![]() I could play them in order, repeat notes, change the order, etc. As a bass player I can create the impression of a C major chord in the bassline by outlining the notes C, E, and G individually. To give you an example, a C major chord is created by playing a combination of the notes C, E, and G at the same time. ![]() We get the same point across, but in a different way. ![]() ![]() “dog”), while bassists spell it out (e.g. I always explain to students it’s like guitarists say a whole word (e.g. By outlining the notes of chords a bassist implies the sound of a particular chord. Bassists emphasize the individual notes that make up chords. Instead of playing chords directly, bassists outline the notes of chords. It can be done, but must be done with care. Playing chords on bass can sometimes fill up too much sonic space competing with the rest of the band. This is because playing several low-pitched notes at the same time can sound muddy. Bassists don’t play chords as often as guitarists or pianists do. What is a Chord?Ī chord is a group of notes played together at the same time. I urge you to be very thorough in reading this and other lessons I add in this category. If you find yourself frustrated not knowing what notes to play in an original bassline, it’s probably because you don’t know and understand chords.Ĭhords are essential. In the two versions of the C major guitar chord given as an example at the beginning of this lesson the lowest note in the chord, is the note C.Understanding chords is a critical part of mastering the notes side of bass playing (as opposed to the rhythm side). However the note following the slash is the bass note instead of the root. Referred to as slash chords, these chords have the same notes as the chord before the slash. Have you ever seen a chord like this: C/G? When we do this, the sound of the chord is heard anyway since the omitted notes are implied by the rest of the notes in the chord. The same is done with 9 th and 11 th chords when the left-hand fingers cannot comfortably play the notes. These are usually the root note and the fifth. Since a 13 th note has seven notes and can’t possibly be played on a six string guitar, one or more notes are left out. These chords are formed by stacking more intervals of a third over an existing 7 th chord, giving us chords of a 9 th, an 11 th or a 13 th.įor instance we can take a C major 7 th and turn it into a C major 9 th by adding the note D:Īnd into a C major 13 by adding the note A:Ĭ major 13: 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 (C E G B D F A) Other types 7 th chords exist but it’s unlikely that you’ll encounter them outside of Jazz music. This is the formula for the four most common types of 7 th chords: These are formed by adding the 7 th note to an existing triad. 7 th Guitar chordsħ th chords are also very popular among guitar players. Since the third interval from the root is very consonant, while the second and fourth are very dissonant, suspended chords sound unstable and need to resolve to another chord. Suspended chords are also triads but the third interval is replaced by either the second or the fourth. This is the formula for each triad chord: The other types of triads that are used are the minor triad, the augmented triad and the diminished triad. We have already explored the major triad above. That is, every major chord is made of the first, third and fifth note of its respective scale. The reason the C major chord is made of the notes C E and G is that the formula for major chords is 1 3 5. ![]() Thus, since the scale of C major is made of the notes C D E F G A B the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 represent each respective note. While chords can be derived from any scale, the major scale is used as a reference point for constructing chords. In this lesson I will show you how chords are constructed and how to find the notes in a guitar chord. When you’re playing C major in the open position you’re playing the notes C E G C E and when you’re playing it as a barre chord you’re playing C G C E G C Yet, all the notes you play when you strum any of the chords above are C, E, and G, repeated in different octaves, in different places of the guitar fretboard. ![]()
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