Note E

E
open E string
5EADG

E: open E string

The fifth B (pearl dot with the 5): A string, 2nd fret – one string higher, two frets further. Root and fifth in turn: that’s the simplest bass line.

E all over the neck

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open E string · E string, 12th fret · A string, 7th fret · D string, 2nd fret · G string, 9th fret

Other notes

E as the root note