How Do You Play Major Scales On Bass Guitar?
Learning to play a major scale is a major beginning step on the bass guitar. The major scale is the underlying structure of most of the songs you will hear on the radio. The 7-note scale is part of what’s called the “chromatic” structure. When you learn the major scale on the fretboard of your bass guitar, you’ll know more about picking notes and your music theory skills will get a considerable boost. Get familiar with the sound of the major scale. If you’re not used to it, sing the scale with “do re mi fa so la ti do.” The “do” note is the beginning and end of the scale, called an octave, where you come around once again to the beginning note. For example, in a scale starting with C, the “do re mi” is C, D, E, F, G, A, B and C. Find a starting position on the bottom string of your bass guitar. Lots of player start out in G or C for a major scale. G is the third fret, C is the eighth. Recognize the system of steps and half-steps. Some notes have “sharps” (written # in sheet music). The
