Root
- 5th forms
In the most basic sense, you are going to relate your bass lines
to the root notes on the 3rd and 4th strings. This is just a good
way for a beginner to get a handle on things. So that means that
you are going to memorize 2 larger root-5th forms. Each relating
to the the root being on the 4th string, or the root on the 3rd
string.
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Root
on the 4th string form
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
-1st string
|-----|-----|-----|--1--|
|-----|-----|-----|--5--|
|-----|-(1)-|-----|-----|
-4th string
The (1)
is the primary root that you are using as your
reference.
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Here is the full form based on the a root of C on the 4th string.
1
5 1 5 1
G:---------------------------
D:------------10-------------
A:--------10------10---------
E:----8---------------8------ |
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Root
on the 3rd string form
|-----|-----|-----|--1--|
-1st string
|-----|-----|-----|--5--|
|-----|-(1)-|-----|-----|
|-----|--5--|-----|-----|
-4th
string
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If you where to practice this entire form based on the root of
C on the 3rd string, you would play the following. Notice that
you are starting on the root on the 3rd string, going down to
the 4th string, then all the way up to the 1st string, then coming
back down to the root on the 3rd. This is just a good what to
get your ear used the sound of every thing in relationship to
the lowest sounding root in the form. If you where to just start
on the 5th on on the 4th string, your ear would end up hearing
everything in relationship that note instead of the root.
1
5 1 5 1
5 1
G:--------------------5-----------
D:----------------5-------5-------
A:----3-------3---------------3---
E:--------3-----------------------
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examples 
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