Alternate Fingering for Minor Pentatonic Scale for Bass Guitar
Continuing our discussion about minor pentatonic scales, let’s look at an alternate fingering.
Previously, I demonstrated the basic “Rock Box” fingering I learned when I was a teenager. And while that fingering pattern is the basis for the bulk of my playing, this second fingering is important to know, so that you’ll have more than one way to approach this scale. In addition, knowing this pattern will make it easier to discuss the theory behind this scale in future lessons.
So… let’s learn a new way to play the minor pentatonic scale. check out the video, then apply this fingering to the keys previously demonstrated: Em, Gm, Am, Cm, and Dm.
Alternate Fingering for Minor Pentatonic Scale
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As always, remember your basics:
⁊ Start slowly
⁊ Play it 10 times, perfectly
⁊ Increase speed slowly
⁊ Learn the basic scale first; add extensions 1 at a time
Remember, this isn’t a race. Strive for accuracy above all else. Increase your speed just two beats (per minute) at a time, playing the scale perfectly ten times in a row before adding another two beats. Learn the low position of this scale before moving to the high position.
Practice this scale every day for one week, then review it twice a week for the rest of the month. By then, you’ll have it committed to memory for life!
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[…] This video shows how the minor scale and minor pentatonic scale are related. Basically, all you do is remove two notes from the minor scale to create the minor pentatonic. To better understand this lesson, it’s important that you know the alternate fingering for the minor pentatonic scale. You can review that here. […]