Do you play bar chords when you play bass, or is it individual notes?

Question

I play electric/acoustic guitar, but I hate having to play the bar chords because I suck at them. I want to try to learn bass guitar, but not if I have to play a bunch of bar chords. :(. Also, do you know any good sites to learn bass guitar online?

Answer 1

yeah dont listen to anybody who tells you bass doesnt have chords steve harris the bassist from iron maiden uses them all the time. in general though you wont use chords unless you get into the heavier stuff. ps. chords on bass dont sound weird or bad at all

Answer 2

Well a chord is a group of notes played across a measure in music.

Guitarists strum these group of notes but can just as easily pick them one by one, on bass the lower frequencies crash when multiple notes are played together (there are exceptions) so generally bassists strike single notes at a time.



As for learning bass i advise getting lessons, bass isn't easier than guitar in the long run & is just as technical if not more so at times

Answer 3

Your question is subjective. Each bass player has their own difficulties to overcome. You may hear one say sight-reading is difficult. Another may say interval recognition was difficult. Finding good musicians to work with may be another. I'll tell you work on proper fingering, and intonation. Be diversified, don't settle for one style of music. Learn theory; proper use of scales, harmony, chord structure, and chord progression. Know why a certain tone will work in a song and why another will not. There are three levels of creativity; 1) copy somebody else. 2) take what is and rearrange it and/or add to it. and 3) the way to be the most successful in the creative arts, make something out of nothing. Now, go answer the question; "How am I going to make something out of nothing?" To answer the question you will have to know the process by which music is created. Theory Edit: Contrary to popular belief bass players do play chords, at least good ones do!

Answer 4

The bass guitar, in general, does not play chords. It'd sound pretty weird and bad.



Buy a cheap method book.



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P.S. But if the reason you have issues with the bar chords is that you have weak fingers, you might still have problems with bass. The strings are thicker, so you need more strength to press them down than you do for guitar strings. Still easier than bar chords, though. :-)

Answer 5

Bass does play chords, but they are normally only used on the higher strings because the lower ones sound really muddy.



Look up lessons on Youtube if you don't want a teacher.

Answer 6

Are you saying that you want to become a bassist instead of a guitarist, because of bar chords?



Or, are you saying that you want to become a multi-instrumentalist?



But, to the other answerer: Yes, you can of course play chords. As long as they're the same note and sound good.



Did you know that most failed guitarist's become failed bassist's?

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

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