Bm with a G bass note

[davidplaysaccordion]

I have an accordion piece that wants me to play a Bm with a G bass note.
Now I can do it but it's a heck of a stretch down to the G and the only other G is just as far up the bassboard so neither are good really.

Does anyone have any ideas for how to better play this?

 

[Tom]

Can you perhaps play it in the right hand?

If it were me I would just ignore it if it’s too inconvenient but that’s why they call me rustic…..

 

[losthobos]

Index finger on chord.....pinkie or 4th on the G
Best practice and get used to it..... you're going to need this shape a lot as time goes on....
Either that or change to a french 3x3 stradella layout that allows the G to be found in the top row....
I have both but after much practice think I prefer the original stradella for this move even though was harder at first....

 

[losthobos]

Another cheat may possibly work is to just play a g chord instead of the Bm.....if there's an A or F# in the melody may work... experiment with your ears...

 

[Siegmund]

Combining Tom's and losthobos' thoughts... GM/G in the left hand and add a F# to the right hand if there isn't one already.

If you play jazzy pieces you'll see a lot more major seventh chords and probably need to just get used to the stretch.

 

[davidplaysaccordion]

Well, the Bm is coming from a Dm with an F (which I can do relatively easily) so the long stretch down to the lower G is easiest (I use the term loosely). Playing the upper G on the counter bass row is less of a stretch but does require a major switch in finger shape. The Bm is followed by a D major with an A bass note so keeping everything in the same relative place seems to work best.
I might ex[experiment with some alternate voicings but other than that, I guess I'll just have to get used to it

It's all good practice though so it's all good.

 

[petch]

5 (pinky) on G bass and 2 (index) on Bmin

a really common chord shape would be both GMaj and Bmin together for a GMaj7, again with 5 and 2

 

[losthobos]

I'd just been looking at Bill Evans Peace Piece...which just vamps two chords...Cmaj7 to G9sus4...
Lazy cop out is to play the Cmaj7 as both C and G chord together (really Cmaj7/9) which allows easy move to F chord G bass (G9sus4)
I'm all for lazy cop outs.....

 

[Rosie C]

Another cheat may possibly work is to just play a g chord instead of the Bm.....if there's an A or F# in the melody may work... experiment with your ears...

That's what I was thinking - G+Bm is Gmaj7, so simplify to G major.

NB: I have an anarchic piano teacher who encourages me to use the printed music only as a guide and to interpret, so do not do what I do!

 

[Dingo40]

I have an accordion piece that wants me to play a Bm with a G bass note.

Are you sure that's not a Bbm (Bflatminor) chord?
In which case:
Put your index finger on G bass and your pinky on Bbm (third row down ).
Practice will make it easy!

 

[JeffJetton]

I'd just been looking at Bill Evans Peace Piece...which just vamps two chords...Cmaj7 to G9sus4...
Lazy cop out is to play the Cmaj7 as both C and G chord together (really Cmaj7/9) which allows easy move to F chord G bass (G9sus4)
I'm all for lazy cop outs.....

Samesies.

It certainly is possible, with practice, to nail Bm/G. But since that's effectively a Gmaj7 chord, you can nearly always "upgrade" it to the much easier Gmaj9 in the manner you describe.

 

[losthobos]

certainly is possible, with practice, to nail Bm/G. But since that's effectively a Gmaj7 chord, you can nearly always "upgrade" it to the much easier Gmaj9 in the manner you describe.

I often use the Bm/G set up for other songs ... especially if walking bass needed...
However on this tune I need to play G13sus4 next...or in Muppet terms Gtriad with an F bass so the Gmaj9 leads simply....and I need simple