Hello

I'm a flute player learning how to play the bass guitar...all by my self...I've looked thru pastpost but they don't seem to help...

...I have a 6 string (my brothers-> he can't help me he's really really with other things)..I don't know where the 4 and 5 stings ...so i'm stuck with that....

...I understand the BEADGC thing and the frets and the right hand thing but no the left...I'm right handed...I really love the Bass Guitar...

...I tink if i get that part figured out i'll be fine...

THANX

If you have any other suggestions you can email them to me at sk_lake@hotmail.com

ok heres what you should do there are a ton of free online lessons online and on ondemand.

ok heres what you should do there are a ton of free online lessons online and on ondemand.

I'll be honest with you.. I'd love to help you out, but I'm not sure I understand your question. Maybe you could clarify what you are having trouble with?
I'm going to take a guess on one thing...
If you're asking how a 4 and 5 string bass relate to a six string bass...??
a 5 string bass is generally strung like the the bottom five of a six string
a 4 string bass is strung like the middle four (EADG low to high)
but if that's not what you're getting at let me know.

As a fellow new player I think you should go get a four string to start on. A friend who is helping me started on a regular bass, got proficient on that, then graduated to the six string. Just a thought.

Scales.

Learn all your patterns on the fret, do your scales.
It'll be boring and repetitive, but it'll teach you how to get around on the bass.

Learn all the notes too. Chromatic scales work, and are really easy.

Eventually you can do scales in 3rds, and arpeggios.

Yeah. Scales. If you do scales, learn bass clef, and even go for onlne lessons you'll be good to go. Good Luck!!!

your sooooo very Blessed to have a 6 string! Especialy at your age! Your hands are strong when you are young .Enjoy that! As far as your Q.I belive you can learn just as well on a 6 ! Think of it this way,in boxs. an entire scale can be in four frets'n'3strings/2frets4strings,Its all about the patterns.And its the same up 'n' down the neck.On bass you can play walking chords within 3,or 4 frets ; yet you can keep walkin as far as you can go down the neck(box to box)with a6 string you can walk even further.As far as the right hand thumps the string,the LEFT HAND,presses down on the strings and does the walkinGod Bless! hope this helps theres so much more to tell.

try this: the(-)is your sharp'n'flat
BC-D-EF-G-A-B
EF-G-A-BC-D-E
A-BC-D-EF-G-A
D-EF-G-A-BC-D
G-A-BC-D-EF-G C-D-EF-G-A-BC(and so on down the neck)each letter or dash is a fret

well first start with a 4 string lol