Hot Corn Cold Corn for beginning doghouse bass
The big ol' upright bass is often jokingly called the "doghouse" by bluegrass players. In this video, Mike shows you the basics on this easy song that only uses the 1 and 5 chords of the key, in this case the key of G, so the chords G and D. But there is a bit of a trick. The tune has one short 2/4 measure in the the 4/4 beat. There are a few tricks to getting the sound of the 5 chord to stand out.
The big ol' upright bass is often jokingly called the "doghouse" by bluegrass players. In this video, Mike shows you the basics on this easy song that only uses the 1 and 5 chords of the key, in this case the key of G, so the chords G and D. But there is a bit of a trick. The tune has one short 2/4 measure in the the 4/4 beat. There are a few tricks to getting the sound of the 5 chord to stand out.