Learning and practicing these scales will allow you to play the correct notes when creating bass lines, and will provide you with a solid musical foundation. The picture below represents the horizontal strings and vertical frets of a bass guitar neck. Presents the most commonly used scales and modes with fretboard diagrams for four string bass. Hence the caged octaves sequence is shown for c natural in the diagram that follows. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura. In this lesson we discuss the mechanics of the 5 string bass and the general approach on how to incorporate it into. Practice the scale until you can play it continuously and fluently. This chart is an ideal wall piece for your bedroom or practice studio. This fingering uses onefingerperfret and begins with your 2nd finger on the root note of the scale. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. To play the different positions of the pentatonic scale, we only use the notes from the original pentatonic scale. Here ive written out the f major scale and its related modes with 3 notes on each string, which divides the neck up into 7 overlapping areas. This bass scales chart gives you the basic shapes and box patterns to start with to begin playing and learning scales and their degrees.
Bass tablature for 2 octave scale for 5 string bass by bass lessons. Dungeon crawl reference list crawlrefcommits archives. As rubinstein dedicated his fifth piano concerto to alkan, it is almost certain that he was acquainted with, and perhaps influenced by, alkans most famous work for piano published in 1857. The follow ing three scale shapes are called 61, 51 and 41 because. With each position we start on a different note from that scale. Learn bass guitar scales and modes bass guitar scales represent structure and patterns in our music, and starting to learn those patterns makes it suddenly easier to recognize, understand and apply them. You dont need a book for 6 string, since they dont exist. So, we can play 5 more bass notes for even deeper effect on standard tuned 5 string bass guitar with 22 frets pitch range goes from 0b to 4f. Right now over 10,000 bass players are enrolled in the academy here at scotts bass lessons and are making a real difference to their. Smith and subscribe to receive the free scale reference manual.
Play up from the 1st green note in the diagram to the 2nd for a 1octave scale. Learning the c major scale bass all positions is an essential part of applied. Strings 432 of the a scale form the same fingering pattern as strings 321 of the d scale. Russian concertos concerto pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. The a scale is the d scale transposed from string 2 to string 3. The only 5 scales youll ever need to learn youtube. Make sure you get a bass amp and not a guitar amp 6 some way to tune your bass. Bass tab for playing a 1octave scale with a tonic note of e in open position a movable bass pattern for playing the scale with any tonic note.
Bass guitar scales pdf free download bass scales are successions of notes with a relationship between them and it is necessary, for any instrument, to know and master them in ours concretely, they will allow us to create bass lines or to improvise in an. There are many ways to play the major scale on the bass fingerboard. The beast pdf advanced bass scales exercise this bass scales exercise is the best way ive found to learn the notes on the neck, be able to move around fluidly from top to bottom in any scale, build up your playing endurance, and practice playing fast scale runs all at the same time. Bass guitar scales 1 how to play bass guitar lesson three youtube.
The suggested fingering for the scale is to the left of the diagram. See the major, natural minor, blues, and pentatonic scales in all 14 keys, all over your fretboard, with a fretboard toolbox complete 4string. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and more presented with theoretical definitions and related resources. There are lots of good tunes to learn and play and tracks to pick along with on the.
Dont be afraid of all the high notes its just your bass. You could actually practice just whats written here 7 times in a row, changing in your. This wall chart contains four movable scale diagrams for each scale on the 5 string bass. One of our perennial bestsellers over the past few years, fretboard alchemy for 4, 5, and 6string bass is now available as an ebook. Bass parts are presented in easytoread tab as well as in standard music notation bass clef. This is also the same notes for all the modes of c d dorian, e phrygian, etc. For their short scale strings 30 31 they only offer light and regular. Scroll down to download a printable pdf version of. The bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard.
The complete guide for mastering the six string bass. Major and minor bass guitar scales bass books and music. The sydney morning herald 01081899 pdf free download. Ascending and descending chromatic scales also figure prominently in the fourteenth variation of alkans le festin desope, op.
