Bass Lessons - Great For Beginners bass tab

i'll start with some scales. the ones that are the most common

are major and minor. to play a major, play this pattern anywhere

on the fretboard. this particular one is in D

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------------4-6-7---

------4-5-7---------

--5-7---------------

and to play minor, play this pattern anywhere on the fretboard.

this is also in D

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---------------5-7--

---------5-7-8------

--5-7-8-------------

scales are useful because when you play a song, it is in a certian

key. so when somebody wants to play a song in D major, you would

write a line using notes from the D major scale.

to help with knowing which position plays what note, a good thing

to know is the musical alphabet. for example, on the A string,

the notes will go as follows.

A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G#

another thing to remember is that sharps(#) and flats(b) can

be the same thing. for example, a A# is the same as a Bb.

a good fingering exercise to start out with is the 2 finger exercise.

you will use 2 fingers and play this using only your first 2 fingers.

--5-6---------------

------5-6-----------

----------5-6-------

--------------5-6---

then play again, but reverse this time.

after you do that for a while, try with the first and third fingers,

like this

--5-7------------------

------5-7--------------

----------5-7----------

--------------5-7------

and again, play back up the neck.

and finally you use your first and fourth fingers, like this

-5-8-------------------

-----5-8---------------

---------5-8-----------

-------------5-8-------

then play back in reverse. and you don't need to start at the 5th

fret, play wherever's comfortable.