Playing root and octave together

[Rocker]

For some slow country songs, I like picking the chord root and octave together. The guys in the band like the sound of the combination. Not a chord but full sounding. Evolution rather than innovation. It works.

[DaveFry]

See 2:34 for " an interesting little trick "


[media]http://youtu.be/qaa1axJ63Qg[/media]

[Marc S]

I don't play many bass chords, but I do occasionally do just the same thing - play the root and octave, or sometimes the 5th, depending on the chords being played by guitarists (or keys) As the great JPJ points out, it is indeed a fuller sound.

As you say Rocker, it's often easier or more suited to slower songs or passages... but it can be really effective! I find it often works well where there is a quiet part of a song, where other instruments are being played quietly or drop out - it sort of underpins the bass, I find

Thanks for posting that link to theJPJ video DaveFry

Edited May 17, 2017 by Marc S