Idiot-Proof Bass Chords (2 Easy Chords for Any Song/Jam)
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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Get started with bass chords and avoid the mud. These 2 easy shapes work in any key, and you’ll still hold down the low end.
Bass Chord Progressions Cheat Sheet - www.bassbuzz.c...
Bass chords can be awesome, but they can also be a huge muddy mess.
In this lesson, I’ll show you 2 easy bass chord shapes that work in any situation, anywhere on the bass (without sounding muddy).
Triads, the most common type of chord in rock/pop music, can cause problems on bass without some tweaking. So I’ll show you how we can take a basic triad and hack it apart into the super-usable chord shapes you’ll learn in this video.
Then I’ll show you how to play these two bass chord shapes, which are called “tenths,” in detail with fretting and plucking tips. (don’t worry, they’re super beginner-friendly)
After that we’ll jump right into playing some music along with Buffalo Springfield, Fleetwood Mac, and Alicia Keys.
But how do you know how to use these shapes to make your own music? It can be hit or miss to just guess without any theory. I’ll take you through the basic formula that most popular music uses, so you can come up with your own chord progressions that sound naturally good.
Then we’ll finish up by using the chord progression formula to write a quick song together. Plus I do some really good singing at 14m15. 😜
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What’s your favorite song that uses bass chords?
BassBuzz does john the fisherman by primus count
nobody weird like me by victor wooten
We Turn Red of RHCP
Walk on the Wild Side
Tommy Shannon in Texas Flood
Small thing, but I really appreciate you making these vids on a Squier Jazz Bass and not some $5,000. Showing folks it's not just the gear that makes you sound and play well.
Thank you! Trying to keep it real. :)
@@BassBuzz I especially appreciate it given that a squier j is the most expensive bass i own so far lol
@Pops Fereal agreed with that setup matters part. I've played a 70s rickenbacker set up so horribly that it makes me wish i had just played an Ibanez haha
I have a Slammer! By Hammer! Just got it and starting out to play. My brother was playing like les claypool by the time he was 15 , he was amazing. I’ve been loving this new hobby and so far my favourite song I figured out to play along to is “a history of bad men” by the MELVINS! Lol I probably suck at it but it’s sooo fun. Definitely gonna sign up for a full course Josh, out of all the people on here, your teaching style is by far the best, and also most entertaining. Keep it up, and even somebody with the worlds tiniest hands and short ass fingers may have a chance :D hahaha
@@indywashere yeah I bought a Jackson in early September and I really need to get it set up properly because It buzzes like crazy with my clean tone from playing notes slowly.
Dude i cant believe it. Im from Argentina (we speak Spanish) i've been studying english for many years and now watching yours videos i can understand you every Word that you said. You inspire me to keep going on with the music and also this beautifull instrument. Thanks!
You're like my favorite bass teacher on UA-cam, man. You explain everything so concisely. Merry Christmas, Josh!
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too.
I would press the golden buzzer for you, you deserve it.
😊
10:25 I swear you start playing Black Bird by The Beatles.... or am I just hearing things?
Yep!
lord beerus gaming
@@BassBuzz Sounds way more like "Falling Away With You" by Muse
This. Was. An. Awesome. Video.
Thanks very much for that.
It's a talent to be able to break down complex things down to the very fundamental things.
Thanks again.
Thanks Tobias!
I dig the post-production! The clear tab schemes and other graphics are big on the screen, the animations are easy and efficient, the cutting and sound effects always underline the lesson but are fun, the black background is soothing so you can keep your attention on what's going on. And of course the script, pedagogic-wise and fun-storytelling-wise... and you Josh! YEAAAAAAH! Thanks 🙏 - makes me wanna rock'n'roll, well, first pluck some decent tones together ✌️😁🎸👌
Thank you! Rock away. :)
@@BassBuzz Woooooooosh!
I feel like you’re teaching is severely underrated. I’ll have to watch this a few times but I feel like you just simply filled in enormous gaps in music theory for me in just a few minutes. I thank you sir.
Thanks Dacota!
so many tents going around i feel like camping!
