Ive included additional substitute chords so that you can improve your chord vocabulary. Alternatively, the guitar scales chart book can be printed and kept in a binder for safekeeping and quick reference or simply viewed onscreen. Create and print scales for violin, cello, double bass and other fretless string instruments. The homeprintable wall chart and book of scales free sponsored version by wayne chase for complete information on scales and modes, see the essential handbook for songwriters, performers, and music students, 2nd edition. Our site is a resource for learning scales on bass guitar. Scales for the bass guitar in 3d bass guitar, coursebooks. Scales are the building blocks of bass lines and bass solos. To help guitar students learn the notes of the fretboard, we have created a guitar fretboard chart in pdf format, that you can download for free if you are struggling with the name of the notes on the guitar fretboard, youll find these pdf diagrams useful the free pdf contains several diagrams showing the note on the fretboard for each musical key. Jul 22, 2017 power tab files are usually more accurate than ascii bass tabs. Also attached a musicxml file if anyone needs to edit it in their own program edit 2. Next, right click on the bass tab file and choose save as. We clearly and precisely show you every note in all 12 keys of the major and natural minor scales. Basic guitar chords, keys, and scales december 30th, 2004 2 substitute chords as orchestral chords but it doesnt matter. Make sure you get a bass amp and not a guitar amp 6 some way to tune your bass.
All of the essential guitar scales are included, such as blues, pentatonic and major shapes. In these bass scales pdf we leave you the three most common fingering to play well this pentatonic minor scale. Your plan should cover several days and allow for varied work on each. Scroll down to view pdf bass tabs from our artists and bands starting with the letter a.
Blues, minor pentatonic, major, major pentatonic in every key. After learning strumming chords, the most common step for beginners is to begin practicing single note melodies, and knowing your guitar scales is a huge help for this task. Free printable guitar scales and bass scales in easy to use pdf format. To download a pdf bass tab, browse the list of alettered artists, then find the bass tab you wish to download. Find and download guitar pro tabs for songs by scales and arpeggios. Understanding basic music theory open textbooks for hong. Pentatonic scales continued for 5string bass guitar starts on 3rd of the pentatonic scale. Chaurette, december 2012 there are 5 different ways to play a major scale on the guitar. Welcome to home page for the guitar mode maker, guitar scales. This book is a must for anyone that is interested in increasing their improvisational abilities, melodic understanding, and their.
Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab. Link to page dedicated to the guitar locrian mode scale. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc. You can find plenty of bass guitar scale pdfs on the internet, and a. Memorizing all the scales for all the modes in all the keys may sound. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales.
Bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios features a wide range of common and exotic scales including. Ionian pnngiaa une m c lvnian eoliatl locrian ionian. Youll be the life of the party and the envy of all your peers. Download a free printable guitar scale chart for quick reference when practicing your guitar. If you buy this course in its paper, pdf, ipad or android version, you will get a 75 % reduction on every other digital version of the same course. The parallel lines of the frets and string work in. Aug 02, 2019 bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios features a wide range of common and exotic scales including. Apache openoffice is the leading opensource office software suite for word processing. The isbn of the full jazzhacker scales and modes for 4string bass ebook is. Welcome to home page for the guitar mode maker, guitar scales, chords and modes for guitar players and bass guitar players. In order to cycle through as many areas of scale practice as possible and not get bored it is important to have a plan. Pdf bass scales complete fretboard diagram daniel oscar.
As you can see, the world of scales can go from the simplest to the most complex so in this website for the bass player we will. I made a few mistakes and have adjusted them, thank you to everyone who told me about the mistakes. Learn guitar for free learn to play the guitar free. 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. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Bass guitar scales pdf free download bass scales are successions of notes with a relationship between them and it is necessary, for any instrument, to know and master them. Print out this booklet of written lessons and keep it with all other music reference materials in the three ring. Bass guitar scales freeware free download bass guitar scales. Simply follow the chart which represents your bass guitar. Pickups are also mounted to the body and work like little microphones that pick up the sound from the strings. Regardless what instrument you play, learning to play scales is a rite of passage. All the bass guitar scales in tab form learn guitar for free. The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body.
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. I just realized the ionian and the major scale are the same thing and including the chromatic scale probably wasnt entirely necessary. In ours concretely, they will allow us to create bass lines or to improvise in an efficient way. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you. In this lesson im going to work through the 5 most useful scales for beginners in my opinion all lesson material can be downloaded here. Keith b roscoe is one of the unsung heroes of the bass guitar world. All of the other parts of the bass are mounted on these three sections. The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. The final section of this course does include a few challenges that are generally not considered. Exotic guitar scales add some spice to your guitar sound. The guitar scales chart book is suitable for all guitarists. This is the foundation to becoming a learned musician, rather than merely a recreational player. Power tab files are usually more accurate than ascii bass tabs.
