Essential Scales For Electric Bass

Scales are one of the foundations of good playing and Essential Scales for Electric Bass is a quick and simple guide for music students of all levels, specifically tackling this important topic. It is designed to help the bass player acquaint himself with using the scales as tools to expand his musical dimension. The book will help any bassist compose riffs and bass lines, enriching the sounds with new and diverse nuances to achieve personal objectives.

Essential Advanced Scales for Electric Bass is a quick reference guide aimed at music students of all levels, tackling the scales commonly used in improvising and bass line construction. This book further develops topics dealt with in the preceding Essential Scales for Electric Bass, concentrating on new and advanced scales that will provide the bassist with a wider variety of sounds and colors to add more personality to his playing. Each scale in the book is preceded by an introductory chart summarizing the theory and practical application. The development in all the keys follows in standard notation and tablature, together with fingering for 4- and 5-string basses. Topics include: melodic minor, harmonic minor, diminished, whole-tone, and blues scales.

Bass basics, major scales and modes, harmonic and melodic minor scales and modes, arpeggio patterns and symmetric scales (whole tone and diminished). Serious Electric Bass is a definitive, comprehensive, user-friendly guide for electric bassists of all levels.

(Musicians Institute Press). All you need to know about the bass fretboard, including: scales, intervals, triads, modal patterns, and fundamentals; keys, fingerings, position playing; arpeggios, turnarounds, walking bass lines; horizontal and vertical playing; and more! For all styles of playing!

This book provides a fast and fun way to learn how to use scales and modes, giving you a strong foundation for your bass playing. Knowing the scales and modes and being able to identify their sounds will give you a better command of the fretboard. The book covers which scale or mode is best to use with each chord, associated musical styles, interval patterns, neck position diagrams, standard music notation, TAB, and much more!

Master the Universe of Scales! Learn new modes and challenge your dexterity and fretboard knowledge. Perhaps the most infinitely flexible bass scale book of all-time. Bass Guitar Scales Infinity will grow your knowledge of scales while increasing your dexterity with tons of exercises. Learn what scales sound great with a given chord and even how to substitute one scale for another. Concentrate on the scales commonly used in your favorite genre. Increase your dexterity and fretboard knowledge with several fingering variations of each scale. Then take those scales even further by exploring triadic exercises designed to challenge even the most experienced bassist! Scales are MUCH more than mundane exercises. They are the basis for all chords and melodies. No song could exist without them! More than music theory alone, mastering scales is a fundamental step in every bassist's development. Have you learned some scales but lack the knowledge to employ new ones? Want to create new and interesting music but feel stuck? Break out of old routines and explore whole new melodic and harmonic palettes. Make your bass lines and solos truly exciting. Freshen up old or boring chord changes with new and exciting melodic options. Look at scales in a whole new way with limitless creative possibilities. Use your new scalar knowledge with confidence! Learn how certain chords fit with each scale. Most scales can be applied over many different chords. Learn how these chords and scales fit together and experiment with new scales over familiar chords. Scales are the backbone of almost every piece of music. They open the door to new melodies and make soloing exciting. In Bass Guitar Scales Infinity, you will learn: Modes of major scales How to create mini-melodies from linear or triadic movement How to re-order and re-invent those mini-melodies Several types of minor scales Scales not derivative of the major scale Relationships between scales and chord families Many substitutions for scales Complete Chapter Listing: Fretboard Diagrams Scales, Triads and Chords How to Use This Book Modes and Modal Theory Ionian Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Aeolian Locrian Major Pentatonic Minor Pentatonic Blues Whole Tone Half-Whole Diminished Melodic Minor Harmonic Minor Chromatic You've Explored the Universe (Review) Chord and Note Reference Infinity is in your mind! Master new scales and know their chordal counterparts. Take this important step to real music mastery. Scales are the fundamental building blocks of nearly all music. Don't be left without this important aspect of music theory. The Universe of Scales awaits! Click and buy it now. There's free delivery with Amazon Prime. 128 pages, 8 1/2" by 11" paperback, glossy cover, SeeingMusicBooks.com

A master catalog of major, minor, pentatonic, and blues scales in the keys of C, D, E, F, G, A and B. In addition, the Mixolydian, Dorian, Phrygian, and Locrian modes are presented in each key. A fingerboard diagram appears at the top of each page. the scale or mode is shown in numerous positions on the fingerboard, and a riff is shown in notation and tablature utilizing each scale or mode. This comprehensive text also includes charts showing the history of scales and modes, formulas, practice tips, key charts, circle of fifths, and much more.

The New Method for Electric Bass, Book 1 opens the door to the world of the electric bass by providing a full, step-by-step guide for all aspiring students. Topics are presented and expanded gradually, allowing the student to gain a complete and progressively more sophisticated level of understanding. Explanations are kept clear and concise to emphasize the practical aspects so as to offer as many hints as possible to facilitate understanding. Plus, all the exercises are written in standard notation and tablature and are provided with fingerings and technical tips for practicing. Not only great for students of the bass, the method is also an excellent refresher for amateur bassists and will even be useful to professionals wanting to expand their learning.