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 [...] Read more »
Exotic Chord Substitution For An A Minor Chord
This concept offers a simple method for creating tension and release during your bass solos or while walking bass. It also creates a logical structure for adding chromaticism to your bass playing. This concept is really easy to grasp and will get you playing outside notes quickly. It requires minimal thinking and you’ll sound awesome every [...] Read more »
Make Ordinary Bass Guitar Scales Sound Awesome
Playing scales on the bass guitar may not be your top priority. However, if you do any kind of soloing or walking on the bass guitar, you can’t help but come across a scale or two. The problem is, if you just play scales up and down your fretboard during a solo or while walking [...] Read more »
Color Your Major Chords Using Minor Pentatonic Scales
The Minor Pentatonic Scale is widely used in almost every style of music! Being made up of only 5 notes, this scale has the ability to “stay away” and not clash with a variety of chords. Learn 5 ways to color your Major 7 Chords using the Minor Pentatonic Scale! This self-working approach to pentatonic scales [...] Read more »
3 Exotic Scales Using Bass Harmonics
On a previous bass guitar lesson Surprise Your Listener With Bass Harmonics, a fretboard chart showed you where to find almost every note in the chromatic scale. From this bass harmonics chart, you could figure out how to voice or imply almost any 3-note or 4-note chord! The same approach can be applied, using scales instead. [...] Read more »
