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Information on bass scale modes, easy to understand examples, diagrams, learn how to build scales and chords, and the theory behind it all. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but shows also more advanced. Free printable guitar scales and bass scales in easy to use pdf format. Mel bay presents the most commonly used scales and modes with fretboard diagrams for fourstring bass. After browsing our selection of free bass tab pdf, view our video lessons to help you get started learning your favorite songs from start to finish. All scales, chords and arpeggios are presented in diagram form. Online resource of educational material for the bass guitar. Often when playing with a guitar or keyboard player you can follow the chords they play. Jul 15, 2005 bass guitar magazine bass player magazine, september 2006 article bass guitar. In this lesson you will learn a common major triad pattern. I am an official sponsor of all these fine companies.
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It contains a huge range of movable scale, chord and arpeggio fingerboard diagrams allowing you to play in any key. The first section describes the scale or mode, lists the chords it works well with. Or if you are looking at the guitar neck with the head to the. Frets are little metal wires in the fingerboard that divide the notes up for you. A beautiful photo of a fourstring electric bass is labeled with string numbers, open string names. The most popular scales in hard rock and heavy metal are the pentatonic scales. We are going to take as tonic the 4th string in the fifth fret, in the pitch note a. Scales and modes for bass pdf in this lesson i introduce the concept of scales and modes and.
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