The Octave
An octave is the range of eight notes of a major scale. The first note and the last note of a major scale always have the same name. In the C major scale the distance from the lowest C to the C note above it is one octave (eight notes).
Practice playing this scale ascending and descending as a warm up before practice.
Many heavy metal bass runs and licks are based upon scales.
The bass run in the example below uses notes from the C major scale.
The distance of two frets is called a tone.
The distance of one fret is called a semi-tone.
The notes Band C are separated by one semi-tone (1 fret).
The notes E and F are separated by one semi-tone (1 fret).
All other notes are separated by one tone (2 frets).
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- Tuning
3- Symbols and Abbreviations
4- Use and Function of Tape and Metronome
5- Notation
6- The Bass Guitar
7- Fretboard Diagram
8- Strings
9- Open String Notes
10- The Bass Amp System
11- Heavy Metal Bass Technique
12- Sounds and Effects
13- Playing in a Band
14- The Right Hand
15- Anchoring of the Thumb
16- Playing with the Fingers
17- Single Finger Stroke
18- Playing with the Pick
19- Playing with Alternating Fingers
20- The Left Hand
21- Notes on the Second Fret
22- Notes on the Third Fret
23- Dotted Half Notes
24- Eighth Notes
25- New Notes on the G string (B, C)
26- New Notes on the E string (F)
27- The Major Scale
28- The Octave
29- Chromatic Scale, Sharps and Flats
30- Staccato
31- Chords and Arpeggios
32- Arpeggio Patterns
33- Shifting Between Chords
34- Riffs
35- The Dotted Quarter Note
36- The Tie
37- Eighth Note Rest
38- Lead-In
39- Syncopation
40- Eighth Note Triplets
41- Shuffle Rhythm
42- The Quarter Note Triplet
43- Sixteenth Notes
44- The Hammer-on (H)