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Looking for a book for theory/scales

centrefold

centrefold

Feb 17, 2011
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Vancouver, Canada
www.centrefoldband.com
#1
hey guys, 2nd post here but I have been reading for about 3 months.

I'm a average player with a good 5 years of playing but just recently decided (rightfully so) it was a good idea to start learning theory and scales. I was wondering what a good book was that would be able to help me learn some new stuff. I play in a band but find that this will keep me from going stale.

Any help, insight or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Jordan

**I posted this in another section but realized it was in the wrong area.**
 
#2
Depends on what you want the book to do for you.

Bass guitar for dummies - great little of everything book. The visual patterns are second to none. Invalid Link Removed

Building Walking Bass Lines - Ed's book is great for building bass lines. Hundreds of bass lines shown and playing your bass lines with the standard progressions in the back of the book are very helpful. Comes with a CD. Load the CD into an IPhone and play along.

A New Tune A Day For Bass Guitar by Steve Kershaw - If you want to play melody from standard notation this is well worth $9.95.

Bass Guitar Primer by Bert Casey - I loaded the CD into the IPhone and I am enjoying going back through the basics.

www.studybass.com will always be a good friend.

For theory, post # 2 on [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] and then the articles found on that forum. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

IMHO. Put chord tone bass lines into memory along with your scales. You will end up playing more chord tone patterns than scale patterns.
Roots, fives and eights are generic - fit over any chord......... well over anything except a diminished chord - and how many of those do you run across?
R-5-8-5 a generic bass line which will fit over any chord. Except that diminished chord and it's generic bass line is R-b3-b5-b7.
R-3-5-8 generic over any major chord.
R-b3-5-8 generic over any minor chord.
3's with major chords and b3's with minor chords.
7's with maj7 and b7 with all the other sevenths.
6 is neutral, throw in your 6's when ever you like.
2 and 4 are great passing notes just do not stop on or accident them.




Have fun.
 

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