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01-10-2011, 07:05 PM
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I'm working on learning how to play chords on the bass, and since it's a little boring to sit there and strum for 30 straight minutes, I'd like to find some songs in which the bassists are playing out whole or partial chords, rather than arpeggios.
Does anyone have any suggestions? |
01-10-2011, 07:09 PM
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01-10-2011, 07:13 PM
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Two of them that I can remember right off the top of my head
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01-10-2011, 08:44 PM
| | | | Stanley Clarke likes to use chords....School Days and Lopsy Lu come to mind. |
01-10-2011, 08:47 PM
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01-10-2011, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by subject42  I'm working on learning how to play chords on the bass, and since it's a little boring to sit there and strum for 30 straight minutes, I'd like to find some songs in which the bassists are playing out whole or partial chords, rather than arpeggios.
Does anyone have any suggestions? | jeff berlin does a great version of dixie
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01-10-2011, 10:28 PM
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01-10-2011, 10:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oregon, USA | | | Beatles 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' has a few 2-note chords during the bridge ("And when I touch you, I feel happy...") parts.
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01-10-2011, 10:30 PM
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01-10-2011, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Swampman Cory | Gorgeous. Pretty far outside the traditional role of the "bass part" though. |
01-10-2011, 11:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Miami Florida | | | The intro to Stickin' In My Eye - NOFX is fun. And if you like that, Rancid does that song, and the last two or so chords are a really great fill.
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01-10-2011, 11:42 PM
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01-10-2011, 11:47 PM
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01-10-2011, 11:53 PM
| | | I don't know if Lemmy actually used chords in this song, but when I play it I do (root-fifth and root-fifth-octave) and it sounds boss. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9ndbPUSYDQ
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01-11-2011, 12:42 AM
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01-11-2011, 12:52 AM
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01-11-2011, 12:57 AM
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01-11-2011, 01:12 AM
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01-11-2011, 07:00 AM
| | | | Brand New's "Secondary" uses chords in the chorus. And most things by Ned's Atomic uses chords | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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