Jazz bass extended arpeggios fundamental changes music. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and more presented with theoretical definitions and related resources. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. Bass arpeggios are a great resource for both practicing finger exercises as well as learning the fundamental components of chords every practice routine should include some kind of incorporation of finger exercise both for developing dexterity and finger independence as well as understanding chords from a fundamental perspective and how they relate to one another. This cheat sheet will help any aspiring bass guitarist improve their playing skills and knowledge.
Its essential to know basic chord makeup as a bassist this lesson shows you the hows and whys and it aint boring. Somewhere along the way i got into arpeggios, intervals, patterns, improvising and making melody with the major scale. Hal leonard 5string bass complete book of scales, modes and. For other keys than the one displayed, move the whole fingering according to the transposing table.
To begin to create a walking bass line, the next step is to start using the arpeggios of each chord. Arpeggio of major chords arpeggio of minor chords minor root 4th position minor root 3rd position major root 4th position major root. Please read the press release for more information about this new site. In it are 7 patterns that are built from each note of the major scale.
In the previous lesson, we focused on arpeggios that spell out each chord. When playing a guitar arpeggio with the root on a string other that the 6th string do the following. Arpeggios are simply chords that are played note by note. The beast for 5string bass advanced scale exercise. Bass book bass guitar arpeggio lexicon bass musician. Jazz bass extended arpeggios fundamental changes music book. All examples are in the key of e and 15 triadsseventh chords are covered. Click the image to download the pdf also see harmonic and melodic minor modes and arpeggios connect on youtube please consider supporting my work by buying a track or an album. Bass chords and arpeggios cheat sheet avcss guitar world. This is made in 3 note per string scale fingerings so it might be useful to look at them if you dont know. Scales and chords for the upright bass the following keys should be learned in the order presented. The previous page concludes the sequences for the 4 string bass. Bass tablature for 3 octave arpeggios on 6string bass by bass lesson. Jazz bass extended arpeggios are an essential part of jazz bass soloing.
Music theory for bass guitar the 3 essential arpeggio fingerings. Indeed, as youll see in the pdf ebook, arpeggios often have. Maj7 arpeggios are used to solo over maj7 chords, which are the i and iv chords in a major key. There are several out there, but chords on bass are all mainly created in the same fashion, so most of the books say the same thing. This scale, triad and arpeggio could be played one 8va lower starting from e open string e phrygian scale fingering major modes 14 j. An augmented chord is similar to a major but with a sharpened 5th. Octave method for 5string bass low b fretboard navigation method for 5string bass based on a modification of the caged guitar method, using octave shapes rather than open position chord shapes for ease and simplicity of use. But here, we are going to focus on studying the 4 string bass arpeggios because we will have another exclusive section for the study of the chords in the bass.
Guitar lovers manual chords, arpeggios and scales pdf. Bass arpeggios learn all bass guitar arpeggios with. Again, there are three main fingering patterns for these shapes, starting on the 1st, 2nd and 4th fingers. The previous page concludes the sequences for the 6 string bass. Chords and scales for bass players desktop metronome.
Interval numbers also indicate where the string must be pressed. These notes create a lot more colour in our lines as they really describe the character of each chord i. Good luck memorizing all of your scales, modes and chord tones. In this case, well be working with 7th chord arpeggios, which have 4 unique notes root, third. Scales and chords for the upright bass 9 of 17 7122011 7. Major scale modes and arpeggio inversions for bass guitar. That will help free up some time i can invest in making new charts. You can start the cmaj7 arpeggio at the 8th fret of the e string, keep the fmaj7 in the. Bookmarks simplify navigation and finding pages in adobe reader. You dont need a book for 6 string, since they dont exist.
The notes of the arpeggio are identical to the chord and contain the intervals 1, 3, 5 and 7. So play 4 notes of the arpeggio and try to land to start with on a root note the ones in red. Pentatonic scales continued for 5string bass guitar starts on 3rd of the pentatonic scale starts on 5th of the pentatonic scale starts on 6th of the pentatonic scale. He put down his sticks swearing hed never play again. Everything works as well for the bass whether with 4 or 5 strings. In the layout shown above, i have given you just one of the ways that i suggest you practice this exercise. The beauty of these 3 arpeggio shapes lies in the way we can play through chord progressions in a single position without having to shift. I accumulated all these ideas over time and incorporated it into my playing. How to practice arpeggios tutorial as stated within my video tutorial, use the continuous arpeggio exercises with tunes like autumn leaves, the days of wine and roses, all the things you are and stella by starlight. Arpeggios in positions derived from 3 notes per string scales. Youll gain better musicality and your technique will improve. Guitar isnt the only instrument that has advanced concepts. Strings are vertical while imaginary frets are shown horizontally. To learn guitar arpeggios in the key of e, make sure you use the following fingers on each fret.
