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Advanced Scales and Chords Table of Contents GENERAL INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 4 FLASHCARDS FLASHC ARDS .............................................................................................. 5 THE LEARNING GAME ............................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................5 ...................5 PLAYING THE NOTES ................................................................................................................ ...................................................................................................................................5 ...................5
INTERVALS INTERVA LS .................................................................................................. 9 BASIC INTERVALS........................................................... INTERVALS................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................10 ....10 ALTERED INTERVALS ................................................................. .................................................................................................................................11 ................................................................11
ADVANCED ADVA NCED SCALES ................................................................................. 12 THE PENTATONIC SCALES........................................................................................................................12 SCALES........................................................................................................................12 DIMINISHED HANDS............................................. HANDS................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................13 .................13 WHOLE-TONE WHOLE-T ONE HAND ..................................................................................................................................14 ..................................................................................................................................14 CHURCH MODES IN ALL KEYS ............................................................. ..................................................................................................................15 .....................................................15 ARTIFICIAL CHURCH MODES ............................................................... ....................................................................................................................16 .....................................................16
APPLICATION APPLICA TION OF SCALES TO CHORDS ................................................. 18 CHORD THEORY........................................................................................ 20 REHEARSING THE CHORDS................................................................. ......................................................................................................................20 .....................................................20 ROCK AND JAZZ TERMINOLOGY ......................................................... ..............................................................................................................20 .....................................................20 FUNCTIONAL HARMONY / DIATONIC TRIADS .........................................................................................21 SEVENTH CHORDS (4 PARTS) PART S) ............................................................................................................ ..................................................................................................................22 ......22 SIXTH CHORDS (4 / 5 PARTS)....................................................................................................................23 SUS CHORDS ..............................................................................................................................................23 ..............................................................................................................................................23 CHORDS W ITH ADDED NOTES ................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................24 .................24 CHORDS W ITH BASS NOTE .................................................................. .......................................................................................................................24 .....................................................24 EXTENDED CHORDS ............................................................................................................................ ..................................................................................................................................25 ......25 NINTH CHORDS (5 PARTS) PART S) ....................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................26 .................26 DOUBLE-ALTERED CHORDS .....................................................................................................................27 .....................................................................................................................27 ELEVENTH CHORDS (6 PARTS) ................................................................................................................27 ................................................................................................................27 THIRTEENTH CHORDS (7 PARTS) ............................................................................................................28 ............................................................................................................28 STACKED CHORDS ........................................................................................... .....................................................................................................................................29 ..........................................29 POLYCHORDS .................................................................. ......................................................................................................................................... ...........................................................................29 ....29
CHORD DICTIONARY ................................................................................ 30 STANDARD CHORDS ...................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................31 ............................31 EXTENDED CHORDS, 7 ............................................................................................... ..............................................................................................................................32 ...............................32 EXTENDED CHORDS, 9 ............................................................................................... ..............................................................................................................................33 ...............................33 EXTENDED CHORDS, 11 .......................... ............................................................................................. ..................................................................................................34 ...............................34 EXTENDED CHORDS, 6 ............................................................................................... ..............................................................................................................................35 ...............................35
Chap Cha pter 4, AD VA NC NCE E D SC SCA A L E S AND A ND CH OR ORD D S, Page 2, Gene General ral I nt ntrr oduc ucttion EXTENDED CHORDS, (B5) .........................................................................................................................36 .........................................................................................................................36 NEUTRAL CHORDS, + ................................................................. .................................................................................................................................37 ................................................................37 NEUTRAL CHORDS, DIM ............................................................................................................................38 ............................................................................................................................38 NEUTRAL CHORDS, SUS ...........................................................................................................................39 ...........................................................................................................................39 MOVABLE CHORDS, ADVANCED JAZZ ........................................................... .....................................................................................................40 ..........................................40 THE BARRE CHORD ...................................................................................................................................41 ...................................................................................................................................41
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Chap Cha pter 4, AD VA NC NCE E D SC SCA A L E S AND A ND CH OR ORD D S, Page 2, Gene General ral I nt ntrr oduc ucttion EXTENDED CHORDS, (B5) .........................................................................................................................36 .........................................................................................................................36 NEUTRAL CHORDS, + ................................................................. .................................................................................................................................37 ................................................................37 NEUTRAL CHORDS, DIM ............................................................................................................................38 ............................................................................................................................38 NEUTRAL CHORDS, SUS ...........................................................................................................................39 ...........................................................................................................................39 MOVABLE CHORDS, ADVANCED JAZZ ........................................................... .....................................................................................................40 ..........................................40 THE BARRE CHORD ...................................................................................................................................41 ...................................................................................................................................41
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Chap Cha pter 4, AD VA NC NCE E D SC SCA A L E S AND A ND CH OR ORD D S, Page 3, Gene General ral I nt ntrr oduc ucttion All Aspects of ROCK & JAZZ Volume 2 – The Electric Bass ADVANCED SCALES AND CHORDS 4 of 7 Documents ISBN 87-88619-70-2 nd st 2 Edition, 1 Issue Summer 2001 Produced in Denmark
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General Introduction This chapter of the Electric Bass deals with some heavy theoretical stuff. It is divided into Scales (Flashcards, Intervals, Advanced Scales) and Chords (Chord Theory, Chord Dictionary). Flashcards and Intervals are obligatory for all bass players, no matter what style they play - Jazz, Rock, Salsa, Reggae or High Life. The Advanced Scales Scales chapter is primarily targeted at jazz musicians. The Chord Theory is obligatory for all bass players, containing lots of examples of guitar chords, as you will have to be able to play rather professionally on a guitar in order to understand the bass and its role in the orchestra – regard regard the Chord Dictionary chapter as as a mini course in advanced rhythm guitar playing.
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Flashcards Flashcards are widespread memory games used by students in disciplines as mathematics, language and music alike. You have a set of card covering a certain subject, in our case the names of the notes of the fretboard for each string. The idea is to learn the positions and names by heart in order to play fluently across the whole neck. THE LEARNING GAME The Fretboard Quiz Game consists of twelve cards, each representing a step within an octave on one string, for example E root to E first octave on the E-string. The cards are included in this book. Print out the front back (question) and the results page (answer) and glue them together, laminate them and cut the 12 cards out with a pair of sc issors. In the learning period, always keep the twelve cards in your pocket or bag. When you have a spare moment, e.g. riding in a bus or standing in a queue, produce a card and list the fret name of the selected flashcard for each string on the fretboard, e.g. from the G-string down to the Bstring. When you get more experienced, you may simply ask yourself a random fret number, listing all the names on all strings. Finally, when you have a solid grip on the first octave, you must add the second octave, which happens to have the same names as the first octave, only placed 12 frets higher.
PLAYING THE NOTES It is equally important to play the notes on the bass as learning it by heart. The position on the fretboard should be connected to the name in your brain as second nature. Rehearse the names physically on the bass 30min a day, while playing the game at least 10 minutes a day in your pauses or spare time.