Haha I stared blankly at the screen for like too many seconds after reading this. Ten pun points to Griffindor.
this deserves more like lol
I have to admit something I paid for a year of .... let's call it pots bass lessons. But I've learned more from these videos then I have in the 6 months I've learned from the paid one. Don't get me wrong I've leaned alot from the paid course, but if you don't already know theory alot of it goes over your head. Josh explains it in alot easier terms.
Lou Reed -Walk On The Wild Side- is where I learned to use this Root 10th technique when the band I was in covered the tune. The original had both an electric and an upright bass, whereas our cover band had just me on electric. Our keyboardist suggested I play the root-10th. It worked out quite well.
Man you're a genius I just want to thank you, in my short time of playing bass this video has made theory and songwriting click to me you're freaking genius you are the Bass idol!!!!!!!!
Thanks Stewart! Text BASS to Simon Cowell to vote for me. :P
10:20 falling away with you?
Sick props to you man! I've leart so much from you in the short time I've played, you are an amazing teacher dude
Good catch Anton! And thanks for the kind words. :)
I was looking for this comment. Glad someone else heard it too :)
@@codyhaderlie8455 I know I'm late, but same here haha
Awesome indeed, massive underrated Muse song.
AT LAST! Someone who taught me how to play chords on bass the easiest way. Thanks so much Master Buzz
After 28 years of trucking my finger joints are buggered.have a hell of a time doing chords.I play mostly whole notes but will try.
I like that you are playing Squier not fucking cosmic bass for thousands of bucks. Let us know how do you record bass in your videos i am really curious.
Dude..., I messed up and bought your competitors lesson for a year. Your way of teaching is so much easier to comprehend. I'm a new bassist and I wish I would've found you first. Keep it up bro!
Thanks Alan! Glad it's working for you.
66.6k subscribers - see y'all at 666k
Edit: and 69k and 420k
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Ok so spreaded shell voicings work better on bASS got it! Thanks! Makes sense
Educational and hilarious, cant think of a better way learn!
You have to be like the best teacher for bass ever. You explain things in a way no one has ever showed me. I appreciate you for what you do. Keep up the amazing work
Thanks Jason!
Dude, I had to pause your video just to comment that you are awesome. Thank you for providing some great material and making it easy to find links such as the cheat sheet. I just bought a bass and you are literarily my teacher lol
Thanks Oliver! Glad I can help. :)
I almost hearing a lot of RHCP basslines on this video 👻👻👻
There are some real ones here :) - ua-cam.com/video/UzsO5zJdziE/v-deo.html
I started love the way u teach the bass, but can u explain even further what do you mean “add scale fill”, what scale are u mean to, is it pentatonic? Major? Minor? Anything? I been figuring for this quite sometime and it cause my confuse a lot. Hope you can explain and reply my message :)
Hey Ben, yeah I just kinda skimmed over that since it wasn't the topic of the video. The "right" scale to use depends on the song, chord progression, and what you're going for, so there's no short answer. Some super basic scale stuff here though: ua-cam.com/video/2PzUVcDkjX8/v-deo.html
Good chords, bad chords, you know I've had my share...
This is a really useful and practical video. Thank you!
Thanks Sam!
Or you could use a Fender Bass VI. And not worry about any of this crap. Oops... Seriously, thank you for the video. Your videos are good stuff.
Ha! Thanks Dwight.
Editing comment - speed up your gags. Those swipe edits are okay... you use them a little too much, so they become a little grating, hearing them over and over again. What makes it worse, is they're a little slow. This is a finesse thing, like string relief, thousandths make a big difference. So, take a frame or two out of the swipe. Don't know how you're doing them, but rather thtan just taking a couple frames out, shorten the swipe itself, so from start to finish, a frame or two shorter. That's my suggestion. Thanks for these vids.
Thanks for the feedback, I will play with that!
Hey Josh. I took your Beginner to Badass course about a year ago. You are a fantastic teacher. I've missed your lessons. This one is a great example of your teaching style and ability to connect concepts to your students. Keep up the great work. (I'm looking forward to the "Intermediate to Super Badass" course!)
Thanks Samuel!
I love your entertaining videos. Keep up the great work. I was thinking of starting some kind of instructional videos, but you got the basics handled. Yes, bad pun!
