I find basic bass to be pretty straightforward if I do the following...here is my bass 101 lesson!

Find the root note of the chord on the A string or the D string and put my second finger on it. My example would be the third fret on the A string for a C.

Then your first finger is ready to play the third note of the chord on the next higher string and your little finger is over the fifth note of the chord on that string and the octave two strings higher. So now you have a pattern for a major chord which includes all the notes that a bass plays on a simple song.

Then shift the whole pattern one string lower for the G or 5 chord and one string higher for the F or 4 chord. So now you have all the notes you need for a 3 chord song. Move up and down the neck for different keys.

Colin

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