Welcome to the Bass Guitar Player Ebook tutorial section. You'll find plenty of scale and triad theory, some other instrument info and some cool videos from you tube with insane bass players showing off their stuff. I'm always adding to this site, so remember to check it next time you have question about technique or theory.
Seventh ChordsThis is an overview of seventh chords. They can be difficult to remember and this page is devoted to all the regular seventh chords. What makes it difficult to remember all the seventh variations is that some 7th chords have flattened 7th interval and others don't. This resource was written as much for myself as for you. A seventh chord is created in general terms from a major, minor, augment, diminished or suspended triad with a seventh above the root. Major Seventh Chord - ROOT, M3,P5, M7 Dominant Seventh Chord - ROOT, M3, P5, m7 Minor Seventh Chord - ROOT, m3, P5, m7 Half-Diminished Seventh Chord - ROOT, m3, ˚5, m7 Seventh Chord with Flatted 5th - ROOT, M3, ˚5, m7 Seventh Chord with Suspended Fourth - ROOT, P4, P5, m7 What we can see is that the M7 is only used for a Major Seventh Chord and all others listed here use the m7. Without that knowledge it makes it very difficult to explain certain chords to students. I found myself being questioned about a dominant seventh chord having a flattened seventh. It was in my early days of 'hack' teaching and was thrown because I had never bothered to consider the fact. Anyway, if you need some sort of explanation of why the seventh in a seventh chord is flattened I've got one for you. The m7 is tonally effective because it is a m3 above the P5. That will have to do, otherwise use the comment, 'it's just is now let's practice advanced diminished arpeggios for the rest of the lesson'.
Keywords: seventh,chords,theory A Diminished Arpeggio 2This is another 5 String Bass Diminished Arpeggio. As all of the other is a closed pattern so that it can be moved around to create Arpeggios in different keys. There are now 4 variations of the Diminished Arpeggio on the site, two for 4 string and two for 5 string. The 4 string ones can be used on a 5 string bass by ommitting the B String. So as for the other arpeggios on the bass player site, here is the fretboard pattern, notation and TAB.
Keywords: diminished,arpeggio,bass,guitar A Diminished Arpeggio 1This A Diminished Arpeggio is for a 5 string bass. Starting on the 10th fret of the B string makes the stretch to the third note not so bad but, if you were to try an E Dimished with this same pattern you might do yourself some damage. A regular size hand should be able to do the stretch, as long as you warm-up first. So remember this - WARM-UP! Play some major scales up the neck and slowly move down the neck to increase the stretch. This pattern is movable and as long as you respect the fret spacing you'll be able to play a dimished arpeggio in any key, starting on the B string.
Keywords: diminished,arpeggio,5-string A Diminished Arpeggio 2This is a 4 string bass arpeggio for an A Dimished Chord. It is a closed pattern so it is movable. An arpeggio should be played like a sweep and two notes are not supposed to ring together as that would create a chord, therefore not an arpeggio. In this posting we'll have a go at variation 2. This pattern unlike variation 1 moves up the neck of the guitar. I find that it adds a bit of intensity to the arpeggio, it's a little more aggressive. A benifit of this arpeggio is that if you are moving upwards it is easy to link up to another arpeggio. This pattern like most others I have on this site are movable to create Arpeggios in different keys.
Keywords: Diminished,Arpeggio,bass,guitar A Diminished Arpeggio 1This is a 4 string bass arpeggio for an A Dimished Chord. It is a closed pattern so it is movable. An arpeggio should be played like a sweep and two notes are not supposed to ring together as that would create a chord, therefore not an arpeggio. This variation moves lower down the neck and in my opinion when played feels passive but decisive. This diminished pattern is supplied below with notation and TAB for 4 string bass. You will notice that the first note in this pattern is the root, played on the fifth fret of the E string. If the entire pattern was moved two frets higher then you would have a B Diminished Arpeggio. Move the pattern around and get used to it's feel and next time you called on to play over a dimished chord you can pull this one out.
