Chords For Bass [11 ESSENTIAL Shapes]

[@cathytai]

This is what I, as a total self taught bass newbie, has been exploring /noodling like for years, playing "wrong" as if I just have really big guitar, lol. Now I have an actual roadmap so I can finally get proficient Thank you so much for this video!

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Keep it up!

[@razzmatazzduck]

These lessons have taught me so much chord theory that I'm telling my band's guitarists the names of the chords they're playing and the scales they're in, thanks for that lol

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😂 careful…

[@brucesmith9144]

Excellent point. Don’t want a bassist to tell a guitar player which chords to play. Had that experience one time where a guitar player played a dominant 7 against a major 7 chord and had to explain he had it wrong 😆

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[@MannyQuacioua]

HECK YEA!!!! Keep it up BASS MAN!

[@petermcguinness5281]

That's basically what I said to Dan about.. Great teachers are hard to come by

[@jansnaphaan2188]

Bedankt

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Thanks very much!

[@b.a.barackas2141]

I pity da fools that don't learn bass from this man. Thanks for this. I appreciate you.

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[@timtaylorguitarnut]

Dan, you're the best teacher hands down anywhere. I can't believe how much I have learned from you. Thank you for all you do

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Wow, thanks! Really appreciate that, Tim.

[@workthenplay]

@@OnlineBassCourses Same here. I get so much from your lessons and am playing more confidently every day with your suggestions. You give us tricks in the bag to use every time we play so that we don't just chug root notes all day.

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@@workthenplayvery kind of you to say - thanks very much!

[@jerryomwansa1030]

wow, my bass playing has really changed since i discovered you and your channel, blessings from kenya

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[@gregjackson1256]

Thanks!

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Thanks, Greg!

[@tedbogan6099]

Brother Dan is ice cold forreal! Fantastic bassist!!!

[@nickatnightscope4979]

Great lesson even for the beginner like myself. It gives me the drive to learn more each day and reach that level of command on the fret board. Thank you so much.

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Great to hear!

[@Albert_looking4thetruth]

I think you're one the best teachers . I am starting to watch your videos and they've taught me a lot. Thank u so much Dan. You're a keeper and keep it going.

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I really appreciate your comment - thanks very much!

[@outofcompliance1639]

Great information. I was a guitar player for years then quit. Now my church needed a bass player so I am doing that but I play the bass like a guitarist which includes chords and different voicings.

[@haha-px5xp]

What a great teacher! Love this dude

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Thanks a lot!

[@gastronomymonk2168]

Wow great lesson and awesome sounding Bass Guitar. Super cool looking vintage instrument too. subscribed !!

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Thank you! Appreciate that. It’s a 1982 Ibanez Roadster with DiMarzio DP126 pickups. Great bass.

[@MC-qe5qb]

Great lesson Dan, really enjoyed this. I love how you invite us in your studio, show us some neat things…and all free of charge, no sign up and constantly bombarding us with emails after. Breath of fresh air. 😊

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My pleasure.

[@brentheathersimons7042]

Thanks Dan! Much appreciated!!!😀 Hello from across the pond! - Brent Vermont, USA

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Thanks for watching!

[@skissy5477]

Danke, one the best bass-teacher on KZbin!

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Thank you!

[@poelanomabitsela6010]

Appreciations we're very much thankful you're a good teacher and be blessed we love you so much our teacher ❤️🙏.

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Thank you! 😃

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[@hreziol]

Just started playing bass recently and at this moment Im feeling kinda lost. I have to admit that this vido gave me some hope as the way you explained everything made me feel like I can really learn all of this if I try hard enough. Thank you for your work Sir!

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Of course you can. Your absolutely can. Urea normal (and easy) to feel overwhelmed and discouraged as there’s a lot to learn. Just pick something and go for it. You must commit to regular practice though or nothing will happen. You can do it! 👊

[@anuragaudesh]

A very valuable teaching Sir ... Thank you very much sir🎼❣️🎸❣️🎸❣️

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[@nathanwahl9224]

I use a lot of faux power chords, and a few of these chords with the third or minor third and a fifth on many songs, it helps fill in for sound with our 3-piece band. For Knockin' on Heaven's Door I play a lot of these chords while the guitar takes a solo (plus I sing it.) I also use a ton of just octave grace notes. I also liked hearing you doing the hammer-on with both the vocal mic and amp recording; when playing them I hear the other half of the string sounding, but of course not get to the pickup and amp. A lot of folks must not capture the other half of the string, but it's quite normal to hear those odd tones when playing.

