Bass Diagram Notes. For example the a note is the same as a bb note. I would do this two different ways using the chromatic scale in sharps and then again in flats.
The c notes of a c major scale or the e notes in a e dorian scale are represented by green circles in the diagrams. This chart of a four string 22 fret bass guitar fretboard is color coded to help the bassist memorize the fretboard by locating identically pitched notes. These are the major scales for each of the 12 notes in the musical alphabet a bb b c db d eb e f f g ab.
The tonic notes shown in the diagram should be positioned over the relevant notes on your bass guitar s fretboard in order to play the scale with the desired tonic note.
The first notes you want to get to know on the bass are the open strings. The tonic notes shown in the diagram should be positioned over the relevant notes on your bass guitar s fretboard in order to play the scale with the desired tonic note. The 4th string is the lowest sound string closest to the ceiling and the 1st string is the highest sounding string closest to the floor. To help you memorize the notes we ve provided fretboard diagrams showing all of the notes up to the 12th fret horizontal and vertical charts.
