Playing Bass Scales in G Major

Series Summary

Have you ever wanted to pump out a bass line like you hear in many songs? If so, the bass guitar may be the right instrument for you! The bass guitar is one of the easiest musical instruments to learn to play. Unlike the guitar the basic bass guitar has only four strings. In more progressive forms of rock music as well as in jazz, the bass maintains the timekeeping function while adding a subtlety and depth to a band’s sound nearly impossible to achieve with the more intrusive lead instruments.

With this video series you will be able to learn about the bass guitar and everything you need to know to start playing. Begin by learning the parts of the guitar. Our expert will break down the parts of the bass guitar so you understand what each part does. Also learn how to tune your bass guitar with an electronic tuner and tune by ear. Our expert then teaches different lessons on how to play the instrument. Learn chords, scales and techniques. You can even learn to write your own bass lines. With some practice and guidance you can be jamming in no time!

Video Transcript

"So today we are going to go through and play our G major scale and show you how to do a little walk and bass to it. (playing guitar) We'll also do a little reggae. We're going to do some funk and show you the important chords that come out of G major and go through we'll get our two minor and our five seven down. We'll also get our minor two fives down and basically go through and show you how to find the scale, the notes and really how to utilize these different notes and different things that fall under G major. "