A few years ago I released 2 in-depth videos on the modes for bass guitar. They were both 45 minutes long (which is LONG for a Youtube bass lesson). So here we have a quick outline of what the modes are with a brief tip on how you can apply them. Modes Explained In Record…
In this Music Theory For Bass lesson we look at the modes of the harmonic minor scale What Is The Harmonic Minor Scale? The harmonic minor scale is exactly the same as the natural minor scale except the 7th is raised to make it major instead of minor. C Harmonic Minor Scale– C D Eb F…
In this Music Theory For Bass lesson we look at the modes of the melodic minor scale What Is The Melodic Minor Scale? The melodic minor scale is a variation on the natural minor scale. It contains a flattened third like the Natural Minor, but the sixth and seventh are major instead of minor. Melodic…
In this lesson I’m going to work through the 5 most useful scales for beginners (in my opinion) In this lesson, we are going to look at five simple scales that are useful for developing a strong foundation for beginners to build from. We will learn one shape and cover one octave in each scale,…
In this lesson we look at the Blues Scale (or Minor Blues Scale). This is a simple variation on the Minor Pentatonic from the previous lesson and is VERY common in all styles of pop, jazz and blues music. C Blues Scale Sunshine Of Your Love (D Blues Scale) C Blues Riff
In this lesson we look at the Minor Pentatonic Scale. This is one of the most common scales in all of rock and pop music. We look at how to play a basic, common fingering of the scale, move it around to different areas on the neck and then learn a riff based on the…
This is a simple bass lesson on the Natural Minor Scale for beginners. The Minor Scale The natural minor scale is our basic foundation when it comes to the minor key. In numbers relative to the basic major scale, the minor scale is: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 In the key of C,…
In this lesson, we look at a great tip for learning scales by adding the tonic arpeggio to the end of the line. This gives you a better understanding of how scales relate to the harmony Finding Arpeggios Within Scales In this exercise, we will take some different scales, play each one up and down, land on the tonic and…