This lavishly produced volume large format and hardcover is a wondrous celebration of the instrument, including its origins and history, and the weird and wonderful shapes it has taken. For example, when you do steps 1, 2, or 3 above, you are creating the most basic kinds of ostinato. Written to be the only reference book a bassist will need, bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is available to download direct from. Bass guitar scales pdf free download bass scales are successions of notes with a relationship between them and it is necessary, for any instrument, to know and master them in ours concretely, they will allow us to create bass lines or to improvise in an efficient way.
Jun 24, 2014 bass arpeggios are a great resource for both practicing finger exercises as well as learning the fundamental components of chords every practice routine should include some kind of incorporation of finger exercise both for developing dexterity and finger independence as well as understanding chords from a fundamental perspective and how they relate to one another musically. Modern electric bass jaco pastorius arpeggios and double. It has two basic designsone shaped like a viol or viola da gamba and the other like a violinbut there are other designs, such as that of a guitar. Focus on intonation, tone quality and tone control.
Scales and chords for the upright bass 9 of 17 7122011 7. We are going to start with three main types of scales chords. Major and minor bass guitar scales bass books and music. It should be borne in mind that some scales are called different shapes types of scales for electric bass. Click download or read online button to get double bass scales arpeggios book now. The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body. Here are some tips to aid you in mastering these bass blues licks. Part 1 introduction part 2 holding the instruments part 2. Double bass, stringed musical instrument, the lowestpitched member of the violin family, sounding an octave lower than the cello. Apr 22, 2019 there are many ways to play a scale on the bass. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. C major 1 41 1 o 3 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 2 1 two octave scales 3 o 2 o 1 2 4 1 1 3 2 2 o 1 2 o 1 4 1 1 3 4 2 1 d major 4 1 4 1 2 1 1 bass 4 0. The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event. To derive the major pentatonic scale from the major scale, use the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th notes of the major scale.
Isbn 18973111 this electronic edition, isbn 18973111, may be copied and distributed without prior written permission of the publisher provided that this edition is not altered in any way, shape, or form, and that it is distributed for free. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. I hope you enjoy this book and become a better double bassist by using it. The ultimate guide to the perfect bass setup version 1.
In this new 21 st century edition of bluegrass bass, the original book has been revised, edited and expanded with many new color pictures and 21 st century updates. Continue scrolling to see all the scales, or use the links below to jump to the part of the page you need. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This book is not intended to be a method and i strongly recommend to find a qualified teacher to help you assimilate the information on this book. A jazz bassist must learn how to walk a line based on the chords of a tune. Weve already learned the g major three octave scale. This page features over 180 free bass transcriptions in standard notation. Scale system for double bass if you can figure out how to effectively practice this book, it could be your greatest secret technical weapon ever. Bass scales in tab, notation and movable scale diagrams.
To derive the minor pentatonic scale from the natural minor scale, use the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th notes of the minor scale. As im sure you have heard before, practice makes perfect. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura. Heres an example in case youre not familiar with the studybass approach. A complete reference for bass guitarists of all styles and abilities. The double bass is a perfect example of an instrument that has spanned many genres over countless centuries, which is why anyone with a passion for music can benefit from learning one. The reprinted edition used the original plates from 1904 and then appended extra material at the end by fred zimmerman 19061967 that is not currently public domain. Throughout the studybass lessons, i reference songs that are transcribed in these books. Music for the double bass is written in the bass clef and in the same range as the electric bass guitar. Solo time for strings, book 4 etling, forest minuet pg. It contains a huge range of movable scale, chord and arpeggio fingerboard diagrams allowing you to play in any key. The function of a bass player in the jazz combo is to work with the piano player and drummer to provide both a harmonic and rhythmic stability for the tune. If youre looking for bass tabs, then click here these free bass transcriptions are provided for educational use only click on the transcription title to view and download the pdf. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you.
