Reading music.. please help

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i have been playing bass for like almost 6 years now and i do it by ear, anyway i have a question about bass clef...how do you read notes on top of each other? and there is like a line connecting notes to each other, its not dark but its curvy and stuff? then there is lins that are dark conecting to each other... please help if you know

Quote:how do you read notes on top of each other?You're reading chords if you see a stack of notes on top of each other. You read them from bottom, up. Quote:and there is like a line connecting notes to each other, its not dark but its curvy and stuff? then there is lins that are dark conecting to each other... Huh? That doesn't really help. Honey, unless there is some way to show me an example, I can't help you much. Saying "not dark but curvy" and "dark lines" can mean a lot of things in music. At this moment, my assumption is the dark line connecting to another note is the notation of two eigth notes (if it's one line). A "curvy" line can either be a trill or a run (or something else).Why don't you learn how to read music? It's going to make your life so much easier. ADDED: Try here.

Are you thinking of slurs and ties?

im not sure but its like a little lite colored line over a not going to another note and its like a curve

wait i just saw your link its a tie

That's a fantastic web site Star. Thanks for that link

I've only been playing electric bass for about a year and I use tabs. Like on this site Ha. I guess it's alot like cheating, since you don't have to read music. But i DO know how to read traditional music too, if I need to.

yeah see i no how to use tabs i just want to start to read music. anyway cool tab site emo boy 8)

To i want boys: Keep up the good work! To Thoughtful: Lol, you're welcome. It's a great website for those learning the basics or refreshing your memory (like me!).

wow lucky you, I cant play by ear I'm tone death :frowning: but reading music is easy, basically just a pattern of numbers to me lol

Originally Posted By: 8letterswow lucky you, I cant play by ear I'm tone death Don't you mean 'tone deaf'?

haha thanx but i would rather read music, you will need it more in your life i think 8)

Originally Posted By: bobaliciousDon't you mean 'tone deaf'? yeah fingers type faster than I think when I'm tired