Learn how to play the G major scale on bass with this comprehensive lesson. This is a G Major Scale Bass Lesson. In this lesson you’ll learn: The G major scale, and its modes, is one of the most commonly used scales in music, so it’s essential to learn. Let’s check it out. G major […]
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Learn all A minor scale bass positions on the fretboard with this simple, yet comprehensive guide. The A minor scale is usually the first minor scale you’ll learn for bass guitar. This is due to the fact that all of its notes are natural. And what other bass scale has all natural notes? The C
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Check out this comprehensive intermediate bassist checklist to ensure you’re covering all the essential techniques, theory, and practice routines necessary to take your bass playing to the next level. I made this list because I’ve seen other bass and guitar instructors make similar lists. Basically, this is just my take on what an intermediate bassist
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What are bass modes? Bass modes are diatonic sequences of notes created by playing seven notes in order from any degree of the major scale. Whenever you emphasize a new scale degree it changes the interval structure, which changes the sound of the notes as they relate to the new root. There are seven modes
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Want to improve your improvisation skills and spice up your bass lines? Then you’re in the right place, my bass playing friend. This article covers the best jazz bass scales, from the blues scale to the chromatic scale to major scale modes. Memorizing these must-know jazz scales will give you a greater understanding of the
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This C major scale bass guitar lesson will show you all positions of C major, and help you understand it across the entire fretboard. C major scale bass fretboard diagram (showing intervals) C Major Scale One Octave Bass Fingering Notes in the C major scale C-D-E-F-G-A-B are the notes in the C major scale, for
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These five bass guitar scales for beginners will help you navigate the fretboard and understand the compositional structure of bass riffs and licks. You’ll get to look at the one active shape and full fretboard diagram for each scale, which will give you a better understanding of how it moves across the neck. Major scales
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Phrygian Bass Scale TabE Phrygian BassPhrygian Bass Scale Introduction to the Phrygian Bass mode Discover the exotic and outside sound of the Phrygian mode and scale in the comprehensive guide for bass guitar. You’ll learn how to incorporate the Phrygian mode into your bass playing, what the mode is, and look at a Phrygian fretboard
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Introduction to the Dorian mode The Dorian bass mode is one of my favorite modes for bass guitar due to its funky, yet obscure sounding nature. In this lesson you’ll learn what Dorian is, the Dorian bass scale sequence, and look at a fretboard diagram to help you visualize Dorian. What is the Dorian mode?
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Introduction to the Lydian mode The Lydian bass mode is one of the most “exotic” sounding modes on bass guitar. In this lesson you’ll learn what Lydian is, the Lydian bass scale sequence, and look at a fretboard diagram to help you visualize Lydian. What is the Lydian mode? The Lydian bass mode is the
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