Major scale

Alright for todays bass tip were going to look at the big picture of music called the major scale. The major scale is the back bone of just about all music you listen to i guarantee it. In fact the pentatonic scale i shared with you yesterday is inside the Major scale so basically if you know your pentatonic scale now you know 5 notes out of seven in the major scale. don't worry about making the connection yet first we need to learn the major scale so like last lesson Im going to break it down so you can play it all over the neck.

    G Major scale 1st position

G---------------------------------4--5--7--

D-----------------------4--5--7------------

A-------------3--5--7----------------------

E---3--5--7--------------------------------

              2nd position

G---------------------------------5--7--9--

D-----------------------5--7--9------------

A-------------5--7--9----------------------

E---5--7--8--------------------------------

             3rd position

G--------------------------------------7--9--11--

D---------------------------7--9--10-------------

A---------------7--9--10-------------------------

E---7--8--10-------------------------------------

              4th position

G------------------------------------------9--11--12--

D-----------------------------9--10--12---------------

A----------------9--10--12----------------------------

E---8--10--12-----------------------------------------

              5th position

G------------------------------------------------11--12--14--

D---------------------------------10--12--14-----------------

A------------------10--12--14--------------------------------

E---10--12--14-----------------------------------------------

               6th position

G------------------------------------------------12--14--16--

D---------------------------------12--14--16-----------------

A------------------12--14--15--------------------------------

E---12--14--15-----------------------------------------------

             7th position

G-----------------------------------------------14--16--17--

D--------------------------------14--16--17-----------------

A------------------14--15--17-------------------------------

E---14--15--17----------------------------------------------

now let me explain that you must know this scale even better then the pentatonic scale cause most music is derived from the major scale. now if your wondering about pentatonic and how its connected you gonna have to wait till tomorrow but for now learn this scale just like how you learned the pentatonic scale and the same rules apply to shifting the scale all you do is just slide the whole thing up to what ever key you want it in

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