Bass - Chord Transitions Lesson by SmittyDog

All examples in key of D.  Can be adjusted for any key.


Basic walk from D to G:

G||-----------------||
D||-------4--5------||
A||-5--7------------||
E||-----------------||
    D  E  F# G


For variety, try:

G||-----------------||
D||-------4---------||
A||-5--7------------||
E||----------3------||
    D  E  F# G


A little fancier, with a hammer-on:

G||----------7------||
D||----7h9------5---||
A||-5---------------||
E||-----------------||
    D  A B   D  G


Another using pull-offs:

G||----9p7-----------||
D||---------9p7--5---||
A||-5----------------||
E||------------------||
    D  E D  B A  G

Have fun - let me know if these are helpful...I can add more you anyone wants - SmittyDog