Summary: Learn how to play the C Major scale on your bass guitar.
Dalton Chamblee has been playing the bass guitar for over 10 years. He is a member of the band Fatback Circus. More information about him and his band can be found at
"Hi, my name is Dalton, and we’re gonna be finding the notes of the C major scale. What we want to do first is find the C which is our root note, which is right here (3rd fret A string.) We want to find the second note of the scale which is a whole step which is right here a D (5th fret A string), and then we want to find the third not of the scale which is another whole step which is an E (2nd fret D string.) And then the next step is a half step right here which is an F (3rd fret D string.) Then a whole step which comes right here to a G (5th fret D string.) Then another whole step which is an A (2nd fret G string.) The next step will be another whole step which will be a B (4th fret G string.) Then the next step which goes back to our root note is a half step which is a C (5th fret G string) So in all you have a whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step to find your notes within the C major scale. And when you find them all you can play them, just like that. "
eHow Article: Bass Scale : C Major