lanark Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I'm thinking of cutting up post-it notes and putting them under the strings next to every fret up to the 12th with the relevant note written on (on my practise bass, not the one I use on stage :blink:lol ). Hopefully this will get me used to where the notes are. When I get comfortableish with this, I'll remove every second note, then leave one in 3 until eventually I get rid of them all and I know where everything is. Well ... it's a plan of sorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XylemBassGuitar Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 How are you going to make sure the post-its stay in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Hi there, It might be worth your while checking the post out on here by Faithless: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=145778&st=20&start=20"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...20&start=20[/url] There's a link on his post to Joe Hubbard's website where Joe talks about an exercise to learn the fretboard. Might save an unecessary amount of sticky goo on your fingerboard? Cheers, louisthebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanark Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 [quote name='louisthebass' post='1313877' date='Jul 23 2011, 03:14 PM']Hi there, It might be worth your while checking the post out on here by Faithless: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=145778&st=20&start=20"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...20&start=20[/url] There's a link on his post to Joe Hubbard's website where Joe talks about an exercise to learn the fretboard. Might save an unecessary amount of sticky goo on your fingerboard? Cheers, louisthebass[/quote] Except that I want to learn the notes on a stave as well. And post-its aren't going to leave a lot of sticky stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 There's a lot of bass books out there that will teach you the notes on the stave, alternatively why not try www.studybass.com. There's a type of "flash card" quiz to test yourself in regards to note recognition on the bass clef stave. Cheers, louisthebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanark Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 [quote name='louisthebass' post='1313997' date='Jul 23 2011, 05:45 PM']There's a lot of bass books out there that will teach you the notes on the stave, alternatively why not try www.studybass.com. There's a type of "flash card" quiz to test yourself in regards to note recognition on the bass clef stave. Cheers, louisthebass[/quote] I already know the notes on a stave - I played piano for 15 years - it's associating them with fingers on a fretboard that I need. Anyhow - I poo-poo all you naysayers and will do it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XylemBassGuitar Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I just had an idea.... You could use blue painter's tape (or some other really low-tack tape), write the notes on several strips, then put them on your bass' fretboard. They might stick a little more reliably than post-its but still shouldn't leave behind too much glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanark Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 [quote name='XylemBassGuitar' post='1314201' date='Jul 23 2011, 08:32 PM']I just had an idea.... You could use blue painter's tape (or some other really low-tack tape), write the notes on several strips, then put them on your bass' fretboard. They might stick a little more reliably than post-its but still shouldn't leave behind too much glue.[/quote] Good idea - I was going to cut them up so only the glued strip was used, not the whole post-it but your idea would work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Get the Frodis bass trainer app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanCorps Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Easy , learn the E and A string ,,,,then use the Octave pattern , 50% work saved ,,,,bit of a no-brainer really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wal4string Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I would suggest learning where just one note is on the board and then move up and down from there i.e.the G string (open top string, thinnest) is the same note as 5th fret D string, same as 1oth fret A string, and the also the 15th fret on the E string. On the stave this is written on the top space inbetween the 4th and 5th line. Just think logically and it will all fall into place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanark Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 Okay - I've found the flaw in my post-it notes on the fretboard idea: you can't see them while you're playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 [quote name='IanCorps' post='1316487' date='Jul 25 2011, 11:50 PM']Easy , learn the E and A string ,,,,then use the Octave pattern , 50% work saved ,,,,bit of a no-brainer really [/quote] Good advice - like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) [quote name='XylemBassGuitar' post='1313874' date='Jul 23 2011, 03:12 PM']How are you going to make sure the post-its stay in place?[/quote] nail them on of course.! ps: i wrote the (whole) notes in felt pen on the top side of my bass. (Gloss Polyester Finish) Of course this was only for the E string, which even now i know better than the rest. With your hand rubbing up and down all the time they wont last long (lasted about a month with me) I didnt feel too bad about it when i found that Paul Simenon had tippexed some notes onto his fretboard, as can be seen on early Clash pics. Edited August 8, 2011 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I wonder if these would be any good? [url="http://leftyfretz.com/guitar-bass-fret-note-labels-stickers/"]http://leftyfretz.com/guitar-bass-fret-note-labels-stickers/[/url] It does say they are un-peelable as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfastard Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 [url="http://www.fretboard-trainer.com/bass-fretboard-trainer.html"]Fretboard Trainer[/url] this has been helping me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBear Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hi, I've also started to use this trick (mostly for D & G string + all 4 strings after fret 8). To me, it's more a "complementary" trick: Pick up a tab, and while playing the tab I speak the notes being. That helps to learn my fretboard AND also to reconnect the tab with the chords Cheersm Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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