Bass Guitar Chords And Scales Pdf
Click to expand.Patterns are OK up to a point but try to work things out for yourself, i.e. Be able to know why a Dmin7 chord is just that. The 'studybass' site linked earlier is well worth spending a half an hour on daily.If you dont know them already, learn where all the notes are on your fretboard. You will also want to learn about intervals for the information below to make sense.
It is all explained very well on 'Studybass'. Go through the site slowly from the beginning. Each lesson builds on what went before. So try not to skip any, unless you already know the contents.Here is my attempt at a basic explaination:Chords are made up of every other note of a scale. The root (1), 3,5 7 etc. So if we take the C maj scale and do what's called 'stacking thirds', it will give us all the chords in that scale.
We will set out the Cmaj scale and work from the bottom up, starting each line on the third note of the one beneath:BCDEFGAGABCDEFEFGABCD - (E is the third note of the line beneath)CDEFGAB = Cmaj scale (1234567)Now.if we read from the bottom up and from left to right we get all the diatonic (using only the notes of a given scale) chords for the Cmaj scale.So. Cmaj7 = CEGBDm7 = DFAC (this was the one you mentioned).etc.Learning about chords in this fashion is much better than trying to memorise chord charts.Hope my explanation did not confuse you too much. Click to expand.Print this off and put it somewhere you can get to it.Major chords will have a 3, minor chords will have a b3, and diminished chords will have a b3 & b5. It's not hard to get this into memory - a chord is made from the R-3-5 & 7. Notes of a scale. Which 3, 5 & 7 is all you have to put to memory.
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Chords And Scales
We now have to find those notes on our fretboard. I rely upon the major scale box to automatically put the correct notes, for the chord or scale I want, under my fingers. Should mention I think in A, B, C and 1, 2, 3.
See the Dm7 chord and find it's notes with R-b3-5-b7.Bass Patterns based upon the Major Scale box.Major Scale Box.G -2-3- -4- 1st stringD -6-7- -8- A -3- -4-5- E - -R-2- 4th stringDm7 chord coming up in the song. Find a D note on the 3rd or 4th string. Put the box's R over that D note and play the spelling for the Dm7 chord.
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The spelling is R-b3-5-b7. The spellings for the other chords and scales are listed below:Basic Chords.Major Triad = R-3-5.Minor Triad = R-b3-5.Diminished Chord = R-b3-b57th Chords.Maj7 = R-3-5-7.Minor 7 = R-b3-5-b7.Dominant 7 = R-3-5-b7.½ diminished = R-b3-b5-b7.Full diminished = R-b3-b5-bb7See a chord and play it's chord tones. As every key will have three major, three minor and one diminished chord it's a good idea to get your major, minor and diminished bass line chord tones into muscle memory so when you see a chord your fingers just know what will work. Now the song may only give you enough room for the root, or root five - adapt and get as many chord tones into your bass line as needed.
Free Guitar Scales Chart 10 Guitar Scales You MUST Know Pentatonic Scales Chart Source:'Of the Minor Chord' and 'Of the Major Chord' means they are notes of the major or minor chord. For example, look at minor shape 1 (tallest green box). Let's assume we move the shape to have the first tab at 0 (open) You have green circles in I-0 II-0 III-0 IV-2 V-2 and VI-0, with a minor root (red dot) at V-2. Notice what the green shape is forming?
It's the usual basic shape for an E minor chord! Now, if you know the shapes and understand the pattern in the diagram, you can form a chord wherever you want in the fretboard!