Chords for Easy Country Bassline Lesson - Bass Guitar Lessons - Johnny Cash Inspired
Tempo:
165.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [F]
[A]
[C]
[G]
[Bm] [C]
[Gb] How's it going everybody?
Brian Rashap here, hanging out with my buddy Marty Schwartz, GuitarJams.com,
[Bb] right about here.
Marty and I were just playing a little classic country turnaround for you.
I don't know if you noticed, Marty was here.
He was all around right here, just there.
And yeah, so we're going to go through and I'm going to show you the awesomeness of simple
country bass lines.
Alright, so here we go.
Pretty easy country bass line in the key of [C] C.
Country [Em] guys like that key of C because
[Gb]
on guitar it's a pretty [Bb] nice, well-rounded tonal choice.
So the first note is C.
That's going to be on the third fret [C] of your A string, right there.
And you're just going to go between [Bb] that and [G] the G, which is the 5 of the C chord, which
gets a little bit too far in there, but that's going to be on the third fret of the [C] E string.
So [G] you're going between [C] these two.
Technically, [G] this is really the same thing you're going to do for every chord, but [C] there's
a little [G] variation in how [C] you're going to actually [G] finger it.
So with that [G] happening, [C] third fret A, third fret E, [G] when you get [C] to the [G] [C] new [G] bar and you
go back, you're going to do a little climb up from that third fret.
So when you do that walk up from the G back [C] to the C, it's going to be at the end of the phrase.
So let me do it once and then we'll move on to the next chord and what I actually play.
[G]
[A]
[C]
[G] [B]
[C] So [Bb] that's going to be your go-to for leading back into a chord or leading back to a next chord.
So the next chord [C] in that progression [E] from the C [F] is the F.
[Bb]
So for that, what I did is
I walked up the same [E] fashion from the G to the C, but from the C [F] to the F.
[C] So it'll be
from the third fret on the A string, [D] open string, D string, [E] second fret D string, [F]
third
fret D [C] string.
[D]
[F] [C] And you can just do the same thing that you did for the C, [F]
[E] but if you listen to that little
[F] groove at the beginning with Marty and I playing, I actually went down to the other F, which
is an octave, which is the first fret of the E string.
So [C] what
[F]
[Bb] we [F] did was, [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [A] and again with that walk up [B] [C] [G] to [C] C, [G] [C] [G]
[C] [Ab] and we went to a G, [G] which is the
third fret of the E string.
And we just went between that and the fifth fret of the A string.
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] Get ready for that [G] walk up again.
[A]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[Gb] So let me play it once through for you.
And we're going to use the walk up as the pickup line to the bass line.
One, [G] two, three.
[B]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [B]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [E]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [B]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [B]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
[E] Cool.
And that's just a little trick.
You can even walk up to the G like I did [G] there.
[Gb] But yeah, enjoy.
See you next time.
[N]
[A]
[C]
[G]
[Bm] [C]
[Gb] How's it going everybody?
Brian Rashap here, hanging out with my buddy Marty Schwartz, GuitarJams.com,
[Bb] right about here.
Marty and I were just playing a little classic country turnaround for you.
I don't know if you noticed, Marty was here.
He was all around right here, just there.
And yeah, so we're going to go through and I'm going to show you the awesomeness of simple
country bass lines.
Alright, so here we go.
Pretty easy country bass line in the key of [C] C.
Country [Em] guys like that key of C because
[Gb]
on guitar it's a pretty [Bb] nice, well-rounded tonal choice.
So the first note is C.
That's going to be on the third fret [C] of your A string, right there.
And you're just going to go between [Bb] that and [G] the G, which is the 5 of the C chord, which
gets a little bit too far in there, but that's going to be on the third fret of the [C] E string.
So [G] you're going between [C] these two.
Technically, [G] this is really the same thing you're going to do for every chord, but [C] there's
a little [G] variation in how [C] you're going to actually [G] finger it.
So with that [G] happening, [C] third fret A, third fret E, [G] when you get [C] to the [G] [C] new [G] bar and you
go back, you're going to do a little climb up from that third fret.
So when you do that walk up from the G back [C] to the C, it's going to be at the end of the phrase.
So let me do it once and then we'll move on to the next chord and what I actually play.
[G]
[A]
[C]
[G] [B]
[C] So [Bb] that's going to be your go-to for leading back into a chord or leading back to a next chord.
So the next chord [C] in that progression [E] from the C [F] is the F.
[Bb]
So for that, what I did is
I walked up the same [E] fashion from the G to the C, but from the C [F] to the F.
[C] So it'll be
from the third fret on the A string, [D] open string, D string, [E] second fret D string, [F]
third
fret D [C] string.
[D]
[F] [C] And you can just do the same thing that you did for the C, [F]
[E] but if you listen to that little
[F] groove at the beginning with Marty and I playing, I actually went down to the other F, which
is an octave, which is the first fret of the E string.
So [C] what
[F]
[Bb] we [F] did was, [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [A] and again with that walk up [B] [C] [G] to [C] C, [G] [C] [G]
[C] [Ab] and we went to a G, [G] which is the
third fret of the E string.
And we just went between that and the fifth fret of the A string.
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] Get ready for that [G] walk up again.
[A]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[Gb] So let me play it once through for you.
And we're going to use the walk up as the pickup line to the bass line.
One, [G] two, three.
[B]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [B]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [E]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [B]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [B]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
[E] Cool.
And that's just a little trick.
You can even walk up to the G like I did [G] there.
[Gb] But yeah, enjoy.
See you next time.
[N]
Key:
C
G
F
D
Bb
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] How's it going everybody?
