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vviiper wrote:Why would you want to use a natural minor scale? Harmonic minors are what you should be using.

In The Shadows wrote:ive been playing bass too for about 14 years ish now, so making a bassline is one of the more natural things for me, so tbh I dont think about it much I just do it. I usually start with a sub pattern and then add in little licks of different mid range bass on top here and there untill its sounding full and rolling. Like the man said above, its just practice, an ear for it will develop with time if you keep at it. I quite like basslines that switch patches all over the place so that method works for me, but your own method will eventually form. For ages I was shit at making my own basslines, dont get disheartened if it takes a while.

If you are having trouble though Id sugest giving the following a try, forget melody all together and get the rhythm going first. Bass is as much about rhythm as melody, maybe even more so. If you are a midrange first or sub first kind of guy it doesnt matter really, Id just pick the root note of your tune and try and build a good bass rhythm on that one note. Listen to the drums and try to make the bass rhythm a part of whats going on in the beat so theyre locked together and work as a unit, think of it like another layer of drum sound. Once you got something with a good pattern rolling along you can grab individual notes and pitch them around to get a melody going, again try and use the note changes to accentuate the rhythm you got or tie in and support any melodies you may have already made. Its not a method to live by but something worth giving a shot when you are having trouble getting a good bline.