USE THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE

It’s very common for you and I to see harmony and theory in black and white.

Two plus two equals four—and that’s the end of the debate! However, as bass is a melodic instrument, it’s essential that the pitches we choose to play continue to uphold the harmony—otherwise entire compositions can be misinterpreted, or worse still, have the potential to collapse.

This school of thought isn’t always employed by some of our neighboring instruments. In fact, their perspective can be quite the contrary, as