The Most Important Scale Ever? (Yep. Without a Doubt)

Major scales, minor scales, harmonic minor scales, melodic minor scales, chromatic scales, diminished scales, Lydian augmented scales… Just how many scales do you really need to learn? What if there was just one scale that would completely change your life?

Well, there is one scale that is by far the most useful. It’s used in improvisation, chord construction, diatonic harmony, theory and much more. And if you really lean into this one scale then you might just save yourself a whole load of time!

Are you ready for the big reveal?

As always, see you in the shed…

Scott :)

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[damienscanlon]

Playing scales on one string was what taught me the fretboard when I first started playing. A very valuable practice routine.

[alandoran]

Scott…..the visual frets at the side are fantastic…. It makes your videos so much easier to understand. I am a complete newbie and have been looking at your past videos and couldn’t really see what chords you were playing a lot of the time. For us real beginners it really help and is appreciated. Thank You

[MrDanilop]

Great lesson. This I actually learned it 30 years ago, but you are explaining it really well. It’s not an easy concept, it takes time. And yes the second most important is the chromatic scale, and when you know how to choose which one is needed you have no more boundaries.
Thank you a lot. Melodic minor and harmonic minor are just slightly different, super easy to incorporate after you know the modes.

[davidgibbon]

Hi Scott, Holy shit! I'm now 80 and been 'playing' bass for over 50 years trudging out mostly the same bass lines - learning new stuff when in a new band/genre with their repertoire as the motivation. The problem is that none of those processes made me analyse what I was doing. I clicked onto this video and it was like a Damascus revelation! Gobsmacked! I can now set to and actually LEARN what I'm playing instead of just trudging (although enjoyably) along the same paths. Grateful thanks - and you are a great teacher. Respect!

[stefanbornhoft]

Discovering that knowing the major scale gives endless opportunities for improvising or building bass lines was my biggest step in the last years. And it makes you understand the theorie of music. Thank you Scott!

[mpdjr]

I’ve watched this a few times, but this most recent viewing unlocked something in my brain — the various modes don’t have to be overwhelming, seemingly pretentious, terms. Dorian, Mixolydian, Ionian, Phrygian, etc., are no longer under-the-bed monsters that strike terror in my vulnerable psyche. How refreshing to enjoy an expanded musical vocabulary.

Thank you, Scott!

Blessings, Grace and Peace 😊

[familyengineering]

You’re so fluid scott. Make a video on fluidity

[tag]

This can't be repeated enough - thanks Scott. Sometimes I forget to refresh myself on the importance of this concept for all musicians and all styles of music.

[FroiFreixo]

You just learned to all your audience the equivalent of what I learned about harmony on 4 years of elemental music school.
Good freaking job.

[Babanov]

The main thing I learned from watching your channel is that the greatest music ever written for the bass is scales.

[marciosilvaoficial]

Scott made me realize that the quickest way to learn the Modes is to listen to The Sound of Music's soundtrack.🤣🤣🤣
Jokes aside, great lesson!😃

[VonAndreAcabal]

I have to pause the video to thank you for this. This probably is the best lesson I have seen ever.

[dm]

@2:44 .. It is literally impossible for Scot to play a simple Cmajor scale and nothing else

[NYCing-ti]

"When you are ready to learn, a teacher will appear" - I started playing during the shutdown, watched you scale videos usually lost halfway through. THIS video made complete sense and I understand what you were doing. (Learning how will be a different story), but I get the concept! Thank you Scott!

[danwinks]

Scott, I love just to make noise to clear my head with bass. But I do totally respect you brother.

[johandypablofrias]

I am a not so bad self thought musician and love playing bass. I can recommend anybody to not just watch the video but like myself finally take up the bass, watch the video In pieces, practice 20 minutes for some days, asking myself ok but that’s kinda dry and what’s the point, and then after some days getting the point of how useful that is and how good to know and how this can lvl up my playing while literally doing it.

Thanks for posting so many times that I could not longer ignore actually listening and practicing 😅❤

[Evilgeddylee]

I've literally been practicing all this stuff by accident the last few years. Wish I could mail this video back in time to myself 20 years ago

[Spaceman-mmod]

I feel like I have watched this before in this channel already

- 5 most important scales
- The only scale you need to learn
- The scale that changes everything
- The most important scale you will ever learn
And now one scale to rule them all

And I did not include here the scale to master the fingerboard.

Not that I am complaining about the quality, I just feel that I have been watching this over and over.

Anyway, still a good job on the quality! The old videos has helped me alot as well :)

[WMyArt]

Thanks, the last tip is especially a killin one..❤

[micktomazou]

Scott, must thank you for teaching me what I already know but didn't realise I knew. You never cease to amaze me and stretch my base of knowledge. Thank you again sir.