How to Play Bass Guitar: Beginner Lessons : Bass Chord : C Major

[sccahoonable]

NOOB. get a new hobby

[Weitug]

I am stunned... how can this be expertvillage? Shouldbe make-newcomers-quit-their-hobb­y-village

[MultiGMusic]

OMG what a tosser

[ThatSillyMosher]

or you could of stayed in the first position and hit an open g...

[ZappaFan101]

If this guy is an 'expert' then I must be a bass god...

[NeverEatSawgyWaffles]

or you could just get a 6 string.

[jattin480]

1st, 3rd and 5th combo is the way to build major chords. This is a combination that will always sound well IN ANY INSTRUMENT. so.. ACE BDF CEG DFA EGB FAC GBD. make up the major arpeggio and you can play it any place where you find a root note. (not to neglect minor chords and modes) This is also the basic way to follow most songs. If it sounds good you're doing it right. If you want to play bass = technique and perfect practice. The guy wasn't wrong btw, there are a few ways to play this chord

[mopete2442]

or you play the open string... ?

or thats crazy talk?!

[chrismk73]

hey jackass, you know the fourth string open is G right?! some friggin expert.

[scootermaster2343]

that's what i was thinkin, cuz i play guitar but not bass and i was pretty sure its the same

[joefreakhouse1]

true true...

[RageicaNiels]

so every chord on bass has a root note a 3rd and 5th?

according to the scale and root note

[hamirnick]

ohhh Myyyy

G String okKkKkKkK!!! a lil bit of practice

[SpiritusDeae]

Open G string? duuuuuuuuuuuuuuh

[Waluigi41]

owned :P

[domogunner]

Lool amateure. Have you ever heard that the fifth fret is actually same thing as the open string g? :D

[ch4nc311or]

@domogunner yes but then you couldnt play them all straight down :)

[Valkaire]

Dude, it's called, 5th fret on the D is THE OPEN G, OMFG

[Naminator99]

Yup you are retarded my friend.

[academicninja]

Wait... so why couldn't he just hit an open G string instead of moving down to the 12th fret?

[Phil2043]

i was wondering the same thing

[academicninja]

The only reason I can think of is the "muddy" sound it gives, which is nowhere near as harmonically pleasing as it is one octave higher...

[behjoh]

silly answers for a silly video

[guywifpie]

y didn't he play the G string open where he had it??

[jedstoneman]

because your gay

[weakperception]

At what point would I use a C major chord while playing bass? I'm not being funny, I have never seen a chord played on bass, and I'm curious as to how it would be played in a song.

[fatpratmatt]

Aces High by Iron Maiden starts off with power chords on bass and there are many other songs where the bass is, rather than just playing root notes, is filling out harmonies whilst other instruments are playing much higher etc..

[mrmojorisin546]

yer tottaly right, chords always sound too muddy on bass. the bass guitar is always supposed to lay down that strong root note that the guitar or whatever may sound a little unclear on

[andyfen0]

i disagree completely. I'm always using chords as a bass player. Maybe not as a guitar player or piano player would, but I definitely throw some in there from time to time, and depending on your voicing and timing, it can sound amazing.

[mrmojorisin546]

although u probably wouldnt play it, it is still important for a bass player to understand chord structures as much as a guitar player does

[kkooss16]

your describing a triad... 1st (root note) 3rd and 5th is a TRIAD, a chord uses pretty much as many strings as possible

[ICEandSNOW793]

And since a triad is a type of chord, he just described a chord... No need for redundency.

[idshanks]

Don't be retarded. If you're going to say something, do yourself a favour and ensure it's correct first. A chord is three or more notes played simultaneously. A triad is merely a type or chord, not a different thing entirely.

[kkooss16]

technically, yes, however in most cases i have seen, people refer chords to being most strings being used. triads are much more specific to what he is doing, and he should have therefore described what he was doing, making it easier for those than dont already understand

[idshanks]

Fair enough, but most people don't have a clue when it comes to music theory though (even the absolute simplest of things are a mystery to some :S), and changing the term because of that is only going to keep this trend going on - not that it's going to help much otherwise, but I'm sure you see what I mean.

[polsihpirate]

u have no idea wat u are doing

[younoobs]

"the first...no...the second" that was helpful.

[Marlowann]

Jeez, just a minor mistake, calm down.

It makes some sense to me, anyways.

[fatpratmatt]

He was saying "this is the first" whilst he was playing C, the root note, the FIRST note, you idiot.

[loukrisison]

\o/ orayt!