[@Steazo046]

Within the last year or so I have just started to learn some music theory. That has been the game changer in helping to play and understand how to make music using music theory. But I struggled to understand chords on bass, how they work, how to create those great sounds a bass can make playing chords. And like that this one video took the mystery out playin chords for me. After watching this video now I am creating and playing my own basslines based off of the notes in chords. Thank you so much Mr. Hawkins!!!!!

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Really happy to hear that! I’ll do more chord videos soon.

[@silencedones4421]

The absolute best way to explain what music theory is in my personal opinion is that music theory puts sound into a a way to see the frequency. Understanding chord structure made learning the fretboard so much easier. Everything in this world is built from patterns. Know the patterns and you will never find that last note lol.

[@heavyd9154]

Dan, I have a few of your courses already. Always a pleasure to see what you publish. Thanks

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Thanks very much for the support. 🙏🙏

[@kennethhoy6556]

Thank you so much for posting this, just got started in my first band and love this style of playing bass and hope to dive in the deep end and learn as many techniques and skills along the way brother. I've studied so many bassist and there abilities and hope to be as good as some of the best, Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins and even the great Victor Wooten himself, but there are so many I can't list them, but what inspirations as just this basic video as a tool. Thank you again.....! Kenneth Hoy

[@slst578]

Fantastic video that is really helpful for someone who's never played chords on a bass before!

[@donh5794]

Thanks Dan! I certainly like the details in the way you demonstrated how chords can be played. The order of playing the notes with your right hand was helpful too. Showing how to barre notes on bass is something I rarely see and glad you covered it. I had problems barring on guitar years ago, I find barring on bass seems easier for me.

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Thanks, Don.

[@Bassistjunior1230]

Been learning the fretboard per your recommendation lately. Chords and this video will be vastly helpful for me in the future! you have taught me so much! thank you

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Happy to hear that! Keep it up. 👊

[@frankvela3432]

Dan, I've learned sho much from you! I use a lot of what I've learned from you at church too!

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That’s great, Frank! Happy to see that you’re applying it in band situations.

[@kevmac1230]

Good one Dan,I love chords. I'm happy to see how much your channel has grown.You've earned it!

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Thanks for your support from the beginning, Kev!

[@kevmac1230]

@@OnlineBassCourses I recently got a bass VI so chords can be readily applied.

[@piotrkitlinski]

I was looking for exact that kind of lesson. Thank You very much :)

[@jesusguardon]

Dan, thank you very much for your free lessons. I recently started getting serious about learning bass after doing a lot of research on the web and on YT. The first time I saw your lessons I knew you should be my teacher, so after my vacation I plan to buy your "From Beginner to Bassist" course when I return in September. Also, I bought your books 'Fingerstyle bassTechnique' and 'Creative bass Technique' to get started. I can't wait to enroll in your course, but for now, let me enjoy my holidays Thank you, Dan.

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Enjoy the holidays and thanks very much!

[@BrianPellerin]

Very very helpful. I watched the abbreviated video in Shorts. This is much easier to follow

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Thanks, Brian. Yes, the full lesson always will be.

[@profile2047]

Yes! Thank you. I’m always looking for bass videos pertaining to chords. I feel like I can’t find many, especially ones that are taught in a way I can quickly grasp.

[@bAgRiMoIrEsS.4]

Indirectly indubitably😢

[@bAgRiMoIrEsS.4]

I like the iron claw grip. G major is good. Interesting bass cord video, very useful fretboard diagrams as well as bass cords, love the available shapes ..

[@wolfgangsaller5843]

One of the best lessons for chords on bass!!! Great!!! Thank You!!!

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Thanks, Wolfgang!

[@aladinsita1588]

merci beaucoup pour le travail mon professeur {depuis Paris}

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[@GazAce]

Wow this is so cool. Big thanks Dan & free PDFs too! Beautiful man beautiful👌🙏🎵🎸🎶

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Thanks! Many of my lessons have free backing tracks/PDFs. Check them out on my site. 🙏

[@BenD_Bass]

This one's quite helpful. Thanks Dan

[@ImGoingScotty]

I've been playing since I was a teenager and never really played chords, this would be so much easier for some songs and jamming.

[@mohamedfairudeenmohamedfaj3972]

so much easy to understand ... thank you so much.

