EXPLORE THE MAJOR PENTATONIC
Mar 23, 2021
3 minutes
Hey there, bass players! Now that you’re familiar with major and minor triads, I’d like to explore the world of pentatonic scales.
Don’t worry—we’ll touch upon seventh chords in a bit. But first, we’re going to meet halfway between the triad and major scale with, you guessed it, a five-note or pentatonic scale. By paring down the scale to just five tones, we’ll add a few consonant options to our arsenal while shying away from notes that could sound a bit squirrelly.
While guitar players are notorious for strumming a few chords and then using the
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