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Two-Octave Scales & Modes with E Major on Bass

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Summary: Play E major scale notes and intervals an octave up when using two-octave scales and modes on bass guitar; learn how from our expert bass guitar player in this free music instruction video.

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Two-Octave Scales & Modes with E Major on Bass

CASEY CORMIER: Okay, so we remember our major scales had the pattern whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step: Whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half. And if we remember, for the E major scale, let us use our intervals to create that one. We had E, F sharp, a whole step away, G sharp, a whole step away, A, a half step away. B, C sharp, D sharp, a whole step, and then a half step. Whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half to get back to the octave. That is just one octave. Now, we want to have those same notes an octave up from each of them but we want to do this in a proper fingering so [PLAYS SCALE 2 OCTAVES]. This is what this would look like. Let us explain what just happened. We played E, F sharp. G sharp, A, B, C sharp, D sharp, and E like before but now we are going to keep going. E, F sharp, G sharp, 1st fret of A, remember this is just like the beginnings of a moveable major scale but now on the D string. Now, it is B, while we did not get to C sharp. Let us move with our first finger because [INDISCERNIBLE] C sharp, D sharp, and end on E. So we really want to find out what is a convenient place to move, which will be after this B. We could also move earlier. E, F sharp, G sharp, A, B, C sharp, then move our first finger up to play D sharp on the A string 6th fret, then play the moveable major scale to close things off. Anyway you do it, you are going to have to move your hand, and it is all about finding a convenient place to jump.

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