Recently ive had a few requests for lessons on bass runs. E7 bass riff try playing this groove to the drum track included with the lesson. Dorian mode pentatonic licks a new approach to modal. The notes of these boxes are the e minor pentatonic, which shares its notes with the g major pentatonic, so both of these chords work.
Acoustic guitars, jazz guitar, guitar room, bass guitar lessons, guitar tips. Special edition open now detailed step by step lessons. Learn how to play the g major pentatonic scale on bass guitar with our free tab, sheet music, neck diagrams, and more. You can use the major pentatonic scale for two different chord tonalities. Download video, mp3, pdf and guitar pro transcriptiontab here. In the previous lesson, the two must know scales for playing over everything, we were introduced to the major and minor pentatonic scales. The 5 pentatonic positions you need to learn talkingbass. Dorian pentatonic blues bass line ideas guitar pro zip file mp3 jam track. A major scale has seven notes and is therefore a heptatonic scale there are two types of pentatonic scale major and minor. Click on a plus symbol below to view all lessons in that category. Bass exercises an easytoplay and common scale used heavily in rock, blues, funk and jazz. This is my first lesson, im going to go in depth of how amazing the pentatonic minor and blues scale can be. The topic is broken down into multiple lessons for easy learning pattern 2 notes and shape, licks in pattern 2, pattern 5 notes and position, licks in. Aimed at the intermediate player looking to take their creativity and dexterity to the next level, sam presents a series of sequences found in the 5 shapes of the a minor pentatonic scale which he then applies in a workout form over the included backing.
Pickups are also mounted to the body and work like little microphones that pick up the sound from the strings. Killer pentatonic bass lick online bass lessons youtube. Pentatonic scalesblues scales as formulas complete watch again back to courses. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. You can also search manually from the left sidebar below on mobile devices absolute basics. No part of this lesson may be copied, reproduced, or distributed in any form without consent of the author. Break away from the minor pentatonic boxes with the dorian. C eb f g bb and the cm6 pentatonic will be c eb f g a. The major pentatonic bass scale, as its name indicates, pentafive has 5 notes and is major.
Scotts bass lessons pentatonic scale part 1 workbook. Improve your pentatonic playing with just 3 notes pt2. The number one scale for creating some badass bass licks. Pentatonic basics online guitar lesson by jeff denson from bass soloing studies vol.
Start on the root, wherever it is located in each position, and play down to the lowest note of the position, then back up again. A flat major and minor scale and arpeggio bass tabs. Compare the major pentatonic scale with the minor pentatonic scale. Easy soloing guide layout 1 free online guitar lessons. A few weeks ago i dealt with minor pentatonic runs. A c eb g it is worth noticing that this is an inversion of a cm6 chord. From classic minor pentatonic phrases to slick licks combining major and minor pentatonics. The major pentatonic scale is the most common pentatonic scale. Free bass lessons pentatonic scales for bass guitar. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated. We will be focussing on the minor pentatonic today c minor pentatonic. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales reference. The dorian modal scale has a distinctive sound that can add interest to a solo. Yeah, which is the pentatonic minor pentatonic plus the sharp four.
All of the other parts of the bass are mounted on these three sections. You must master the minor and major pentatonic scale. Try to isolate the notes that make the runs interesting and involve them in your own bass parts. How to play the major pentatonic scale on bass guitar. Fingering of the major pentatonic scale for electric bass. The topic is broken down into multiple lessons for easy learning pattern 2 notes and shape, licks in pattern 2, pattern 5 notes and position, licks in pattern 5 and connecting patterns 1, 2, and 5. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians. These licks fit perfectly in a range of blues styles. As im sure you have heard before, practice makes perfect. Scotts bass lessons is the leading online bass community, with a wealth of free online lessons for new and experienced bass players. A pentatonic scale has five notes and the name is a derived from the prefix penta which means five. You learn the different pentatonic shapes and get to practice them with different jam tracks.
Be sure and check out the sister bass lesson to this one called dorian pentatonic blues bass line ideas. Learning how to play the major pentatonic scale on the bass guitar is like getting a twoforone deal. Start your membership of bass guitar lessons online at low end. Remind yourself of the shapes we used last time using the notation below. Bass tablature for e pentatonic major scale by bass lessons.
