EADG 4 Theory Textbook for the Bass Guitar by John Falstrom

Chapter One	Page
Musical Terms for the Bass Guitar	1
Musical Alphabet	4
The Steps between the Natural Notes	5
The Fretboard of the Four String Bass Guitar	6
The Finger Patterns	7
The Major Scales (Keys)	9
Major Chords	11
The Major Scales (Keys) and their Basic Chord(s)	12
Note Relationship to Root - Major Scales	14
Notes below the Root - Major Scales	15
Notes above the Octave - Major Scales	16
The Natural Minor Scales (Keys)	17
Comparing the Natural Minor Scale to the Major Scale	19
Minor Chords	20
The Natural Minor Scales (Keys) and their Basic Chord(s)	21
Note Relationship to Root - Natural Minor Scales	23
Notes below the Root - Natural Minor Scales	24
Notes above the Octave - Natural Minor Scales	25
Circle of Fifths (Keys)	26
Relative Natural Minor Scales (Keys)	26
Key Signatures	27
The Diminished 5th (Augmented 4th) Note	29
The Minor 2nd (Augmented Root) Note	29
Chromatic Analysis	30
Chapter Two
Chords	31
Root Position Chords and Chord Inversions	36
Chord Arpeggios	37
The Chords in Major Keys	54
The Chords in Natural Minor Keys	57
The Chords in Major and Natural Minor Keys	60
The Modal System	61
Seventh Chords in Major Keys	77
Seventh Chords in Natural Minor Keys	79
The Seventh Chords in Major and Natural Minor Keys	81
The Harmonic Minor Scales (Keys)	82
The Chords in Harmonic Minor Keys	84
The Melodic Minor Scales (Keys)	87
The Chords in Melodic Minor Keys	89
Different Ways of Playing the Scales	92
The Chromatic Scale	95
The Pentatonic Scale	97
The Minor Pentatonic Scale	99
Comparing the Pentatonic Scale to the Minor Pentatonic Scale	101
The Whole Tone Scale	102
Techniques for Developing an Original Sound	104
Chapter Three
Harmonics	105
Double Stops	107
Chordal Studies	114
The Standard 12 Bar Blues Form	124
Bass Lines for the Standard 12 Bar Blues Form	125
The 12 Bar Jazz Blues Form	126
The 12 Bar Jazz Blues Form - Popular Song Style	127
The Blues Scale	129
The Blues Scale with added b5th Note	131
How to Practice the Standard 12 Bar Blues Form and the 12 Bar Jazz Blues Forms	134
Chapter Four
The System	135
Technique Exercises	194
The Four String Exercise	197
Practice Schedule	198
Technique Schedule	199