Arpeggios in positions derived from 3 notes per string. These extended range arpeggios will go all the way through 9ths, 11ths, and ths until you. Animated gif for chord bass arpeggio chart guitar scales charts, bass guitar. If your solos sound too much scalar, closed, boring, give arpeggios a try. Note that the full ebooks include 196 pages, featuring 192 fullpage illustrations of 16 scales and modes in all 12 keys. As we already have the root and fifth, we will be adding thirds and sevenths. When used properly, the bass guitar can be just as interesting and dynamic as the electric guitar.
The previous page concludes the sequences for the 5 string bass. Use online or download a free printable bass scales chart pdf for your practice. In this tutorial you will learn how to play and use arpeggios to create interesting bass lines. Here is an overview of all the charts and other resources that are available on this site to view and also to download. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated sound. The 5 string arpeggio follows the same pattern as the 6 string arpeggio, although this time the first note starts on the 5th string rather than the 6th. In this weeks bass guitar lesson im going to show you the 5 easy arpeggios for beginner bass guitar players. This allows us to break out of that common 1 octave box shape we can fall into and also sets the scene for more expansion over the whole bass fretboard. The arpeggios of a ii v i progression in the key of c major g dominant 7 root 3rd 5th 7th.
Open strings can be tempting, so try learning this one in different keys to eliminate the. Please visit for auxiliary study material, pdf ebooks, and info about related paper books and apps. Bass guitar chords and arpeggios cheat sheet download is a great reference for any bass guitarist beginner or intermediate. Get the guaranteed best price on general bass guitar instruction books like the hal leonard 5string bass complete book of scales, modes and chords at. When you look at arpeggios this way, its really just another way of. How to practice arpeggios tutorial scotts bass lessons. Additional chord structure examples are included for the different triads and chords. The scales and arpeggios are split up into 3 main categories. The a scale is the d scale transposed from string 2 to string 3. I also found that 7th arpeggios lent themselves well to sweep picking, hammerons and pull offs, pattern playing and other techniques. How to play guitar arpeggios essential performance guide. One of the most interesting concepts in bass is the arpeggio. Complete lesson for ii v i major soloing with notation and audio for bass guitar.
There are a lot of different kinds of arpeggios, depending on what kind of chord youre arpeggiating. You can also think of maj7 arpeggios as being the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th notes of the major scale. Covered in this lesson are 5 of the most common chord and arpeggios types youll find in the early phases of playing the bass guitar. Sounds down a whole step from the open string, and 3 octaves higher than that sounds 3 octaves higher than the open string i vi i ii v i vi ii v i vi iv v i vi ii vii i vi iv vii. All stuff for bass guitar, theres so much free bass stuff going on here its.
By incorporating 7th arpeggios, it was easy to create solo lines that were complex, yet melodic at the same time. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales reference. This is under construction but will be done in the coming weeks. Get the printable pdf including arpeggios and integrated sounds. Scales and arpeggios for guitar by mike georgia to keep things simple approach it like this. All these bass guitar chords in one spot for easy reference.
Begin by working on two string groups before progressing to three and fourstring groupings. This lesson will introduce you to 3string arpeggios using the bottom 3 strings e, b, g. Music theory for bass guitar the 3 essential arpeggio. Over the next three measures, we move to twostring arpeggios. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura. Create and print scales for violin, cello, double bass and other fretless string instruments. Guitar lovers manual is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. They show the scales as played on a 4 string bass with standard tuning. Within each pattern are 4 arpeggios stacked vertically, so for example pattern 1 in f starting from the 6th string contains am7 iiim7, from the 5th string is dm7 vim7, from the 4th string is gm7 iim7, and from the 3rd string is c7 v7 arpeggios. Home scales the major scale the melodic minor scale symetric scales pentatonic scales blues scales. Siama 66etudes inallmajorandminorkeys fortrombone,tuba, bassoon,stringbass mt 172 s62 1922 c. Bass guitar arpeggio lexicon ebookpdf version mastering arpeggios is finally organized and complete with the bass guitar arpeggio lexicon.
If these numbers are behind the nut, use the open string no fingering required. Start by playing the lowest root in this case the 5th string play down to the lowest note in the arpeggio form on the 6th string play up to the highest note in the arpeggio form1st string. The minor arpeggio is just like the major arpeggio with a minor 3rd instead of a major 3rd. Playing arpeggios is a great way to highlight the backing harmony of a musical piece, and to play harmonically with the rest of the band. The corresponding shapes are about two octaves long 4. For the 3 noteperstring playershow do you visualize. A walking bass line involves playing on all quarter notes of the bar. The 5 easy arpeggios for beginner bass guitar players.
The first few measures are similar to the threeoctave arpeggios we have learned in the previous lesson. You can add rhythmic interest by playing triplets 3 notes in one beat. The simple definition of an arpeggio is a broken chord. Arpeggios for guitars, guitar arpeggios english guitar. Maj7 arpeggios have the following interval pattern. Your best source to find bass charts like bass arpeggios, bass fretboard notes, videos, tab paper, and more. Heres a list of the pdfs and pictures with arpeggio fingerings in positions. This is an exercisebased lesson demonstrating 3 diff. Keith b roscoe is one of the unsung heroes of the bass guitar world. Photo by xlibber when i started learning to solo and improvise i began with the pentatonic blues scale.