This video continues the look at chords for bass guitar by delving into seventh chords.
Lesson Material
Note: Throughout the lesson, the chords shapes built from an A string are using a C root eg. Cmaj7. The chord shapes built from an E string are using a G root eg. Gmaj7
How bluessy anf jazzy sounding seventh chords to practice this week. Thank you Mark. :)
Why don’t you barre the Gm7b5? It’s a much easier fingering.
Pretty much because a lot of people will find barring too hard. Although I do know what you mean, the fingering is a nightmare as it stands. I would always use the other voicing with the high note on the G string or barre and miss the b7, giving the basic diminished triad.
Man. Those tritones sound evil. Especially when you were really demonstrating them. Sounds like something Cannibal Corpse or Hate eternal would do. Very Death Metal like.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, are diminished chords the same as minor 7 flat 5?
In order to improve my improvisation skills I started to play along, or at least try to, over the considerable amount of bass backing tracking tracks, (with no bass on them) on YouTube. Most have the chords on them but to my surprise I became unstuck. On many of the backing tracks I felt like a landscape gardener in the desert. I felt lost. It was one thing to know what chord progression was needed for any particular backing track but quite another to figure out where on the neck it is best to play the chords/arpeggios , within the required style/dynamics. It was a humbling experience but tons of fun too. And since most were 7th chords Talkingbass once again came to me rescue.There’s just so much cool stuff to learn it’s simply awesome. Thanks Mark