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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 61 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:38PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 61

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 61, A major scale, fret 10.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the F minor harmonic scale starting at the 8th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 61, F minor harmonic scale, fret 8.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 61 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 62 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:38PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 62

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 62, E major scale, fret 11.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the B diminished scale starting at the 7th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 62, B diminished scale, fret 7.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 62 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 63 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:39PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 63

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 63, B minor pentatonic scale, fret 7.

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

Also below, a video playing pattern 63, daughter of the G major scale, fret 14.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 63 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 64 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:39PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 64

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the G minor pentatonic scale , starting at the 6 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 64, G minor pentatonic scale, fret 6.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the D major, minor 7 tetrad arpeggio starting at the 10th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 64, D major, minor 7 tetrad arpeggio , fret 10.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 64 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 65 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:40PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 65

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 65, D minor pentatonic scale, fret 10.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the C altered pentatonic -4 scale starting at the 8th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 65, C altered pentatonic -4 scale, fret 8.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 65 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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