Bass Cheat Sheet
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Bass Guitar Cheat Sheet Nashville Number System I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - vii o - VIII w w h w w w h G - Am - Bm - C - D - Em - F# o - G C - Dm - Em - F - G - Am - B o - C E - F#m - Gm - G# - B - C#m - D# o - E D - Em - F#m - G - A - Bm - C# o - D = key = octave = pentatonic scale (these will almost always sound good when played in a song in the appropriate key) Example: We’re going to play a song in the key of G. This means that the chords that will be used are G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, and F# o . As a bassist, you can almost always play the notes G, A, C, D, and E over any part of the song and it will sound at least OK and maybe completely amazing. Arpeggios Definition: Arpeggios are the three notes that make up a chord. These notes are the root note, the third, and the fifth. For instance, the arpeggio for a G Major chord would be made up of the notes G, B, and D. For bass, any of these notes should sound good when played over the G Major chord in a song. D A E G 1 3 5 8 Major Arpeggio D A E G 1 5 3 8 Minor Arpeggio D A E G 1 3 4 6 7 5 2 8 Major Scale D A E G 1 4 5 7 8 2 3 6 Minor Scale The Scales {
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Bass Guitar Cheat Sheet
Nashville Number System
I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - viio - VIII w w h w w w hG - Am - Bm - C - D - Em - F#o - GC - Dm - Em - F - G - Am - Bo - CE - F#m - Gm - G# - B - C#m - D#o - ED - Em - F#m - G - A - Bm - C#o - D
= key
= octave
= pentatonic scale (these will almost always sound good when played in a song in the appropriate key)
Example: We’re going to play a song in the key of G. This means that the chords that will be used areG, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, and F#o. As a bassist, you can almost always play the notes G, A, C, D, and E over anypart of the song and it will sound at least OK and maybe completely amazing.
Arpeggios
Definition: Arpeggios are the three notes that make up a chord. These notes are the root note, the third, and the fifth. For instance,the arpeggio for a G Major chord would be made up of the notes G, B, and D. For bass, any of these notes should sound good whenplayed over the G Major chord in a song.
D
A
E
G
1
3 5
8
Major Arpeggio
D
A
E
G
1
5
3
8
Minor Arpeggio
D
A
E
G
1
3 4
6 7
5
2
8
Major Scale
D
A
E
G
1
4 5
7 8
2 3
6
Minor Scale
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