Bass Guitar Chord Charts
Find bass guitar chords as fretboard diagrams. Pick a root and type across four strings and see where your fingers go. No download, runs in your browser.
How to read a bass chord chart
A bass chord diagram shows the bass's four-string neck: the vertical lines are the strings from thick E to thin G, and the horizontal lines are the frets. A dot marks where to press a string, and an O above it means play that string open. The diagram looks narrower than a guitar's because there are two fewer strings, but it reads exactly the same: one note per string.
Pick a root note (E, A, G...) and a chord type (major, minor, 7, m7, maj7) at the top, and the shape starts from the root on the low E string. On bass you often just play the root, yet knowing the full chord fills out your part and keeps you on the same page as the guitar. Bring the shape to your band and the rhythm section plays off the same foundation.
Your songs clear for the crew too
You learned the shape and the part is ready. On stage the next job is briefing the crew: BandUp's tech rider gathers your set's song list and the band's contact details on one page, so the sound engineer knows what you're playing and who to reach, and setup is never guesswork.
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