If you’ve successfully worked through the previous parts of this course, you will now be comfortable with playing major and minor scales on the bass. In this course we are going to look at some additional exercises that you can use to deepen your fretboard knowledge and fluency with the scales. These exercises are also […]

In the Beginner Level Arpeggios courses we learnt three basic arpeggio types: major, minor and diminished. We also harmonised the C major scale to create chords from each degree of the scale, which we then played as a series of arpeggios. We eventually expanded this exercise – the harmonised major scale – to two further […]

This video course covers some very significant next steps in learning to play – and understand – arpeggios on the bass guitar. Not only will we begin looking at playing arpeggios over two octaves, but we’ll also be adding a new note into the mix: the seventh. Including the seventh in each of the basic […]

If you’ve successfully worked through the previous four parts of the Arpeggio courses, you should have a solid understanding of harmony. You’ll hopefully also be proficient in playing major and minor scales and the harmonised major scale exercise in all twelve keys. This course presents some new exercises which are designed to deepen your understanding […]

This course is a deep-dive into 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. As bass players, the major pentatonic is an important scale for us to learn. With that […]

If you’ve successfully worked through the first part of this course, you’ll be familiar with the major pentatonic scale. This course is for bassists who are comfortable with the scale in all twelve keys, as the exercises presented here are written in a variety of different keys. Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button […]

This course is a deep-dive into 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. As bass players, the minor pentatonic is an important scale for us to learn. With […]

If you’ve successfully worked through the first part of this course, you’ll be familiar with the minor pentatonic scale. This course is for bassists who are comfortable with the scale in all twelve keys, as the exercises presented here are written in a variety of different keys. Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button […]

This course is an in-depth examination of one of the most commonly-used scales – the blues scale. As you’ll discover, the blues scale is simply the minor pentatonic scale, with an added ‘blue’ note. With that in mind, it would be a good idea to have worked through the Minor Pentatonic Scale video course before […]

This course continues our deep dive into the blues scale. If you’ve completed the first course, you will be familiar with playing the scale all over the fingerboard in the key of A. You’re hopefully also familiar with the sound of the scale. The exercises in this course have been written in a range of […]