Most bands pass among themselves fake chord or lead sheet music, so it makes since you should be able to play from this type of sheet music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnMdOdF8x5k Now this type of sheet music will not have the bass clef, therefore, it is up to us to come up with our own bass lines.
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/e/ev...leaves_crd.htm Yes roots right at first are fine.
We play chord tone accompaniment, i.e. we lay down the beat and call attention to the chord changes, we do that by playing the notes of the chord - in play at this specific time in the song. We take care of the beat and the harmony. When they pass the lead to us - then we play melody notes. 95% of what we do is chord tone accompaniment.
Can you see a chord chart (fake chord) and come up with a bass line? Here are some that normally work.
- Just roots work. Change as the chords change.
- Roots and fives give a little something more. Of course, change as the chords change.
- The root, five and eight are considered generic and will play a lot of bass, i.e. R-5-8-5 or any combination of those three notes.
- Then the correct 3 and 7 enter the picture. See a minor chord grab the b3 and the b7 (. R-b3-5-b7) see a major seven chord grab the natural 3 and the natural 7 (R-3-5-7).
Get some generic bass lines into muscle memory and practice playing from fake chord.
Sing the song under your breath to know when to change chords and have a feel for the tempo, beat, etc.
Let Google find you some backing tracks to play over.
http://www.freejamtracks.com/play-bass-blues-02.html Look up the 12 bar blues progression, that fish thing, and use that. Yep you gotta know how to find the key, something else you need to find yourself so you will remember how. Google is a friend.
Post # 23 on this string may take some of the rust off.
Notes on the fretboard, cheaters?
Have fun.