In this first module of the series well be examining relative major and minor pentatonic scales and applications for their use in soloing and improvisation. Improve your pentatonic bass playing with just 3 notes. Minor pentatonic scale and blues scale on the bass the following lessons are free for private individual use only. The 5 pentatonic positions introduction to modes really hearing the modes part 2 the dorian mode adding the dorian sound into your pentaton. Be sure and check out the sister bass lesson to this one called mixolydian pentatonic blues bass. Blues bass lick using a minor pentatonic no treble. This week ill be looking at major pentatonic runs and simple pattern that can help with applying the scale in your bass lines and songs. Both scales are written from a pitch note but dont forget that they are relative scales and are at a distance from the sixth major.
Pentatonic licks are a key characteristic of authenticsounding blues. Sam bells pentatonic workout 1 ita s time to hit the gym in this exciting new offering from licklibrary tech shredder sam bell. The resulting sound is very inside and stable, pretty much the notes youd expect. Learn pentatonic concepts and techniques with alex machacek this superb dvd teaches a new approach to learning pentatonic positions and incorporating them into your playing from 3 note patterns and arpeggios, to chord jams and sweep picking and a scale to licks section. Dedicate at least 3060 minutes each day to playing the bass. Here are some tips to aid you in mastering these bass blues licks. As the e minor pentatonic e g a b d phrases in figure 1ab illustrate, blues licks are typically inflected with frethand pitch bends, frethand vibrato, and legato moves like hammerons and pulloffs. Oneoctave minor pentatonic scale exercises bass scales. The pentatonic is a safe scale to use if you are learning to improvise or solo because it consists of the most stable notes in the major key.
Starting with the basics, this course will guide you through the various functional aspects of harmony and theory. All the lesson material pdf content is now all there below the video. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and. Major pentatonic archives bass guitar lessons online.
Bass tablature for 5 modes of the pentatonic scale by bass lessons. In addition were going to analyse some really famous pentatonic bassriffs. This dvd will explain the pentatonic scale form its basic applications and shape, right up to pentatonic substitution. Video lessons in this course are presented in full 1080p hd. The runs in this lesson are all built from the a minor pentatonic scale and will work over most minor and. These are fivenote scales that can be applied to loads of different situations due to their lack of dissonant tones. Heres a new lesson in our ongoing series of bass lick lessons. The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body. This 5note scale is found in virtually every style of music. Premium learning minor pentatonic scales pdf ebook learn guitar for. You need three strings to complete the major pentatonic scale, so start it on the e or a. Access courses via the truefire app for windows, mac, ios, tvos, or android. Parts of the bass a bass is made up of three main sections.
To know how to play the major pentatonic we leave the three most common fingerings for this scale in the bass. All access students can stream truefires entire course library online or via our. In this installment of the lessons to go series i want to show you how to built basslines derived from the pentatonic scales. Yeah, but in going up, you inflect the the fifth of the pentatonic or descending the inflected. This scale is very versatile, is easy to play on the bass, and contains a very pleasingtohear group of notes. Bass gym 101 pentatonic licks for killer grooves bassline. All of the exercises and solo studies in this course will be limited to only the notes the pentatonic scale so we can. Requests pdf transcriptions guest instructor content members forum. Paolo may 25, 2019 bass lab plus membership, blog, blues bass lessons.
Guitar lovers licks riffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. The minor pentatonic scale for bass guitar talkingbass. Oneoctave major pentatonic scale bass scales studybass. It is actually a major arpeggio with the 2nd and 6th added. Learning these exercises will help you to absorb the sounds of these scales, enabling you to play more creative basslines, dirty blues licks and soulful melodies.
Learn how to imply different modes, altered scales, alternative pentatonics and much more jamie humphries is the author of the acclaimed giants of rock and giants of metal guitar courses. Hi im jeff denson and welcome to the first in a series of courses on soloing on the electric bass. Follow along with the video and this transcription pdf. Use online or download a free printable bass scales chart pdf for your. Here are three licks that use the melodic minor scale to jazz up what could have been just basic fills. Heres a blues in a jam track you can use to practice with. A m6 pentatonic is a minor pentatonic scale where the b7 is replaced with a 6th. Pentatonic major scale and licks in a solo tab by lessons guitar. Download your free pentatonic scale part 1 workbook and discover scott bass lessons the leading online bass community, with a wealth of free online lessons for new and experienced bass players alike. Alternative fingerings as with the other scales, it is highly recommended that you learn more than one fingering pattern. Blues in a mp3 jam trackdap more modal blues bass ideas. Wholestephalfstep construction of the major pentatonic scale. In this guitar lesson, mike walker teaches licks in pattern 5 as part of our guitar series on pentatonic scale series 2. The major pentatonic scale is great for playing in any.
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