G Chromatic Bass Guitar Scale Fretboard Diagram

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This is the bass fretboard diagram for the G chromatic scale across various tunings. The G chromatic scale consists of the following intervals: half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step, half step from the first note to the first note in the next octave.

Tonic
G
Notes
G – G# – A – A# – B – C – C# – D – D# – E – F – F# – G
Intervals formula
1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1
Degrees
I – bII – II – bIII – III – IV – bV – V – bVI – VI – bVII – VII – I
Tonic Notes Intervals formula Degrees
G G – G# – A – A# – B – C – C# – D – D# – E – F – F# – G 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 I – bII – II – bIII – III – IV – bV – V – bVI – VI – bVII – VII – I
Contents
  1. Diagrams for different tunings:
  2. How to Read the Fretboard Diagram
  3. 4 string bass tuning standard, open notes: E, A, D, G
  4. 5 string bass tuning standard, open notes: B, E, A, D, G
  5. 6 string bass tuning standard, open notes: B, E, A, D, G, C
  6. 4 string bass tuning drop d, open notes: D, A, D, G
  7. 4 string bass tuning drop c, open notes: C, G, C, F
  8. 4 string bass tuning drop c sharp, open notes: C#, G#, C#, F#
  9. 4 string bass tuning half step down, open notes: Eb, Ab, Db, Gb
  10. 4 string bass tuning whole step down, open notes: D, G, C, F
  11. 4 string bass tuning one and half step down, open notes: C#, F#, B, E
  12. 4 string bass tuning two steps down, open notes: C, F, Bb, Eb
  13. 4 string bass tuning bead, open notes: B, E, A, D
  14. 4 string bass tuning tenor, open notes: A, D, G, C
  15. 5 string bass tuning drop a, open notes: A, E, A, D, G
  16. 5 string bass tuning drop b, open notes: B, F#, B, E, A
  17. 5 string bass tuning drop g, open notes: G, D, G, C, F
  18. 5 string bass tuning tenor, open notes: E, A, D, G, C
  19. 5 string bass tuning whole step down, open notes: A, D, G, C, F
  20. 6 string bass tuning drop f sharp, open notes: F#, C#, F#, B, E, A
  21. 6 string bass tuning two and half step down, open notes: F#, B, E, A, D, G

Diagrams for different tunings:

How to Read the Fretboard Diagram

The diagram shows the bass guitar fretboard as you see it while playing. For example, if the tuning is shown as open notes: B, E, A, D, G, then B is the thickest (5th) string, and G is the thinnest (1st) string. Each dot represents a note in the scale. Use the diagram to visualize note positions and practice finger placement.

4 string bass tuning standard, open notes: E, A, D, G

G chromatic diagram in standard 4 bass tuning (4 strings, open notes: E, A, D, G)

5 string bass tuning standard, open notes: B, E, A, D, G

G chromatic diagram in standard 5 bass tuning (5 strings, open notes: B, E, A, D, G)

6 string bass tuning standard, open notes: B, E, A, D, G, C

G chromatic diagram in standard 6 bass tuning (6 strings, open notes: B, E, A, D, G, C)

4 string bass tuning drop d, open notes: D, A, D, G

G chromatic diagram in drop d 4 bass tuning (4 strings, open notes: D, A, D, G)

4 string bass tuning drop c, open notes: C, G, C, F

G chromatic diagram in drop c 4 bass tuning (4 strings, open notes: C, G, C, F)

4 string bass tuning drop c sharp, open notes: C#, G#, C#, F#

G chromatic diagram in drop c sharp 4 bass tuning (4 strings, open notes: C#, G#, C#, F#)

4 string bass tuning half step down, open notes: Eb, Ab, Db, Gb

G chromatic diagram in half step down 4 bass tuning (4 strings, open notes: Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)

4 string bass tuning whole step down, open notes: D, G, C, F

G chromatic diagram in whole step down 4 bass tuning (4 strings, open notes: D, G, C, F)

4 string bass tuning one and half step down, open notes: C#, F#, B, E

G chromatic diagram in one and half step down 4 bass tuning (4 strings, open notes: C#, F#, B, E)

4 string bass tuning two steps down, open notes: C, F, Bb, Eb

G chromatic diagram in two steps down 4 bass tuning (4 strings, open notes: C, F, Bb, Eb)

4 string bass tuning bead, open notes: B, E, A, D

G chromatic diagram in bead 4 bass tuning (4 strings, open notes: B, E, A, D)

4 string bass tuning tenor, open notes: A, D, G, C

G chromatic diagram in tenor 4 bass tuning (4 strings, open notes: A, D, G, C)

5 string bass tuning drop a, open notes: A, E, A, D, G

G chromatic diagram in drop a 5 bass tuning (5 strings, open notes: A, E, A, D, G)

5 string bass tuning drop b, open notes: B, F#, B, E, A

G chromatic diagram in drop b 5 bass tuning (5 strings, open notes: B, F#, B, E, A)

5 string bass tuning drop g, open notes: G, D, G, C, F

G chromatic diagram in drop g 5 bass tuning (5 strings, open notes: G, D, G, C, F)

5 string bass tuning tenor, open notes: E, A, D, G, C

G chromatic diagram in tenor 5 bass tuning (5 strings, open notes: E, A, D, G, C)

5 string bass tuning whole step down, open notes: A, D, G, C, F

G chromatic diagram in whole step down 5 bass tuning (5 strings, open notes: A, D, G, C, F)

6 string bass tuning drop f sharp, open notes: F#, C#, F#, B, E, A

G chromatic diagram in drop f sharp 6 bass tuning (6 strings, open notes: F#, C#, F#, B, E, A)

6 string bass tuning two and half step down, open notes: F#, B, E, A, D, G

G chromatic diagram in two and half step down 6 bass tuning (6 strings, open notes: F#, B, E, A, D, G)

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