I welcome back. This is week eight of Bass Lessons in the music coach program. This week, you're going to be learning how to play the melody for the B section of our song. Now, we're going to play the whole B section melody on one string. So this is a good way, in contrast to how we played the melody. For the A section where we've moved from string to string, this one's going to require us to move along one string forwards and backwards.

It's easier in some ways because your right hand and left hand don't have to be as coordinated moving up and down this way, but it means we have to move a little faster in order for all the notes to go together. So here are the notes we're going to play E which is on the second fret of the D string. Then we're going to play F sharp on the front fourth fret of the D string. And I want you to use your first finger here because the very next note right away is G, which is in the fifth fret of the D string. Then we're going to play g again. g one more time, then back to F sharp.

Then we're gonna play cheap, F sharp, E, and two DS. Back to E. Here those notes again, E, F sharp, G, G, G, F sharp, G, F sharp, E, D, D, E. Now one of the things that makes the bee melody tricky is the entrance. So in the A section melody The first note began at the beginning of the first bar of the A section. That B section begins just before the first bar of the D section. So in the practice video, there's going to be a count in of four beats, which is one bar plus three more, and then the melody will begin. Now when you get to the backing track, we're going to get rid of the extra bar and just have a three beat counting, which will work like this 123 do that one more time 123.

Now Playing this takes a little bit getting used to because in the track there's going to be a stop of the whole band and in the space that happens there is where the melody takes over. And at first, this can feel a little bit like walking on a tightrope with no net, but it's a good feeling once you get comfortable with it. So make sure to try it lots and just be patient and keep going with the practice videos. Great work and we'll see you in the practice video.