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Ten chords sound great on the bass:
C major chord- 8th fret on the E string and 9th fret on the G string.
(add the 9th fret on the D string to make it a Cmaj7 chord) or
(add the 8th fret on the D string to make it a C7chord)
C minor chord- 8th fret on the E string and 8th fret on the G string.
(add the 8th fret on the D string to make it a Cm7chord)
Also playing in fifths sound good as well:
E5 chord- 7th fret on the A string and 9th fret on the D string.
Remember, you can move these chords anywhere on the instrument.
The trick to playing chords on the bass is to keep the notes further apart. Lower notes played closer together become muddy sounding.
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Where can you get some bass music by mcfly?
www.ultimate-guitar.com have some really good bass and guitar tabs and chords.
Which is more complicated electric guitar or bass?
Depends on how you play them. A guitar is more complex if you want to play chords and leads. You can do it on bass also, but it doesn't usually make clear chords. You can take any instrument to very complex places. The guitar is easier to play than a bass.
Do you use guiter chords on a bass?
it doesn't matter what you play u can play guitar chords or not it's your choice
Can you put a capo on a bass guitar?
in theory yes, but theres no need to as a capo is used to allow chords to be played in a higher key. As chords are not traditionally played on a bass,
If you are playing bass with a vocal group and see guitar chords in the music then what should you play?
Try to play some scales to coincide with the guitar chords. Example: When the sheet music calls for a C chord, play a C scale.
