Bajo-Electrico Diagrams

Remember: I make all of my diagrams from the Player's Perspective:

How you would look down at your fretboard and see the shapes.

There's no reason to make you flip the shapes around in your head, and memorize them in orientations other than what you see when you look down at your instrument!

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Quick Navigation Table of Contents:

Bajo-Electrico Order of the Tonos and Fretboard Diagram

Single Octave Fretted Major Scale Shapes

Single Octave Major Scale Pattern on Any String

Universal Major Scale Shape

Universal Major Pentatonic Shape

Minor Scale Shapes

Universal Natural Minor Scale

Universal Minor Pentatonic

The Modes of the Major Scale

Ionian/Jonico Mode

Dorian/Dorico Mode

Phrygian/Frigio Mode

Lydian/Lidio Mode (Tercera)

Mixolydian Mode (Segunda)

Aeolian/Eolico Mode (Natural/Relative Minor)

Locrian/Locrio Mode

4 vs 5 vs 6 String Bass Comparison of Scale Ranges

Bajo-Electrico Order of the Tonos and Fretboard Diagram

Understanding and memorizing the order of the tonos and where tonos can be found is the first step to learning where you can place the same Root, 5th, and Octave shapes to play over all 12 Major and Minor Chords, as well as for scales too!

Single Octave Fretted Major Scale Shapes

These universal Major Scale Patterns work on any tono, any fret. This is why its so important to learn your fretboard and the order of the tonos! With that and this, you will know all 12 Major scales easily in multiple spots!

Single Octave Major Scale Pattern on Any String

Applies to both Guitar and Bass, don't get scared just because there are 6 strings on the Diagram it's all the same.

Universal Major Scale Shape

Universal Major Pentatonic Shape

Minor Scale Shapes

Very Useful Shapes and Patterns to use over certain Minor Chords, great for Tumbado and Belico Stuff!

Universal Natural Minor Scale

Universal Minor Pentatonic

The Modes of the Major Scale

These scale shapes will help you learn exactly what you can play over specific chords in a key or in a progression! Your adornos will harmonize super well over the right chords and you'll sound like a pro.

Make sure you know your major scales well, and read all the info! This is not a beginner friendly topic.

I list them here in order of the Diatonic Chords of a Major Key, but there are many ways we can go about learning these Mode Shapes. If you like classic songs with mostly major chords, learn the Ionian, Lydian and Mixolydian first.

If you like the newer tumbado/belico stuff with more Minor Chords, learn the Aeolian, Dorian and Phrygian shapes.

You should still learn them all regardless though!