Thank you!
you're a little young to be a Maiden fan😎 Glad to see Maiden represented nonetheless since they're not nor never will be commercial sell outs... nice vid
Love Maiden! Keep your eyes peeled for a Maiden-related vid this year... up the irons!
Anesthesia on Metallica's kill em all by cliff burton
Hey Josh,At marker 14.01 you started the solo on D note for a Gm scale,why and do you have videos on solo?
Hey Stewart, soloing is a lot freer than "bass playing" so you aren't as tied to root notes. I cover soloing a bit in my Beginner to Badass course, and also have some older vids on improv here: ua-cam.com/play/PLMIGBQ8tBb8kayJEh44mF6fG01_BRxyU9.html
I'm planning not to have any bass tutor.....you r awesome
Thanks Subhrajyoti!
Make a video about "the less i know the better"
Dude - do people know what grokking means anymore? (Bro, do you even grok?)
Merriam-Webster says yes! 😋
Way to open with American Idol 🤣🤣🤣
Great vid on chords 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks Michael!
Would you mind teaching me another interesting bass chords, mabro?
Hey Ian, I have some older chords videos on my other channel you can check out - ua-cam.com/play/PLMIGBQ8tBb8nVOeaOBfDH2lfE9dG76aT3.html
this is really useful. i've been using the 10th interval without knowing what it was and i was using it in a gimmicky way. this really opens things up for me.
At 9:08 in the video his almost plays bennie and the jets with no theory at all.
I've heard the chord progression of Falling Away with You. Did you really think you were going to be unnoticed by muse fans ? xD
Unnoticed? No, I knew there'd be HYSTERIA.
Master of Puppets bass tutorial would be great!
I've been looking at tutorials all over UA-cam and was getting really frustrated because many of them get into too complicated stuff for absolute beginners like myself. This video made me enjoy learning basst! Simple stuff, sounds great, makes me actually play something on my bass, frustration diminished! Thanks a lot!
You're welcome Emil!
"can throw in some scale fill" he says because it's just that easy ;-)
Hahahaha I thought i was the only one thinking that
Thanks appreciate how you explain things music is hard Lol
You're welcome James! Music is hard, but it's also fun. 😋
Woaa this is lit 🔥 I love the way you teach and the joke that you bring haha
Thanks Jalu!
Buffalo Springfield was just plain wrong... apart from that I loved everything else
There's something (just plain wrong) happenin' here...
Thanks
The original bassline isn't played like that, but that wasn't the point of the video.
I’ve become a major fan of this page, I’m just getting started playing bass and your videos have really helped me jump into playing the bass. At my age I wasn’t sure if I would be able to make heads or tails of the bass but now I’m actually making sounds that don’t make my dog bark and growl at me. Thanks Josh!🎸🤘
Your A major scale has a flat 7?? Mkay.
Josh lmao , good stuff as always . I'll use this tonight when I'm jammin with band! No one had quite explained as good as you have !
Thanks Harvey! Let us know how the jam goes. :)
Getting a six string bass will allow you to play many more chords
Damn ⁴ day I'm supposed to take a break from playing bass,Josh uploads an awesome lesson with awesome songs to learn,at least my wife loves Stevie Nick's,Thanks for the killer lesson Josh I'm one step closer to dominating the bass world now,Mwaaahaaahaa😈😈😁
You're welcome Aaron!
I didn't know Mr. Beast could play the bass!
Hey Josh, I find myself troubeled when told to learn by ear. I fell like i cannot do it, i can recognise sounds of hammer-on's and slap and such but i don't really know how to tell apart notes or intervals, but my biggest problem is hearing the bass in songs I listen to. A guide on how to learn bass by ear would be appreciated if you can do a video on that sometime.
That's a huge topic! There's no quick fix, it's a neverending journey of attacking from many angles. You can start by working on interval recognition with drills like this: www.musictheory.net/exercises/ear-interval
And make sure you know how to play those intervals on your bass so it all links up.
@@BassBuzz much appreciated, thank you!
Very good lesson Josh. Thank you! (Simon looked impressed)
Thanks Pam!
I understood the whole thing I like fallin by Alicia Keys
very helpful and funny Video!!!! I love your videos
Thanks!
That bro was killer information. For me, where I am now, stone cold brilliant. Thanks Josh.
You're welcome!
