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Bass Blues Scale It's recommended to Bass players to know the fundamentals of root and chord tones and be able to hold a song down simply but effectively, before exploring the world of scales.
A beginners mega tip (simple but mega important), is to listen to what the drummer is doing with the kick drum, and LOCK into a pattern that compliments what he is playing. A simple example of how to lock in, is if the drummer plays say a bom-bom-BOM-bom pattern on the kick drum, well you play a bom-bom-BOM-bom pattern alongside of it. This is essential if you want to put down a solid bass-line that holds the song together.
Then you can enhance the bassline by listening to and building on say the hi-hat pattern and adding it to the mix and so on. So having a good drummer here is useful to say the least.
Saying that, a good knowledge and use of even one bass blues scale can enhance and improve your sound. Here's a good primer that gets the UniGTR thumbs up.
Bass Blues Scale / Mode Trainer - Best Online Bass Lessons
Bass Guitar Scales, Modes and Tuning
This is a fine course for players who have a basic knowledge of bass fundamentals and can hold down a song with the drummer. The ideas and techniques contained in this pack can enhance a player's sound once these basics are laid down already.
- All Bass Scales and Modes
- Introduction to Bass Scale Theory
- Standard and Alternate Bass Tunings
Here's an excerpt of some of the scales and stuff covered ...
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- Chromatic Scale
- Whole Tone Scale
- Major Scale
- Major Scale Single String
- Harmonic Major Scale
- Natural Minor Scale
- Harmonic Minor Scale
- Melodic Minor Scale
- Pentatonic Scale
- Extended / Diagonal Pentatonic Scale
- Chromatic Scale
- Whole Tone Scale
- Major Scale
- Major Scale Single String
- Harmonic Major Scale
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- Natural Minor Scale
- Harmonic Minor Scale
- Melodic Minor Scale
- Pentatonic Scale
- Extended / Diagonal Pentatonic Scale Pentatonic Blues Scale
- Dorian Mode
- Phrygian Mode
- Lydian Mode
- Mixolydian Mode
- Locrian Mode
- Augmented Scale
- Augmented Extended Scale
- Diminished Scale
- Diminished Extended Scale
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Also includes theory info on how the scales are built, how to read bass tablature, diagrams, plus maps showing the scales on the neck.
Bass Blues Scale / Mode Trainer UniGTR+ recommends this online Bass Guitar Lesson / Course for the Beginner to Intermediate stages interested in improving their Blues licks, runs, and basics.
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