Bass Lessons - Major & Minor Chords + 2 Small Songs To Boot. bass tab
1st we are going to talk about fingert postion.
Your 2nd finger(middlefin.)should be on the A string
your 1st finger(poiting fin)should be on the G string
and last your 3rd finger(ringfin) should go on the D string
this makes it much easier to play these 3 string chords
we will start with C Major the notes are G C D played together makes
C Ma
G:|-8--|
D:|-9--|
A:|-9--|
E:|----|
now we go to F A C notes played together makes F major
G:|-6--|
D:|-7--|
A:|-7--|
E:|----|
now we are to D G B these notes make up the G major chord
G:|-4--|
D:|-5--|
A:|-5--|
E:|----|
now we come to the C F A this is the F Major chord
G:|-2--|
D:|-3--|
A:|-3--|
E:|----|
These are the major chords and all you have to do is bring the G
string finger(indexfin) down one and then you got yourself
a minor chord..for exsample
G:|-1--|
D:|-3--|
A:|-3--|
E:|----|
here is your song
G:|-------------------|
D:|-------------------|
A:|-5~~~--78p7---7-5--|
E:|-------------8-----| use anywere on the neck
plus
Intro (Play once)
G|-----------|------------|----------|------------|
D|5-78-7--75-|5-78-7--75--|----------|------------|
A|------8----|------8-----|3-56-5--53|3-56-5--53--|
E|-----------|------------|------6---|------6-----|
