Idiot-Proof Bass Chords (2 Easy Chords for Any Song/Jam)

Get started with bass chords and avoid the mud. These 2 easy shapes work in any key, and you’ll still hold down the low end. 0:00 - Simon Cowell Hates These Chords 0:42 - Why Triads Are Tricky on Bass 1:49 - Ditching the Mud with Tenths 3:10 - How to Play Tenths 4:31 - Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” 5:33 - Fleetwood Mac “Dreams” 6:49 - Alicia Keys “Fallin” 8:07 - Making Up Songs with Tenths 8:58 - Chord Progressions Made Easy 11:51 - Let’s Write a Song Bass Chord Progressions Cheat Sheet - Bass chords can be awesome, but they can also be a huge muddy mess. In this lesson, I’ll show you 2 easy bass chord shapes that work in any situation, anywhere on the bass (without sounding muddy). Triads, the most common type of chord in rock/pop music, can cause problems on bass without some tweaking. So I’ll show you how we can take a basic triad and hack it apart into the super-usable chord shapes you’ll learn