Make Your Bass Chords More Melodic (Without More Shapes)

You don't need to learn a million bass chord shapes to start making cool music. In this video I'll hip you to the basics of getting more juice out of whatever chords you already know. No chord books with infinity shapes required!
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[@patricioparadagutierrez7709]

Hey Josh, such a fantastic video you release. I started with chords a few weeks ago and your video really helped me a lot, mainly because my music theory background isn't so good (in my spare time I'm trying to correct that issue, but work become harder with pandemic and spare time decrease a lot). I truly appreciate your work and all the effort you puts on all your videos.

[@joshfossgreen]

Thanks Patricio!

[@ShakMish]

Love it Josh, thanks for the hard work for us newbie plebs man

[@YouYorick]

Structured exploration illustrated… Nice inspiring approach. Thank you.

[@dickeyblues3011]

Great lesson

[@Jack-pp2ng]

Love to see more of these more advanced lessons!

[@judih.8754]

Props for the Bass Buzz Course. Easy to follow and move through at your pace.
Another cool video Josh! And, I love that Bass! What a classic look!!

[@joshfossgreen]

Thanks Judi!

[@MichaelBLive]

great stuff Josh!

[@joshfossgreen]

Thanks Michael!

[@SebastianBleak]

Awesome man! Thank you for this 👊🏽😎

[@joshfossgreen]

Thanks Sebastian!

[@henryfreeman7748]

I like nocturnes I want to pull more beautiful tones out of the bass feel me, thanks for this lessons. Lee Sklar by the way is a bass genius and a wonderful person

[@fudgesauce]

Josh, one thing you forgot to mention is (a) chords are easier to play higher up on the neck and (b) chords on bass also sound better high up on the neck. Even though conceptually the chords should be playable all the way down the bottom, the number of Hz between notes down there is half as much as up at the 12th fret, and they sound a lot more muddy, so keep it simple down there: just double stops, like root-fifth, root-octave, root-tenth.,

[@joshfossgreen]

Totally! I cover that in the BassBuzz video, this lesson was decidedly not about fundamentals. :)

[@ocsplc]

John: you’re obviously a virtuoso, but what advice do you have for the oft’ bass player thrown into a band by default when he’s the least accomplished guitar player, like I was… at first I took a Berklee grad’s lessons, but when he noticed I was writing whole songs we were giggling and recording he said f**k it and he’d write my demos in full standard notation and he’d work with me on rock bass lines which supported the songs. Not the best way to learn the instrument, but it just worked well enough to open for Govt Mule, Little Steven’s Rock n Roll Circus and Ny dolls and the Supersuckers. Btw, I was a hack rhythm self taught guitar player to begin with but I had an ear for writing music. What’s your opinion and advice for that scenario.?

[@esthers333]

Hey Josh are u still doing cruise gigs just checking your amazing bass man by the way ... Wish I was half the musician

[@ICGarchive]

Hey Josh, can you do a video on Lee Dorman of Iron Butterfly on bass buzz?? That’d be awesome!!! You rock man!!!!

[@samarsa.]

nice shirt :D great content too, thanks!

[@johnfollis2357]

I love it.

[@johnfollis2357]

And also there are lots of other four note chord voicings that can sound interesting played midway to high up on the neck when you are just practicing alone. Janek Gwizdala does lots of those. although he tends to play a 5-string tenner bass strung E, A, D, G, and C. But you can still make some expensive sounding four note voices if you just play them high up on the neck. Some of them are very taxing on the fingers I will warn you. But if you keep practicing, it is worth it. Just don't try this in a band setting. But maybe in a fun jam session to show off to your keyboard and guitar friends, it can be amazing.

[@seankelly-dn9bo]

you and love to learn drums i learning from so how do i play with a drummer?

[@lukarubezic]

Hi josh ive been struggling lately with some composions were i need to play 3 notes on different strings at the same time, kinda similar to casual guitar chord playing. I know this is rare for bass. Could you help ? Please

[@cacheteschannel6460]

Are u Josh from bass buzz

[@sauravdhami47]

Rest in peace 🕊️

[@jim48shaker]

where did you get the t-shirt ?

[@joshfossgreen]

lelandsklarsbeard.com/ !

[@seankelly-dn9bo]

of all the videos how to play but theres noboby that teaches how to play together with drums

[@MrWolfganger77]

new acc bassbuzz

[@seankelly-dn9bo]

it great knowing how to play bass but you should teach how to play with drums

[@thenodrumdrummer2923]

This may come off as weird, but you look more built in your face compared to your past videos. Are you lifting weights and stuff lately?

[@joshfossgreen]

Face weights! :)

[@henryfreeman7748]

Tee hee chuckle chuckle

[@jdmarino]

Lee Sklar is cooler than the other side of the pillow.

[@seankelly-dn9bo]

im self taught but i never been taught how to play with a band r other mucsians

[@rasdeb6752]

are you bass buzz

[@johnielt.angteg9619]

You look familiar HAHAAHHA

[@sephuh353]

Shirt "Currently shipping within US only"

[@ebx100]

I thought it was a "David Letterman" shirt until the explanation (I can't get the shirt as I don't live in the US myself)

[@joshfossgreen]

@@ebx100 Haha, I guess it works as a later years Letterman shirt too!

[@seankelly-dn9bo]

how play bass with a drummer