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== Major Scale in all Positions ==
 
== Major Scale in all Positions ==
 
: '''U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7'''
 
: '''U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7'''
* Stepwise
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=== Stepwise ===
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==== C Position ====
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E-----------------------------0-1-3-1-0-----------------------------
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B-----------------------0-1-3-----------3-1-0-----------------------
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G-------------------0-2-----------------------2-0-------------------
 +
D-------------0-2-3-------------------------------3-2-0-------------
 +
A-------0-2-3-------------------------------------------3-2-0-------
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E-0-1-3-------------------------------------------------------3-1-0-
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==== C/A Position ====
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E-----------------------------1-3-5-3-1-----------------------------
 +
B-------------------------3-5-----------5-3-------------------------
 +
G-------------------2-4-5-------------------5-4-2-------------------
 +
D-------------2-3-5-------------------------------5-3-2-------------
 +
A-------2-3-5-------------------------------------------5-3-2-------
 +
E-1-3-5-------------------------------------------------------5-3-1-
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==== A Position ====
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E-----------------------------3-5-7-5-3-----------------------------
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B-------------------------5-6-----------6-5-------------------------
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G-------------------4-5-7-------------------7-5-4-------------------
 +
D-------------3-5-7-------------------------------7-5-3-------------
 +
A-------3-5-7-------------------------------------------7-5-3-------
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E-3-5-7-------------------------------------------------------7-5-3-
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==== G Position ====
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E-----------------------------5-7-8-7-5-----------------------------
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B-----------------------5-6-8-----------8-6-5-----------------------
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G-------------------5-7-----------------------7-5-------------------
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D-------------5-7-9-------------------------------9-7-5-------------
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A-------5-7-8-------------------------------------------8-7-5-------
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E-5-7-8-------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-
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==== E/G Position ====
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E----------------------------------7-8-10-8-7----------------------------------
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B-----------------------------8-10------------10-8-----------------------------
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G----------------------7-9-10----------------------10-9-7----------------------
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D---------------7-9-10------------------------------------10-9-7---------------
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A--------7-8-10--------------------------------------------------10-8-7--------
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E-7-8-10----------------------------------------------------------------10-8-7-
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==== E/G Position ====
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E---------------------------------------8-10-12-10-8---------------------------------------
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B---------------------------------10-12--------------12-10---------------------------------
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G-------------------------9-10-12--------------------------12-10-9-------------------------
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D-----------------9-10-12------------------------------------------12-10-9-----------------
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A---------8-10-12----------------------------------------------------------12-10-8---------
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E-8-10-12--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-8-
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==== D Position ====
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E-------------------------------------------10-12-13-12-10-------------------------------------------
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B----------------------------------10-12-13----------------13-12-10----------------------------------
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G----------------------------10-12----------------------------------12-10----------------------------
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D-------------------10-12-14----------------------------------------------14-12-10-------------------
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A----------10-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10-8--------
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E-10-12-13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-
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* 3rds
 
* 3rds
 
* 4ths
 
* 4ths

Revision as of 23:41, 8 September 2014

Fixed Position Scales

Major Scale in all Positions

U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7

Stepwise

C Position

E-----------------------------0-1-3-1-0-----------------------------
B-----------------------0-1-3-----------3-1-0-----------------------
G-------------------0-2-----------------------2-0-------------------
D-------------0-2-3-------------------------------3-2-0-------------
A-------0-2-3-------------------------------------------3-2-0-------
E-0-1-3-------------------------------------------------------3-1-0-

C/A Position

E-----------------------------1-3-5-3-1-----------------------------
B-------------------------3-5-----------5-3-------------------------
G-------------------2-4-5-------------------5-4-2-------------------
D-------------2-3-5-------------------------------5-3-2-------------
A-------2-3-5-------------------------------------------5-3-2-------
E-1-3-5-------------------------------------------------------5-3-1-

A Position

E-----------------------------3-5-7-5-3-----------------------------
B-------------------------5-6-----------6-5-------------------------
G-------------------4-5-7-------------------7-5-4-------------------
D-------------3-5-7-------------------------------7-5-3-------------
A-------3-5-7-------------------------------------------7-5-3-------
E-3-5-7-------------------------------------------------------7-5-3-

