Here youll find the bass clef scales the major scales with their key signatures. Bass guitar scales made easy learn guitar for free. How to practice bass guitar scales to practice the bass scales we must first have a good left hand technique and use the fingers well, each in its corresponding fret, this we are going to point out very well in the free bass pdfs. 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. If you want the bass scales chart pdf, suscribe to our free lessons. Major scales and key signatures s o, now you can use the letters a through g to name notes on the treble and bass staff and accidentals to create major and minor seconds, aka, whole and half steps if you cant do this yet, stop here, go back to the previous chapters. For example, if you want to play an a major scale, play the pattern with your fretting hand at the 4th position, so that the 2nd middle finger plays the first a note at the 5th fret. Bass tablature for all 15 major scales by bass lessons. Daily routine and scales for euphonium bass clef, level 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. A beginner guide to modes the modes by numeric pattern. Bass tablature for the five c major scales by misc. In this bass pdf we present the 3 ways that exist to touch the major scale.
With all these scales at your fingertips, you get more choices in terms of flavor, or color, when playing your bass guitar. Perhaps the most common fingering is that of finger 2, which is the easiest to perform because it is on the vertical axis of finger 1, but we should not underestimate the other two fingerings because we. 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. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura. Notes scales dont contain all twelve notes in our western music system besides the chromatic scale in a major scale, for example, only seven out of twelve notes are present, and in the context of a song it establishes which notes are pleasing to. This routine should be preceded by breathing and mouthpiece buzzing exercises. It is a disciplined way of working through all twelve keys. C bb concert bb clarinet 12 major scales f eb concert bb ab concert eb db concert ab gb concert db cbb concert gb e concert b a concert e d concert a g concert. One octave major and minor scales clarinet bass clarinet. Here are all the major scales on the bass clef along with a printable pdf file to keep with you. This pattern of whole and half steps is what creates the sound of major.
In the diagram we start from the fifth fret in the 4th string, we are in a key so we are going to play a major pentatonic scale bass. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Pdf bass scales complete fretboard diagram daniel oscar. Scroll down to download a printable pdf version of the chart, with no login or signup required. This exercise takes you through all seven modes of c major while staying in one position. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6th and 7th scale degree ascending, revert to natural minor descending. Pentatonic scales to derive the major pentatonic scale from the major scale, use the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th notes of the major scale.
So the order of these patterns would be a4, a2, a1, e4, e2, e1, d1 round and round. There are many ways to play the major scale on the bass fingerboard. One octave major and minor scales clarinet bass clarinet boltz bands concert c major d major 7 concert a minor b minor concert f major g major 19 concert d minor e minor 25 concert bb major c major 31 concert g minor a minor 37 concert eb major f major 43 v. These patterns are all played in a single c major shape at the 8th fret of the e string. The key is the same c major just using different positions. Its just like a major scale, minus the 4th and 7th degrees, making it pentatonic five notes. The bass clef scale is an easy to learn scale that will widely improve your piano paying. It contains a huge range of movable scale, chord and arpeggio fingerboard diagrams allowing you to play in any key. The first major scale fingering you should learn covers a fourfret span. Aug 02, 2019 bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios features a wide range of common and exotic scales including. This fingering uses onefingerperfret and begins with your 2nd finger on the root note of the scale. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales.
I used this book as one of my references for these six patterns, and i think its a great resource. Grade iiii must play one octave scales grade ivvi must play two octave scales c, g, d, a, f, bb, eb major scales chromatic scale jr. Major scales and arpeggios scarsdale public schools. We have an official major and minor scales tab made by ug professional guitarists. Mar 18, 2018 twelve years ago, when i was a student at music school, i was really struggling to memorise all the bass guitar major scale patterns on the neck of my bass. Fingering of the major pentatonic scale for electric bass. Bass guitar major scale patterns 3 shapes to learn the. The bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. The 7 scales on the chart below are a good place to start. Sep 01, 2014 major pentatonic scale for bass pdf the major pentatonic scale for bass or any other instrument is an important scale to know. These scales are essential for beginning jazz guitarists and enable you to play over almost any jazz standard. Scalesmodes based on major scale outlined below is a chart listing the seven scales sometimes called modes that combine to form our major scale. Tuba mallet percussion click on an instrument name to go to that scale sheet.
