Comprehensive Scale Library
Bass Guitar Scales & Modes
Explore playable fretboard charts, note formulas, degree steps, and audio playback across 17 scales and modes.
C Bass Scales
C Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
C Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
C Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
C Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
C Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
C Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
C Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
C Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
C Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
C Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
C Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
C Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
C Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
C Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
C Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
C Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
C Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
C#/Db Bass Scales
Db/C# Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
C#/Db Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
C#/Db Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
Db/C# Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
Db/C# Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
C#/Db Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
C#/Db Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
C#/Db Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
C#/Db Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
Db/C# Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
Db/C# Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
C#/Db Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
C#/Db Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
Db/C# Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
Db/C# Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
Db/C# Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
Db/C# Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
D Bass Scales
D Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
D Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
D Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
D Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
D Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
D Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
D Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
D Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
D Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
D Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
D Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
D Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
D Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
D Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
D Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
D Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
D Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
Eb/D# Bass Scales
Eb/D# Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
Eb/D# Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
Eb/D# Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
Eb/D# Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
Eb/D# Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
Eb/D# Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
D#/Eb Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
Eb/D# Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
D#/Eb Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
Eb/D# Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
Eb/D# Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
D#/Eb Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
Eb/D# Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
Eb/D# Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
Eb/D# Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
Eb/D# Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
Eb/D# Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
E Bass Scales
E Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
E Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
E Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
E Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
E Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
E Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
E Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
E Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
E Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
E Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
E Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
E Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
E Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
E Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
E Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
E Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
E Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
F Bass Scales
F Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
F Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
F Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
F Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
F Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
F Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
F Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
F Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
F Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
F Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
F Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
F Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
F Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
F Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
F Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
F Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
F Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
F#/Gb Bass Scales
F#/Gb Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
F#/Gb Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
F#/Gb Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
F#/Gb Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
F#/Gb Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
F#/Gb Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
F#/Gb Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
F#/Gb Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
F#/Gb Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
Gb/F# Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
F#/Gb Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
F#/Gb Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
F#/Gb Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
F#/Gb Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
F#/Gb Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
F#/Gb Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
F#/Gb Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
G Bass Scales
G Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
G Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
G Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
G Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
G Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
G Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
G Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
G Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
G Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
G Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
G Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
G Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
G Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
G Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
G Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
G Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
G Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
Ab/G# Bass Scales
Ab/G# Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
G#/Ab Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
Ab/G# Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
Ab/G# Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
Ab/G# Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
G#/Ab Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
G#/Ab Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
Ab/G# Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
G#/Ab Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
Ab/G# Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
Ab/G# Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
G#/Ab Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
G#/Ab Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
Ab/G# Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
Ab/G# Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
Ab/G# Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
Ab/G# Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
A Bass Scales
A Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
A Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
A Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
A Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
A Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
A Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
A Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
A Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
A Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
A Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
A Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
A Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
A Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
A Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
A Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
A Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
A Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
Bb/A# Bass Scales
Bb/A# Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
Bb/A# Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
Bb/A# Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
Bb/A# Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
Bb/A# Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
Bb/A# Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
Bb/A# Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
Bb/A# Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
Bb/A# Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
Bb/A# Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
Bb/A# Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
A#/Bb Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
Bb/A# Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
Bb/A# Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
Bb/A# Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
Bb/A# Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
Bb/A# Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.
B Bass Scales
B Major Bass Scale
Open, resolved, and harmonically complete.
B Natural Minor Bass Scale
Dark, direct, and familiar.
B Harmonic Minor Bass Scale
Tense and dramatic, with a strong leading tone.
B Melodic Minor Bass Scale
Minor at its core, but smooth and harmonically modern.
B Major Pentatonic Bass Scale
Clear, spacious, and hard to clash with.
B Minor Pentatonic Bass Scale
Compact, punchy, and riff-friendly.
B Blues Bass Scale
Gritty and expressive, with chromatic tension around the fifth.
B Dorian Bass Scale
Minor with lift and forward motion from the natural sixth.
B Phrygian Bass Scale
Dark and compressed, defined by the flat second.
B Lydian Bass Scale
Bright and weightless, colored by the raised fourth.
B Mixolydian Bass Scale
Major with a relaxed, dominant pull.
B Locrian Bass Scale
Unstable and unresolved, with both a flat second and flat fifth.
B Phrygian Dominant Bass Scale
Dark and commanding, with a major third above the flat second.
B Whole Tone Bass Scale
Floating and directionless, with no semitone resolution.
B Diminished Half-Whole Bass Scale
Dense dominant tension with repeating half-step and whole-step cells.
B Diminished Whole-Half Bass Scale
Balanced and angular, outlining diminished-seventh symmetry.
B Chromatic Bass Scale
All twelve pitch classes with no diatonic hierarchy.