Music Sales Hellborg Jonas - Chord Basics - Bass Guitar
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Essential Information About This Method
Essential Information About This Method
- A true chord dictionary for bass: a resource designed to cover "practically all the chords" a bassist may need to play.
- Over 500 positions: a wide selection of chord shapes to enrich your accompaniments, intros, bridges, and chordal passages.
- Clear and readable diagrams: a layout designed to focus on the essentials, ideal for rehearsals as well as performance situations.
- Easy-to-carry format: designed to slip into your gig bag so you always have it on hand.
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Summary of This Book
Essential in any bassist's library, this book gathers an impressive number of chords specifically adapted for the electric bass guitar. The goal is simple: to quickly provide you with the right shape at the right moment, whether you are building an accompaniment, thickening a chord progression, supporting a melody, or creating a more modern harmonic color.
Thanks to its clear and immediately understandable diagrams, finding a chord becomes quick, even when the tempo rises or rehearsals follow one after another. You will find over 500 chord shapes, enough to explore different positions, inversions, and fingerings, allowing you to vary your playing without falling back on the same voicings. This approach is especially useful for bassists who want to go beyond the role of simple rhythmic foundation and add textures, harmonic doublings, or chordal passages (for example in trios, duos, or more open arrangements).
Designed to be taken everywhere, this "guitar bag" format makes it a practical working tool: at home for composing, in lessons to illustrate a harmony point, or in rehearsals to test several chord colors on the same progression. In short, an effective guide to develop your chord vocabulary on bass and gain autonomy in all musical situations.
Technical specifications
| Publication | Methods | ||
| Instrumentation | electric bass guitar | ||
Questions frequently asked
How many chord shapes are offered in this bass book?
The book includes more than 500 chord shapes specifically adapted for the bass guitar.
Is the Music Sales Hellborg Jonas - Chord Basics - Bass Guitar intended for the bass guitar?
This method is designed for bass guitar instrumentation. The diagrams allow quick identification of chord positions and fingerings.
Is it possible to practice chord inversions on the bass with this method?
Several positions, inversions, and fingerings are featured among the more than 500 chord shapes. This makes it possible to vary voicings within the same progression. This approach meets the needs for accompaniment, harmonic doubling, or chordal passages.
Is the book practical to carry to rehearsals?
Its 'guitar bag' format is designed for easy transport. It can be used in rehearsals to try out different chord colors over a progression.
Are the chord diagrams easy to consult quickly?
Clear and immediately understandable diagrams facilitate finding a chord, even when the tempo increases or during rehearsals.



