This lesson is designed to teach you how to play a scale in two octaves, connected to each other. My bass teacher introduced this to me last Wednesday, so I figured I would share it with my fellow "ActiveBassers." :-)
First, refresh yourself on the fingering "formula" for playing a major scale anywhere on the fretboard. For the example here, I used a G major scale. The pattern just requires you to use your fingers as if they correspond to frets - start with your 2nd finger on the root. The pattern looks as follows:
On the starting string: 2nd finger root, then 4th finger
On the next string: 1st finger, 2nd finger, then 4th finger
On the next string: 1st finger, 3rd finger, then 4th finger octave
If you have done it correctly, this pattern should produce the major scale for whatever note you started on (my example shows a G major scale.)
Once you understand the concept here, go on to the next page to look at an alternate way of playing the same scale.