Brian Rashap here, hanging out with my buddy Marty Schwartz, GuitarJams.com, _
[Bb] _ _ _ right about here.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Marty and I were just playing a little classic country _ _ turnaround _ for you.
I don't know if _ you noticed, Marty _ was here. _
_ He was all around right here, just there.
_ _ And yeah, so we're going to go through and I'm going to show you the awesomeness of simple
country bass lines.
Alright, so here we go.
Pretty easy country _ _ bass line in the key of [C] C. _ _ _ _
Country [Em] guys like that key of C because
[Gb]
on guitar it's a _ _ _ pretty [Bb] _ nice, well-rounded _ tonal _ choice.
So the first note is _ _ C. _ _
That's going to be on the third fret _ [C] of your A string, right there.
And you're just going to go between [Bb] that and [G] the _ G, _ which is the 5 of the C chord, which
gets a little bit too far in there, but that's going to be on the third fret of the [C] E string.
So [G] you're going between [C] these two. _
_ Technically, [G] this is really the same thing you're going to do for every chord, but [C] there's
a little [G] variation in how [C] you're going to actually [G] finger it. _ _ _
_ _ So with _ _ that [G] happening, [C] _ _ _ third fret A, third fret E, _ _ [G] when you get [C] to the [G] _ _ [C] new [G] bar and you
go back, you're going to do a little climb up from that third fret.
So when you do that walk up from the G back [C] to the C, it's going to be at the end of the phrase.
So let me do it once _ and then we'll move on to the next chord and what I actually play.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ So [Bb] that's going to be your go-to _ _ _ for _ _ leading back into a chord or leading back to a next chord.
So the next chord [C] in that progression [E] from the C [F] _ _ is the F.
_ [Bb]
So for that, what I did is
I walked up the same [E] fashion from the G to the C, but from the C [F] to the F. _
[C] So it'll be
from the third fret on the A string, [D] _ _ open string, _ D string, [E] _ _ second fret D string, [F] _
_ third
fret D [C] string.
_ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ And you can just do the same thing that you did for the C, [F] _ _
[E] but if you listen to that little
[F] groove at the beginning with Marty and I playing, I actually went down to the other F, which
is an octave, which is the first fret of the E string.
So _ _ [C] _ what _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ we [F] did was, [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] and again with that walk up _ [B] _ _ [C] _ [G] to [C] C, _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Ab] and we went to a G, [G] which is the
third fret of the E string.
_ And we just went between that and the fifth fret of the A string.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] Get ready for that [G] walk up again.
[A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Gb] So let me play it once through for you. _
_ And we're going to use the walk up _ as the pickup line to the bass line. _
_ One, [G] two, three.
_ [B] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Cool.
And that's just a little trick.
You can even walk up to the G like I did [G] there. _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ But yeah, enjoy.
See you next time.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] How's it going everybody?
Brian Rashap here, hanging out with my buddy Marty Schwartz, GuitarJams.com, _
[Bb] _ _ _ right about here.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Marty and I were just playing a little classic country _ _ turnaround _ for you.
I don't know if _ you noticed, Marty _ was here. _
_ He was all around right here, just there.
_ _ And yeah, so we're going to go through and I'm going to show you the awesomeness of simple
country bass lines.
Alright, so here we go.
Pretty easy country _ _ bass line in the key of [C] C. _ _ _ _
Country [Em] guys like that key of C because
[Gb]
on guitar it's a _ _ _ pretty [Bb] _ nice, well-rounded _ tonal _ choice.
So the first note is _ _ C. _ _
That's going to be on the third fret _ [C] of your A string, right there.
And you're just going to go between [Bb] that and [G] the _ G, _ which is the 5 of the C chord, which
gets a little bit too far in there, but that's going to be on the third fret of the [C] E string.
So [G] you're going between [C] these two. _
_ Technically, [G] this is really the same thing you're going to do for every chord, but [C] there's
a little [G] variation in how [C] you're going to actually [G] finger it. _ _ _
_ _ So with _ _ that [G] happening, [C] _ _ _ third fret A, third fret E, _ _ [G] when you get [C] to the [G] _ _ [C] new [G] bar and you
go back, you're going to do a little climb up from that third fret.
So when you do that walk up from the G back [C] to the C, it's going to be at the end of the phrase.
So let me do it once _ and then we'll move on to the next chord and what I actually play.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ So [Bb] that's going to be your go-to _ _ _ for _ _ leading back into a chord or leading back to a next chord.
So the next chord [C] in that progression [E] from the C [F] _ _ is the F.
_ [Bb]
So for that, what I did is
I walked up the same [E] fashion from the G to the C, but from the C [F] to the F. _
[C] So it'll be
from the third fret on the A string, [D] _ _ open string, _ D string, [E] _ _ second fret D string, [F] _
_ third
fret D [C] string.
_ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ And you can just do the same thing that you did for the C, [F] _ _
[E] but if you listen to that little
[F] groove at the beginning with Marty and I playing, I actually went down to the other F, which
is an octave, which is the first fret of the E string.
So _ _ [C] _ what _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ we [F] did was, [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] and again with that walk up _ [B] _ _ [C] _ [G] to [C] C, _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Ab] and we went to a G, [G] which is the
third fret of the E string.
_ And we just went between that and the fifth fret of the A string.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] Get ready for that [G] walk up again.
[A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Gb] So let me play it once through for you. _
_ And we're going to use the walk up _ as the pickup line to the bass line. _
_ One, [G] two, three.
_ [B] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Cool.
And that's just a little trick.
You can even walk up to the G like I did [G] there. _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ But yeah, enjoy.
See you next time.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _