So a sus chord triad goes either root, 2nd 5th (sus2) or root, 4th, 5th (sus4). The third is usually replaced by either a fourth or a second. What’s a sus chord?Ī sus chord is a chord with no third. So, you can create improvised lines by sequencing different sus arpeggios together. And you can find five different sus arpeggios hidden within a major scale. You can use them over all kinds of different harmonies and chord voicings. The sus chord arpeggios create a really distinctive sound and they are incredibly versatile. It’s a really popular idea among improvising musicians and I can see why. He uses a lot of sus chord arpeggios and chord voicings in his playing. Last week I was demonstrating a line played by Rick Beato. I hope you like my compositions and I hope you have as much fun watching this as I had making it!īass Guitar Exercise – Sus Chord Triad Arpeggios – Bass Practice Diary – 13th July 2021 So far I’m extremely impressed with the potential of the GR-55 and I love the Warwick as well. Here’s a video of what I’ve come up with so far, hopefully there will be plenty more from me using this in the near future.
So, I installed a Roland GK-3B divided MIDI pickup onto my new Warwick “Steve Bailey” Artist Series bass a few weeks ago and bought the GR-55. And having looked at the Roland GR-55 I was convinced that the technology was good enough. You can make drum sounds with the bass and the Roland GR-55, but that doesn’t interest me so I didn’t.įor a long time I’ve wanted to try out playing my bass through a Roland guitar synth. All the sounds in the video apart from drums are made using the bass played through the Roland GR-55.
That’s a lot for an instrumental bass video. However, when I listen to it now I really like it, and it’s proved popular on Youtube with nearly 20,000 views. This video is actually an effort from very early on in my Roland GR-55 use. When the Roland GR-55 came out and the GK-3B divided pickup for 6-string bass. I always wanted to experiment with synth sounds on my bass. Using a Roland GR-55 Guitar Synth with a Bass