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Summary: Play D 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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Questions & AnswersCASEY CORMIER: Now, for something even more challenging in the two-octave scale realm, the D major scale. Now as you will recall, when we have even played it in one octave, it was more preferential to play it starting on the A string, because we get to use the moveable form. Remember, D is the 5th fret of the A string, second finger, D, E, F sharp, G, A, B, C sharp, D. That is better than playing D, E, F sharp, G, A, B, C sharp. You should not have to jump during one octave. So from here we need to get to, basically, from the 12th fret, if we count 7 frets up from there. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Notice we have the same markers, the inlays on the odd frets. This is our octave of D. So back down here. I am going to start here, 5th fret, we are going to try to work our way up there. D, E, F, sharp, G, A, B, C sharp, D. This is already we know not a good idea, because we are on the 7th fret here, we have to get up to here, that's a lot of hand positions switching. So let us take it from here, the G.
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