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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 26 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:27PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 26

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 26, F# major scale, fret 6.

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 26, B diminished scale, fret 7.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 26 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 27 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:27PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 27

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 27, G major scale, fret 8.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the C minor natural scale starting at the 10th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 27, C minor natural scale, fret 10.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 27 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 28 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:27PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 28

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 28, D major scale, fret 7.

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

Also below, a video playing pattern 28, C minor natural scale, fret 11.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 28 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 29 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:28PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 29

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 29, G major scale, fret 14.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the D major scale starting at the 10th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 29, D major scale, fret 10.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 29 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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Sunday
Jan032016

Pattern 30 Examples

January 1, 2016 DateSunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:28PM Print ArticlePrint Article

Below the examples included on the Useful Melodic Patterns for Bass Guitar book, for pattern number 30

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

Also below, a video playing pattern number 30, C major scale, fret 10.

Now the advanced example, trying the pattern over the Ab diminished scale starting at the 4th fret on the E string.

Also below, a video playing pattern 30, Ab diminished scale, fret 4.

And here a quick example about how to use our pattern number 30 on a chord sequence that goes: XXXXXXXXXX.

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