Hi, and welcome back to Week Five Bass Lessons in the music coach program. This week, we're going to learn the bass notes for the B section of our song. Now, if you're not quite so sure about what a section and B sections mean, check out the harmony video that comes before the course starts. The notes we're going to play are all the same notes that we played in the A section but in a different order. This is a really common thing and popular song. It allows us to experience the harmony in a different way.

It gives the song a bit of freshness. So the notes we're going to play are G and we're going to play D then we're going to play E, but this time instead of playing the E string open We're going to play e on the A string which is on the seventh fret. And then C on the third fret of the A string like we did before. So here those notes again, she on the third fret of the E string, D, on the fifth fret of the A string, e on the seventh fret of the A string, and C on the third fret of the A string. Now, you might be wondering, why does it matter whether we play the E string here, or here? Well, they're both E, but they're an octave apart.

So one of them is really low and the other one is higher. And when you play bass, one of the really exciting things is you're often left to decide the shape of the bass note pattern that's going on underneath the song. Generally speaking, moving up higher in parts creates this tension before the fall. So here's what it would sound like if I didn't play it that way. So it's not wrong, it's just different. And I want you to experiment a little bit with getting used to playing the E up here.

Before moving down to the C, it makes a nice shape. And it also gives you a different color. Because we were using the open string for the E in the A section of the song, it makes the bass part and the B section of the song stand out and be a little bit different. And again, part of the fun of playing bass is you get to make a lot of these decisions on your own, about where you want to play it, the distance you want to travel between the notes and so on. You're also going to play along with their pre recorded track this week in the practice video. is a great way to get used to what it's going to feel like to play with a real band.

You're going to hear all the different parts, there's guitar, bass, and drums. And sometimes there's going to be saxophone playing melody. And try and get used to feeling the rhythm and anticipating what's coming next, like you've done so far. And also seeing if you can picture yourself being in the band sounds like a bit of a strange thing. But when I practice apart, I'm picturing that I'm actually there with other musicians. And in the jam room videos, you're actually going to really be able to do that you're going to see the other instruments being played, and have a chance to really interact and play and it sounds like make believe, but really, it does.

It does matter that you can put your yourself in your mind in your imagination into actually playing with other people. It helps later on when you really are playing with other people. All right, keep up the great work and we'll see in the practice video.