Scale book?

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So after a month of playing I have learned around 33 riffs,
And I feel I'm comfortable in my "I really want to progress with this " attitude so now I'm hooked and willing to do the less fun bits of learning scales and practicing those. I'm wondering if there is a scale book out on the market anyone would recommend?
I trie finding scales on line and I. Not ire I'm getting great info so I would like an actual book that I can study all the time, not just from google images
Please an thanks much love
 
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DiBartolo's Ultimate book is what I own, along with Ariane Cap's Music Theory book and videos. The first is encyclopedic, the second is progressive, so I use the first to supplement and expand the simpler lessons of the second. In either case, they are only as good as your dedication to practice, so it's all time and effort.
 
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Mark has a lot of free lessons re: scales and apreggios on his site. There are also some free eBooks on the subject if you sign up (membership is free). Look about halfway down the lesson map and you'll see Scales & Arpeggios, just open that up and you will see all kinds of free lessons. If you sign up, go to the Members Area to get the free eBooks

Free Online Bass Lessons - Talkingbass.net - Lesson Map

And here's a video of his . . .

 
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Usidore T Blue said:
DiBartolo's Ultimate book is what I own, along with Ariane Cap's Music Theory book and videos. The first is encyclopedic, the second is progressive, so I use the first to supplement and expand the simpler lessons of the second. In either case, they are only as good as your dedication to practice, so it's all time and effort.
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I still use DiBartolo's Serious Electric Bass for practice.
 
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Meh. You need 4 scales to cover 99% of a bass player's work.
If you really want to learn don't use scale books, they're music by the numbers.
Instead of learning dozens of readymade patterns, learn how they are built and construct the patterns by yourself.
Get familiar with the circle of 5ths, the order of sharps and flats and how they are used to make scales.
Chords are an important aspect of bass playing that will take you a lot more work than scales and will be a lot more useful. It's really the same thing, just another way to look at it.
 
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I've looked at marks stuff
A lot of scott devines stuff is gospel to me
I just want an actual book to be able to call on
It's time (a month in ) to learn theory and scales
I did jazz band (percussion) and varsity choir for like 8 years so reading music though foggy I can call upon again with a refresher
I'm going to more than likely get dibartolos book asap
 
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Before you start to learn, decide whether you are going to be a 3 or 4 fingered player...and stick with that fingering. Make sure the scale method you choose is compatible with fingering. If you play upright, you will probably want a book with 124 fingering like the Ray Brown method book. If you like ofpf, i suggest the Jaco Pastorius method book with the video. The first few pages will jeep you very busy for months. Especially learning the 7 diatonic modes up and down the neck plus the pentatonic modes and tbe whole tone and both diminished scales.

With that, you will be able to access about 95% of all the music out there. Add the melodic and harmonic scale and you pretty much have it.

When you play scales, call out the scale degrees as you play. You want to train your ear as well as your fingers.

Play scales as far as you can get them up the neck.

I am taking remedial piano in musical school and relearning all the scale fingerings per Russian Technical Regimen and it is hard work.
 
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Jimstyx said:
So after a month of playing I have learned around 33 riffs,
And I feel I'm comfortable in my "I really want to progress with this " attitude so now I'm hooked and willing to do the less fun bits of learning scales and practicing those. I'm wondering if there is a scale book out on the market anyone would recommend?
I trie finding scales on line and I. Not ire I'm getting great info so I would like an actual book that I can study all the time, not just from google images
Please an thanks much love
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Apps. I've got "SmartChord" on my phone. It's pretty cool. You can put in your own custom tunings too, and it re-lays out the scales in your tuning. Pretty dope. I think it was free too.
 
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Jimstyx said:
So after a month of playing I have learned around 33 riffs,
And I feel I'm comfortable in my "I really want to progress with this " attitude so now I'm hooked and willing to do the less fun bits of learning scales and practicing those. I'm wondering if there is a scale book out on the market anyone would recommend?
I trie finding scales on line and I. Not ire I'm getting great info so I would like an actual book that I can study all the time, not just from google images
Please an thanks much love
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Oh, did you pick up an amp yet? If so, what'd you decide on?
 
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Jazz Ad said:
Meh. You need 4 scales to cover 99% of a bass player's work.
If you really want to learn don't use scale books, they're music by the numbers.
Instead of learning dozens of readymade patterns, learn how they are built and construct the patterns by yourself.
Get familiar with the circle of 5ths, the order of sharps and flats and how they are used to make scales.
Chords are an important aspect of bass playing that will take you a lot more work than scales and will be a lot more useful. It's really the same thing, just another way to look at it.
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+100 to the above.

OP...here is a link that talks about the importance of chord tones. IMO it would be a good idea to ear mark the site, go to the start of the study guide, and work your way slowly through. Much more beneficial than a scale book.

Chord Tones Are Primary | Bass Chord Patterns | StudyBass
 
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One of the most informative books is the Evolving Bassist by Rufus Reid. If you are really beginning the journey into learning how to move around and understand the bass it is an amazing tool. I make all my students purchase it it. I've purchased two over the last 20 years because he came out with a second edition that had a few changes in it. Two decades, and I actually enjoy going back to the book and playing exercises and etudes. I think every bassist should have a copy of The Evolving Bassist by Rufus Reid, and the Music Lesson by Victor Wooten. Of course its my opinion which isn't worth much. But, I guarantee it will have you understanding fundamental,to advance bass concepts painlessly.
 
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Knowing how to construct and finger all major, minor (natural, melodic, etc.), pentatonic, blues, diminished, whole, etc., scales and their modes as applicable is useful, and helps you get to know the fingerboard. However, knowing how to spell and finger any chord and play it anywhere is more useful.

What styles do you play most of all?
 
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Jim Carr said:
knowing how to construct and finger all major, minor (natural, melodic, etc.), pentatonic, diminished, whole, etc., scales and their modes as applicable is useful, and helps you get to know the fingerboard. However, knowing how to spell and finger any chord and play it anywhere is more useful.

What styles do you play most of all?
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I haven't found my style so far if I'm being honest,
Ive learned a lot of grunge so far
Learned a major scale and a diminished scale and the mission impossible theme song lol
 
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Everything on the left I have learned riffs from
Everything on the right are ideas of songs to learn
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