G Japanese (Pentatonic) Bass Scale Shapes
The G Japanese (Pentatonic) scale on bass: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.
Notes: G A C D Eb
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Scale Shapes
Scale shapes
3NPS - First Position
G|--3---5---8-| D|--5---6--10-| A|--7--10--12-| E|--8--12--14-|
3NPS - Second Position
G|--5---8--10-| D|--6--10--12-| A|-10--12--13-| E|-12--14--17-|
3NPS - Third Position
G|--8--10--11-| D|-10--12--15-| A|-12--13--17-| E|-14--17--19-|
3NPS - Fourth Position
G|-10--11--15-| D|-12--15--17-| A|-13--17--19-| E|-17--19--20-|
3NPS - Fifth Position
G|-11--15--17-| D|-15--17--18-| A|-17--19--22-| E|-19--20--24-|
3NPS - Sixth Position
G|--3---5---8-| D|--5---6--10-| A|--7--10--12-| E|--8--12--14-|
3NPS - Seventh Position
G|--5---8--10-| D|--6--10--12-| A|-10--12--13-| E|-12--14--17-|