Chords and bass

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chords and bass

what am I going to learn today?

- what root notes are

- What slash chords are

- How can you create a bass part (een bas partij) from a chord

but first....

....what do you remember from last time?

what is a harmony?

1. two or more notes played at the same time
2. three or more notes played at the same time
3. when you play 1 note

a chord is when you....

1. play two notes at the same time
2. play three notes at the same time
3. play 1 note

When you play the notes " G B D" you have what chord?

1. D chord`
2. B chord
3. G chord

when you play the notes D F# A you have a

1. D chord
2. F# chord
3. A chord

When there is a "m" behind a chord, it's a ....

1. major chord
2. minor chord

When you play a C chord the root note is

1. C
2. E
3. G

When you play an am chord the root note is

1. a
2. c
3. e

when you play a Gmsus2 chord the root note is i

1. G
2. G#
3. sus2

Pop song

Melody (singing)

Accompaniment (begeleiding) (piano/guitar chords)

Bass (bass guitar  or bass notes on the piano)

Rhythm (drums)

Root notes

root note = the most important note in a piece of music 

You use them to play the bass part.

the bass always plays one note

Gotta move

Which chords do we see on the first line?

Slash chords, what are those?

Which bass notes are played in the first
line? 

 

which bass note do you play in this chord:

B chord

1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C

which bass note do you play in this chord:

A/C# chord

1. A
2. C#
3. A#
4. E

which bass note do you play in this chord::

Dm/C chord

1. D
2. m
3. C
4. G

the bass guitar

You play bass notes on the bass guitar

It has four strings and little boxes on the 

neck. These are called frets.

Each fret is a note, just like a note on the
piano. 

The bass guitar

Left = top of the bass
guitar

The lowest string is thicker (dikker) than the others. This is the thickest string on the bass guitar

You play a note by pressing your fingers on the correct note and then you play the single string.

To use flats (the little B thing) you have to lower a note by half. You do this by going to the left on your guitar. 

Bb = second string, first fret

On the piano

You can play the bass notes on the piano as well.

Keep in mind: left is low, right is high.

You play the chords with one hand (right) and the bass notes with your left hand. 

A "box" on the neck of the bass guitar is a called a:

1. Fred
2. Fret
3. Ferret
4. Friend

When we play a bass part we play

1. three notes
2. two notes
3. one note

When we play a bass and chords on the piano we play:

1. chord left bass right
2. chord right bass left

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