Bass guitar scales pdf free download bass scales are successions of notes with a. Major and minor bass guitar scales bass books and music. This tutorial will teach you 8 exotic guitar scales that you can use to make your sound more interesting. Note that each scale type for each key has either 5 or 7 guitar scale diagrams depending on the scale type but only one keyboard scale diagram. Thats because the interval arrangement of strings on a guitar is irregular, unlike the interval a rrangement of keys on a piano, which repeats from octave to octave. Play the electric bass by the number system background there are 7 tones or notes in a major scale or key. Not too sad kinda like kicking rocks on a boring day. Link to free printable guitar scales pdf file with all 5 positions of the guitar locrian mode scale. The four strings of a bass are g, d, a, and e, from the highest pitched to the. Bass guitar now lets apply this to the bass guitar. If someone more computer savvy than me could somehow create a clickable table of contents, i can send you the original word file that i converted to pdf. Plus, you can download for free a pdf ebook with 40 exotic guitar scale patterns all along the fretboard.
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. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. Please note pictures are scaled down for use on ebay the pdf is full size 11 x 8. Two brothers software is proud to continue to support guitar mode maker 3. It contains a huge amount of information to help you learn and master the fingerboard. You are purchasing bass scales for every key and mode for 6 string bass pdf book please note pictures are scaled down for use on ebay the pdf is full size 11 x 8. Greatone all modes for bass guitar, in all keys explained and made simple in tab form. We are going to take as tonic the 4th string in the fifth fret, in the pitch note a the numbers are the fingers of the left hand, so, we have to master 3 ways to start the scale, with fingers 1, 3 and 4. It will also help you come up with bass lines and improvise. All the examples are written in the key of c in order to make easer the scale comparison. Once youve begun to get familiar with the note names, its time to start learning some bass scales. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the scales in all.
Learning bass scales is a great way to get comfortable on your instrument, and to introduce yourself to some basic music theory. They each have a distinct pattern that can be played anywhere on the neck of the guitar. They are distinguished by the fact that the tonic root or 1 st note of the scale. You can print out some or all of it, slap it in a 3ring binder, mark it up at will, and print clean replacement pages as needed. This tutorial will teach all you need to know about how to play scales on the guitar. I can send you the original word file that i converted to pdf. Link to guitar pro file of tab for the guitar locrian mode scale. Most scales can be played in more than two positions, so that i would suggest to find all possible roots and play the same fingering showed, also play them in different keys. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Please visit for auxiliary study material, pdf ebooks, and info. Guitar pdf blue prints i went on a hunt a while back for accurate 59 les paul blue prints and what a nightmare that was at any rate i eventually purchased a set and i had the opportunity to compare them to a real deal 1958, 1959, 1960 gibson les paul standard guitar okay. Sep 18, 20 richie blake explains and shows the importance of the pentatonic scale download support pdf for this lesson. The scales include major, three types of minor, the major and minor pentatonic scales, and the blues scale. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura.
I named it the beast because it takes a while to get through the exercise, and you can practice in every key, with every 7note scale you know. They are distinguished by the fact that the tonic root or 1 st note of the scale starts on the 6 th, 5 th or 4 th string. Guitar scales guitar scales regardless what instrument you play, learning to play scales is a rite of passage. All the bass guitar scales in the book are presented as movable diagrams, allowing you to. The notes that make up different modes of scales are illustrated. Learn bass guitar scales and modes bass guitar scales represent structure and patterns in our music, and starting to learn those patterns makes it suddenly easier to recognize, understand and apply them.
If you dont keep a practice log you want to start one for sure. Cmajor arp mami bass chords scales printable fingerboards fretboards notes. For practicing at home with no immediate ambitions to play, a practice bass amp found at any music store will do. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales reference. Major and minor scales bass ultimate guitar archive. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the scales in all keys. It lays out the various scales and modes in clear visual patterns on the fingerboard so the student can learn to associate what harmony is under hisher hands. If you knew multiple pentatonic minor patterns then you could extend the scale to incorporate all of the fretboard. Apr 28, 2016 learn bass guitar scales and modes bass guitar scales represent structure and patterns in our music, and starting to learn those patterns makes it suddenly easier to recognize, understand and apply them.