If your ambition is to become a Bass player, it is a good idea to learn to play the Guitar first. Bass guitar is not hard to learn for a guitarist with a little experience. There are several types of bass but the most common has four strings tuned to E A D G. Your transition from guitar to bass could begin with learning the bass lines of your favorite songs but for a solid understanding of bass playing, it is best to learn some bass guitar scales. The four-string bass has just seven notes in four octaves. Here are the notes on the fretboard: Knowing which key you are playing in is very important for a bass guitar player, as you will not make any progress until you can play with other members of a band. The key is the selection of notes you can choose from when you compose a song or solo. If you were playing in the key of G major, you would be using the notes G A B C D E F# and G. It is important to learn the major scale as it provides the notes for many works in popular music. To […]
Understanding Bass Scales
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