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I picked up a copy of the Bass Grimoire early on in my career. It does a similar thing but for nearly every scale imaginable.
There are two ways you could go about this:
Way one: grab a comprehensive reference like The Bass Grimoire. Matching scales to chords turns out to be a vast database.
Way two: Learn some basic music theory regarding chord construction, inversions, and substitutions. This applies across keys and once you know it you can match a scale to a chord on the fly.
One important thing is to relax, and especially relax your fretting hand. If you've got the strings in a death claw, it's going to sound bad and you might eventually wind up with carpal tunnel.
Instead of trying to do hammer-ons right away, force yourself to go back to fundamentals. Set the metronome (you must have a metronome) to 40 beats per minute and play one finger per fret. Your fingers should fall immediately behind each fret. Whole notes, half notes, quarters, eighths triplets and 16ths...make sure you're playing in time with the clicks. Try to relax completely and use only the minimum amount of pressure it takes to sound each note without buzzing. The idea behind this exercise is to teach your muscle memory the exact amount of pressure you need to play a given note. Forcing yourself to play slow will give your muscles time to readjust in order to sound the notes accurately. Your fingers, wrists, body posture, etc. should be completely relaxed and comfortable throughout. If you start tensing up or feel pain or burning in your fingers, make yourself relax and loosen up.
Couple other popular hand exercises.
For books, there's a big difference between a good one and a bad one. I can personally recommend Serious Electric Bass, Bass Logic, Bass Grooves, and Standing in the Shadows of Motown (this last book is less of a beginner's guide and more of a project you could spend a lifetime on: i.e. learning from the great James Jamerson). Also highly recommended is Ed Friedland's Building Walking Bass Lines. I also have and recommend The Bass Grimoire, but it is more a reference book for advanced scale and chord building, as opposed to a beginner's guide. Bass Guitar for Dummies is actually pretty good and comprehensive.
And there are some good online resources as well: studybass.com is great and starts from a beginner level. Scott Devine is an amazing teacher especially with more advanced techniques, but also for fundamentals. Paul from How To Play Bass Dot Com just steps you through a bunch of popular rock & r&b tunes...not bad for picking up new songs, but it's far better to learn the theory & structure behind a song than just memorizing the finger patterns. MarloweDK is a great player with hundreds of videos, but he's highly advanced.
Finally, musictheory.net has some great ear training exercises you can do any time, in addition to a wealth of info about basic theory that applies to all instruments.
http://www.amazon.com/GT3-The-Bass-Grimoire-Complete/dp/0825821819
Technique: Scottsbasslessons.com, hell, he JUST made a technique video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxWdiSZbjXw&list=UUWTj3vCqkQIsrTGSm4kM34g
Theory/reading music: musictheory.net and https://www.youtube.com/user/musictheoryguy note: he uses British terms for notes (what Americans call a 16th note, they call a semi quaver)
Scales: http://www.amazon.com/GT3-Grimoire-Complete-Adam-Kadmon/dp/0825821819/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412919788&sr=1-1&keywords=bass+grimoire . You need to know Major and minor in "zombie mode". To the point where you don't think about where the notes are, you just play them. Not saying it happens overnight, but those scales are 98%+ of what modern music uses.
This has every scale you'll ever need...and more. It has scales that are super esoteric but can be useful (one of my favorite lines I made has a F Hirojoshi scale!)
Note: the circle of fifths is on the cover. It is crucial that you memorize it and understand what it means. Father Christmas Got Dad An Electric Blanket. Blanket Exploded And Dad Got Charred Feet. Once you see the circle, you'll understand what these devices are referring to.
This book will have everything you need. I’m serious. It’s complete.
Bass Grimoire
http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/0825821819
I have a habit of buying music books but then never really using them. What did you like about that book, pros and cons? How'd it help you?
I would also recommend the Bass Grimoire if you want scales, scales and nothing but scales.
The Bass Grimoire Complete
The Bass Grimoire might be a helpful resource.
I was looking at this book at SamAsh last week, lols pretty interesting.