Uhh, I imagine it depends on the song Soul to Squeeze's fills are just in F maj AFAIK (with an a 9th on one of the later fills). Mostly just using chord tones.
I think he tends to just play in key with some chromatics but I don't know if you can really generalize about a guy who varies technique as much as Flea.
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What scales is flea using for his funky fills during live songs?
Come on now. There isn't any "funk" scale as much as it saddens me to say it. Why don't you learn one of those fills that is on record, and study it to see how it relates to the rest of the song.
Uhh, I imagine it depends on the song Soul to Squeeze's fills are just in F maj AFAIK (with an a 9th on one of the later fills). Mostly just using chord tones.
I think he tends to just play in key with some chromatics but I don't know if you can really generalize about a guy who varies technique as much as Flea.
I'd agree excpet I may be playing it wrong. And its not nearly as complicated as it sounds, which is why I love that bass line. DOn't overthink it and your fills will sound better IMHO.
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It's hard to say without knowing an example of a song you're thinking of...like a lot of rock bassists, he fills and improvises using the pentatonic scale frequently, so that's always a good place to start. If the main riff is in E, for example, it'd be the E pentatonic scale. For mellower stuff he's more likely to use the major or minor scale that corresponds to the particular tune. Those are gross generalizations however...he's played on lots of tunes over the years and I'm sure switches it up live quite a bit
I'd agree excpet I may be playing it wrong. And its not nearly as complicated as it sounds, which is why I love that bass line. DOn't overthink it and your fills will sound better IMHO.
Yeah, that song's weird fills at the end sound way more complex than they are. Probably my favorite bass line period
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Soul to Squeeze's fills are just in F maj AFAIK (with an a 9th on one of the later fills). Mostly just using chord tones. 
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