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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 56 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:36PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 56

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the E major scale , starting at the 12 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 56, E major scale, fret 12.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the D# minor natural scale starting at the 11th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 56, D# minor natural scale, fret 11.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 56 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 57 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:36PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 57

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the F# major scale , starting at the 14 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 57, F# major scale, fret 14.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the C major scale starting at the 8th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 57, C major scale, fret 8.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 57 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 58 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:37PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 58

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 58, Eb major scale, fret 11.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the C minor natural scale starting at the 3th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 58, C minor natural scale, fret 3.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 58 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 59 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:37PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 59

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the B major scale , starting at the 6 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 59, B major scale, fret 6.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the A major scale starting at the 14th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 59, A major scale, fret 14.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 59 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 60 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:37PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 60

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 60, Db major scale, fret 11.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the A minor harmonic scale starting at the 12th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 60, A minor harmonic scale, fret 12.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 60 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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