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Viennese Bass Method - Lesson 1 Scales
Viennese Bass Method - Lesson 1 Scales
Bass Clef
Viennese tuning: Open strings - 4 string setup
L L L wL
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#w
w w
IV
III
II
L
2
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III
II
II
4
2 4 1 1 L 2 L
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I
II
III
III
4
1 4 2
L
1
L 2
III
II
2
2
L 2 2 4 1 4 4 1 4 2 2 L
4
III
II
II
III
L
L
L
2
2
1
4
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III
II
II
III
IV III
II
? # # 1 L
4
II
III
IV
III
II
III
IV
L
L 4 1 L L
4
4
2 2
1
1
4 1
L
1 4
L L L
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IV
III
IV
II III II
III
Tenor Clef
Viennese tuning: Open strings - 4 string setup
L L L
#w w
w
w
IV
III
II
The following exercises are the exact copy of the Bass Clef material. The left hand should already be
familiar with the pitches, thus the reading of the Tenor Clef should be easier. No need to rush here as
well. A slow but steady tempo will be the most helpful at this stage.
1 L 2 L
4
4
2
2
L
L
2
2
B ##
III
II
II
III
III
II
B #
#
4
II
III
III
II
II
III
B #
III
II
II
III
IV III
II
4 1 4 2
2 4 1 4
L
1
1 L 4 1
1 4
B # # 1 4 1
4
II
III
IV
III
II
III
IV
L L 2 2
4 1 4 1
1 4 1 4
L L L
L
L
L
4 1
1 4
B ##
IV
III
IV
II III II
III
Treble Clef
Viennese tuning: Open strings - 4 string setup
IV
III
L L
&
#w w
w
w
II
Treble clef uses an octave higher range as already explained in the "Playing Technique Notation - Treble
Clef" section of the web site. The following exercises are the exact copy of the Bass and Tenor clef
material, with a difference of being written in Treble Clef. Slow but steady is the rule.
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L 2 2 4 4 2 2 L 1 L 2 L
III
III
II
II
1 L 2 L
# # 4 2 4 1
&
II
III
III
II
III
II
II
III
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L 2 2 2 4 1
III
II
II
III
IV III
II
1 L 4 1
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&
4
II
III
IV
III
II
III
IV
L L 2 2
4 1 4 1
1 4 1 4
L L L
L
L
4 1 L
## L 1 4
&
IV
III
IV
II III II
III
"Slow"
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. L
1
# 2 2 L
II
III
IV
? # # 4
4 1
II
4
4
4
1 4 2 1 2 2 1 L 1
L
1
L 2
IV
III
II
I II
II
4
4
4
1 4 2 1 2 2 1 L 1
L
1
? # # L 2 L
III
II
I II
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1
II
III
L 1 L 1 2 L 1
1
II
III II
4
4
4
2 2 1 L 1 L
L1 1
1 L 1 L 1
2
II
II III II III
III
II
4
4
4
4
4
4
2 2 1 L 1 1 L 1 2 4 1 4 L 2 2 1 L 1 1 L 1 2 4 1 4 L
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II
II
III I
II
III I
B
4 2 4 1
4
1 L 1 1
2 # 1 2 1 2 1 4 1
#
II
III IV III
IV
II
III
2 1 2 1 2
2
L
1 L 1 1 2 2
1
1
1 4 1
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4 2 4 1
II
III IV III
IV
II
III II