Originally published June 5, 2013, lightly edited for clarity.
After getting the basic geography down of where the notes of a scale are on the bass fingerboard vertical relationships using my 3 note per string box technique, we then move on to navigating the notes of the scale in more of a horizontal fashion using an exercise I call the 4 Note Bridge. In this exercise we go up and down the bass neck in different 2, 3, and 4 note string combinations (5 and 6 too for 5 & 6 string basses), exploring some really cool ways to practice navigating scale note choices. Scale navigation is one of the fundamentals I teach. Check out this video to get a peek at this effective way of getting around your bass fingerboard using scales!! If you want guided practice on scale navigation across the neck, online bass lessons via Zoom are available.
