Noob question.

[l Bad Religion l]

Ok, is the 2nd fret on the e string a f sharp? Is the 5th fret on the e string an a sharp? Is the 4th fret on the d string a g sharp?

[lowfreq]

Yes the second fret is F#, the fifth fret is A natural and the fourth fret on the D string is F#.

Hope that helps

[l Bad Religion l]

Originally posted by lowfreq:

Yes the second fret is F#, the fifth fret is A natural and the fourth fret on the D string is F#.

Hope that helps

OOPS...I ment to say that the 9th fret...not the fifth. Oh well, I was just making sure. Thanks man.

[lowfreq]

The ninth fret on the E string is C#, always happy to help

[dohhhhh6]

Remember B and E don't have a sharp (unless you're in a bogus key where it makes more sense to have E# than F, since keys have only one of each note).

 

Good luck learning the notes, it helps a lot to know the fret's note names.

[Thomas Wilburn]

www.activebass.com has fretboard diagrams. I also find it helpful to remember how the keys of a piano are laid out.

[dcr]

Originally posted by Da LadY In Tha Pink Dress:

Remember B and E don't have a sharp (unless you're in a bogus key where it makes more sense to have E# than F, since keys have only one of each note).

Every note has a sharp. B# exists in the key of C# major (and A# minor), as well as as an accidental. E# exists in the keys of F# major (D# minor) and C# major (and A# minor), and again, exists as an accidental. Those keys are, of course, not terribly common. But they are not bogus; they are real keys defined by music theory, just like all the others. The most important thing to remember is that E# and B# are not entirely uncommon as accidentals, however. Well, outside of Guns & Roses, anyway.

 

You can also sharp a note twice. Oh, yes, it's possible. Try it at home.

 

By the way, I love noobs. Big, bouncy noobs. Little, perky noobs. They're all good. Mm, mm, noobs.

[dcr]

Dig.

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Originally posted by dcr:

You can also sharp a note twice. Oh, yes, it's possible. Try it at home.

I've seen a Bx a few times in classical pieces, but I'm trying to think of a time I've seen Ex. Perhaps that is a forbidden double secret probation double sharp? And for that matter, the most common double flat I seem to recall is Bbb. Whatever. It's late and I'm rambling much more than usual.