A minor/blues scale ideas for bass

Some ideas for fills, solos etc
Im playin over an A minor chord, first a blues scale with examples
Then a dorian minor scale 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7(when you play a funk tune in minor over 1 chord , you will probably use this).
Then some chromatic note examples
And some examples of vibrato, gliss and bends.
The music im using is 4 looped bars of George Duke's "Reach for it".
Just to give you some ideas of what do with scales:-)
Something went wrong in the recording, the bass sound is kinda "wobbly", but i'm sure that you'll get the general idea.
Go to http://playbassnow.com for more FREE grooves, fills & basslines.

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• exercise

[vanvaldez83]

is that ernieball music stingray sir?

[MarloweDK]

@vanvaldez83 No, its a pre EB, 1977 model

[jockoPchetB]

anybody can help me out?

he's playing Amin pentatonic and when playing the dorian mode, shouldnt he be starting on the B? (hence its the 2nd note of the Amin scale...) but he starts on the A too. sounds great though.

please help!

[MarloweDK]

The Am dorian scale is used to play over an Am tonality. You confuse it with its function as 2nd step in the major scale, and in that case I play the 2nd step of the G major scale

[jockoPchetB]

thx for the reply!

so it would be true that playing Am dorian would produce the "right" notes when playing to a Gmaj backing track AND playing over an Amin backing track. just gives you different kind of flavours..

[MarloweDK]

Exactly

[jakeyudy]

MArloWeDk! tnx for all the tips and tricks!! You're videos inspire me to do better in bass... just wana let you know.. tnx man! more poweR!

[11966ericp]

I always enjoy learning from my man Marlowe, dude just put out a book PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TNTIV]

that is one sexy soundd. 

[SCsuerte]

can someone help me to play 0:50 - 0:60 tabs or notes can be helpful ^^

[RockahD91]

@glennfong78 and its also my name lol, really funny:P

[glennfong78]

Dorian is a 2nd degree scale. If you take G major as the 1st degree, then it is correct that he plays this over an A minor.

[foreverthewho]

i bought a 77 pre ernie ball stingraybass LOVE IT :D

[latino1302]

@vanvaldez83 I thought it too, sounds like Hernie bolas ;)

long time no c u marlowe . !!

[damoniegetta]

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