Chords?!

[phbrown]

I'm attempting to figure out the fingering for chords on my bass. I think almost all of them just sound a like muddy mess. Could someone point me in the right direction of chords that sound decent on a bass?

[Kelz-Da-Basshead]

try 7th chords. I may be able to make a video for chords and how to use them in the future.  Maybe a week or two.

[mjl422]

Play them in the higher register of the bass.

[MikeGee]

well he's what I do and it almost always sounds good. Besides the whole 1,5 and 1,5,8.

I like  to use there. If you play anything on the E string high or low and also play one fret higher on the G string you get a 1 and major 3rd, which will give you and major chord. That's nice. one song I play uses those. Then if you again playing anything on the E string and play the same fret on the G you get a 1 and a minor 3rd, which will give you a minor chord.

Some may wanna call this is double stop but it still get the job done.

[mjl422]

Take a look at this site.

http://www.bryanrtylermusic.com/chordfingeringcharts.html

[phbrown]

many thanks!

[Torch7]

You can also, try playing around with the EQ settings, to alleviate some of the muddy sound.

[musicmandan]

One of the easiest things to do is change the voicing of the chord. Try this (4 string bass- form applies to any bass): AMaj7th chord: E string 5th fret finger an A- skip/mute the A string and finger a G# one fret(6th) up on the D string- finger the C# on the G string (same 6th fret). Notice this uses the root, 7th and 10th of the chord: no 5th. Now you have your bass note low and the 7th and 10th of the chord on top. Sounds great and is movable all over the board. 

[SavnBass]

Take a look at this site.

http://www.bryanrtylermusic.com/chordfingeringcharts.html

Good stuff there..

I usually just use either 4ths, 5ths, 3rds or what MikeGee suggested.. I find that that usually works well at the end of a song or section.. I usually just use them in passing too because I know my limits.. but that site is nice..

[SavnBass]

Hmmm after looking at that site a little more.. that is an interesting bass this guy uses..