I don't follow you Sam? Idiot Loomes is confused.

What you seem to be suggesting is a recipe for 2nd inversion chords, which would work in major or minor. Don't get it?

To make minor scale on Bass buttons, (say Am for sake of easy notation:)

A,G counterbass,C,D,C Counterbass,F,G,A

and:

A,G counterbass,C,D,C counterbass,D counterbass,E Counterbass,A

would this work as a transposing pattern?

English Jon