Following The Roote Note

A quality tip for guitarist and bass guitarist who study
together, learning and composing songs, is to learn how
to follow the "roote note". A roote note is the first
note played in a chord, that provides the letter name
of the chord. Example #1 demonstrates this theory using
5th chords (powerchords). Example #2 demonstrates how
many times, the bass guitarist will follow the guitarist
simply by following the "roote note" of the chord. This
example is a simplified version of Black Sabbaths song
"Sweet Leaf". Example #3 demonstrates this same theory,
which teaches the chord progression to the verse of Black 
Sabbath's song "Paranoid".

 
   Example #1

    G "roote note" = G powerchord
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E :-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|


   Example #2
   Guitar
    A A               D Db  C           C    D
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-7-7-------------|-12-11-10--------|-10---12---------|
E :-5-5-------------|-10-9--8---------|-8----10---------|

   Bass Guitar
    A A               D Db C            C  D
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-5-5-------------|-10-9-8----------|-8-10------------|


   Example #3
   Guitar
   E                                    D
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A :-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   Bass Guitar
    E                                   D
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   Guitar
    G  D   E   G
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-7----------7----|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-5--7---9---5----|-----------------|-----------------|
A :----5---7--------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   Bass Guitar
    G  D   E   G
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-5----------5----|-----------------|-----------------|
A :----5---7--------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|




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