Tag: scales
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Two-Octave Scales on Bass Guitar
Learning your bass guitar fretboard is extremely important to be a great musician. Learning your scales and notes in two octaves will help with that. BUT FIRST, WHAT ARE OCTAVES? Octaves refer to two notes that are eight steps or intervals apart. These steps apart do not include any sharps or flats. In the example…
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How to Play the Natural, Melodic and Harmonic Minor Scales on Bass
Learning to play the natural, melodic and harmonic minor scales on bass is important to strengthening your understanding of not only music theory but also of the fretboard.
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Bass line Creation Part 1: Getting The Basics Down
Creating your first bassline is exciting yet a little intimidating. You want to make sure that you are in sync with the other instruments in the group. But before delving into creating your first bassline let’s talk about a few things: Fretboard Basics Navigating your fretboard and understanding where your note equivalents are throughout the…