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picture of Diatonic Harmony app The serious bassist should have a solid understanding of Diatonic Harmony. Diatonic Harmony is the study and analysis of musical scales, starting with the Major Scale, and extending that Major Scale into Modes (sub-scales of the Major Scale) and Chords (the foundation of harmony) in order to find consistent patterns that occur in music, regardless of the Key Center.
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picture of Bass Range Notefinder app The Electric Bass covers a specific range of notes on the bass clef, from one ledger line below the staff, to 6 or more ledger lines above the staff, depending on the number of frets on your bass. Also, some notes occur in only one place on the fingerboard, while others occur in two, three, and four locations. Every bassist should know where the notes on the bass fingerboard occur on the bass clef staff.
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picture of Bass Clef Note Finder app While learning to read bass clef music on the Electric Bass, it's a good idea to know how to correlate the notes on the bass clef staff with the correct notes on the bass fingerboard. The Bass Clef Note Finder application will allow you to do just that. Click on any note on the pictured bass fingerboard, and the corresponding note will appear on the bass clef staff.
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