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Pentatonic Modes
Hello and welcome to 2002!! In my last column, I stated that my next would be a departure from arpeggios and….. it is. I want to give you a really good foundation for improvising or finding the right notes to use on fills. I’ve written down the pentatonic modes for bass in the key of E. E being the very first note played of the very first mode. Of course, you can play all these modes in all keys. 2 notes per string and 5 modes total. These are good modes to know, because if you are a beginner, or an advanced player, they form the skeleton or foundation for improvising fills if you are in a major key. The notes are all picked, and the tab is ascending. But, I’m sure you’ll find your way back down!
-------------0-2------ ---------0-2---------- -----0-2-------------- -0-3------------------ -------------2-4------ ---------2-5---------- -----2-5-------------- -3-5------------------ -------------4-7------ ---------5-7---------- -----5-7-------------- -5-7------------------ ---------------7-9---- -----------7-9-------- ------7-10------------ -7-10----------------- ------------------9-12- -------------9-12------ -------10-12----------- -10-12-----------------
You keep practicing those arpeggios also! But, take the time to learn these modes. Put em’ in your back pocted. See ya’
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