The Major Scale - Think You Know It? Think Again!

📹 Lesson Details:
Today we’re going to look at the most basic of scales, the major scale and I’m going to show you how you probably don’t really know it the way you think you do!
Most bass players learn a major scale as a basic fingerboard pattern, usually in one octave. Learning scales as basic fingerboard patterns is OK but at the end of the day, you’re simply learning a physical fingering and then moving it around. You’re not really learning anything beyond that.
How many times are you actually going to play a piece of music that involves playing up and down a major scale pattern like that?
Also, if we’re only learning a major scale as a physical movement then that’s all we’re practicing. When you do that, You’re not learning all the different major scales as separate entities and most importantly you’re not learning anything about keys.
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[@ianmclean5541]

A good place to start is Mark`s Chord Tones Course. I`m working through it right now and am finding my Bass playing is getting much better, easier, and a whole lot more fun. There is no better way to stay out of a musical rut than to learn new material. Knowledge is the cryptonyte of stagnation.

[@bassomatic6055]

Great points Mark. My key knowledge is definitely half baked. I'm ok with C, G, F, E, A and D. Not so much with Db, Gb, B. Saying the notes as I practice triads and arpeggios is super important.

[@boyonbass]

Love THIS Mark. Im almost 57yrs old and wil find this challenging. I shud say that I have been playing live/studio for 30+ yrs also. I kno it sounds easy to those who kno these exercises, but it wil take sum serious work for moi! Thx for the free entry into ur course/forum. And thx for all that u do. I hope u/urs are safe/well and ur music career is earning u a good living. Even tho I can learn a lot from many teachers on You Tube, I tend to steer my "Bass Steering Wheel" towards u the most. Thx again for all you do for all of us and Happy Holidays, from dUg- in Montesano, WA/USA...

[@mattatsu]

Beautiful video! It really answered some questions I’ve been dwelling on for several days (and perhaps years). Thanks!

[@d4ben]

Another awesome lesson. Thank you Mark.

[@schlossertom]

Great explanation!!

[@michaelmegahmike1893]

I also enjoy being able to write some songs on the fly think of 1,6,4,5 in G or in Bb are something.it just pops out,with out questioning it. Thanks Mark your great bass player.

[@Likeaforest]

And best 👌 teacher

[@thomaswalker8790]

Great! So simple but so very important!! Kudos!!!

[@chesterburnett3466]

I plan to try & practice the four parts (listed at the end) even though my brain was already hurting during the lesson. Luckily I have nothing going on for the next 12 months.

[@mikeh66]

GREAT VIDEO! I summizied this, however you DID make me think!

[@kimhebert9905]

Great advice 🎶🎶

[@ebovictor3069]

Great as always

[@kwt7667g]

Looks like what kept me from learning keyboards has raised it's head again. Need to man up and learn this....

[@iancowan2331]

Sound advice Mark... Thankyou.

[@oscarestrada72oe]

Mark thank you for sharing you knowledge and passion for music with us and yes i didnt know the answers to 5 out 6 questions.... Thank you for knowing what to say inorder to keep pushing me to be come a great bass player like you.

[@garyhess3139]

Love that Bass,👍🎸

[@edannoircarubio8176]

thanks u mark . thanks to this video

[@johnnada.]

10:38 bookmark

[@ricardojmestre]

Thank you!

[@widonaegele9465]

Good Ideas!

[@leocomerford]

Obviously there's no one weird trick which will make it all easy, but my guess is that it's probably worth specifically working on mentally mastering runs of different lengths, in both directions, on the two whole-tone patterns ( ...-C-D-E-F#=G#-A#-C-... and ...-C#-D#-F-G-A-B-C#-... of course), starting from any note. Not of course because the whole-tone scale is very important in itself but because you can think of the major scale and most other modes as a few whole-note runs stitched together by a few semitone intervals. You can break things down even further and focus on the eight different whole-tone intervals and two different half-tone intervals that cross the E-F and B-C "creases".

[@kirkevans806]

Hell when is the scale app coming to the iPad, I have it on my phone but looking forward to a larger scale app

[@SuperSugarPenguin]

okay, it sounded scary. It opened my mind though! :P

[@turboduckhead6179]

Some of this clicked some of this I need to work on. Are the chord progressions you described defined by their progression? If that makes sense

[@slurgnanou]

Nice

[@PeteMel1875]

Knew most of it up to the chord progressions, I did that by learning from the spelling drill book. 👍

[@mikestrong4946]

Well, -- at least I know the notes on the neck... Spelling Drills, -- here I come.

[@johnd942]

Great advice, so why can I not stop 'crying' when I think about it!?

[@boyonbass]

Wut was the book u mentioned, plz? I wud love to get the book...thx! dUg- Montesano, WA/USA

[@alexandergallant6444]

Good exercise Bass players we need to treat music as a language. I have been playing and studying for years so this is elementary. Thank you Mark

[@matthewmay2819]

.. not everyone is on the same level. I'm sorry you had to watch 12 minutes of "Elementary" stuff,.. but some of us need this information.

[@drtone]

Memorization over talent for the win

[@BradTheProducer]

MFW I accidentally walk into a 300 level class in freshman year.

[@davecarrick2194]

I didn't do formal lessons on this subject, maybe that would have been the key (pun intended). I have spent hours attempting to learn scales and notes parrot fashion and only managed polly want a biscuit at the end of it. Not a big deal though as I'm a guitarist, and only play songs I've had a hand in writing, happy with what I can do without knowing all the theory.

[@dangracia7805]

Some were immediate, some took a minute.

[@anthonymorris5951]

They are interesting to learn. But truth is, if it sounds good it is good and that doesn't always mean sticking to exact key or scale.

[@Likeaforest]

Wow 👌 👏 😍 that was 👌 👍 a great lesson, so it will take hours , BUT I'll do it double up

[@Likeaforest]

Dabble

[@dambrooks7578]

I cannot even blame not playing for age's as the reason I could not answer your questions, thanks Mark 🥴

[@dernicolas6281]

now tell this to the guitar guys (and girls of course). :)

[@diegovargas70]

Rock bass players like me are very far of know well every key. Iam on the path, with speling drills and exercises like that using the circle of Forths, but a lot of work stil to be done in the years to come

[@Likeaforest]

All my life I was playing just from hearing, 😊 but thanks to Korona I started to learn the music theory and one day I find myself crying 😢 😭 like a little girl 👧 about that I didn't learn B4 .... so you're so right 😆

[@bassforkids4504]

Knowing how my mind works at age 69,I wouldn't be able to memorize all that, even if that's all I worked on everyday.

[@maks886]

no, no, I can't, nope, nope 😅

[@johnhewitt6799]

No Chance of knowing any of it. Sorry

[@johnhewitt6799]

Now completely lost. Should I give up?

[@VictorHugo-cx5pm]

@@johnhewitt6799 no

[@matthewmay2819]

@@johnhewitt6799 absolutely Not ! .. do Not give Up !.. true,.. it can be very easy to get confused & confounded by all of the numbers being flown about spoken quickly. .. but please dont give Up. Watch the Vid again.. have pen & paper ready. Take notes. It Will eventually " Click" and make more sense. Be patient with yourself.