In my previous lesson, I discussed the advantages of practicing scales up each individual string and now I'd like to take that one step further. When teaching, I find that students often get stuck finding notes in certain areas of the bass. This is most common around the 9th to 12th fret areas. If you really want to feel completely comfortable on the instrument and free to … [Read more...] about Playing In the Upper Register of the Bass Guitar
The Importance of Playing Scales Up Each String
Let's face it. When us bass players and guitarists learn to play scales we quite often learn finger patterns rather than always studying all of the notes in the scales. Doing this is nothing to be ashamed of and has some major benefits. The patterns allow us to move around the instrument quickly and let us play in all of the keys with minimal fuss. However, as you develop as a … [Read more...] about The Importance of Playing Scales Up Each String