6 string bass chord melody pdf

With a kind donation you will receive all my fingerstyle chord melody arrangements as a pdfbook. Well, the answer isnow im pleased to announce that jim stinnett and i have decided to partner together to present my 6 string chord melody methods. Tuned etoe an octave lower and loaded with twin dynasonic pickups, this bass is perfect for adding definition to any bass track or for creating wide, organlike chord melody passages. View our a6 guitar chord charts and voicings in standard tuning with our free guitar chords and chord charts. Walking bass exercises for jazz guitar lesson with tabs and audio. There are several out there, but chords on bass are all mainly created in the same fashion, so most of the books say the same thing. A word about 5 string bass chords all the concepts of building bass lines around chord tones fully apply to 5 string basses and 6 string. A no nonsense comprehensive study of scales, modes, chords, arpeggios, extended fingerings, diagonal fingerings, functional harmony, theory and more. Fretboard alchemy for 4, 5, and 6 string bass is a no nonsense comprehensive study of scales, modes, chords, arpeggios, extended fingerings, diagonal. It is rather difficult on the bass, because the strings are thicker and the sound is hard to get right.

This is a a way of playing that i use really a lot in situations where theres no bass player, so mostly duo settings with a guitar player, singer or horn player. The irvine marriott, a luxurious southern california hotel contracted robert conti to perform for two weeks. Chord melody, however, is an approach to guitar playing where the chord, bass, and melody are played at the same time creating a complete orchestration. Chords for chord melody playing part 1 1974 download pdf. First, chord melody can refer to mixing chords and melody in a trio setting, e. If you want to play the entire solo you can download the pdf below or. For other bass guitar chord diagrams see list below.

Second, chord melody can refer to a solo guitar situation. Learn a jazz blues chord melody how to play solo guitar jens. My focus is more on finding or constructing chords that fit under a melody. The chords and sequences of a song are shown to suggest the singlenote bass line. As always you can download the examples as a pdf here. You dont need a book for 6 string, since they dont exist. This pdf is a small sample of our ebook the easy guide to chord melody, to get the full edition of. The second stage in bass playing is learning and using all the chords.

You have to choose to write it for either an instrument or a voice. Although chord melodies are typically played fingerstyle, the twentythree christmas chordmelody arrangements of wellknown. This video lesson contains chordmelody arrangements for guitar of five famous jazz tunes. Work on chapter 2 in the pdf until its comfortable. In this blog post, i will walk you through a 3step process to. In this lesson, you will learn how to write and play a walking bass line over a 12bar blues in f. For fournote chords, we simply have the 4 lowest strings, the 4 middle strings, and the 4 highest strings.

You must know these shapes to get started on 6 string bass. The art of chord melody is an album recorded in january 2019 at mozart studiosnj. If you are looking for the a6 chord in other tunings, be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page. Please read the press release for more information about this new site. Bass guitar chord chart for beginners bass books and. Whether youre comping, playing a chord melody, or playing solo jazz guitar, you can replace most maj7 chords with a 6 chord shape because both chords, 6 and maj7, are found in the majorfamily of chords, both being built from the major scale, they can be used interchangeably in your playing. Major and minor bass guitar scales bass books and music. This article explains a few basic bass guitar chords for beginners and intermediate guitarists. The difficulty in walking bass on the guitar lies in the combination of playing chords and bass at the same time. As a practical matter, however, you will find almost all the published tab and fretboard diagrams on chord studies focus only on the 4 string bass. For example, the notes shown in c dorian below can be played over a chord progression in c dorian as outlined in part 1. Note that the full ebooks include 196 pages, featuring 192. Chord melodies are often used in formats where guitar is the sole harmonic instrument. Another good chord melody book is berklee jazz standards for solo guitar by john stein.

I play this as a bar chord and just arpeggiate the different parts bass. Chord voicings on the middle 4 strings level 1 19770226 download pdf. This jazz guitar method about walking bass lines and chords is available as a pdf files containing 35 exercises with tabs, analysis and audio. However, the overwhelming guest response caused hotel management to keep robert performing his exquisite chord melody arrangements nightly, in their gorgeous lobby lounge for 10 straight years. This concept highly prized by solo guitar players consists in mixing chords and bass lines. A lot of you have asked me about when im going to do a dvd on my 6 string chord melody approach to playing the 6 string. I went through this book after the two chord solo books and it really helped to improve my comping. Click here to see bach inventions for 4string bass click here to see.

