Blues scales are really anything that sounds “bluesy” to you. A bass guitar scale is made to sound blues-like by flattening some of the notes in the major scale. Examples of these that are covered in other posts include the bass guitar minor scale and the bass guitar pentatonic minor scale. If we want to [...]
I use the major scale on bass guitar when I’m playing country and traditional music and also in some styles of pop music. I also use the major scale under major chords in any style of music. The major scale is the basic scale “do-re-mi-fa..”. This guitar/bass scale is comprised of 8 notes with the [...]
The major pentatonic bass guitar scale is a stalwart of bass players everywhere. I’m sure that you’ve heard bass players using this bass guitar scale countless times. It is very commonly used in country music as well as a lot of pop music bass playing. I use this bass guitar scale often under major chords [...]
The bass guitar scale know as the minor pentatonic scale is used widely by blues bass players and under minor chords. I use this bass guitar blues scale for playing rock, blues and under any minor chord in any music style. I play the minor pentatonic bass guitar scale by playing the following notes from your major [...]
