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On a 4-string bass the one nearet you leg (and the higghest sounding note) is G. The next one up is D, then A and finally E. On a 5 string you also have C, after the E

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The most common configuration is a 4 string bass with E A D G strings.

5 string basses are also very popular and add a low B string.... B E A D Gpoopoo

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If you mean what they are tuned to, standard tuning on a bass is EADG, the strings are called strings.

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The standard tuning, which provides the string names, for the four stringed Bass Guitar is (Thickest to thinnest) E-A-D-G.

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