Bass Guitar
Posted December 29, 2009
By admin
How to write music for a bass guitar player?
I've come up with some of my own songs for acoustic guitar, and I don't know how to add music for a bass player. I want to jam some of my own songs with people, but how can I write stuff to include bass players?
For example, say I write an easy I IV V blues progression in G major. What tips should I take into account for the bass players out there?
I would say to stick with the root notes and maybe the fifth notes or octaves to keep it funky....but ignore any color tones (7th 9th etc). So you'd write G C D.
Most players read tablature or you could just leave it as G,C,D
Most bass players are pretty good at hearing the song and picking up on the correct groove. Just make sure they know they key of the song and let things just fall in place.
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