It's not the problem to play chords it's the problem to not break fingers against the strings ☝️🐺
I’ve been playing for almost a decade now and continue to check out these vids to both help me understand why I make the sounds I make (in terms of theory) and pick up a few shortcuts along the way. Cheers my guy 👌
Yes!! This is exactly what I needed! I’ve just gotten comfortable with power chords and was looking for another shape to tackle. Thanks!
All I can say is I can't wait until you cover this in your course, of which I am in module 5. My skills are on the upswing, and the folks I play with are taking serious notice. Thanks for being not just educational, but, most importantly, relatable. And tell Noobie Josh to keep practicing. He'll get there. LOL
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I've been a player for 25 years and never knew what the "9th" or "11th" chords actually meant. Oh my God, it's just extended scale degrees into the next octave. Holy balls, I think I'm having a heart attack. This mystery has plagued me for a quarter century. Everyone else seemed to know what it meant, so I played along. I need to lay down. Oh my God.
Duuude. This is soooo useful. Totally dig the humor too.
This is just a fantastic video, and you're an excellent teacher. Could we get more details on adding scale fills, in the context of the section on writing a song towards the end of the vid? Would that mean using scale notes around each chord in the progression from the original root scale or each chord's root's scale? I hope I am explaining myself clearly... 😊
Hey Ryan, good question. It could mean either of those options you described, both are good depending on the progression and what you want. (which is too complex to get into here).
That 8:43 xD Great video, Josh.
Thank you!
Thank you so much.... love from Australia 🇦🇺
You're welcome Richard!
Thank so very much!!! I've been looking a well explained (plus exercises) about this!! You're a life savior 🤩. Definitely gonna add this to my practice routine ❤
DAMMIT! I WOULD GET THE SAME RESPONSE FROM SIMON! I looked up bass chords, got a pdf, and started sounding like you at the beginning of the video
That was pretty funny Josh. Thank you for showing us a simplified chord concept. Definitely something I want to incorporate into my playing. This gives me some great basics to get started with. What do you thing of the short scale Mustang?
Hey John, I like it! I haven't used it on many gigs or recording sessions, but it's fun to play and the tones sound promising.
Hi Josh, like the way you teach man!you cool n fast!check out my little bass jam with old DigitechBP 50, Steve E Strikemaster bass jammn monkey business,frm NZ,peace brother😎
- drop the 5th
- turn it into a 10th (3rd + octave)
- that's it
- you don't need the 10th trick once you're past the 12th fret, at which point you're in guitar territory anyway
- you could even add a (minor) 7th! jazzy
I mean, you gotta admit... If this were a guitar lesson, we wouldn't be done in 2 simple steps ;-)
Whenever im listsning to a song i usually dont hear the 3 or 4 note chord being played in an arpeggio but they have all these other notes within the song. Is there a technique to add extra notes to the chord?
Songs tend to be in a certain key - if you watch the bit where he shows you the chords in C major (C, Dm etc) they're all built off the notes in the C major scale, which goes C D E F G A B
So those are the notes being used, and you can borrow any of those. All the chords are built off them too - C major is C E G, D minor is D F A and so on. If you notice, you're starting on a note, skipping one, grabbing the next, skipping one etc. You can do that again and get 7th chords, so Cmaj7 (CEGB), Dm7 (DFAC), and those notes are good ones to borrow. But you can use any from the scale!
Which ones are good, that's a bit more complicated and takes some knowledge or experience - but none of those will sound wrong, it's just that some will sound more musical. Like you can use a note that's gonna be an important note in the next chord, so it kinda implies what's coming, that kind of thing. And you can add notes and chords that aren't in the key too, but that's a "knowing how to break the rules" thing ;)
What bass is that squier modified jazz what?? 60s 70s what the exact model?
I don't think they were making the 60s/70s distinction on the Vintage Modified series, just the Classic Vibe series that followed... but I'm not sure!
@@BassBuzz i just ordered off reverb a squier modified p bass new it appears that the one you have in the video the j bass have went up in price from 350 to the 800s i guess they sold out idk
Great lesson!Grok - lol, I thought I was probably the only person still using that word.