[@kelvinmurithi5784]

Thanks.. your lessons are really helpful.. this is what I've been looking for for quite a long time.. 👏

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Thanks very much - I’m glad to hear that.

[@fmbass]

Tremendoooo gracias master🎉🎉🎉

[@brucesmith9144]

Really a very sublime lesson. There are so many possibilities you have revealed. Thanks!

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Thanks!

[@disqo2254]

This tutorial was exactly what I needed, thank you!

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Cool!

[@deniseshaw3871]

Ohhh gosh amazing I’m going to try this on my Uke EBass

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Have fun!

[@sr.lucianyamwija]

This is a bit higher than my level. Even then, the lesson is so good that I have watched to the end. Dan is one of the best teachers. When he introduced me to chromatic scale, I began to see my music world changing .... thank you very much

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Thanks for watching and I’m glad you got something from the lesson.

[@wilfredomendez3450]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing

[@solal94]

superbe lesson. Thank you !!

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🙏👍

[@johnfollis2357]

I would love to get a grate R&B Singer to sing beautifully to some bass chords at the intro of a song. And plus she could sing a small part of a melody while the bass plays it with vibrato just like the singer. Normally you would expect a keyboard player to do that, as well as a guitar player. But to me, I think it would be very special to have a bass player doing that.

[@lennymo9088]

Very nice Dan. Thanks

[@danielluna9213]

That was a great lesson! Thanks

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[@viniciuscavalcante3185]

Muito bom, ótima aula .... 👌👌👏👏💪💪

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[@jansnaphaan2188]

Hi Dan, thanks for your sublime explanation of cords on bass. Simple and very useful!!

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That’s very kind - thanks for watching!

[@kevmac1230]

Great lesson,very helpful.

[@edemosinfos]

Nice lesson with clear explanation.

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Many thanks!

[@thahoustonbassrunnaz4389]

Great video! Just what I needed! 👍🏾

[@raletky]

I love that Ibanez.

[@harryo8250]

Wow this was very helpful and enlightening thanks

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[@CS-qx8fz]

Great lesson, very helpful... feel like I could also really benefit from a lesson to help with the whole thumb picking technique, do you have any on that?

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Thank you. I think there’s something in this lesson but I should do a full lesson: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6qxq3h5naqGrJosi=Jn3-7iVj-uCeH6U2

[@myworms]

Great video, and I’ve never considered a vintage Ibanez bass, but I absolutely love the one you’re playing and I’m determined to get one.

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Thanks! This was a very random but lucky purchase (and very cheap!).

[@obajaedensentosa9988]

So detail.. thanks a lot..

[@vaughnmoody1010]

Another great lesson! Thank you 😊

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Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@solal94]

thanks for all the pdfs !

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My pleasure.

[@reddhampton740]

Learned so much here! Thank you

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Glad to hear that!

[@yourbassplayer007]

you are appreciated

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[@restitutogallardo5179]

I love this bass chords thank Dan

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[@milanpusnik2160]

Very very good 👍👍👍

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[@Larroparko]

Beautiful content, thank you

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[@garymulter1571]

Great stuff as always Dan. Could you do a lesson on how to determine what notes to play when at a non-diatonic chord? We know we can play the 7 notes from the mode when on a chord that is in the key and we can play the chord tones when on a non-diatonic chord. What if the music is on a non-diatonic chord and we want to expand beyond the chord tones, is there a method we can use other than trial and error?

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Good idea. 👍

[@god-awful]

great video man, tyvm

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[@josephinecaruana4387]

Love your work love u love your bass I have an Ibanez

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Thank you.

[@MatiasPintos]

Excelente explicación y aplicación felicitaciones me suscribo a tu canal 👏

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[@KhmoshR]

Hi there, i just bought a bass.. thanks for the lessons. My question is how bass players move from one chord to another.. like a arpeggio. For example from Em to D etc

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They just know each arpeggio in a few different positions all over the next. Then you follow the chord progression which you learn by ear or by reading a chart. Chords and arpeggios match up.

[@KhmoshR]

@@OnlineBassCourses much appreciated. Thank you!

[@biscottesebastien3834]

hi from france really thx for your video i try to learn bass

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Bonjour! Enjoy learning bass. It’s a great instrument.

[@czipendejs]

great vids, thank you :)

[@1904style]

Another helpful, high quality lesson. Thank you! Is you bass missing a knob?

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Thanks! A remnant of a previous botched job…

[@geolirycwolfman1233]

Well detailed… thank you for sharing..

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Thanks for watching.

