The Bass thread (blues, country, funk, jazz, pop)

andy · 08-18-2006, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boo boo

Bass is easier for the simple reason that it requires no chords, it's always easier to just play one string at a time.

Alternate tunings also work better for bass than guitar.

Yes, and Chord study is one of the hardest things about the guitar anyway, at least I found it was

boo boo · 08-18-2006, 03:39 PM

One reason I took up bass is because I totally suck ass at playing chords.

andy · 08-18-2006, 04:34 PM

E 9
B 9
G 9
D 7
A 9
E 9

If you still have a guitar, try playing that

mosesandtherubberducky · 08-18-2006, 04:42 PM

^Minor 7th?

EDIT: nevermind I saw how it was fingered...fxck that's hard

andy · 08-18-2006, 05:03 PM

I use this fingering

E 9 (3)
B 9 (3)
G 9 (3)
D 7 (1)
A 9 (2)
E 9 (2)

boo boo · 08-18-2006, 05:45 PM

My brother has my guitar right now, last time I was at his house he took the strings off, he was in the process of changing strings but he broke the minor E string.

I'll eventually ask for it back once we get some new strings for it.

andy · 08-19-2006, 09:24 AM

...Boo boo, there is no such thing as the minor E string

boo boo · 08-19-2006, 06:25 PM

I know, it's the same key, but since there are two E strings on a guitar that's what I call the thin one.

andy · 08-19-2006, 06:39 PM

Haha, ah right

thebassistX · 08-19-2006, 09:08 PM

so what if u cant play chords on bass? chords are the easist thing on the guitar anyway...mastering bass and guitar are about the same anything the guitar can do the bass can do (except chords) ..its just a lil harder cuz the strings are bigger and the frets are bigger.....
also the playing concepts of bass and guitar are different the guitar is meant to add to a piece and make the song sound better where as the bass is meant to be a support and ground for the band......j
just cuz u can pull of crzy riffs on guitar dont mean u can come up wit a good groove on the bass

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08-18-2006, 05:03 PM	#35 (permalink)
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08-19-2006, 09:08 PM	#40 (permalink)
thebassistX Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 104	bass and guitar same... so what if u cant play chords on bass? chords are the easist thing on the guitar anyway...mastering bass and guitar are about the same anything the guitar can do the bass can do (except chords) ..its just a lil harder cuz the strings are bigger and the frets are bigger..... also the playing concepts of bass and guitar are different the guitar is meant to add to a piece and make the song sound better where as the bass is meant to be a support and ground for the band......j just cuz u can pull of crzy riffs on guitar dont mean u can come up wit a good groove on the bass