The seven main modes scales for the bass guitar dummies. Jul 03, 2019 the bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Sometimes the bass clef can be more difficult to remember than the treble clef.
Understanding basic music theory open textbooks for hong. The first major scale fingering you should learn covers a fourfret span. If you want the bass scales chart pdf, suscribe to our free lessons. D major scale e major scale f major scale g major scale a major scale eb major scale ab major scale bb major scale chromatic scale 1 octave chromatic scale 2 octave etudes bass clef only. All major scales this page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all major scales, starting from note c. This fingering uses onefingerperfret and begins with your 2nd finger on the root note of the scale. That is one of the cool things about the accordions standard. For example, you could position the pattern at the 3rd fret for a g pentatonic minor scale. Jun 28, 2017 major and minor scales bass tab by lessons scales. The basic pentatonic pattern can be moved up and down the bass neck in order to play the pentatonic scale with any tonic note.
In this bass pdf we present the 3 ways that exist to touch the major scale. The melodic minor scale is different on the way up the scale than on the way down the scale. The bass clef scale is an easy to learn scale that will widely improve your piano paying. Youll find the scales with sharps in their key signatures first and scales with flats in their key signatures second.
Major and minor scales for all treble clef instruments. Diatonic chords of the major scale studybass fundamentals. Going up, the 3rd scale degree is flat, but the rest is like a major scale, and going down it is the same as a natural minor scale. Viola music, for instance, is written in alto clef, where the c clef is placed on the middle line. This will also help me learn the fretboard and memorize the frets to the bass clef. Notice that each scale uses only the accidentals used in the. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie.
You would keep the same notes written, but change the key signature to 2 flats no flats or sharps in treble clef. With all these scales at your fingertips, you get more choices in terms of flavor, or color, when playing your bass guitar. For minor scales, take the corresponding major scale, and add 3 flatsremove 3 sharps. Harmonic minor scales bass clef singing, dream music, piano. Jan 22, 2016 for treble clef instruments here is the pdf. Complete guide to playing pentatonic scales on bass guitar. Three of the keys can also be written with their enharmonic equivalents, and so there are 12 major scales by sound, but 15 major scales by sight, when you write them out. Bass tablature for all 15 major scales by bass lessons. They show the scales as played on a 4 string bass with standard tuning. In every major key there are 7 basic chords around which most songs revolve. Bass clef players turn to page 10, percussion players see page 53. Your understanding of harmony theory will always be linked to these 7 basic chords.
Here are pdfs for the 12 major scales in treble clef and bass clef. Now that you have a handy list of major scales at your fingertips, you are ready to either learn how to play them or use them to. Submitted by tonysterlingjazz on february 14, 2016. There are many ways to play the major scale on the bass fingerboard. Print and download in pdf or midi tenor clef major and minor scales.
We offer a variety of online resources such as free reproducible scale sheets and fingering charts, free comprehensive method books, music for young concert band, marching and pep band, solo and ensemble, jazz ensemblecombo, and links to other great resources. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales. Download pdf, 9kb this is the end of this music theory worksheet. Treble clef bass clef c major g major d major a major e major b major f. Santa clara county band directors association scales. Check out our free fingering charts for brass instruments and wind instruments. Trombone scales bass clef sheet music for trombone download. Free two octave scale sheets for music teachers and students download or print your two octave scale sheets for trumpet, flute, clarinet, saxophone and all other brass and wind instruments now from. Here are all the major scales on the bass clef along with a printable pdf file to keep with you. To derive the minor pentatonic scale from the natural minor scale, use the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th notes of the minor scale. Since bass is a harmony instrument, the better you know these essential chords, the better you will play bass. Here youll find the bass clef scales the major scales with their key signatures.
The name of the key, such as c major, tells us that c is the most important pitch in that key. C major scale bass all positions the 7 position system. The reason is, when you know one major scale on the bass, you know them all. Bass guitar scales pdf free download bass scales are successions of notes with a relationship between them and it is necessary, for any instrument, to know and master them in ours concretely, they will allow us to create bass lines or to improvise in an efficient way. Understanding basic music theory open textbooks for hong kong. I know i said that i would teach you the c, f, and g major scales for the bass as well. The major scales are incredibly important to know, and every musician should learn their major scales in all keys on their instrument. For example in a g major scale there is 1 sharp 3 sharps in treble clef.
Trombone scales bass clef sheet music for trombone. The bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. The c clef can move around the staff to redefine middle c. Euphonium bass clef alto saxophone massachusetts music. Youll find the scales with sharps in their key signatures first and scales with flats in. Celebrating excellence for over twenty years baritone bass clef audition music for baritone. We have an official major and minor scales tab made by ug professional guitarists. How to practice bass guitar scales to practice the bass scales we must first have a good left hand technique and use the fingers well, each in its corresponding fret, this we are going to point out very well in the free bass pdfs. Major scales from sharp key signatures in the bass clef. Major scales and arpeggios scarsdale public schools. Major key signatures any key signature may represent a major key. The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half. Daily routine and scales for euphonium bass clef, level 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. This document was created with prince, a great way of getting web content onto paper.
Pentatonic scales to derive the major pentatonic scale from the major scale, use the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th notes of the major scale. Major scales and key signatures s o, now you can use the letters a through g to name notes on the treble and bass staff and accidentals to create major and minor seconds, aka, whole and half steps if you cant do this yet, stop here, go back to the previous chapters. Tenor clef major and minor scales sheet music for piano. Scroll down to download a printable pdf version of the chart, with no login or signup required. Diatonic chords of the major scale bass lesson block. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. There are 12 major scales by sound and 15 major scales by sight. Please share this worksheet with your social media world. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura. Print and download in pdf or midi scales bass clef. Jul 20, 2015 the 12 major scales are one the very basic fundamentals of music, and its incredibly important. The following exercise is written in bass clef as well as tenor clef. Note the order and location of the accidentals in the key signature. The 12 major scales are one the very basic fundamentals of music, and its incredibly important.
Or you can think of it as starting with the same basic cooking recipe but adding different flavors different sounds to change it slightly. Daily routine and scales for euphonium bass clef, level 1. Example 32 no matter which note you start on, you will have a major scale if you follow the. Looking for more free resources for music teachers and students. Learning the c major scale on bass in all positions is an essential part of applied music theory and fretboard skills that every bass player should do. This routine should be preceded by breathing and mouthpiece buzzing exercises. Major scales and key signatures s o, now you can use the letters a through g to name notes on the treble and bass staff and accidentals to create major and minor seconds, aka, whole and half steps if you cant do this yet, stop here, go back to the previous chapters, and practice until you can. For now, as a bassoonist, you need to be concerned only with the tenor clef. Perhaps the most common fingering is that of finger 2, which is the easiest to perform because it is on the vertical axis of finger 1, but we should not underestimate the other two fingerings because we. I used this book as one of my references for these six patterns, and i think its a great resource. To make an arpeggio, take the following scale degrees from the major scale.
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