by Have you ever wrestled with remembering scales on bass? Knowing how to memorize bass scales can be challenging, but most of the time, it’s only difficult because of the way bass players try to do it.
Why is this?
It’s because bassists will learn about tons of scales that they ‘really should learn’ and then they try to learn them all. Of course they rarely get very far before they’re overwhelmed and frustrated.
There is a much better way of doing things though! And that’s exactly what I want to share with you today.
In this lesson, you’ll get three tips for memorizing any scale on your bass. This means you can learn a scale once and actually remember it for when you need it.
Check out the lesson here:
Video Not Showing Up Here? Watch On YouTube
Stop Struggling With The Modes On bass
FREE - Download the 16-page Ultimate Guide To The Modes Of The Major Scale For Bass and:
- Get a full explanation of the modes in simple, easy-to-understand terms
- Discover how the modes REALLY work and how they're related to different chords
- Learn how to use the modes, and where you can use each of them
- Download the free PDF guide plus 24 practice tracks that will have you using the modes TODAY
Memorizing your scales on bass doesn’t need to be an impossible task. You can climb the mountain one step at a time.
If you’re trying to memorize scales on bass, then I’d recommend a very specific order. Start with the plain old major scale and get to know it really well. Use all the different ways of thinking about each scale that I talk about in the video and apply them to the major scale. It’s the foundation of so much music – it just makes sense to really nail that one first.
Then, when you’ve taken care of that, you can move on to learning all the ‘modes’. These ‘modes’ of the major scale basically tell you what you can play over nearly every chord, and I talk about this in detail in my Ultimate Guide To The Modes.
It’s a free 16-page guide that comes with two videos and 24 practice tracks so you can get started mastering the modes today.
To get The Ultimate Guide To The Modes, just put your details in the form above and I’ll send it straight to your inbox. Now that you know how to memorize bass scales, you can apply this method to all these modes.
As always, if you have any questions, just pop them in the comments below. I’d be more than happy to help out however I can.
Good luck with the lesson and happy memorizing!
Cheers,
Luke
You are AMAZING….Every time I check you out I learn something new..My problem
is I forget it after I’m done…being 81 years old doesn’t help..Some time I can’t remember my own Name…………
Please keep the good work…Take care and God Bless ….
Eddie
I am not a totally new beginner I know some stuff but not enough to go out and play with a group. I really want to be a great bassist so I will give it all I can with your help I might become a great bass guy. One guy told me that a bassist is another roadie. I don’t want to be a roadie.
Hey Mason. I love your attitude! Giving it all you can is a surefire way to improve. And don’t listen to whoever said bassists are just roadies. That person was either trolling or legitimately doesn’t understand how music works. The bass player can make or break the band!
Hello,
I came here from your YouTube video to download the guide, and I filled out the form yesterday but haven’t received anything. Sorry if I’m just being impatient but this is usually an automated thing so I’m wondering if something went wrong?
Hey Eduardo – If you used the same email address you used to leave this comment (the mailhost.work address), then you must have made an error somewhere in the spelling because there’s no record of that email address in my system. Try again and pay attention to the spelling and that should sort it out for you.