Bassist Ariane Cap's New Course [Pentatonic Playground for Bass](https://truefire.com/bass-guitar-lessons/pentatonic-playground/C857) is now available on TrueFire.com Five notes to rule them all", jokes Ariane Cap, bassist, author, blogger and educator. "In all seriousness, pentatonic scales are a bassist's best friend. To use them correctly and with ease is the ticket."
Austrian born Ariane Cap is an in-demand live and session bassist, educator, author and blogger. She recently published her first book [Music Theory for the Bass Player](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0996727604?keywords=Music%20Theory%20for%20the%20Bass%20Player&qid=1445107219&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1), available on Amazon and Barnes and Nobles. She also teaches students of all ages in the San Francisco Bay Area and internationally, and now also online via truefire.com. She can be reached at arianecap.com
In her new course - Pentatonic Playground for Bass - she teaches five versatile pentatonic shapes for a systematic approach to applying those five shapes, all over the neck, in a variety of musical contexts. In addition, Ariane
¢ explains the sounds and theoretical background of major and minor pentatonics,
¢ demonstrates five pentatonic shapes with tips on how to practice them creatively,
¢ shows a highly effective and fun exercise she calls 'groove and fill' to conquer the shapes while having fun,
¢ and gives plenty of applications of pentatonics such as creating cool fills all over the fretboard, grooving and soloing over a blues and playing over chord progressions.
Also included with this course are:
¢ Transcriptions (TAB, charts and GuitarPro files),
¢ PDF files containing descriptive explanations, and easy to understand fretboard diagrams,
¢ 20 cool groove tracks to jam with Cap, who has a knack for fun mnemonics and tricks from neuropsychology.
Ariane Cap is a gifted musician that manages to keep the in-depth material moving along, in a very entertaining and engaging way.
[Pentatonic Playground for Bass is now available at TrueFire.com as a DVD or instant download.](https://truefire.com/bass-guitar-lessons/pentatonic-playground/C857)
