Play scales very slowly with big bows keeping an even tone across the bow stroke practice scales with a drone pitch using the first note of the scale memorize the scales occasionally use a tuner to help you tune each pitch. To summarize, the most important scales to learn first are the major, dorian, and mixolydian scales because they help you navigate major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant b7 chords, respectively. Print out this booklet of written lessons and keep it with all other music reference materials in the three ring. Scales for the bass guitar in 3d bass guitar, coursebooks. Free guitar scales ebook scale and arpeggio patterns pdf.
All of the other parts of the bass are mounted on these three sections. Guitar scales guitar scales regardless what instrument you play, learning to play scales is a rite of passage. These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons. Simply follow the chart which represents your bass guitar. All you need to know is the e major scale which you should if you know. Free fingering charts for all instruments stepwise. This article and interactive web app help you learn all of the pentatonic scale diagrams.
Memorizing all the scales for all the modes in all the keys may sound daunting, but the bass guitar fretboard provides a simplifying structure. Basic guitar chords, keys, and scales december 30th, 2004 2 substitute chords as orchestral chords but it doesnt matter. T h i s l e s s o n i s b y n o m e a n s m e a n t t o b e c o m p l e t e, b u t g i v e s y o u a g o o d o v e r v i e w o f. Guitar lovers manual is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes.
You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. The only 5 scales youll ever need to learn youtube. Plus, you can download for free a pdf ebook with 40 exotic guitar scale patterns all along the fretboard. Most scales can be played in more than two positions, so that i would suggest to find all possible roots and play the same fingering showed, also play them in different keys. Download your copy todayvisit this page for details. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. There is a pdf including all the notes on the neck and sopme tips and tricks to memorise them. The homeprintable wall chart and book of scales free sponsored version by wayne chase for complete information on scales and modes, see the essential handbook for songwriters, performers, and music students, 2nd edition. Bass guitar scales pdf free download bass scales are successions of notes with a relationship between them and it is necessary, for any instrument. Major and minor bass guitar scales bass books and music. Major scale 5 pos system condensed major scale 5 pos system detailed major scale 7 pos system condensed major scale 7pos system detailed major scale 12 pos system condensed major scale 12 pos system detailed circle of 5ths 12 pos practice system. The melodic minor scale is different on the way up the scale than on the way down the scale. All the great bass players, past and present all have something in common.
Just like with the idea of parallel major and minor scales, you can choose to write solely. Todd takes learning to play walking bass lines to the next step. The bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. You can also resize the bass tabs which makes them perfect for viewing on an ipad, smartphone or other tablet. Chaurette, december 2012 there are 5 different ways to play a major scale on the guitar. Use online or download a free printable bass scales chart pdf for your. Learn how to play piano chords, notes, scales, proper finger techniques, improvisation, and more. Free bass tabs printable, downloadable pdf bass tabs. They are distinguished by the fact that the tonic root or 1 st note of the scale. Pdf version of this guitar scales chart by entering your email below. This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. When you use our free bass tabs pdf youll be able to download and save them to your computer for future use.
By submitting this form, you are opting into our awesome mailing list. Here is a pdf of the 36 important scales major, dorian, and. All categories styles skills bands artists beginners ebooks. Call 180045688, or visit our website for the most uptodate info.
Ive included additional substitute chords so that you can improve your chord vocabulary. Tuba mallet percussion click on an instrument name to go to that scale sheet. Check out my free video lessons on my free lessons page. Pdf bass scales vol 2 download full pdf book download. This free fingering chart for upright and electric bass shows the note names, fingering, and music notation for every note in the beginning range. We clearly and precisely show you every note in all 12 keys of the major and natural minor scales. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated sound. All stuff for bass guitar, theres so much free bass stuff going on here its ridiculous. It lays out the various scales and modes in clear visual patterns on the fingerboard so the student can learn to associate what harmony is under hisher hands.
Download this free video from our on demand system at. If you dont keep a practice log you want to start one for sure. Bass lesson beginners guide to scales and modes the. All modes for bass guitar, in all keys explained and made simple in tab form. How to hold your bass all instructions are for right handed players. 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. It contains the sections chord, scale and arpeggio. Featuring standard notation and tab for all exercises on topics such as major and minor iivi progressions, modes, fingering systems, and more, this is an opportunity to learn from a true artist and master of the electric bass. The major scale is used as the basic starting point for many scales. This is the foundation to becoming a learned musician, rather than merely a recreational player.
Heres a free guitar pdf ebook 22 pages with plenty of scales and arpeggios patterns. You will not find a better program anywhere in the world. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura. Bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is a printable pdf book for bass guitarists. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the scales in all. Learn the five easiest bass scales as a platform for your bass playing. Going up, the 3rd scale degree is flat, but the rest is like a major scale, and going down it is the same as a natural minor scale.
I just realized the ionian and the major scale are the same thing and including the chromatic scale probably wasnt entirely necessary. Guitar lovers manual chord, arpeggio and scale pdf with. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales. Learn how to play piano chords, notes, scales, proper. Scroll down to download a printable pdf version of the chart, with no login or signup required. This lesson teaches an easy way to learn and visualise bass guitar scales. The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body. Order books and transcriptions in easyto download pdf form. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie. The chords are displayed on the keyboard and on the bass and treble clef music. We offer a broad selection free bass tabs pdf sheets to help you learn songs.
For your convenience, i have included a pdf of all the pentatonics. These scales are essential for beginning jazz guitarists and enable you to play over almost any jazz standard. Youll be the life of the party and the envy of all your peers. It contains a huge range of movable scale, chord and arpeggio fingerboard diagrams allowing you to play in any key.
They show the scales as played on a 4 string bass with standard tuning. The end result is solid understanding of what scales to use for grooves and soloing and for a bassist this understanding is crucial. This coursebook provides fretboard charts 24 frets for every existing scale be it major, minor pentatonic. Your best source to find bass charts like bass arpeggios, bass fretboard notes, videos, tab paper, and more. Free printable guitar scales, ready to download and use. Read them on a desktop, laptop, phone or tablet, and print out pages as you wish. A beginner guide to modes here are a few charts to help break down modes, including scale patterns, chord patterns, and the characteristic colour note chord within each scale. Recently i did a post about the 3 most important jazz scales for beginning improvisers.
Our weeklong workshops and 2day sessions are open to all ages, all abilities and all instruments. All scales are presented as easytoread guitar fretboard diagrams with tab. All the examples are written in the key of c in order to make easer the scale comparison. Written to be the only reference book a bassist will need, bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is available to download direct from.
They each have a distinct pattern that can be played anywhere on the neck of the guitar. C major 1 41 1 o 3 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 2 1 two octave scales 3 o 2 o 1 2 4 1 1 3 2 2 o 1 2 o 1 4 1 1 3 4 2 1 d major 4 1 4 1 2 1 1 bass 4 0. Download the contents in pdf format add to my list. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales reference.
Free ebook downloads, practice tracks, drum tracks and much more. Joe satriani note learning exercise for bass guitar. The 2 must know scales for playing over everything. Click here to download this free printable guitar scales chart pdf to your computer. Click on the title of any page to return to the cover. In this new video, im going to show you the only 5 scales youll ever need to learn. If someone more computer savvy than me could somehow create a clickable table of contents, i can send you the original word file that i converted to pdf. Blues, minor pentatonic, major, major pentatonic in every key. They are usually the first scales beginner guitarists learn to play. Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons. Pdf bass scales complete fretboard diagram daniel oscar. Use my search bar to find exactly what youre looking for.