Walker Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Does anyone know of a scales book that has: [list] [*]Notation (rather than tab or fretboard diagram) [*]Names the notes under the notation [*]Numbers the notes too (for example, G major: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7#) [/list] I have a few scales books, but they are all fretboard diagrams. Any advice would be appreciated - after 14 months, it's starting to sink in! Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 This book's very good: [url="http://www.basslinepublishing.com/the-bass-player-s-guide-to-scales-and-modes.html"]http://www.basslinepublishing.com/the-bass-player-s-guide-to-scales-and-modes.html[/url] I bought this last year - I'm still working through it & it's probably the best bass book I've bought in years that covers this type of subject. Thoroughly recommended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 That looks the biz, thank you. I'm just trying to find a few more sample pages so I can be sure it's what I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've been playing and gigging for just over a year now, using tab so I can get through our set list with no understanding of WTF I was actually playing. I've spent the last month or so studying the major, minor and major and major pentatonic scales and blues scales - basically by dissecting them, making my own crib sheets, studying the intervals, learning the fretboard, trying to understand notation, discovering patterns, etc. Bloody hell - talk about seeing everything I do in a new light! All my tabbed stuff is now starting to make sense. I can listen to a (simple) bassline and pick it out after a few tries, I can see how well known basslines have been constructed - everything is starting to fall into place. I can even improvise simple stuff if I don't have tab but know the chords the guys are playing. And that's just after a month. I bought the Basslines 'Scales and Modes' book this week and that's really hit the spot. There must be loads of newish players out there who have been a slave to the tab and never understood how even the most simple bass line is constructed - it only takes a few hours study and a whole new world opens up. I havent been so excited about my playing since the first time I managed to jam with my band. Thanks for the advice on the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Good stuff. It's great that you are seeing the benefits of studying and it's improving how you play...and in such a short space of time. Try telling lots of people how much they can improve from studying scales....they don't want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 [quote name='Walker' timestamp='1331816276' post='1579320'] I've been playing and gigging for just over a year now, using tab so I can get through our set list with no understanding of WTF I was actually playing. I've spent the last month or so studying the major, minor and major and major pentatonic scales and blues scales - basically by dissecting them, making my own crib sheets, studying the intervals, learning the fretboard, trying to understand notation, discovering patterns, etc. Bloody hell - talk about seeing everything I do in a new light! All my tabbed stuff is now starting to make sense. I can listen to a (simple) bassline and pick it out after a few tries, I can see how well known basslines have been constructed - everything is starting to fall into place. I can even improvise simple stuff if I don't have tab but know the chords the guys are playing. And that's just after a month. I bought the Basslines 'Scales and Modes' book this week and that's really hit the spot. There must be loads of newish players out there who have been a slave to the tab and never understood how even the most simple bass line is constructed - it only takes a few hours study and a whole new world opens up. I havent been so excited about my playing since the first time I managed to jam with my band. Thanks for the advice on the book. [/quote] No worries Walker - glad to have been able to help. I've plugged the book quite a few times on here (not on commission for Stuart Clayton - honest!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Clayton Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Thanks for all the nice words about the book guys, I'm really pleased it's helped a few of you out. I wrote this book really as an aid to teaching (I use these methods for teaching scales in my classes at BIMM), but have been really surprised at how popular its been. I'm a firm believer in learning scales and theory and my goal was to get it all across in a sensible and musical way. All the best, Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozzie Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I've also decided to go back to the basics, to get a better understanding of music theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 [quote name='louisthebass' timestamp='1328689889' post='1531073'] This book's very good: [url="http://www.basslinepublishing.com/the-bass-player-s-guide-to-scales-and-modes.html"]http://www.basslinep...-and-modes.html[/url] I bought this last year - I'm still working through it & it's probably the best bass book I've bought in years that covers this type of subject. Thoroughly recommended [/quote] Another vote for this book by Stuart. Makes you think about lines and scales from a different perspective. Well worth the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalalf Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Come Payday this will be added to my library, looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Go for it, I'm still on first chapter - [b]C maj every which way[/b] - really gets it into your head! I took some of the excellent info here [url="http://www.cyberfretbass.com/scales/basic/index.php"]http://www.cyberfretbass.com/scales/basic/index.php[/url] and [url="http://i41.tinypic.com/s3g1u1.jpg"]made this crib sheet,[/url] mainly for the intervals rather than the fretboard diagrams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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