Another theory question

[ChadDub]

Ok so I'm writing a song right now, and I put down the drums and bass first and now I'm experimenting with the guitar. I'm in the key of D Major, so I was playing around and there's a part where the bass plays G, and I hit a D Major chord (Actually, D Major but I have the F# be an E idk what to call it) over that bitch and it sounded AMAZING.

Now I'm wondering, and I've been wondering this for a while, is there a formula for which bass notes to play under certain chords that make them sound a certain way? Or is it just hit and miss?

[SunkLo]

This is the same fucking question as the last thread. G plus a "D chord" made of D, E and A?
G, A, D, E, it's two fourths a major second away. It's a weird chord that doesn't really fit into simple triadic harmony. A fourth is an inverted fifth and a fifth is two thirds stacked on top of each other, so you can map that inverted fifth to several different roots of triad-based chords. You could look at it as a ii-V in A, in the form of a sus chord. Play some chord tones from either the ii or V as a bassline (assuming a key of A)

Just take a couple hours of your life and teach yourself some theory. Even if you don't get all the way there, you'll have some insight into what's going on and the ability to somewhat navigate harmonically. Then you'll be able to figure out what key you're in, what root note and mode you're building a chord off of, what intervals are in a particular voicing, and how they can be arranged in different harmonic structures.

[ChadDub]

Yeah it's the same chord but not the same question. I'm asking about bass notes played under certain chords. I guess I'll just experiment.

I'm trying sunklo, I'm trying.

[hiv3Mind]

i suggest you to learn about scales and modes. the root note or bass note you play under a chord or under a scale defines the character of the chord/scale.
if you take a simple c major chord for instance, it consists of C - E - G.
so you can play all C, E or G scales (ionian, lydian, e.c.t.) under the root bass note C.
You can also form chords out of the notes in that scales.
and yes, there are some kind of formulas which root note to play under chords or scales to make them sound more eastern, more dark e.c.t.
just try out different possible combinations and you will find some that you like or you have in your ear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZpeYO3iat8

http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/piano/

[ChadDub]

i suggest you to learn about scales and modes. the root note or bass note you play under a chord or under a scale defines the character of the chord/scale.
if you take a simple c major chord for instance, it consists of C - E - G.
so you can play all C, E or G scales (ionian, lydian, e.c.t.) under the root bass note C.
You can also form chords out of the notes in that scales.
and yes, there are some kind of formulas which root note to play under chords or scales to make them sound more eastern, more dark e.c.t.
just try out different possible combinations and you will find some that you like or you have in your ear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZpeYO3iat8

http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/piano/

Oooohhhh that's helpful Thanks I'm going to look into modes.

[hifi]

lol

[ChadDub]

By the way I just finished my first song ever

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