Please visit for auxiliary study material, pdf ebooks, and info. All scales will sound in octaves in an orchestra setting. Pdf ebooks, and info about related paper books and apps. Check out this 5 string bass guitar info that you should consider, tips on advantages, disadvantages, differences, make the right decision the first time. Youll have to do some major third stretches span of five frets, but is definitely possible. The previous page concludes the sequences for the 6 string bass. All stuff for bass guitar, theres so much free bass stuff going on here its ridiculous. The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event.
This page contains all the notes on a 5 string bass guitar fretboard as well as all the scales in tab form and charts. This chart is an ideal wall piece for your bedroom or practice studio. How to play bass guitar 5 string bass guitar lessons for beginners. Two octaves scales and arpeggios is a collection of scales for mixed strings in the most common keys. The previous page concludes the sequences for the 4 string bass. Discussion in basses bg started by tjclem, aug 4, 2010. Available singly or as a set, in print or ebook form, with accompanying audio. Triads on bass guitar fretboard four pages scales, major and minor, in parallel, on the bass guitar fretboard. Shop and buy scales and modes for the 5 string bass sheet music. When fitting rotosound bass strings, be sure that the silked part of the string only is wound around the machine post.
The 5 string bass guitar method is for bass players who already know how to play bass but want to le. Note that the full ebooks include 196 pages, featuring 192 fullpage illustrations of 16 scales and modes in all 12 keys. Five and sixstring basses often have 35 or longer scales. Ionian major scales 4 5 and 6 string bass by bass lessons text bass tab. This book is a must for anyone that is interested in increasing their improvisational abilities, melodic understanding, and their mastery of the 4 string bass guitar fretboard. It is typical that many 5string basses have a flappy low b string.
The isbn of the full jazzhacker scales and modes for 5string bass ebook is. Play each separately fi rst then put them together with. Play the electric bass by the number system background there are 7 tones or notes in a major scale or key. The q5 has an unbelievably clear b string, but the entire bass has a non. Ionian major scales 4 5 and 6 string bass text bass. Create and print scales for violin, cello, double bass and other fretless string instruments. The book include scales, arpeggios, and exercises within each position. Below is a simple song that will incorporate three octave shapes. On a 4string bass, you can get away with tuning to bead, but the strings may be too loose for your liking. The cipher systems fivedegree perfectfourth calculation line used for plotting musical materials on the guitar fretboard also works for bass guitar fretted or unfretted. Blues guitar chords, bass guitar scales, bass guitar notes, guitar chord chart, bass guitar lessons, music guitar, playing guitar, music chords, guitar. Blues scales continued for 5string bass guitar starts on 3rd of the blues scale starts on 5th of the blues scale starts on 6th of the blues scale. Dont be afraid of all the high notes its just your bass.
Pickups are also mounted to the body and work like little microphones that pick up the sound from the strings. Garret graves, on talkbass, posted a link to a fodera clinic he did just a few months ago. Jazzhacker scales and modes for 5 string bass standard tuning, beadg jeffrey williams sample ebook please feel free to share this 38page sample ebook with all other musicians and music students. All of the other parts of the bass are mounted on these three sections. Good luck memorizing all of your scales, modes and chord tones.
Learning and practicing these scales will allow you to play the correct notes when creating bass lines, and will provide you with a solid musical foundation. In the layout shown above, i have given you just one of the ways that i suggest you practice this exercise. There are lots of good tunes to learn and play and tracks to pick along with on the. You could actually practice just whats written here 7 times in a row, changing in your.
The chart is small enough to take with you on the go, allowing you to incorporate it into your daily. They show the scales as played on a 4 string bass with standard tuning. The skyline series jsonic five string electric bass is a merger of sorts. Pentatonic scales continued for 5string bass guitar starts on 3rd of the pentatonic scale starts on 5th of the pentatonic scale starts on 6th of the pentatonic scale. The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body. Steve bailey five string bass free download as pdf file. Once you have the bass line so you can play it smoothly play it along with the backing track. Show the notes of natural harmonics on the guitar, bass guitar or any other stringed instrument.
It contains detailed keybykey information, an exhaustive library of chords, and comprehensive scales for soloing. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and more presented with theoretical definitions and related resources. In this lesson we discuss the mechanics of the 5 string bass and the general approach on how to incorporate it into. Studies for bass 3volume setebook pdf versionthese three books from david motto make up one of the great sightreading resources of all time. The beast pdf advanced bass scales exercise this bass scales exercise is the best way ive found to learn the notes on the neck, be able to move around fluidly from top to bottom in any scale, build up your playing endurance, and practice playing fast scale runs all at the same time. Scales and chords for the upright bass the following keys should be learned in the order presented. The previous page concludes the sequences for the 5 string bass. Guitar scales 5 mustknow guitar scales for beginners fender.
View 5 string bass guitar scale information and notes. This is also the same notes for all the modes of c d dorian, e phrygian, etc. In this lesson im going to work through the 5 most useful scales for beginners in my. In this example you will slap the open e string and pop the open g string. The video is an hour long, but what he shared can be condensed into about 15. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the.