Keywords: diminished,arpeggio,bass,guitar G Major ScaleG Major scale pattern in graphical, tab and notation. This Major Scale Pattern starting with it's root note on the E string can be moved up and down the neck of the guitar to create other Scales. This works like a barre chord. The pattern shown is one that would be refered to as a 'closed' pattern. An open pattern would be one that utilizes some open sounded strings. If the pattern was to be presented with open string then it would not be a movable pattern. For information on how to construct a Major scale check out Major Scale Theory This is a movable pattern along the E string. Whatever the root note is with the pattern is the key of the scale.
Keywords: Major,scale,pattern C Major ScaleThis a standard looking C Major Scale on Bass Guitar. It is a movable pattern and the starting note of the scale will indicate the key. The pattern shown in the image is one full octave. Fingering is shown below the tab and for those of you that like to look at music notation that is included as well. This pattern can be replicated on any instrument tuned in fourths such as guitar, double bass and 5 string bass. See the Major Scale Theory page for more information on how to construct major scales.
Keywords: major,scale,pattern,bass Billy Sheehan Bass Interview and LessonA Billy Sheehan interview lesson movie file. This one is old, check out the glam metal hair. Billy gives up some secrets and give some great bass playing tips. I really wanted to add some Billy Sheehan vids to our ebook. I found a vid, it really shows how much of a hack Billy used to be (or maybe he still is). He's a great bass player and he plays it straight unlike Victor Wooten and others with contemporary takes on funk slapping. Billy is more of a straight player relying on sitting in the pocket to drive the backline.
Keywords: billy,sheehan,bass,lesson Arpegios in C Level 2I've put together some reasonably hard Arpeggios in C. The supplied piece of sheet music (that includes tab and frames) has major, minor, minor 7 and major 7 all notated in an exercise pattern for intermediate bass players. Arpeggios are broken chords so each not is supposed to sound individually. On Guitar and bass an appegios is usually played as a sweep. For guitar the idea is to strum and depress the notes individually with the left hand. If at any time during the playing of an arpeggio two notes sound at the same time the arpeggio has failed and you have played a chord.
Click on this thumb for the printable word doc Keywords: arpeggios, chart, tab, noatation, minor, major, seventh Augmented TriadAn Augmented Triad is one that has the Major Third and a sharperned fifth. As with triads that mess with the natural order of 'harmony' this triad produces a 'danger' or 'scary' type of sound. It has an intense flavour and would be used sparingly in the middle octaves. Another thing to understand is that this chord will not occur naturally in any key. The mysterious thing about this triad is that it will be replicated on guitar every four frets with a different enharmonic spelling with the same formation. Augmented Triad: ROOT, M3, 5+ Keywords: Augmented,triad,theory | Navigation: Basics - Parts of a Bass Guitar - Bass Guitar FAQ - Strings and Tuning Bass Scale and Arpeggio Patterns - C Major Scale - G Major Scale - Pentatonic Scale Patterns - Arpegios in C Level 2 - A Diminished Arpeggio 1 - A Diminished Arpeggio 2 5 String Bass Patterns - 5-String Pentatonic Pattern - A Diminished Arpeggio 1 - A Diminished Arpeggio 2 Scale Theory - Circle of Fifths - Cycle of Fourths - Major Scales - Minor Scales - Modes of the Major Scale - Pentatonic Scales Triad and Chord Theory - Major Triad - Minor Triad - Diminished Triad - Augmented Triad - Seventh Chords Interesting Posts - Dave Marks Bass Lesson (arpeggios) - Billy Sheehan Bass Interview and Lesson - Victor Wooten Bass GuitarTechnique - Canora or Ibanez - Seinfeld Slap Bass Piece from You Tube - Bass Lessons Sunbury - Audio Mixing - Making Money On The Net Do you have a Question about something on a Bass Guitar?Use the contact us link at the bottom of the page and ask your Bass Guitar Player Question! |
