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CHORDSON THE ELECTRIC BASS
JUAN MANUEL VASQUEZ
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A major chord is made up of three notes; the root after which it is named, the major
3rd and the perfect 5th. Mayor chords sound happy.
Major chord using 4 notes:
Index finger plays the root (1st). Ring finger frets the 5th, pinky on the 8ve and
the middle finger on the major 3rd.
Remember: The 1st degree (root) is
the same note as the octave. So if
the 1st degree is an A then the oc-
tave is also an A.
Symbols: Capital letters, !, M or
maj ex: A, B, or AM, BM or A maj,
or B!.
Major chord using 3 notes:
We use the ring finger to play the
root, the middle finger to play the
5th and the index to play the 3rd.
MAJOR CHORD
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A minor chord is made up of the root, a minor 3rd and a perfect 5th. Minor chords pro-
duce a sad sound.
Minor chord using 4 notes:
Use the index finger to fret both the 1st and 3rd degree. Use the ring finger to fret
the 5th and the pinky to fret the octave.
Symbols: m, min or -
Ex: Am or A min A-
Minor chord using 3 notes:
Use the index to fret the 3rd, the
middle to fret the 5th and the ring
finger to fret the octave.
MINOR CHORDS
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A major 7th chord consists of a root note, a major 3rd, a perfect and a major 7th. The
addition of the 7th degree adds more color to your bass line.
Note: If you want to strum a major 7th chord on
the bass it is recommended not to play the 5th de-
gree to prevent the sound from being too muddy
(unless you use a bass with 6 or more strings).
Luckily you cancreate a lick that uses all 4 notes
(arpeggio) or tap them.
Symbol: M7, Maj 7
Ex: AM7, GMaj7
7th chords using 3 notes:
Index plays the 1st, middle plays the 7th and
the ring finger plays the 3rd.
Note: You can skip the 5th degree because
the nature or flavor of the chord can still be
implied by the remaining notes.
Alternative way:
Index plays the 3rd, middle plays the 1st and
the ring finger plays the 7th.
MAYOR 7TH CHORD
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A dominat 7th chord consists of a root note, a major 3rd, a perfect and a minor 7th.
The addition of the 7th degree adds more color to your bass line.
As previously stated you should not play the
5th degree unless you are playing a bass with
5 or more stings.
Symbol: 7 or dom7
Ex: C7, A7 or Cdom7
3 note dominant chord: I personally use
the index to play the root, the middle to play
the 7th and the ring to play the 3rd.
Alternative way:
Index plays the 3rd, middle plays the 1st and
the ring finger plays the 7th.
DOMINANT CHORD
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A diminished chord is made up of root note, minor 3rd and an augmented 4th (4#) or
diminished 5th (5b).
This chord has a very dissonant sound. It is
also very rare when compared to the major
and minor chords but you will come across it
in other genres.
NOTE: This chord is unstable and is often
used as a bridge between chords. Its eerie
sound leaves you hanging which in turn
makes the resolution into a stable chord that
much more powerful.
Symbol: o or dim
Ex: C or Cdim
3 note disminished chord: Use the
index to play the 3rd, the middle to play the
5th and the ring finger to play the root.
DISMINISHED CHORD
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When we invert a chord we simply change the order in which we play the notes of the
chord. So instead of playing the root, third and then fifth we can rearrange the order of the
notes.
minor chord first inversion major chord first inversion
Note:You have already seen the second inversions for major and minor chords in page 2
and 3 where the 5th is the first note we play.
minor chord alternate position major chord alternate position
EXTRA
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Chord Chart
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MAJOR MINOR DIMINISHED AUGMENTED MAJOR 7TH DOMINANT MINOR 7TH
Cb Cb, Eb, Gb Cb, D, Gb Cb, D, A Cb, Eb, G Cb, Eb, Gb, Bb Cb, Eb, Gb, A Cb, D, Gb, A
C C, E, G C, Eb, G C, Eb, Gb C, E, G# C, E, G, B C, E, G, A# C, Eb, G, A#
C# C#, F, G# C#, E, G# C#, E, G C#, F, A C#, F, G#, C C#, F, G#, B C#, E, G#, B
Db Db, F, Ab Db, Fb, Ab Db, Fb, G Db, F, A Db, F, Ab, C Db, F, Ab, B Db, Fb, Ab, B
D D, F#, A D, F, A D, F, Ab D, F#, A# D, F#, A, C# D, F#, A, C D, F, A, C
D# D#, G, A# D#, F#, A# D#, F#, A D#, G, B D#, G, A#, D D#, G, A#, C# D#, F#, A#, C#
Eb Eb, G, Bb Eb, Gb, Bb Eb, Gb, A Eb, G, B Eb, G, Bb, D Eb, G, Bb, Db Eb, Gb, Bb, Db
E E, G#, B E, G, B E, G, Bb E, G#, C E, G#, B, D# E, G#, B, D E, G, B, D
F F, A, C F, Ab, C F, Ab, B F, A, C# F, A, C, E, F, A, C, Eb F, Ab, C, Eb
F# F#, A#, C# F#, A, C# F#, A, C F#, A#, D F#, A#, C#, F F#, A#, C#, E F#, A, C#, E
Gb Gb, Bb, Db Gb, A, Db Gb, A, C Gb, Bb, D Gb, Bb, Db, F Gb, Bb, Db, E Gb, A, Db, E
G G, B, D G, Bb, D G, Bb, Db G, B, D# G, B, D, F# G, B, D, F G, Bb, D, F
G# G#, C, D# G#, B, D# G#, B, D G#, C, E G#, C, D#, G G#, C, D#, F# G#, B, D#, F#
Ab Ab, C, Eb Ab, Cb, Eb Ab, Cb, D Ab, C, E Ab, C, Eb, G# Ab, C, Eb, Gb Ab, Cb, Eb, Gb
A A, C#, E A, C, E A, C, Eb A, C#, F A, C#, E, G# A, C#, E, G A, C, E, G
A# A#, D, F A#, C#, F A#, C#, E A#, D, F# A#, D, F, A A#, D, F, G# A#, C#, F, G#
Bb Bb, D, F Bb, Db, F Bb, Db, E Bb, D, F# Bb, D, F, A Bb, D, F, Ab Bb, Db, F, Ab
B B, D#, F# B, D, F# B, D, F B, D#, G B, D#, F#, A# B, D#, F#, A B, D, F#, A
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COPYRIGHT 2013,Juan Manuel Vasquez
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