In this lesson we’re going to look at arpeggios within a scale and an exercise that will be sure to twist your fingers and your mind. Arpeggios From A Scale What do I mean by the arpeggios within a key? In any key or scale for that matter we can build arpeggios from each note. …
In this lesson we’re going to look at the Major Arpeggio – how it’s constructed, a few basic ‘patterns’ and then some tips on learning how to REALLY learn them without the need for mindless patterns and shapes. The exercises included will help with developing your fretboard knowledge and your fundamental harmony knowledge. What Is…
This week we’re going to take a look at Pentatonic Scales and a simple approach for playing up and down the fretboard rather than across the fretboard. The Major Pentatonic Scale As a refresher, to build a major pentatonic scale just take a major scale and remove the 4th and 7th. C Major Scale: C…
This week we’re looking at how you can inject some awesome juice into your bass fills, runs and solos by using an intervallic approach to shedding scales. Getting Away From The Norm! Many beginner to intermediate bass players see scale runs in a very linear, up & down fashion. You run up the scale and…
This week I’ve got a preview lesson from the upcoming Scale Essentials course! This lesson is from module 3 and we’re looking at the 3 basic scale patterns we can generate from any single root note fret. This is the foundation for building a map of the entire fretboard for any scale. The Three Positions…
In this video we’re looking at the Harmonic Minor scale and how it can be used in creating a Minor key. This video is a preview lesson taken from the upcoming Scale Essentials For Bass course here at Talkingbass. Enjoy! Natural Minor vs Harmonic Minor The harmonic minor scale is the same as the natural…
This week we’re going to look at Triads! A triad is a three note chord. We’re going to look at how they’re constructed and how to apply them in our bass lines. Why Learn About Chords? Arpeggios and chord tones (the individual notes of a chord) are essential in creating bass lines even if you…
This week we’re looking at one of the most useful ‘modes’ you can learn: The Mixolydian Mode. But don’t worry! You don’t need to freak out, worrying about all that Mode theory stuff you’ve heard about. It’s just a scale like any other and we can quickly get it under our fingers and made some…