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Tuning Center

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Note: This course was not designed to accommodate the bass fiddle. Please consider following along with another instrument, like the guitar. Alternatively, you can follow along with the guitar materials. Why?

The four strings of the bass are tuned the same as the four thickest strings of the guitar (an octave lower). These are the E, A, D, G strings.

When you're asked to play a G chord, you'll alternate between the G and D strings on the bass. These are the thinnest and second-to-thinnest strings, respectively.

Finally, our book has instruction specifically for the bass.

Buy an Electronic Tuner

View the IMT-500 on Amazon.com

Reference Pitches

Click on a string's letter-name to hear that string's reference pitch.

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Left-Handed Resources

I know, I know, I said we had left-handed versions of all our learning materials. We do, it's just that they're not available for download just yet. Soon…

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