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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 76 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:44PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 76

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the D minor pentatonic scale , starting at the 8 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 76, D minor pentatonic scale, fret 8.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the daugther of the E major scale starting at the 12th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 76, daugther of the E major scale, fret 12.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 76 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 77 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 4:12PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 77

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 77, E major triad arpeggio, fret 12.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the E major triad arpeggio starting at the 7th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 77, E major triad arpeggio, fret 7.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 77 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 78 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:45PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 78

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the Ab major triad arpeggio , starting at the 8 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 78, Ab major triad arpeggio, fret 8.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the E minor triad arpeggio starting at the 7th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 78, E minor triad arpeggio, fret 7.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 78 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 79 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:45PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 79

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the D# major triad arpeggio , starting at the 11 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 79, D# major triad arpeggio, fret 11.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the D minor triad arpeggio starting at the 5th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 79, D minor triad arpeggio, fret 5.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 79 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 80 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:45PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 80

Here is the "easy" example, trying the pattern over the B major triad arpeggio , starting at the 14 fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern number 80, B major triad arpeggio, fret 14.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the B major triad arpeggio starting at the 11th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 80, B major triad arpeggio, fret 11.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 80 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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