For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Learn the five easiest bass scales as a platform for your bass playing. Bass tablature for 2 octave scale for 5 string bass by bass lessons. The tables and tabbed panels below detail all five box shapes for the c major scale in the baged octaves style. This type of breakage is not covered by our normal warranty. The 5 string bass is rapidly growing into the future and this is your handbook to meet it there. This wall chart contains four movable scale diagrams for each scale on the 5string bass. The 5 string bass note legend app provides you with the name and music staff location of each note on the bass guitars fretboard up to the 12th fret. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Fret farm is a complete reference to chords, scales and keys for playing the 5 string bass. Only the a and the ab scales have a 2 4 1 4 2 3 pattern.
Its also great for learning chord arpeggios and scales, which are essential. Scales and chords for the upright bass 9 of 17 7122011 7. Hi, ive just switched to a 5 string bass and im looking for scale and mode diagrams but haven. On standard tuned 5 string bass guitar with 22 frets pitch range goes from 0b to 4f. Scroll down to download a printable pdf version of the chart, with no login or signup required. The bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard.
Hence the caged octaves sequence is shown for c natural in the diagram that follows the diagrams that follow show all of the c major scale notes plotted over the 5string basss. This book with online audio covers scales, arpeggios, modes, chord forms, twohanded tapping, alternative techniques, chromatic exercises and theory concepts. Strings are vertical while imaginary frets are shown horizontally. Learn the major scale and see why this scale is the building block for all scales in major keys.
This book explores the potential that the added string gives you on a 5 string bass. Parts of the bass a bass is made up of three main sections. This book is a must for anyone that is interested in increasing their improvisational abilities, melodic understanding, and their mastery of the 5 string bass guitar fretboard. Oct 14, 2016 it is typical that many 5string basses have a flappy low b string. Mel bay this wall chart contains four movable scale diagrams for each scale on the 5string bass. This book is a must for anyone that is interested in increasing their improvisational abilities, melodic understanding, and their mastery of the 6 string bass guitar fretboard. Mel bay this 5string bass scale chart is a great way to learn all of your scales and their chord relationships.
The fundamentals of music are pitch and rhythm which are placed in a grid of five lines and four spaces called staff. Practice the scale until you can play it continuously and fluently. Bass tuning is eadg for a 4 string 7 you need to be able to count to 4. Here are the 7 diatonic modes on the 5 string bass. I named it the beast because it takes a while to get through the exercise. How to choose the best strings for your bass guitar the hub. The a scale is the d scale transposed from string 2 to string 3. Two octave upright bass major scales howard high orchestra. All this five 2g notes have the same pitch, the only difference between them is in timbre. The double 1 4 2 4 pattern is used by the ab, b, gb, db, and eb scales. The chart is small enough to take with you on the go, allowing you to incorporate it into your daily warmups.
Besides discussing how to adapt to the differences in the 5 string versus 4, this book explores the various ways of using the 5 string, practice tips, different techniques, and practical applications to various genres demonstrated through songs on. In this bass pdf you will see 3 ways that exist to play the scale or dorian mode in bass. May 25, 2008 these bass videos are for beginner to pro. For this version from fender play instructor matt lake, youll play two notes on each string, an open string followed by a fretted note.
Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura. Each video is focused on a specific style and technique of the bass guitar. Home scales the major scale the melodic minor scale symetric scales pentatonic scales blues scales. We will combine it perfectly with the minor pentatonic scale or the minor pentatonic scale. An attempt was made to have each instrument begin in an effective part of its range. Complete book of scales, modes and chords emmel, brian on. Along with doing twooctave scales, this is the main exercise i recommend to my students for getting a thorough knowledge of the neck of the bass. Finally a 30 short scale hollow body bass without compromises. The online course is a lifetime subscription that accesses more exercises and lessons.
This style of learning has definitely helped me learn modes, scales, and be comfortable in every key. Pentatonic scales continued for 5 string bass guitar starts on 3rd of the pentatonic scale starts on 5th of the pentatonic scale starts on 6th of the pentatonic scale. Scales and modes for the 5string bass by brian emmel. See the major, natural minor, blues, and pentatonic scales in all 14 keys, all over your fretboard, with a fretboard toolbox complete 4string. Only the b and the bb scales have a 1 4 1 4 p 1 2 pattern.
Id put the sadowsky b string against any 35 bass ive played, aside from the graphitenecked modulus quantum. High c 5 string bass c major scale box shapes in this blogozon we take a first look at the c major scale box shapes for the 5 string bass tuned to high c rather than the more usual low b. The complete guide for mastering the six string bass. Please note pictures are scaled down for use on ebay the pdf is full size 11 x 8. This exercise book is 430 pages long, and is designed to supplement bass methods such as simandl, bille, montag, and others to include the 5th string tuned to b with exercises in each position.
Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales. The importance of not playing anything spacesilence. Your best source to find bass charts like bass arpeggios, bass fretboard notes, videos, tab paper, and more. If the speaking length of the string is wound around the post, the string may then be prone to breakage. Bass parts are presented in easytoread tab as well as in standard music notation bass clef. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. The suggested fingering for the scale is to the left of the diagram. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you.