Rumble Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 (edited) '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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Cheers Sibob! I'll go try find it now. Ta A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 That sounds like a good approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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