Grok til I die. 😈
I bet I could fuck it up
10:19 "Falling away with you" detetected
You're a great bassist. Lov u
10 points to Griffindor! Thanks Adrian. :)
Great song choice. Wasn't expecting that
As is often the case when I engage with Josh’s lessons, I don’t necessarily learn anything new, but the way he walks you through it gives me a new perspective somehow. I’m so appreciative for what you’re doing. The bassbuzz BA lessons are truly amazing if you have the patience.
Thanks Tim!
"Walk on the wild side" is *the* bass line with the tenths!
Well, it's a tenth that opens up to a 17th! (the high line goes up, the line goes down, adding another octave between the tenth)
Hey Josh, I watched most of your videos and learned a lot of stuff from you. I would like to buy lifetime access to thank you. Most joyful online lessons without doubt, but frankly, a person who lives in Turkey must work for one month to buy that, unfortunately. Do you consider a currency parity discount for fucking non-developed countries?
you are the embodiment of the bass didactic!
Why does the second and third have to be minor and so on' why can't they all be major???
Because of the notes in the scale, you can't just play any triad over the scale, a major triad on the second note (in C) would get you D + F# + A, but F# is not in the scale of C, so it would sound crap
(Major Scale with C as Root: C D E F G A B C)
same with 3rd note: E + G# + B while G# isn't in the major scale
6th note: A + C# + E while C# isn't in the major scale
7th note: B + D# + F# while neither D# is in the major scale (so you take a minor 3rd and make it a minor chord, that is why you use the minor tenth on that note) but F# isn't in the major scale either so you have to lower that one to a diminished.
It's not about the scale of C but the major scale in general, the relations will stay the same even if every other root. In e.g. minor scale, the relations will change and the chord progression will get pretty wild to say the least. Hope I could help :)
@@j-k-l4756 GO WHAT A LEGEND. Finally someone explained the reasoning. you don't understand how relieved Iam thanks thanks thanks
Yo Josh! This works! You da maaaaan! Using the wisdom you shared in
This video I wrote a groovy Melodic bassline for a song I'm writing . . Thank you
Yo Josh! This works! You da maaaaan! Using the wisdom you shared in
This video I wrote a groovy Melodic bassline for a song I'm writing . . Thank you
That Buffalo Sprigfield and Fleetwood Mac song sound a lot better played with the chords you played. Very nice.
Not exactly what this video's about, but I wanna give a shoutout to 5ths! They're not just for distortion, throwing one in at the right time can really make the bass fill out. The bassist from Tricot does it a lot, it's a nice one to have in the dynamics toolbox
5ths are great! As long as you don't play them too low and make a mud puddle. :)
@@BassBuzz honestly I don't think it matters so much! They're so neutral it just kinda makes the root sound bigger or something, but yeah that's siutational
Ooh, I just figured out how major scales work. I'd been working off that lesson where you taught us that BC and EF are always buddy close and extra friendly but then I used the chord chart to try and figure out where the notes were and paid attention and realised that it's 3,4 and 7,8 that are always together (which is easy because 4 and 8 are clearly the best numbers). So now I know all the major scales on one string and in a second I'll work out what happens when I drop down five frets on the next string but I'm not there yet so no spoilers
Dude this lesson is fire! I found it really useful, it's good to have something nice to play straight from the beginning. Thanks!
You're welcome! 🔥
Ok, your singing made me subscribe! :D
CALL ME MAYBEEEEEE
Im left handed but play right. I cant do nothing with my right hand but bass and guitar for w.e reason! I play rocksmith to learn and noticed on some songs i couldnt find the right rhythm, especially on songs i didnt know. Your videos helped out a ton, thank you!!
*plays jerry was a racecar driver*
How can you tell which songs go from which major to which major/minor? Like at 5:41, you say Dreams go from F major to G major, how do you know that? Does anyone know?
Thanks so much for this lesson Josh. You explained this so well, absolute lightbulb moment for me, thanks mate!
Hey Josh ... What cords you playing for Shining Star by Earth Wind & Fire ??
After watching videos on the channel and completing the "Beginner to badass" course, i feel like Josh is on my relatives
Thanks for using a Squier too. It proves it's more about the player and less about the instrument.
This video opens my mind about how to create songs in the bass! Thanks!
You're welcome Rafael!
Noob Josh is my life)
Great video!