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Scales
Scales for electric bass

Scales are important for developing your technique and your ears. They will also be very important for creating bass lines, and improvising.

Scale primer - Learn the basics of how to read scales charts for bass.

Basic scales - These are 5 basic scale shapes that every bass player should know.

Major scale forms - Here are 5 basic major scale forms that will let you cover the entire neck of the bass.

Minor Pentatonic Scales For Bass - In this bass lesson you will learn 5 positions of the minor pentatonic scale. You will also learn 2 common extended forms that connect these 5 scale shapes on the neck of the electric bass.

Blues scale forms - Learn all 5 positions of the blues scale, and the common extended forms. The basic theory behind a blues scale is also explained in this lesson.

Chromatic Scales - A chromatic scale contains all 12 possible pitches before arriving back at the starting note name an octave higher. This lesson covers the basic ways to play chromatic scales on the bass.

For some guitar scale forms that you can apply to the electric bass, check out the scale section at Cyberfret.com