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Fingerstyle Alternating Bass Continued by Lessons - Guitar
Fingerstyle Alternating Bass Continued
Tuning: D A D G B E
Key: D
CHORDS
Once the ability to play a chord on 1st beat of the measure while maintaining an alternating bass (or a
different bass part of our choosing) has been developed, continue by moving the D chord around the bar and
playing it on different beats on the measure. As you progress, alter the number of times in which you strike
the full chord within the bar as well...
1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2...
e|--2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------|
B|--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3--------|
G|--2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2...
e|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----------|
B|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2...
e|2---------------2---------------2---------------2-------2-------2-----2----|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------3-------3-----3----|
G|2---------------2---------------2---------------2-------2-------2-----2----|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2...
e|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2-----------2---2-----------2---2----------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-------3-----------3---3-----------3---3----------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2-----------2---2-----------2---2----------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
Once it becomes easy to play a chord with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fingers on the treble strings while
maintaining a steady bass with the thumb on the bass strings at varied rhythyms and on differnt beats through
out the bar, progress to playing an arpeggiated D chord on the treble strings while varying the beats on which
each note falls on or the treble pattern you're playing...
1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2...
e|2---------------2-------2---------------------------------------2----------|
B|----3-------3-------3---2---3-----------3---------------3-------3----------|
G|--------2---------------2-------2---------------2---------------2----------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2...
e|2---------------2-------2---------------2---------------2-------2----------|
B|----3---3---3-----3-------3---------3---------------3-------------------3--|
G|--2---2---2---------2-------2---2---------------2---------------2----------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2...
e|2---2-------------2---2----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------3p0------3p0-----3p0-----3p0-----------3p0--|
G|--------2---2-------------2---2-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0-----2p0---2p0-----2|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2..
e|2-------------------------------0h2-------------0h2-0h2-0------------------|
B|--------------3-----------3-----------3---3---3-------------3--------------|
G|2---------2-----------2----------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2 e @ a 3 e @ a 4 e @ a 1 e @ a 2..
e|0h2-----------------0h2-0-------0h2-------------0h2-0h2-0-------0h2--------|
B|----------------------------3-------------------------------3--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
Create as many patterns and combinations as you can possibly think of. Eventually, autonomy between the first
three fingers and the thumb will begin to develop. The goal is to be able to play seperate bass and treble
voices at the same time. Utilizing the bass voice as an acompaniment to your melodies (treble voice) enables
a single guitarist to sound like two guitarists, or imitate a rag-time piano player. Common to blues and
folk, the ability to play multiple voices at once allows guitarists like Robert Johnson or Pete Seeger to
create an interplay between the singing voice and the treble end of the guitar (i.e. call and response
melodies) while maintaining a seperate bass voice in the low end. This can be done by using scales,
intervals, triads, and ornaments like hammer ons and pull offs...
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