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Listen to Blitzkrieg Bop and play different notes on the E string until you realise (by ear) that you're playing the same note as the bass. Y

ill try that when next at home.  i genuinely think ive got a poor ear for things like that tho and doubt very much ill suss out which note he starts from but ill give it a go🙂

I think you will surprise yourself. You only need to identify that first note. 

just got a few minutes to myself at home so gave it a try.  im hearing the 5th fret on E string, so open A.   with the other notes the 5th and 7th on A string (so E and F#?).  is that right?

...... chord stuff.  too complex for my little brain at the mo, ill investigate further when im a bit further into my journey.

 
Posted : 17/02/2025 5:18 pm
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5th and 7th on A would be D and E

I'd see that as a 1-4-5 progression, being 1st, 4th and 5th notes of the scale (whereas chord is 1-3-5) and 145 is very commonly used. This is where even if you don't know theory, patterns repeat over and over, just change rhythm and you'll recognise a new bass line. 

Eg, Rainy Night in Soho; single long notes 145 starting on I think C, and then as song develops it goes to 1-5-1 and then run up the scale to 4/F 



 

 
Posted : 17/02/2025 6:36 pm
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Posted by: sadexpunk

just got a few minutes to myself at home so gave it a try.  im hearing the 5th fret on E string, so open A.   with the other notes the 5th and 7th on A string (so E and F#?).  is that right?

 

Nearly. As theotherjohnv says, it's A D E . But your ear clearly does work despite your misgivings! 

...... chord stuff.  too complex for my little brain at the mo, ill investigate further when im a bit further into my journey.

 

Good plan. Others have said concentrate on plucking and fretting cleanly on even repeated notes for the time being. We'll have you playing Hysteria in a couple of weeks... 😉 

 

 
Posted : 17/02/2025 6:50 pm
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5th and 7th on A would be D and E

durrr, of course it is, i read the chart wrong, went 7th and 9th.  but was i right with the blitzkrieg notes?

I'd see that as a 1-4-5 progression, being 1st, 4th and 5th notes of the scale (whereas chord is 1-3-5) and 145 is very commonly used. This is where even if you don't know theory, patterns repeat over and over, just change rhythm and you'll recognise a new bass line. 

nope, not a scooby.  give me a few months 🙂

thanks

 
Posted : 17/02/2025 6:56 pm
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durrr, of course it is, i read the chart wrong, went 7th and 9th.  but was i right with the blitzkrieg notes?

Yep, you were spot on. 

 
Posted : 17/02/2025 10:12 pm
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