This is a simple bass lesson on the Major Scale for beginners. What Is A Scale? A scale is any set of notes in alphabetical order between a root note and its octave. A root (or tonic) is the first note of a scale. Here are the notes in the C Major scale: C D…
This week we have the second lesson in the short series on playing the major scale through the cycle of 4ths. This exercise is a little tougher and works from the lowest note to the highest note in one position.
This week we have a major scale exercise that should help with your many different parts of your musicianship. Practising The Cycle of Fourths In this exercise, we are going to play the major scale through the cycle of fourths (C major, F major, Bb major etc), whilst staying in the same position on the…
This week we’re looking at the same Major Pentatonic Patterns as the previous few lessons but this time we’re adding in some chromatic notes for extra spice. The last couple of lessons covered the major pentatonic scale and the various ways we can play and use it in a song. Today, we are going to…
Last week we looked at a simple way of creating Major Pentatonic Runs using a simple scale pattern. This week we’ll extend that pattern both above and below to create some cool extended runs. This lesson carries on from the previous lesson on the major pentatonic scale – be sure to check that out before…
This week I’ll be looking at how you can use the pivot action of the hand, wrist and arm to make certain tricky lines a lot easier! What Is The Major Pentatonic Scale? The major pentatonic is another 5-note scale just like the minor pentatonic. The notes are found by taking degrees 1, 2, 3,…