Chords and walking bass part 1 in this lesson ill demonstrate how i approach playing walking bass lines and chords at the same time. Ben shepherd six string bass masterclass 1 youtube. The term chord melody is confusing for another reason it can refer to two different playing situations. Bass guitar chord charts, power chord chart, notes on a bass clef, notes on a. Introduction to jazz guitar chords and comping styles. On one hand, chord melody can refer to a guitarist mixing chords and melody on a tune in a band setting, e. Phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, locrian, harmonic minor, melodic jazz minor. In question 6 of the grade 5 theory paper, you have to write a short melody.

A maiden voyage viaggiare inaugurale an italian jazzrock opera in four acts christmas album new gospel, praise. Additional chord structure examples are included for the different triads and chords. In this lesson youll create a chord melody for the standard back home again in indiana the first step to chord melody arranging is to learn the melody on the top 2 strings, where possible. I am not going to try to make a solo guitar arrangement because i find. Chords for chord melody playing part 3 1974 download pdf. Timeline is belowprintable pdf ebooks for guitarists. One of our perennial bestsellers over the past few years, fretboard alchemy for 4, 5, and 6 string bass is now available as an ebook. Advanced chord exercises for bass with oteil burbridge. Chords for chord melody playing part 4 1974 download pdf. Chord melody chord melody is the approach to guitar playing where both the chord and melody are played at the same time.

Chord forms by soprano and bass minor 7 types, download pdf. Chord melodies on bass discussion in general instruction bg started by havic5, jun 4, 2011. On guitar, a chord melody is an arrangement of a song that includes both the melody and the harmony chords simultaneously. Playing chord melody solos when you are playing solo jazz guitar is something.

This issue demonstrates the c major scale box shape for 6 string bass with the all important orange letters omitted the caged octaves sequence is shown for c natural in the diagram that follows the diagrams that follows show all of the c major scale notes plotted over the 6 string bass fretboard in both the and caged octaves styles as always a more long term solution to fretboard. The chord and melody writing cheat sheet 11 the minor scales these scale notes can be played over their corresponding chords as shown in part 1 to come up with melodic motifs for your song. All examples are in the key of e and 15 triadsseventh chords are covered. On one hand, chord melody can refer to playing in a band setting, e. Home scales the major scale the melodic minor scale symetric scales pentatonic scales blues scales. The isbn of the full jazzhacker scales and modes for 6string bass ebook is 9780 988746435. To begin, heres the 6th string c major scale to memorize and add to your solos over the backing track. Walking bass on guitar is usually played fingerstyle. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and more presented with theoretical definitions and related resources. The next is d,g,b, and finally the highest three strings g,b, high e form the next. Although mastering this form of guitar playing is very difficult, a wellrounded guitarist should have at least a basic understanding of this guitar style. Chords for chord melody playing part 2 1974 download pdf. How to connect melodies and drop 2 chords on guitar.

Start by memorizing the scale shape, then working it with a metronome. For over 950,000 charts and voicings, grab an account. Composing a melody general tips archived lesson please note. In walked bud by thelonious monk chord melody 6 string. Use your thumb for the bass notes and your other fingers to comp the chords. The definitive jazz guitar chord chart for beginners. The following lessons introduce some of the basics of jazz guitar chords.

Guitarists usually play either chord accompaniment or melody lead. Ibanez gvb1006 six string bass with nordstrand big rig pickups and nordstrand preamp. Chords and walking bass part 1 jazz chord essentials 3 part. Getting into the nitty gritty, the term chord melody can actually refer to two similar, but nonetheless distinct styles of jazz guitar playing. Quick and dirty chord melody treatment of in walked bud by thelonious monk. Note that the full ebooks include 196 pages, featuring 192 fullpage. The chord and melody writing cheat sheet amazon s3. This record represent the unique interpretation even made of some of the most beautiful jazz standards performed on a 6 strings electric bass, using the chord melody technique, usually reserved to guitar players.