View 5 string bass guitar scale information and notes. So in a c major scale we have c as the root note and major as the scale type. Plus, many bass root movements to jazz and pop songs move through sections of the cycle. Work through every scale and notice how the only thing that changes is the starting note. Submitted by tonysterlingjazz on february 14, 2016. The seven main modes scales for the bass guitar dummies. Bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios features a wide range of common and exotic scales including. Ionian pnngiaa une m c lvnian eoliatl locrian ionian. Eb bb,eb,ab bb, eb, ab, db bb,eb,ab,db,gb bb,eb,ab,db,gbcb bb,eb,ab,db,gb,cb,fb f bb b ab db gb cb g c f bb eb ab db a d g c f bb eb bb eb. C major e2 position is a c major scale or key with a root note c on the e string starting on the 2nd finger. Sometimes the bass clef can be more difficult to remember than the treble clef. Major scales for bass pdf another one in my scale series my goal is to hit at least all the diatonic modes, today we focus on the most famousest of scales, the major scale. Major and minor bass guitar scales bass books and music. Written to be the only reference book a bassist will need, bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is available to download direct from.
The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half. The 12 minor scales, however, come in 3 variations the harmonic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale same starting note, but major, but lowers the 3rd and the 6th the melodic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale, but lowers the 3rd when ascending going up and lowers. Once youve begun to get familiar with the note names, its time to start learning some bass scales. This page contains all the notes on a 5 string bass guitar fretboard as well as all the scales in tab form and charts. Major scales and key signatures s o, now you can use the letters a through g to name notes on the treble and bass staff and accidentals to create major and minor seconds, aka, whole and half steps if you cant do this yet, stop here, go back to the previous chapters, and practice until you can. Gf m ft at b of w m ef, af f bb b3 ab db ob cb 1b 2b 3b 4b 5b 6b 7b bb bb. The major pentatonic scale is great for playing in any major key, or over a major chord in a song.
Yes, you can in a garage band or to your favorite tunes on your ipod. Practicing the scales, chords, and ideas in general via the cycle has been a common practice routine for jazz musicians and is highly recommended. Twelve years ago, when i was a student at music school, i was really struggling to memorise all the bass guitar major scale patterns on the neck. Jun 28, 2017 major and minor scales bass tab by lessons scales. Heres how you play a minor pentatonic scale on bass. They show the scales as played on a 4 string bass with standard tuning. Isbn 18973111 this electronic edition, isbn 18973111, may be copied and distributed without prior written permission of the publisher provided that this edition is not altered in any way, shape, or form, and that it is distributed for free. Click on the title of any page to return to the cover. The major pentatonic scale for bass or any other instrument is an important scale to know. Jul 03, 2019 the bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. Daily routine and scales for euphonium bass clef, level 1. To derive the minor pentatonic scale from the natural minor scale, use the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th notes of the minor scale. Oct 29, 2018 the major pentatonic scale is great for playing in any major key, or over a major chord in a song.
All the bass guitar scales in the book are presented as movable diagrams, allowing you to play all over the neck. Youll find the scales with sharps in their key signatures first and scales with flats in their key signatures second. To know how to play the major pentatonic we leave the three most common fingerings for this scale in the bass. Wiajor scales and arpeggios key c arpeggio no sharps, no fiats 1d 3 e f 6 g a b 8 c ft b g b w g b b d gf ft gf of sr 8. Nov 22, 2018 learning the c major scale on bass in all positions is an essential part of applied music theory and fretboard skills that every bass player should do. In my opinion a combination of basic music theory and applying it to music is the best way to integrate an understanding of scales into your playing, and be able to. November 2015 remember, all of these modes are simply contrived by taking the exact order of notes that are found in a major or minor scale and starting the pattern from a different note other than the root. He developed this book after years of teaching the importance of learning arpeggios and scales in all twelve keys to his students. Oct 07, 20 major scales for bass pdf another one in my scale series my goal is to hit at least all the diatonic modes, today we focus on the most famousest of scales, the major scale. You can obviously start at any point in that sequence. C major scale bass all positions the 7 position system. Bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is a printable pdf book for bass guitarists.
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