Progressions for the Bass (5-String)

Pick a key — its chords arrive as roots and distances, the raw shape of a bassline.

Every key's diatonic chords, presented the way the Bass (5-String) experiences them: as a sequence of roots with distances between them. Pick a key below and each chord links to the tones you can put between those roots.

Progressions are the bass player's actual job description: the drummer owns when, you own where — and knowing what chord comes next is what turns root-thumping into a bassline.