Prettiest note or chord on bass?

[Nolan-BluesBass]

Hi all! I'm new to the forum so not sure if this should go here but here it goes.I would just like to know everyones opinion on what they think is the prettiest note/chord on the bass. Mods please move if I'm in the wrong spot for this question and thanks in advance everyone!

[jsingles]

hmm lets go with F sharp, yea that ones good.

[BassJunkie13]

I like minor chords and minor modes.

[Delta_Petra]

I have always been partial to the C# on the E string. And probably the minor blues that goes with it.

[lexxmexx]

It has to be the E power chord IMO.


G: -----9---
D: -----9---
A: -----7---
E: o--------
B: o--------

[kebbs]

I like the Emadd9, on 12th fret. It's madd!

[TMacATK]

I'm partial to 9 chords above the 12 fret, 1 - 5 - 9 shapes. Especially on a six.

[jugoziithouu]

11 fret on A string

[funkydanbass]

Originally Posted by kebbs

I like the Emadd9, on 12th fret. It's madd!

I concur! Gotta love close intervals..

G-12
D-16
A-14
E-0 - or 12...

[ErebusBass]

I'm lazy, so I just fixed this one

Originally Posted by lexxmexx

It has to be the D power chord IMO.


F: -----9---
C: -----9---
G: -----7---
D: -----0---
A: o--------

[Thump Jr.]

Originally Posted by BassJunkie13

I like minor chords and minor modes.

+1 to be sure. I have always been captivated by the dark, mysterious sounds that minor chords and scales can produce . . .

[Expendable Bass]

A dominant seventh chord, higher up on the neck.

[69nites]

that sir would depend on the specific bass.

[HaVIC5]

Originally Posted by funkydanbass

I concur! Gotta love close intervals..

G-12
D-16
A-14
E-0 - or 12...

I gotta agree with this one, for some reason this is the most resonant chord on the bass for me.

[Deacon_Blues]

I like the Badd9 chord you find by stapling two fifths over each other (B-F#-C#). Works best over minor but also over major because you don't play the third.

Then I have a thing for 13 chords - Eb13 sounds great:

G: --17--
D: --17--
A: --16--
E: --11-- (play this with your thumb on the fretboard)

Also the A13 chord utilizing the 9th fret harmonics on the A and D strings and the 12th fret on the G string and you playing an A below that sounds cool. It's also cool to replace that A with an open E so you get a nice Em69...

[Mr_Sore_Fingerz]

Nothing beats a picked, open low-E on a hot p-bass played through an ampeg tube head =)


...of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder...or ear in this case

[Dave Muscato]

I've always loved the sound of the low D (on the B-string).

[TMacATK]

Originally Posted by Dave Muscato

I've always loved the sound of the low D (on the B-string).

How about the low D, the 5th fret harmonic on the G string, 4th fret harmonic on the D, and 5th fret harmonic on the A?

Harmonics and close harmonies make an excellent combination.

[mutedeity]

Is this thread serious?

[Deacon_Blues]

Originally Posted by mutedeity

Is this thread serious?

I don't know, my my weak guess is no.