Now we will try playing a bass line under the chords to a common jazz standard, Autumn Leaves. The tune features very common chord types, major, minor, dominant 7, etc.Continue readingTurning Scales Into Walking Basslines
Basic Scales for Bass Guitar
On bass guitar, we will need scales to create bass lines. Most of the time we only need major and minor scales, the two most common types of scales. WorkContinue readingBasic Scales for Bass Guitar
Major and Minor Scales (Reference Sheet)
Here is a reference sheet that features major and minor scales in all 12 keys. Notice the notes that change when changing a major scale to a minor scale: theContinue readingMajor and Minor Scales (Reference Sheet)
Basic Scales (Part Three)
Minor scales provide a very useful color or emotion, a dark or solemn color, very much the opposite of the bright sound of the major scale. Compared to the majorContinue readingBasic Scales (Part Three)
Basic Scales (Part Two)
In our previous lesson we learned a five-note scale. The most common scales used in music are seven note scales, also known as diatonic scales. Notice that the major scalesContinue readingBasic Scales (Part Two)
Basic Scales (Part One)
A scale is a set of notes that evoke a certain color or emotion, and from scales, melodies are built. A melody is the unique single-note motif of any song,Continue readingBasic Scales (Part One)