The isbn of the full jazzhacker scales and modes for 4string bass ebook is. Body 2 1 open if we use the d scale below, then the 2nd string from the bottom would be d or 1 if plucked in the open position. Generate diagrams for almost all scales and chords from the vast scale and chord dictionary. Please note pictures are scaled down for use on ebay the pdf is full size 11 x 8. A no nonsense comprehensive study of scales, modes, chords, arpeggios, extended fingerings, diagonal fingerings, functional harmony, theory and more.
This book with online audio covers scales, arpeggios, modes, chord forms, twohanded tapping, alternative techniques, chromatic exercises and theory concepts. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales. How to play the natural scale on 5 string electric bass guitar. This book is a must for anyone that is interested in increasing their improvisational abilities, melodic understanding, and their mastery of the 6 string bass guitar fretboard. Full text of amiga computing 1117 june 88oct 97 see other formats. Strings are vertical while imaginary frets are shown horizontally.
Scale triad arpeggio em em em7 e phrygian em7 e phrygian 12th fret 12th fret 12th fret 7th fret 7th fret 7th fret this scale, triad and arpeggio could be played one 8va lower starting from e open string e phrygian scale fingering major modes 14 j. Major scales three notes per string by expanding the range on some of the strings to five frets, it is possible co play major scales with three notes on each string, the expanded fingering results in an extended scale with more lateral sideways movement. This additional bass string is tuned 5 notes lower than the lowest thickest string on 4 string bass guitar. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now.
Scales and modes for bass pdf in this lesson i introduce the concept of scales and modes and. Jun 27, 20 see how to use a fretboard toolbox to make c major, c major pentatonic, c minor pentatonic, and c blues scales all up and down the bass guitar neck. Only the a and the ab scales have a 2 4 1 4 2 3 pattern. Please visit for auxiliary study material, pdf ebooks, and info. Scales and chords for the upright bass the following keys should be learned in the order presented. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on. A musthave for every bassists studio, practice room, or be. C major scale bass all positions the 7 position system explained. Learning your triads on bass will help you move beyond the root. This book is a must for anyone that is interested in increasing their improvisational abilities, melodic understanding, and their mastery of the 5 string bass guitar fretboard. A beautiful photo of a four string electric bass is labeled with string numbers, open string names, and the fret location of all the natural notes on the fretboard. You can move on to tuning forks, harmonic tuning, and variable instrument tuning later.
Fretboard navigation method for 5 string bass low b based on an instrument specific modification of the caged guitar method, using octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use. Support this channel when you shop for music gear at ericblackmonguitar amazon storefront via this link. A musthave for every bassists studio, practice room, or bedroom wall. Good luck memorizing all of your scales, modes and chord tones. Scales and chords for the upright bass 9 of 17 7122011 7. Play through this position this time using all the strings rather than just. The first major scale fingering you should learn covers a fourfret span. Threenoteperstring scales the 5 block caged system isnt the only way to view the neck. There are several out there, but chords on bass are all mainly created in the same fashion, so most of the books say the same thing. Bass scale wall chart wall chart mel bay publications, inc. High c 5 string bass c major scale box shapes in this blogozon we take a first look at the c major scale box shapes for the 5 string bass tuned to high c rather than the more usual low b.
The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half. Here ben jones, one of the institutes bass faculty, teaches you the first position of the c major scale one of the. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Create and print scales for violin, cello, double bass and other fretless string instruments. They show the scales as played on a 4 string bass with standard tuning. Show the notes of natural harmonics on the guitar, bass guitar or any other stringed instrument. Avcss guitar world home of the 5 lesson guitar and bass guitar methods. Only the b and the bb scales have a 1 4 1 4 p 1 2 pattern. Information on bass scale modes, easy to understand examples, diagrams, learn how to build scales and chords, and the theory behind it all. The beast for 5string bass advanced scale exercise. The double 1 4 2 4 pattern is used by the ab, b, gb, db, and eb scales. Learn minor pentatonic, major pentatonic, major and blues scales for bass guitar.
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