Bass Blues Scale - Master It All Over the Fretboard

The bass blues scale is another name for the pentatonic scale. More specifically it commonly refers to the minor pentatonic scale. Getting even more specific, it commonly refers to a minor pentatonic scale with a flat five added to it. Another name for this scale, is the minor pentatonic flat five scale. This makes it a six note scale.

You may wonder why we didn't say the bass blues scale is simply a minor pentatonic scale with a flat five added to it right off the bat. The reason is that when it comes to soloing, and since we are using the term "bass blues scale", which is used in many styles and is by default the essence of blues, that is not your scale to learn per se. It is actually the minor pentatonic scale, which is the scale of choice for your foundation of blues bass soloing.

Therefore the minor pentatonic scale is the bass blues scale. That is what you really need to understand first. However, to be very accurate and specific to the term "bass blues scale", it is a minor pentatonic scale with the addition of the flat five.

Scales come in many names and alterations, so there is much to be understood in regards to using and applying them. That is why it can be very valuable and worthwhile to get the Bass Magic Evolution learning software program that is a serious teaching system covering all aspects of bass music theory.