johans
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any of you guys play a lot of chords on your bass?
Mobay45 said:I would, but it upsets the geetar players!![]()
midopa said:Hm... I don't have any clips on my right now, but I could make some whenever I have a bit more free time. But as to what to play, I usually play something that corresponds to both the chord the guitarist is playing at the moment and the key the song is in.
What I can think of right now is a praise song called "Let Everything That". The praise team I'm in usually plays it in Emajor with chords descend from E to.. A, I think. So what I do is something like this:
G 16 16 16 16
D 14 13 14 14
A 14 14 16 12
E
So, should I feel the need, I'd play a riff with those notes for each chord or just strum them with my thumb. Hope that helps. I think, as it always is with music, it's a feeling rather than some nice theory. Granted, theory is good, too.![]()
hankSRay said:ok probobly a noob question, but how come when i learn bass chords with my teacher theyre always sumthin like:
G-------------------
D-------5----------
A --2-5--5-2------
E 3--------------3-
Unless of course ur talkin about guitar chords here, cause then ill just feel silly
Wow I'd LOVE to get that gig. Tell him if he's ever in the midwest.....ebmuscmanlvr83 said:I may be doing some gigging with Matt Redman. Hes amazing.
spectorbassguy said:Intro to "Trading My Sorrows" is cool. I also sometimes will play the 3rd and 7th of a chord up an octave when going from a root to a 4 (i.e. E to A). Also lots of Root + Up octave thirds. And Root + fifth for a mean growl.![]()
johans said:do you all think that theory on scales and progressions are important?
i took my first lessons 2 years back ... and the scales (lydian, myxolidian etc) are too confusing for me as a beginner and i cant grasp it at all, i only know major scale since then, will going back on the scales theory improve my playing .. ?
johans said:hey todd
have you listen to Trading my sorrows from Israel Houghton
man ..
all crazy slap up front
want the clip?