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Introduction

In this series of courses, we'll be covering all of the scales and arpeggios that are required by the modern professional bassist. We're going to take a more musical approach to learning this information than is often taught, focusing on learning the notes, rather than memorising any fretboard shapes.

If you are a newcomer to scales, the best place to start is with the courses covering the basic C major and A minor scales. If you are a more experienced player, you should be able to dip in and out of the courses as needed.

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Scales & Arpeggios

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The Blues Scale

In this course we’re going to be studying one of the most commonly-used scales – the blues scale. As you’ll learn from the course, the blues scale is simply the minor pentatonic scale, with an added ‘blue’ note. It works over multiple chord types and can be used very effectively in any style of music.

The Major Pentatonic Scale

In this course we’re going to be studying a very popular and useful scale – the major pentatonic. As you’ll learn from the course, the major pentatonic is derived from the major scale and works well in all styles of music.

The Minor Pentatonic Scale

In this course we’re going to be studying one of the most commonly-used scales – the minor pentatonic. As you’ll learn from the course, the minor pentatonic is derived from the natural minor scale and works well in all styles of music.

The C Major Scale

In this course, we will focus on learning the C major scale all over the fingerboard. We'll be doing this in a musical way, by learning about the notes in the scale rather than memorising fretboard shapes and patterns.

The A Minor Scale

This course follows directly on from the previous course on the C major scale, and covers its relative minor scale, A minor. Again, we'll be learning this scale in a musical way, concentrating on notes rather than patterns.

The Circle of Fifths

In this course we will look at the Circle of Fifths, a logical representation of all twelve keys. We'll also move onto looking at the major and minor scales in some new keys.

Further Scale Exercises

In this course we will look at some alternative ways to play scales. These will include ways to cover the entire fingerboard, and alternative scale sequences based on diatonic intervals.

Harmonising the Major Scale - Part 1

In this course, we are going to harmonise each note of the C major scale to build triads, or basic chords. This is the first step in learning to master chord tones, which are the building blocks of all great basslines, melodies and solos.

Harmonising the Major Scale - Part 2

In this video course we are going to expand on the previous one and add sevenths to all of the chords that we created by harmonising the major scale. Doing will result in some more complex chord structures.

Further Arpeggio Exercises

In this course we'll be looking at some alternative exercises that can be useful when learning to play arpeggios. These include alternative positions for triads and seventh chords, and strategies for playing all arpeggios over two octaves.