D Japanese (Pentatonic) Bass Scale Shapes
The D Japanese (Pentatonic) scale on bass: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.
Notes: D E G A Bb
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Scale Shapes
Scale shapes
3NPS - First Position
G|-10--12--15-| D|-12--13--17-| A|-14--17--19-| E|-15--19--21-|
3NPS - Second Position
G|--0---3---5-| D|--1---5---7-| A|--5---7---8-| E|--7---9--12-|
3NPS - Third Position
G|--3---5---6-| D|--5---7--10-| A|--7---8--12-| E|--9--12--14-|
3NPS - Fourth Position
G|--5---6--10-| D|--7--10--12-| A|--8--12--14-| E|-12--14--15-|
3NPS - Fifth Position
G|--6--10--12-| D|-10--12--13-| A|-12--14--17-| E|-14--15--19-|
3NPS - Sixth Position
G|-10--12--15-| D|-12--13--17-| A|-14--17--19-| E|-15--19--21-|
3NPS - Seventh Position
G|--0---3---5-| D|--1---5---7-| A|--5---7---8-| E|--7---9--12-|