Tabber:Theemuisemo

This is a whole buttload of technique stuff that if you want to 
advance as a bassist, you will need to know. It definantly IS 
nessesary to know this stuff! Happy playing everyone!

I'll start by giving you the modes, these are important because 
you can make up bass lines within a key by using this to your advantage. 
You can definantly memorize these in a couple of weeks if you 
work hard enough. Oh, and when playing, you ALWAYS start in the 
bottom left corner.

(the way this is set up is, the 4 lines the numbers are on are your 
4 strings, also the vertical lines are your frets, and the numbers 
are just the fingers you should be using 1 being your pinkie and 
5 being your thumb... ok? I don't think it's too confusing..
Modes:

1) Ionian
____________________________________________ This is a Major 7 scale
|_______|____1___|___2____|_______|____4____|
|_______|____1___|___2____|_______|____4____|
|___1___|________|___2____|_______|____4____|
|___1___|________|___2____|_______|____4____|

2) Dorian
____________________________________________ This is a minor 7 scale
|___1___|________|___2____|________|___4____|
|___1___|________|___2____|________|___4____|
|___1___|________|___2____|________|___4____|
|___1___|________|___3____|___4____|________|

3) Phrygion
______________________________________________ This 
is a minor 7 scale 
|___1___|_________|___2____|_________|____4___|
|___1___|_________|___3____|____4____|________|
|___1___|_________|___3____|____4____|________|
|___1___|___2_____|________|____4____|________|

4) Lydian 
_______________________________________________ This 
is a Major 7 Scale
|_______|___1____|_________|____3____|____4____|
|_______|___1____|____2____|_________|____4____|
|_______|___1____|____2____|_________|____4____|
|___1___|________|____2____|_________|____4____|

5) Mixolydian
________________________________________________ This 
is a Dominant 7 Scale
|________|___1____|____2____|_________|____4____|
|___1____|________|____2____|_________|____4____|
|___1____|________|____2____|_________|____4____|
|___1____|________|____2____|_________|____4____|

6) Aeolian
_________________________________________________ This 
is a minor 7 scale
|___1____|________|____2____|_________|____4____|
|___1____|________|____2____|_________|____4____|
|___1____|________|____3____|____4____|_________|
|___1____|________|____3____|____4____|_________|

7) Locrian
________________________________________________ This 
is a minor 7 flat 5 Scale
|___1____|________|____3____|____4____|_________|
|___1____|________|____3____|____4____|_________|
|___1____|___2____|_________|____4____|_________|
|___1____|___2____|_________|____4____|_________|

Ok, Next up is the Cycle of 5ths and 4ths... this is an easy way 
to remember how to write music and stay in the same key. (the Zeros 
on the key of C mean that there are no flats or sharps in the key!)


Cycle of 5ths:

Keys   :_C_G_D_A_E_B_F#_C#_____
Sharps : 0 F C G D A E  B   <——— these are all sharps

Cycle of 4ths: 
Keys  :_C_F_Bflat_Eflat_Aflat_Dflat_Gflat_Cflat_____
Flats : 0 B E     A     D     G     C     F  <——— these are all flats

REMEMBER! There are 12 notes! There is a half step between the 
notes B and C, and E and F.
Now, this may seem very 'beginner' but it's also a needed to always 
remember that your strings open and the strings on your 12 fret 
are the same note!! but the 12 fret is 1 octave higher. That is 
good to remember incase you are writing and need to have an accent 
bridge or something higher but want to keep it in the same family. 


Now for the technique information. 

I'll start with the technique of plucking a chord, When doing 
so (plucking a chord) you can either put your thumb and index 
fingers on the strings and pull together.. or you can put your 
index and middle finger on the strings and pull back... or you 
may feel more comfortable using a pick and struming.

Now, using a pick is not nessesary! I wouldn't suggest it, it 
can make you lazy and it's really only needed if you're playing 
a spaz punk style, but even then you can train yourself to where 
you can play extremely fast. Picks are often used to change the 
sound you get when playing also. Picks give a higher twang of 
a sound while as when using your fingers, you get a warm deep tone 
that can't be made with a pick. BUT, you can kind of get the same 
sound as a pick with your fingers if you play really low down near 
the bridge. 

I would also suggest (if you're a beginner) practicing arpeggios 
as much as you can. I would also suggest using ALL of your fingers 
in the beginning when playing songs because it builds strengh 
that is much needed later. 

Ok well, that's a wealth of information.. if this 'tab' goes 
over well, i'll submit some more things that are useful aswell... 
Rate nicely, this is a needed thing for our beginning "bassmasta's"!