave above the open string.