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Major Scale Modes

Major Scale Modes by Bass Exercises Bass Tab and Video Lesson

Level: Beginner

Genre:Rock

Instrument:4 String Bass

NOTES

Do these exercises a couple times before jamming it helps a lot more than you think. You need to practice then ascending and descending. This is a very important point and it applies to each of the examples. If some of the notes are uneven or rhythmically choppy then slow down the exercise until you find the right time that is comfortable for you.

C Ionian - 1st Degree

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G|---------------------------------------|-------2----4----5----| 
D|-----------------------------2----3----|--5-------------------| 
A|--3---------------------5--------------|----------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------|


C Dorian - 2nd Degree

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G|---------------------------------------|-------2----3----5----| 
D|-----------------------------1----3----|--5-------------------| 
A|--3---------------------5--------------|----------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------|


C Phrygian - 3rd Degree

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G|-----------------------------------------|-------1----3----5----| 
D|-------------------------------1----3----|--4-------------------| 
A|--3-----------------------4--------------|----------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------|


C Lydian - 4th Degree

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G|---------------------------------------|-------2----4----5----| 
D|-----------------------------2----4----|--5-------------------| 
A|--3---------------------5--------------|----------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------|


C Mixolydian - 5th Degree

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G|-------------------------------------------|-------2----3----5----| 
D|---------------------------------2----3----|--5-------------------| 
A|--3-------------------------5--------------|----------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|


C Aeolian - 6th Degree

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G|----------------------------------------|-------1----3----5----| 
D|------------------------------1----3----|--5-------------------| 
A|--3----------------------5--------------|----------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------|


C Locrian - 7th Degree

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G|----------------------------------------|-------1----3----5----| 
D|------------------------------1----3----|--4-------------------| 
A|--3----------------------4--------------|----------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------|


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