Alternating Bass Style

Lesson 2/43 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Country Piano Method

Alternating Bass Style

Another common technique in Country music is to create an alternating bass note style by alternating between the notes of the chords with the left hand. When playing this style it is common to use only the Root and the Fifth of each chord. The following example shows various positions of the root and fifth of the chords C, F and G.

Once you are confident you can easily find the root and fifth of each chord, try alternating between them as shown in this example.

Here is an arrangement of another famous song which sounds good with the alternating bass style. Take it slowly at first and practice each hand separately if necessary. Notice the use of first and second endings here. If you are not familiar with first and second endings, see Progressive Beginner Piano .

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1- Other Keys, 16th Notes, Putting it all Together 2- New Rhythms, Chords and Sounds 3- The 12 Bar Blues 4- The Triplet 5- Swing Rhythms 6- Blue Notes 7- 3rd Intervals 8- Seventh Chords 9- Using Seventh Chords 10- Basic Country Sounds 11- The Key of G 12- Bass Runs 13- The Major Pentatonic Scale 14- Sixteenth Notes 15- Grace Notes 16- Putting it all Together 17- Notes on the Piano 18- Inversions and Arpeggios 19- Using Chords for Accompaniment 20- Chord Inversions 21- Left Hand Variations 22- Alternating Bass Style 23- Eighth Note Rhythms 24- Two Handed Accompaniment 25- INTRODUCTION 26- The Chords C, F and G 27- The C7 Chord 28- The C Major Chord 29- D Major Chord Inversions 30- Broken Chords 31- Syncopation 32- Enharmonic Notes 33- The Shuffle 34- C Major Chord Inversions 35- Chord Charts 36- Easy Chord Table 37- The G Major Chord 38- The Blues Scale in G 39- The D7 Chord 40- G Major Chord Inversions 41- The F Major Chord 42- The F7 Chord 43- F Major Chord Inversions

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Alternating Bass Style