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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Welcome to the second most important lesson for bass guitar theory! In this natural minor scale lesson you’ll learn minor scale construction, different minor scale positions, and how to move it around the bass neck. And yeah, you read the right, it’s the second most important lesson. The most important bass theory lesson is learning
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In this minor pentatonic scale bass guitar lesson you’ll learn how to apply the scale and play it across the whole neck. You’ll learn all 5 minor pentatonic scale bass shapes, how to apply the scale, the one-octave scale shape, and all the theory behind the minor pentatonic scale. Let’s dive in! What is the
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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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I love bass guitar books. They’re generally written by established bassists who know what they’re talking about, and are jam-packed with step-by-step knowledge that you’ll be hard-pressed to find for free on the web. On top of that, you get premium knowledge at a premium price, which is hard to find outside of books. Anyways,
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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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Welcome to the most important lesson for bass guitar and music theory as a whole! The major scale is the most common scale used in Western music, and many other popular scales are derived from it. In this bass major scale lesson you’ll learn how to construct the scale, different major scale positions, and how
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Learning the bass notes is a key step in opening up the bass fretboard. It’ll help you visualize the neck, and play the bass like a boss. So whether you’re looking to make the leap from beginner to pro, or just want to expand your bass theory knowledge, then the fretboard diagrams and other resources
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Introduction to the Mixolydian mode The Mixolydian bass mode is one of the most commonly used modes on bass, and in contemporary music as a whole. In this lesson you’ll learn what Mixolydian is, the Mixolydian bass scale sequence, and look at a fretboard diagram to help you visualize Mixolydian. What is the Mixolydian mode?
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