[@bassdaze]

years ago i had an old school ibanez roadstar just like it, made it fretless with new electronics

[@nkf8164]

You are awesome. Love ur video

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Thank you so much 😀

[@fleales2]

I have a question about your gear: is it a Roadstar from the '80s the bass you're playing there? DiMarzio pickups? And what sort of strings did you put on? Thanks!

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Spot on! 1982 Ibanez Roadster with DiMarzio DP126 pickups. I’m using Elites Stadiums 45-105.

[@bijurejinold874]

Thank you

[@charlescowan6121]

What do you mean we don't play things like that?!? Every listen to Paul McCartney? Billy sheehan? Flea? They do this kind of work all over the place. Another great lesson!! Thank you for your time!

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Thanks! One can do whatever they like, of course.

[@charlescowan6121]

@OnlineBassCourses "The motivation of humans is to attain a union with the Devine. This striving reflects itself in all areas of human endeavors. Musical expression is a God-given gift. We must love it and cherish it." Steve Vai

[@samuelruz]

Great job. Already you have a new follower. 😄👍

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Thanks, Samuel!

[@mamba4ever945]

when i was beginner i watch his video but i notice he teach fast so its hard for me to catch up so i never watch a video of him when i already know the major and minor scale also from ionian o locrian now i can catch up ahha and need deep uunderstanding now i watch his video to learn more shapes tnx for the free lesson sir

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🙏👍

[@WalterBarger-io9ck]

Do you have beginner courses for someone that's starting out for the first time

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Hi, Walter. Yes, I do. It’s called From Beginner To Bassist and you can find it on my site www.onlinebasscourses.com. Let me know if you have any other questions.

[@tusclasesdebajo]

hola Dan...una pregunta: que mic usas para grabar este video con tu voz ??

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Hi! Rode NT4 shotgun microphone.

[@johalareewi]

I second what Dan said about if it starts to hurt, stop. I practiced some extreme-stretch chords, went too far and ended up suffering with De Quervain's tenosynovitis which put me out of action for several weeks.

[@silencedones4421]

I ended up with trigger finger on my fretting hand and hand surgery on 2 finger tendons. I have had quadruple bypass and I tell you the pain from hand surgery was worse.

[@BigSunn0]

Don't normally play guitar, but when I do I prefer BASS guitar

[@petermcguinness5281]

Dan.. You can drop off the fifth and play with the root and the tenth?

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Sure can!

[@petermcguinness5281]

I've been watching your videos Dan as often as I can... Learned Georgy porgy from Toto. Is that song easy or maybe I have gotten better,? Your thoughts 🤔

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@@petermcguinness5281 I've no idea what your standard was before and is now. If you're playing regularly and learning new things then you're almost certainly getting better. Keep it up!

[@petermcguinness5281]

Just recently got into a band. Relocating to be near. I've been told that I am good, but didn't really think I was. So I have been watching channel.

[@petermcguinness5281]

Got to give it to you sir. You help inspire me to do better.

[@dammyjohnson2644]

Soft🎉

[@joeyfrench5402]

as smart as you are good,getting a lot from your lessons here.

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[@erhicpatron7355]

goated teacher

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[@truthfinder4973]

The f#dim sick sound loved it

[@rokasbarniskis329]

How do I bar and use a finger for third it’s impossible

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To bar with your third finger? No it’s not impossible. Might be difficult but not impossible. It will probably take you a few weeks of regular practice. It will get easier the more you gradually do it. Best of luck.

[@truehopefratenity]

Where is the pdf link pal?

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At the top of the video description. 👍

[@gtshuji]

cool 🎉whats this bass?

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1982 Ibanez Roadster with DiMarzio DP126 pickups

[@gtshuji]

@@OnlineBassCourses great tone! love it

[@rsimpkins1601]

like pickParking spot

[@Nature-q4t]

Please the pdf

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Link in description…

[@outonanisland3719]

my mid finger cant reach 3rd on mayor chord T_T even if i can its muted

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Can you try 4th finger? Don’t worry though, some of these stretches are hard. Don’t go through the pain barrier! Do take a rest if feel any strain.

[@Brookzplayzmuzic]

Damn that bass sounds good what is it

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1982 Ibanez Roadster with DiMarzio DP126 pickups

[@lowrider5717]

My fingers aren’t long enough to do this

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They don’t need to be long (mine aren’t). It’s mainly the stretches which you can most definitely work on (over time). You can do it.