Misc Scales — Scales etc. bass tabs
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I have been trying to figure out how to improvise for a few months now, and have been
looking for scales to help me out, but have never found anything greatly helpful. So
I found a few helpful things in a book and have written out a reference point to help
myself and whoever wants is, out.
This isn't a tab but is just a point of reference. I have made it for a regular 4
string, 18 fret bass.
Key:
# = Sharp note
b = Flat Note
~ = Natural Note
= Not in scale
| = Fret
|| = Nut
0 = Open string
12 = Fret Number (eg. fret twelve)
[I] = Use these for main scale
I hope this helps, ENJOY :D
This is the Bass Fretboard with sharp notes:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
G ||G# |A~ |A# |B~ |C~ |C# |D~ |D# |E~ |F~ |F# |G~ |G# |A~ |A# |B~ |C~ |C# |
D ||D# |E~ |F~ |F# |G~ |G# |A~ |A# |B~ |C~ |C# |D~ |D# |E~ |F~ |F# |G~ |G# |
A ||A# |B~ |C~ |C# |D~ |D# |E~ |F~ |F# |G~ |G# |A~ |A# |B~ |C~ |C# |D~ |D# |
E ||F~ |F# |G~ |G# |A~ |A# |B~ |C~ |C# |D~ |D# |E~ |F~ |F# |G~ |G# |A~ |A# |
This is the Bass Fretboard with flat notes:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
G ||Ab |A~ |Bb |B~ |C~ |Db |D~ |Eb |E~ |F~ |Gb |G~ |Ab |A~ |Bb |B~ |C~ |Db |
D ||Eb |E~ |F~ |Gb |G~ |Ab |A~ |Bb |B~ |C~ |Db |D~ |Eb |E~ |F~ |Gb |G~ |Ab |
A ||Bb |B~ |C~ |Db |D~ |Eb |E~ |F~ |Gb |G~ |Ab |A~ |Bb |B~ |C~ |Db |D~ |Eb |
E ||F~ |Gb |G~ |Ab |A~ |Bb |B~ |C~ |Db |D~ |Eb |E~ |F~ |Gb |G~ |Ab |A~ |Bb |
This is the Major Pentatonic Scale:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
|| |A~ | |B~ | |C# | | |E~ | |F# | | |A~ | |B~ | | |
|| |E~ | [F# ] | [A~ ] |B~ | |C# | | |E~ | |F# | | |
A || |B~ | [C# ] | [E~ ] |F# | | |A~ | |B~ | |C# | | |
E || |F# | | [A~ ] [B~ ] |C# | | |E~ | |F# | | |A~ | |
This is the Minor Pentatonic Scale:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
G || |A~ | | |C~ | |D~ | |E~ | | |G~ | |A~ | | |C~ | |
D || |E~ | | [G~ ] [A~ ] | |C~ | |D~ | |E~ | | |G~ | |
A || | |C~ | [D~ ] [E~ ] | |G~ | |A~ | | |C~ | |D~ | |
E || | |G~ | [A~ ] | [C~ ] |D~ | |E~ | | |G~ | |A~ | |
This is the Blues scale
It is very similar to the Minor Pentatonic scale but uses D#:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
G || |A~ | | |C~ | |D~ |D# |E~ | | |G~ | |A~ | | |C~ | |
D ||D# |E~ | | [G~ ] [A~ ] | |C~ | |D~ |D# |E~ | | |G~ | |
A || | |C~ | [D~ ID# IE~ ] | |G~ | |A~ | | |C~ | |D~ |D# |
E || | |G~ | [A~ ] | [C~ ] |D~ |D# |E~ | | |G~ | |A~ | |
Key:
R = Root note
O = Play note
The root of a Chord is the letter in the name, ie. the root of C Major is C, and the
root of F# Minor is F#.
So here are some Triads with changing roots depending on what chord you are matching.
Major Triad: Minor Triad: Diminished Triad:
| | | | O | | | | O | | | | | O | |
| O | | | O | | | | O | | | | O | | |
| | R | | | | R | | | O | | R | | | O |
Now here are some 7th chord, scales:
Major 7: Minor 7: Dominant 7: Half—Diminished:
| | | O | O |____| O | | O | |____| | O | | O |____| O | | O | |
| O | | | O | | | | O | | | O | | | O | | | O | | |
| | R | | | | R | | | O | | | R | | | | R | | | O |
These are some other scale modes and what type of scale they are (Major or Minor):
Ionian (Major): Dorian (Minor): Phrygian (Minor):
| O | | O | O | | O | O | | O | | | O | | O | |
| O | O | | O | | | O | | O | | | O | | O | O |
| | R | | O | | | R | | O | O | | R | O | | O |
Lydian (Major): Mixolydian Aeolian (Minor): Locrian
(Dominant): (Half—Diminished):
| O | | O | O |____| O | O | | O |____| O | | O | |____| O | | O | |
| O | | O | O | | O | O | | O | | O | | O | O | | O | O | | O |
| | R | | O | | | R | | O | | R | | O | O | | R | O | | O |
I hope this is helpful to you, Feed back would be appreciated.
bigbasstabs.
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