Herbrogan

Hi there, I just joined the UG community and my names' Herb. I like to consult fellow musician about song tabbing on the guitar.

So lets' say I have figured out the melody line for a particular song, how do I know what is the related bass note. I figured a song wouldn't be complete and whole without the bass and melody notes being played together.

In short, my question is how do you know what bass note to add in a guitar tab. Help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Deadds

By listening to what the bass player is playing.

白い雲

You want to add the bass notes that are being played on the recording. If you're having a hard time hearing them, try using a mixer to bring them out. Your monitors/headphones play a role as well. There is a program called "Transcribe!" that uses pitch recognition software to help you recognize what notes are being played in a recording. I have it, and it has helped me in the past. If you're looking for a formula to determine the bass notes based on the melody, no such thing exists. The bass line is as much a creative part of a song as any other instrument line.

Herbrogan

Thank you to both users.

I see, I thought that the bass note was derived from the chord played along with the melody line. For example, if a song had the chord progression G Am D C, then the accompanying bass note for the melody lines with be G A D C. Is this correct though?