Major and minor bass guitar scales bass books and music. By learning scales with 3 notes per string you can also improve your fretboard knowledge and bring new sounds to your lead playing. The a scale is the d scale transposed from string 2 to string 3. May 25, 2008 each video is focused on a specific style and technique of the bass guitar. Having replaced the double bass instrument in pop music rhythm sections the world over since the 1960s, the electric bass functions as a necessary anchor for many musical compositions in any genre. All of the other parts of the bass are mounted on these three sections. Bass guitar scales are fundamental to playing the instrument, whether or not the. The minor pentatonic scale contains the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th note of the normal minor scale aeolian. Bass guitars with four strings in their configuration are some of the most recognizable of their kind. Avcss guitar world home of the 5 lesson guitar and bass guitar methods. The real fun and challenge of playing a bass guitar is that the patterns of the chords and scales never change, no matter what musical key youre in. Along with doing twooctave scales, this is the main exercise i recommend to my students for getting a thorough knowledge of the neck of the bass. It contains a huge range of movable scale, chord and arpeggio fingerboard diagrams allowing you to play in any key.
Heres a list of the pdfs and pictures with arpeggio fingerings in positions. That treble string is tuned 5 notes higher than highest thinnest string on 4 string bass guitar. The poster in my book is printed upside down thats right the e string on poster is the g string. Continuing in c major, you d play f, g, and a on the e string, b, c, and d on the a string, e, f, and g on the d string and a, b and c on the g string.
Honestly, i am a big fan of learning scale construction by creating your own charts. Ionian pnngiaa une m c lvnian eoliatl locrian ionian. I named it the beast because it takes a while to get through the exercise. Bass tablature for 4string chord dictionary by bass lessons. Keith b roscoe is one of the unsung heroes of the bass guitar world. They show the scales as played on a 4 string bass with standard tuning. Pancho shows you a warm up that he got from guitar great john petrucci. Bass guitar now lets apply this to the bass guitar.
Scroll down to download a printable pdf version of the chart, with no. Ibanez src6 wnf walnut flat short scale 30 6 string crossover bass. Pentatonic scales continued for 5string bass guitar starts on 3rd of the pentatonic scale starts on 5th of the pentatonic scale starts on 6th of the pentatonic scale. Your best source to find bass charts like bass arpeggios, bass fretboard notes, videos, tab paper, and more. Information on bass scale modes, easy to understand examples, diagrams, learn how to build scales and chords, and the theory behind it all. Blues, minor pentatonic, major, major pentatonic in every key. Learn bass scales for beginners and advance, scales patterns for jazz scales, pentatonic scales, blues scales. The beast for 5string bass advanced scale exercise. The bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. In this example you will slap the open e string and pop the open g string. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales. Bass guitar scales made easy learn guitar for free. The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half.
The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body. Every title weve seen by stuart is 1st class, so we were excited to see what he had in store here. 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. Apr 28, 2016 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. A downloadable pdf with plenty of scales patterns, with. A reference text for classical, modal, blues, jazz and exotic scales fingerboard charts for. Please visit for auxiliary study material, pdf ebooks, and info.
Gdg 3 string cigar box guitar scales and chords published on apr 3, 20 this booklet presents a range of chord voicings and scale maps for the. Scales and chords for the upright bass the following keys should be learned in the order presented. See the major, natural minor, blues, and pentatonic scales in all 14 keys, all over your fretboard, with a fretboard toolbox complete 4string. Using 3 note per string scales rather than standard scale shapes can help improve your speed and fluency. You can move on to tuning forks, harmonic tuning, and variable instrument tuning later. Each video is focused on a specific style and technique of the bass guitar.
This is also the same notes for all the modes of c d dorian, e phrygian, etc. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Home 5 string bass guitar scales5 string bass guitar options. Scroll down to download a printable pdf version of the chart, with no login or signup required. Most lead guitarists learn scales in single position patterns that have either two or three notes per string.
The 5 string bass note legend app provides you with the name and music staff location of each note on the bass guitars fretboard up to the 12th fret. Allan holdsworths fournoteperstring scales guitar world. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and more presented with theoretical definitions and related resources. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Remember to sing or say the scale numbers to really get the sound of the harmony in your head. Heres a complete free guitar scales pdf ebook, entitled 84 guitar scales and arpeggios patterns. Often when playing with a guitar or keyboard player you can follow the chords they play. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura.
Dont be afraid of all the high notes its just your bass. The isbn of the full jazzhacker scales and modes for 4string bass ebook is. Arpeggios in positions derived from 3 notes per string scales. As this scale only contains halftone steps, it cannot be classified according to mode major or minor and. The parallel lines of the frets and string work in your favor. Single string guitar scales a more direct route up the neck. The suggested fingering for the scale is to the left of the diagram. First you have to know what notes the four bass strings are. The 5 string bass note legend app provides you with the name and music staff location of each note on the bass guitar s fretboard up to the 12th fret. There are many ways to play the major scale on the bass fingerboard. Learn how to play the c major scale on bass guitar with our free tab, sheet music, neck diagrams, and more. That treble string is tuned 5 notes higher than highest thinnest string on. Octave method for 6string bass low b fretboard navigation method for 6string bass low b tuning based on an instrument specific modification of the caged guitar method, using linked octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use.
