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Reading & Playing G Flat (Gb) Bass Intervals on Written Scales

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Summary: Learn how to read, then play bass guitar scale intervals in G flat on written scales in this free music video on playing G flat (Gb) scales on bass guitar.

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Reading & Playing G Flat (Gb) Bass Intervals on Written Scales

RYAN LARSON: So now, we've gone through and got that G flat major pattern down. So now, we're going to look at it on the scale. Now, you know you're on G flat when you have six flats. It's a lot of flats, don't let it confuse you. You just got a lot of flats in there. But we start G flat. It's the very bottom line right here, and each line and space is a different note in the scale. So if we go up the scale, we have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, which I numbered below here, as you can see, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 going up the scale and going back down. And then I put the actual fret markings on the top. So the tabs are on the top. So you have 2, 4 on your bottom string and 1, 2, 4, 1, 3. So you can go through and get that scale down and then you can go through find some basic sheet music on the Internet or go through or pick up a bass walking line book, and you can now read a G flat and just keep this pattern. And just remember when there's a flat or a sharp, a flat means you use the fret below the actual note on the scale. So if I have a flat on the 2, I'm going to use this one. If I have a sharp on the 2, I use the fret above it. So fret below, sharp above, and we're on G flat so you'll see some naturals. Naturals also mean below because we're in G flat. And that's your G flat major scale written out and I've shown what your different tabbing intervals on the bass.

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