C Japanese (Pentatonic) Bass Scale Shapes
The C Japanese (Pentatonic) scale on bass: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.
Notes: C D F G Ab
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Scale Shapes
Scale shapes
3NPS - First Position
G|--8--10--13-| D|-10--11--15-| A|-12--15--17-| E|-13--17--19-|
3NPS - Second Position
G|-10--13--15-| D|-11--15--17-| A|-15--17--18-| E|-17--19--22-|
3NPS - Third Position
G|--1---3---4-| D|--3---5---8-| A|--5---6--10-| E|--7--10--12-|
3NPS - Fourth Position
G|--3---4---8-| D|--5---8--10-| A|--6--10--12-| E|-10--12--13-|
3NPS - Fifth Position
G|--4---8--10-| D|--8--10--11-| A|-10--12--15-| E|-12--13--17-|
3NPS - Sixth Position
G|--8--10--13-| D|-10--11--15-| A|-12--15--17-| E|-13--17--19-|
3NPS - Seventh Position
G|-10--13--15-| D|-11--15--17-| A|-15--17--18-| E|-17--19--22-|