Secondary Dominants for Bass Players: Unlocking Movement #shorts

These powerful chords create motion in harmony. As a bass player, understanding where and how to drop a secondary dominant is a game-changer for fills, groove transitions, and creating that “pro” harmonic feel.

What is a Secondary Dominant?
It’s a dominant 7th chord that temporarily targets a chord other than the tonic. Example: instead of just playing Dm - G - C, you can spice it up with A7 - Dm - G7 - C. That A7 is the V of Dm, not C!

Why You Should Care:
Adds color & harmonic direction to your lines
Makes your fills feel intentional, not random
Gives your grooves jazz, soul & funk character
Turns simple changes into pro-level progressions

If you’re only playing diatonically, you’re missing half the emotional language of harmony. Secondary dominants are how we speak tension fluently as bassists.

Save this if you’re ready to sound more intentional, expressive, and harmonically fluent on bass.

Let’s talk harmony, not just shapes.

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