Awesome Chord Voicing For Bass
This week I’m going to show you a great Add9 chord that works both as just a great sounding chord and also as a finger stretch and workout. Enjoy!
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I get to play bass with friends ONLY because of my singing voice. I would like to learn how to accompany myself on the bass so that I don’t need karaoke tracks. I have no idea where to start, though I read music OK and have a good sense of music theory. My music does not have chord diagrams but it does have the notes for piano accompaniment
That’s a brutal chord. My pinky is screaming bloody murder. LOL!
I literally can’t do these chord. My fingers just can’t reach all four at the same time. Regardless of which finger I put where.
I cannot play the chord either so I arpegiate it.
Is this chord voicing easier to reach on a 5 string bass than a 4 string bass? I can’t bend my 2 finger that far down.
Great Work Mark. You are such a Blessing to Many.
Awesome. Always great to hear Mark jamming in the videos with a bit of improvisatio. Thanks for this lesson