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,…
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…
In this weeks lesson I’m covering the basics of the octave pattern and providing a few exercises to help you get it under your fingers. What Is An Octave? An Octave is a musical distance from any note to the next repetition of that note. For example, A to A is an octave. There are…
This is the first in a short series of lessons devoted to playing bass on a 12 bar blues. I’ll be covering Blues Rock and Jazz Blues in upcoming lessons. Please Note: On this video the backing track has a very full sound and the bass can sound a little overpowered on smaller speakers. If…
Riffs are a great way to get started on bass because they are relatively quick to learn (quicker than full song) and they’re usually quite catchy. So you can play them to your friends and feel like a rock star! Riff Timings Another One Bites The Dust – Queen (time – 1:10) Stand By Me…