doublestops

[kuamer]

dear all,

i noticed the topic of chords. this includes the basic: Root, 5th, octave. i use these "chords" often in my music.
My band's axes are tuned down to Dropped D, so holding the 5th fret of the A string and the 7th fret of the G string( with the others open) gives a rich full bass sound. i mostly give this a strum during a bridge or a last ringing note.

As for doublestops they are simply the 5th and octave in these 3-note chords. played like this
-----7----9--
-----5----7--


check out Flea and the chili peppers for doublestops. a Great example is there song Blood Sugar Sex Magik off the album of the same name...later

graye...

[Edited by kuamer on 09-11-2000 at 05:21 PM]

[JimK]

Other notable "double stops"(oft used in Funk)-

Tritones(will actually LOOK like a flatted 5th interval; really, though, it's the 3rd & b7).
So, if you're playing an OPEN "E"(ROOT NOTE), follow that with a "D"(D-string/12th fret)& a "G#"(G-string/13th fret). Sounds cool when you slide into from a half-step below.
Part II of this sorta double stop is INVERTING the tritone...so, again, while playing the OPEN "E", play the "G#"(D-string/18th fret?)and the "D"(G-string/19th fret). Again(again), slide into it from a 1/2 step below.

Another standard Funk/Latin thingee-
The 10th...
Play a "B"(E-string/7th fret)while playing a "D#"(G-string/8th fret). Of course, you can FLAT the 10th(will give a MINOR 3rd vibe).
Check out Steely Dan's "Peg"(Rainey is a master at double stops), EW&F's "Shining Star"(the chorus), even Cracker's "Low" utilizes a D/F# double stop.
Cool stuff when done tastefully...

[Brad Johnson]

Stanley Clarke gained prominence on electric with the 10ths and I-V doublestops.

Another simple and useful doublestop would be an open string, the 11th fret on the next higher string and the 9th fret on the next higher string, basically a I-III-V (1-3-5).
Drop the middle note down a fret and you have a minor tritone. Experiment with moving either upper note, you'll probably be surprised with how many useful double-stops you can work against an open string.

I use 5th-10th combos quite a bit, too.