Mel Bay's Encyclopedia of Scales & Modes for Electric Bass
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Published: March 20, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9781562222901
Subjects: Music; Musical Instruments - Guitar; Genres & Styles - Electronic; Reference
First sentence: The word scale is derived from the Latin and Italian word "scala" meaning ladder, which is precisely what a scale is - a sequential order of adjoining notes either ascending or descending an octave in stepwise order.