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Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar electronic book 

This page includes all the linked exercises and additional pieces of information to complement the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book (ISBN 978-0-9950220-0-3) , written by Gustavo Zecharies, on its first edition. The book was published in February 13th, 2016 and contains 185 pages with clear descriptions about how to use melodic patterns to improve your playing. 

Where to buy: Apple Store, click here 

Chapters

  • Introduction
  • Legend and terminology
  • Major Scale Patterns
  • Pentatonic Scale Patterns
  • Arpeggio patterns
  • Scales Reference
  • Exercise Schedule
Introduction: I picked up the bass being (arguably for some ;), an old guy, after my 40’s, and came from a lifetime of electric guitar and Warr Guitar (tapping bass/guitar 12-string beast of an instrument) playing. I discovered that I was a bassist late in my life. I knew that achieving some respectable level of flow in my playing was going to require some interesting exercises and an easy to follow methodology.
Based on my own experience playing other instruments, mostly learning from the strategic errors I had made in the past, I always believed that good, groovy and physically demanding melodic patterns were a good way to develop my playing… hence the reason for this booklet.[…]”
Excerpt From: Gustavo Zecharies. “Useful Melodic Patterns.” iBooks. 

 

 

 

Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 51 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:34PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 51

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the D major scale , starting at the 10 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 51, D major scale, fret 10.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the F# major scale starting at the 16th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 51, F# major scale, fret 16.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 51 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 52 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:34PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 52

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the A major scale , starting at the 7 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 52, A major scale, fret 7.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the D minor natural scale starting at the 13th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 52, D minor natural scale, fret 13.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 52 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 53 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:35PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 53

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the C major scale , starting at the 8 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 53, C major scale, fret 8.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the G major scale starting at the 3th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 53, G major scale, fret 3.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 53 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 54 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:35PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 54

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the B major scale , starting at the 11 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 54, B major scale, fret 11.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the A major scale starting at the 5th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 54, A major scale, fret 5.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 54 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 55 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:35PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 55

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the B major scale , starting at the 7 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 55, B major scale, fret 7.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the Bb major scale starting at the 18th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 55, Bb major scale, fret 18.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 55 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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