G Position

E-----------------------------5-7-8-7-5-----------------------------
B-----------------------5-6-8-----------8-6-5-----------------------
G-------------------5-7-----------------------7-5-------------------
D-------------5-7-9-------------------------------9-7-5-------------
A-------5-7-8-------------------------------------------8-7-5-------
E-5-7-8-------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-

E/G Position

E----------------------------------7-8-10-8-7----------------------------------
B-----------------------------8-10------------10-8-----------------------------
G----------------------7-9-10----------------------10-9-7----------------------
D---------------7-9-10------------------------------------10-9-7---------------
A--------7-8-10--------------------------------------------------10-8-7--------
E-7-8-10----------------------------------------------------------------10-8-7-

E/G Position

E---------------------------------------8-10-12-10-8---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------10-12--------------12-10---------------------------------
G-------------------------9-10-12--------------------------12-10-9-------------------------
D-----------------9-10-12------------------------------------------12-10-9-----------------
A---------8-10-12----------------------------------------------------------12-10-8---------
E-8-10-12--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-8-

D Position

E-------------------------------------------10-12-13-12-10-------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------10-12-13----------------13-12-10----------------------------------
G----------------------------10-12----------------------------------12-10----------------------------
D-------------------10-12-14----------------------------------------------14-12-10-------------------
A----------10-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10-8--------
E-10-12-13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-


  • 3rds
  • 4ths
  • 5ths
  • 6ths
  • 7ths
  • Stepwise Group of 3
  • 3rds Group of 3
  • 4ths Group of 3
  • 5ths Group of 3
  • Stepwise Group of 4
  • 3rds Group of 4
  • 4ths Group of 4
  • 5ths Group of 4
  • Stepwise Group of 5
  • 3rds Group of 5
  • 4ths Group of 5
  • 5ths Group of 5
  • Stepwise Group of 6
  • 3rds Group of 6
  • 4ths Group of 6
  • 5ths Group of 6
  • Position-Shifting

Major Pentatonic Scale in all Positions

U M2 M3 P5 M6

Minor Scale in all Positions

U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7

Minor Pentatonic Scale in all Positions

U m3 P4 P5 m7

Blues Scale in all Positions

U m3 P4 d5 P5 m7

Harmonic Minor Scale in all Positions

U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 M7

Melodic Minor Scale in all Positions

U M2 m3 P4 P5 M6 M7 (ascending)
U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 (descending)

Whole-Half Scale in all Positions

U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7

Half-Whole Scale in all Positions

U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7

Whole-Tone Scale in all Positions

U M2 M3 A4 A5 A6 or U M2 M3 d5 m6 m7

Chromatic Scale

U m2 M2 m3 M3 P4 d5 P5 m6 M6 m7 M7

Three Note per String Scales

Major Scale in all Positions

U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7
  • Stepwise
  • 3rds
  • 4ths
  • 5ths
  • 6ths
  • 7ths
  • Stepwise Group of 3
  • 3rds Group of 3
  • 4ths Group of 3
  • 5ths Group of 3
  • Stepwise Group of 4
  • 3rds Group of 4
  • 4ths Group of 4
  • 5ths Group of 4
  • Stepwise Group of 5
  • 3rds Group of 5
  • 4ths Group of 5
  • 5ths Group of 5
  • Stepwise Group of 6
  • 3rds Group of 6
  • 4ths Group of 6
  • 5ths Group of 6

Major Pentatonic Scale in all Positions

U M2 M3 P5 M6

Minor Scale in all Positions

U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7

Minor Pentatonic Scale in all Positions

U m3 P4 P5 m7

Blues Scale in all Positions

U m3 P4 d5 P5 m7

Harmonic Minor Scale in all Positions

U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 M7

Melodic Minor Scale in all Positions

U M2 m3 P4 P5 M6 M7 (ascending)
U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 (descending)

Whole-Half Scale in all Positions

U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7

Half-Whole Scale in all Positions

U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7

Whole-Tone Scale in all Positions

U M2 M3 A4 A5 A6 or U M2 M3 d5 m6 m7