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HOW TO READ TAB
#BASSNATION this is a great lesson to get you moving on reading tablature as well as what some of the notations on a chart mean. I will be focusing primarily on the tablature in this lesson. Grab your bass and get comfortable with this simple way to learn songs and licks!
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Thank you very much!
This is one best thing you could ever done for me.
I really want to know how to read music.
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What does 4/4 mean on the tab?
That’s l so awesome ! Glad I could help you out with one of the first steps of learning music. The 4/4 symbolizes the time signature meaning that there four beats in a measure. That’s the next topic that I’ll go over when introducing you guys the music staff! Can’t wait to finish this. Learning to read opens up so many other doors
Thank you!!
I need more lessons on how to read music in general.
Noted👌🏾 And soon coming
yeah i want to read music much better than i do and i want you to show how you transcribe a song you are learning like if you wrote it on sheet of paper thx
Where is the pdf?
Hey it should be right above the video, if you don’t see it refresh the page
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Great lesson & well understandable..
I’ll like to get more of this tab tutorials from you boss.
Thanks! Absolutely
Okay so quick question. In measure 9&10 (b.9&10) how do you know which fingers to use in the left hand? Is is just what’s comfortable or is there are hard and fast rule?
Thanks ✨.
Great question. There are always several ways to play anything. But there are definitely a few go to positions and go to fingerings. When you see the chord symbol it’s an indication of what chord and arpeggio it is. So in that 9th measure you see there’s a G-7 so that means a G minor 7 chord which also means when it’s spelled out it’s a G minor 7 arpeggio (1357) and there’s several ways to play that on bass. ie (1431) -fingering. I can show this a lot easier for me to show than say. Don’t have my bass right now but I’ll send an explanation vid to clarify!