Bass lesson: Pentatonic Modes (major and minor) and the Blues Scale

A basic lesson covering the major and minor as well as the blues scale, any comments or bit you don't understand, let me know :)

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• pentatonic
• major
• minor
• scale
• mode
• blues

[thebassbass]

why not play an open D? no stretching needed

[tonymcg4]

@thebassbass well i consider it to be a stretching exercise, as well as a scale exercise - but yes it works either way :)

[natfunk71]

@thebassbass If one eliminates the use of open strings it makes a scale easier to transpose to another key. To a lesser degree of importance an open string has a slightly different tone than the enharmonic fretted note. I sometimes choose to play or avoid open strings based solely on the tone rather than ease of playing.

[NocturnoPt]

The bass sounds GREAT. Wich brand/model is it?

Btw, nice lesson.

[yuvanvenky]

it helped a lot..........thanks dude

[yonatanyoni83]

so every major pentatonic scale has the same scale degrees 1-2-3-5-6? and minor just flattened the 3rd and 6th right?

[yonatanyoni83]

is it possible to use a pentatonic scale in a chord progression if so how? or do i use the 1 3rd and 5th of the pentatonic scale? p.s i have that bass