Arpeggios in positions derived from 3 notes per string scales heres a list of the pdfs and pictures with arpeggio fingerings in positions. Hi, i recently adquired my first bass, an ibanez sr305, its as the topic title says, a 34 scale bass with 5 strings. This fingering uses onefingerperfret and begins with your 2nd finger on the root note of the scale. Apr 17, 2017 used by modern players such as allan holdsworth, whose playing first inspired me to check out these fingerings, fournoteper string scales can help bring a more modern flavor to your lines, expand your knowledge of the neck and allow you to cover a large amount of fretboard real estate with just one scale shape, which are all beneficial to players looking to explore nontraditional 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.
Do you know the flea signature set of bass strings. It lays out the various scales and modes in clear visual patterns on the. Home scales single string single string scales a more direct route up the guitar neck when learning your scales, youll typically be shown patterns that cover all six strings of the guitar, for example, three notes per string or box patterns. The four strings of a bass are g, d, a, and e, from the highest pitched to the lowest pitched. Once you have the bass line so you can play it smoothly play it along with the backing track. Some 5 string bass guitars are tuned like 4 string bass guitar but with one additional treble string. Used by modern players such as allan holdsworth, whose playing first inspired me to check out these fingerings, fournoteperstring scales can help bring a more modern flavor to your lines, expand your knowledge of the neck and allow you to cover a large amount of fretboard real estate with just one scale shape, which are all beneficial to players looking to explore nontraditional scale. On the guitar same note pitch played further from headstock on thicker string gives timbre with more bass. Bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is a printable pdf book for bass guitarists. Note that the full ebooks include 196 pages, featuring 192 fullpage illustrations of 16 scales and modes in all 12 keys. Jun 11, 2002 the second box will start with the lowest f on the 4 string.
Parts of the bass a bass is made up of three main sections. When fitting rotosound bass strings, be sure that the silked part of the string only is wound around the machine post. Octave method for 5 string bass low b fretboard navigation method for 5 string bass based on a modification of the caged guitar method, using octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use. Or if you are looking at the guitar neck with the head to the right and body to the left, the bottom string is g and the top string is e. Bass guitar scale manual has been added to your cart add to cart. Pickups are also mounted to the body and work like little microphones that pick up the sound from the strings. Pentatonic scales continued for 5 string bass guitar starts on 3rd of the pentatonic scale. If the speaking length of the string is wound around the post, the string may then be prone to breakage. Strings are vertical while imaginary frets are shown horizontally. The end result is solid understanding of what scales to use for grooves and soloing and for a bassist this understanding is crucial. Bass lessons 4 string chord dictionary bass tab im 99% sure this is the name and tab for every 4 string bass chord. All stuff for bass guitar, theres so much free bass stuff going on here its ridiculous. In this lesson we discuss the mechanics of the 5 string bass and the general approach on how to incorporate it into.
Apr 03, 20 gdg 3 string cigar box guitar scales and chords published on apr 3, 20 this booklet presents a range of chord voicings and scale maps for the fret board of a 3 string gdg 151 tuned cigar box. 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. Make sure you get a bass amp and not a guitar amp 6 some way to tune your bass. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written.
That makes the scale manual well worth the investment just because of the fold out usage. Memorizing the order of your bass s musical notes can prepare you to tackle those chords and scales. Please note pictures are scaled down for use on ebay the pdf is full size 11 x 8. Honestly, i am a big fan of learning scale construction by. Scales on stringed instruments volume 22 1st edition. The bass players guide to scales and modes by stuart clayton. Its thorough, practical, and most importantly, easytounderstand. Practice the scale until you can play it continuously and fluently. Pdf bass scales complete fretboard diagram daniel oscar. This type of breakage is not covered by our normal warranty. The first major scale fingering you should learn covers a fourfret span. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales reference.
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. The bass players guide to scales and modes by stuart clayton this is one of the newest made available by stuart clayton and arrived to us just couple weeks ago. 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 efficient way. This is made in 3 note per string scale fingerings so it might be useful to look at them if you dont know them already. For free music learning resources and video instruction, please visit.
Regardless what instrument you play, learning to play scales is a rite of passage. Pdf ebooks, and info about related paper books and apps. The four strings of a bass are g, d, a, and e, from the highest pitched to the. You could actually practice just whats written here 7 times in a row, changing in your. Continuing in c major, you d play f, g, and a on the e string, b, c, and d on the a string, e, f, and g on the d string and a, b and c on the gstring. Bass tablature, standard notation and instructional text. Play the electric bass by the number system background there are 7 tones or notes in a major scale or key. Scales and chords for the upright bass 9 of 17 7122011 7. Free printable guitar scales and bass scales in easy to use pdf format. The importance of not playing anything spacesilence.
Buy scales and modes for the 5string bass sheet music bass guitar. Cmajor arp mami bass chords scales printable fingerboards fretboards notes. Jazzhacker scales and modes for 5string bass standard tuning, beadg jeffrey williams sample ebook please feel free to share this 38page sample ebook with all other musicians and music students. Gdg 3 string cigar box guitar scales and chords by. View 5 string bass guitar scale information and notes. We clearly and precisely show you every note in all 12. The second box will start with the lowest f on the 4 string.
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