Bass Chords

[Rumble]

Do any of you guys know of a nice and clear, easy to understand (has nice pictures of someone's fingers on a fretboard and not just dots'n'sticks) book to show me what all the fancy bass chords look like?

Andy

[Sibob]

'Chord Bassics' by Jonas Hellborg - 500 Chord Shapes

Amsco Publications
AM60138

Tis great, have used it for years.

Si

Edited August 12, 2007 by Sibob

[Rumble]

Cheers Sibob!

I'll go try find it now.

Ta

A

[Rodders]

Chords for Bass by Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute

Its a very good book with solo pieces and a chord glossary

I got it from Sheet Music Plus in Denmark Street


Rodders

[therealting]

What I do with my students is get them to work out chord formulae (e.g. m7b5 would be Root, b3, b5, b7), then pick a root (e.g. B in your case) and figure the notes out (e.g. BDFA). I have a printout of the bass fretboard which I give them, and they put all the notes on the fingerboard for that given chord, and when they have done that they can work out the different voicings and inversions for the chord, and pick the ones they like best.

I recommend this over any chord book really, it doesn't take long for each chord, and it helps you see the chords more clearly, both for playing chords and for arpeggios etc.

[The Funk]

That sounds like a good approach.