Aug 30, 2012 jaco pastorius, one of the greatest bass players of all time, forged a landmark bass style that still permeates music today. You will be unable to play a complete c scale unless you change position with the fourth finger on string 1. Youll find new interviews with such modern bass stars as mark fain, marshall wilborn, byron house, jere cherryholmes, and missy raines, to name just a few. Bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is a printable pdf book for bass guitarists. Yet looking at its origin it cannot really be called a family member. Total scales techniques and applications total is the key word in this improved version of mjs publications bestselling bass book. Parts of the bass a bass is made up of three main sections. All of the other parts of the bass are mounted on these three sections. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Shop and buy a scale in time, double bass sheet music. A scale in time, double bass by various book sheet music. Following are three books we especially suggest you consider. Double bass scales arpeggios download ebook pdf, epub.
Dedicate at least 3060 minutes each day to playing the bass. The beginning string class gardner, herbert straus imslp. The blues scale is a popular variation of the minor pentatonic and contains just one extra note an augmented 4th also called a diminished 5th. When you learn a new scale, you will often have a fretboard diagram of the scale to. Strings 432 of the a scale form the same fingering pattern as strings 321 of the d scale. Use these scales in your basslines, songwriting, riffs and improvisation. Recommended classical and jazz study materials for double.
If youre working through the lessons, you should definitely pick up a few of these so you can practice some of the songs and get the most out of the lessons. The double bass with a scale length of more than one meter is the largest instrument of the violin family. The a scale is the d scale transposed from string 2 to string 3. Orchestral excerpts for double bass a collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for double bass compiled into a book. Major using open strings, and universal fingerings. The first book takes the student through all six rabbath positions from the lowest. Most scales can be played in more than two positions, so that i would suggest to find all possible roots and play the same fingering showed, also play them in different keys. The simplest is to play all the notes of the scale from bottom to top, and perhaps back down again.
Sold by best music stuff and ships from amazon fulfillment. When this bass line is used to go from an altered dominant chord to a minor 7th chord v to i the third will not be flat. All bass guitar scales can be sorted by number of notes. How to create bass lines 5 ostinato or riff bass an ostinato is a repeated rhythmicmelodic. This is a chromatic note that leads into the 5th from the 4th and creates a nice bit of tension and release. Rest assured, if the double bass is something that interests you, a remarkable model can easily be found, right here. Double bass, scales and arpeggios free download as pdf file. You can do further study on reading musical notes, and the bass clef in particular, by using any beginning mel bay bass book or even by visiting online teaching sites see resources. Pdf bass scales complete fretboard diagram daniel oscar. Note that the book was originally in three separate parts basic, intermediate, advanced to keep filesizes down, but i merged it into one pdf of eighty pages as the size of this single file is very reasonable these days with current connection speeds available to most internet users. You can purchase scales for the double bass by clicking the button below.
Young double bass programs johnny hamil kansas city. Forerunners of todays double bass, which arose in germany at the end of the 16th century originated in the family of the violas da gamba picture left. The harmonic minor scale is exactly the same as the natural minor scale except the 7th is raised to make it major instead of minor. All pdf electric bass will be free and for the same scale will put 3 digits or more. C harmonic minor scale c d eb f g ab b this is different from the natural minor scale as it contains a b instead of a bb. Aug 02, 2019 bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is a printable pdf book for bass guitarists. Covering scales, arpeggios, and doublestops in one, two, and three octave combinations, these exercises can be mindbogglingly complex, but it you persist and find a way to. The bdec 30 comes with a book of lead sheets covering every loop. Double bass, scales and arpeggios scale music musical. Notes this file is from a reprinted edition by fischer after 1923. This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that they have the permission to share it. His melodic sense, delicate touch, and groundbreaking bass grooves. New method for the double bass simandl, franz imslp. Jaco pastorius, one of the greatest bass players of all time, forged a landmark bass style that still permeates music today.
Two octave upright bass major scales gollihur music. Begin with the notes in a single octave of the scale, and once you are comfortable with that, go up two octaves. Root b2 3 b5 root of next chord when you use this bass line to go from a minor 7b5 chord to a altered dominant chord ii to v, the 3rd will be flat. The isbn of the full jazzhacker scales and modes for 4string bass ebook is.