Learn these 4 scale patterns and you’ll be able to rip melodic bass runs with minimal effort. Use them to create killer bass solos and walking bass lines.
Recently, I transcribed several of John Patitucci’s bass solos and noticed a strong frequency of a specific scale pattern.
These scale patterns are easy to learn. They keep your focus on the chord tones, which will make your bass solos sound more coherent.They are very easy to play fast, because they barely require any thinking. Most of all, they always sound good, so you can spend more time focusing on your feel and the emotion that you are trying to communicate.
