Jam Exam: Chord Theory and Scales for Bass Guitar

by Jim Hickey

Designed for the self taught or the advancing beginner bass guitarist, this short and to-the-point document explains Chord Theory and Scales for the bass guitar. It will help the non-notation reading bass player better 1) How chords are constructed.2) Why it is important to understand this theory.3) What scales and modes work with which chords. Topics are basic chord construction, Chromatic Scales, Intervals, Major Scales, Pentatonic Scales, relative positions on the fingerboard, parallel/stand alone scales. TAB is used for all examples.

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 8, 2013