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F# Dorian Scale Exercise for 5 String Bass

This post lays out a simple F# Dorian scale exercise for 5 string bass players. Dorian is the 2nd mode of the Major scale. F# Dorian starts on the 2nd note of E Major. Dorian is considered a “minor mode” since its 3rd is minor – A is the minor 3rd of F# in this […]

Kevin


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E Major Arpeggio Exercise for 5 String Bass – Part 1

This post lays out a simple arpeggio exercise for 5 string bass players. We’ll start with E on the fifth fret of the low-B string. We’re going to play each note of each 7th chord in the key of E Major.

Kevin


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E Major Scale Exercise for 5 String Bass

This post lays out a simple E Major scale exercise for 5 string bass players. We have two primary goals. First, utilize the low ‘B’ string and avoid the open ‘E.’ Second, break out of the standard single-position “box” model and start moving up and down the fretboard.

Kevin


Categories: Music