Where
to play
When trying to make a decision of where to play the root on the
neck of the bass, keep these things in mind.
- What sound are you looking for. For instance, even though
you could play and E note on the open 4th string, and play an
E on the 7th fret of the 3rd string, they sound different. One
is higher, and one is lower.
- You will also make the decision based on what the last note
was, and what the next note is. You don't want to have to jump
up and down the neck if all of the note could be play in the
same position.
What
rhythms to play
Now you know what the names
of the notes on at least the 3rd and 4th strings are. So the
next step is to decide what rhythms to play. Before you start
playing anything too complex, you may just want to get your feet
wet and play some simple rhythms, like whole notes, half notes,
and quarter notes.
Play through the following chord progression doing just that.
The first time through, just play whole notes (once on every chord).
Next try playing half notes (2 times for every chord). And then
quarter notes (4 times on every chord). This is just to get the
feel of playing along with the band.
Whole
notes
get
crescendo MIDI player
Half
notes
get
crescendo MIDI player
Quarter
notes
get
crescendo MIDI player
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rhythms 
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