The 6-string bass in BEADGC tuning covers an enormous range -- from the low B that overlaps with the bottom of a piano to the high C that reaches into guitar territory. This makes it uniquely suited for solo bass performance, where players like John Patitucci, Anthony Jackson, and Matthew Garrison build full chord voicings and melodic lines without needing another instrument to fill the harmony.
ChordColor shows all 528 chord types across six strings with interval coloring on every fret position. With this many strings, chord voicings can spread across wide intervals -- a root on the low B with a major seventh on the high C creates voicings that sound more like a piano than a traditional bass chord. The color system helps you see these wide-interval structures and understand why they sound so open compared to compact voicings.
The voicing explorer generates shapes that take advantage of the full six-string range, placing bass notes low and color tones high. Cycle through voicings to find positions that work for tapping, fingerstyle, or pick technique. Each voicing shows finger assignments and fret numbers alongside the interval color map.