Note C

C
A string, 3rd fret
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C: ring finger on the A string, 3rd fret

The fifth G (pearl dot with the 5): D string, 5th fret – one string higher, two frets further. Root and fifth in turn: that’s the simplest bass line.

C all over the neck

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E string, 8th fret · A string, 3rd fret · D string, 10th fret · G string, 5th fret

Other notes

C as the root note

Songs with C in the bass: Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Hänschen klein, Alle meine Entchen, Ode an die Freude, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Jingle Bells, Zum Geburtstag viel Glück, G-C-E-A (das Saiten-Lied), Mary Had a Little Lamb, London Bridge Is Falling Down, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, Yankee Doodle