Help Needed!!: Improvisation issues

[Turkleton]

When I'm jamming with my band and it's my turn to solo, I get a little nervous, I mean, I know what to play but I certainly need a guidance on what to choose and what not to choose. Sometimes I play a note and inmediatly know that I'm out of tune, and I want to fix this problem.

I need to know the scales on all the fretboard and how to use them, but where to start?

[zeppelinbass95]

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[Hoover]

Originally Posted by Turkleton

I know what to play ...snip... Sometimes I play a note and inmediatly know that I'm out of tune, and I want to fix this problem

Oh... so in other words, you don't know what to play.

(At least not until after you've played it.)


Two words: ear training.

[Corey_Bass]

Well, there are a lot of things that you can do. Learn the scales, here you got a free bass scales chart for download: http://www.easymusiclessons.com/bass-scales.html then start with ear training and most of all, listen to the artists/bands that you like and try to play over them. With a patience and effort you'll get on your way. Don't get frustrated and relax, the mind block is your enemy when it comes to practicing.

Hope that this helps!

[Vakmere]

Originally Posted by Turkleton

When I'm jamming with my band and it's my turn to solo, I get a little nervous, I mean, I know what to play but I certainly need a guidance on what to choose and what not to choose. Sometimes I play a note and inmediatly know that I'm out of tune, and I want to fix this problem.

I need to know the scales on all the fretboard and how to use them, but where to start?

Start at the begining and realize this is something you cant rush a fix on. You answered your own Q by saying "I need to know the scales on all the fretboard and how to use them, but where to start." I asume you're a young player so learn your scales and it will become easier to know where to "start" as a result of patient training.