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== Fixed Position Scales ==
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{{Top-Level Crumbs|2}}
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=== [[Fixed Position Major Scale Exercises|Major Scale ]] ===
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{{Exercise Crumbs|1}}
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: '''U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7'''
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{{Technical Exercises Crumbs|4}}
  
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=== [[Fixed Position Major Pentatonic Scale Exercises|Major Pentatonic Scale ]] ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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: '''U M2 M3 P5 M6'''
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!Scale Name !! Intervals !! Link
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=== Minor Scale ===
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! Major Scale
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: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7'''
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| U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7 || [[Fixed Position Major/Minor Scale Exercises|Fixed Position]], [[3nps Major/Minor Scale Exercises|3 Notes per String]]
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see [[Fixed Position Major Scale Exercises|Major Scale ]]
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! Natural Minor Scale
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=== Minor Pentatonic Scale ===
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| U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 || [[Fixed Position Major/Minor Scale Exercises|Fixed Position]], [[3nps Major/Minor Scale Exercises|3 Notes per String]]
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: '''U m3 P4 P5 m7'''
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see [[Fixed Position Major Pentatonic Scale Exercises|Major Pentatonic Scale ]]
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! Major Pentatonic Scale
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| U M2 M3 P5 M6 || [[Pentatonic Scale Exercises]]
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=== Blues Scale ===
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: '''U m3 P4 d5 P5 m7'''
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! Minor Pentatonic Scale
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| U m3 P4 P5 m7 || [[Pentatonic Scale Exercises]]
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=== Harmonic Minor Scale ===
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: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 M7'''
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! Blues Scale
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| U m3 P4 d5 P5 m7 ||
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=== Melodic Minor Scale ===
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: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 M6 M7''' (ascending)
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! Harmonic Minor Scale
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| U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 M7 ||
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: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7''' (descending)
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! Melodic Minor Scale  
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=== Whole-Half Scale ===
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| U M2 m3 P4 P5 M6 M7 (asc)<br>U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 (desc) ||
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: '''U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7'''
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E---------------------------------2-4-5-4-2---------------------------------
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! Whole-Half Scale
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B---------------------------3-4-6-----------6-4-3---------------------------
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| U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7 || [[Whole-Half/Half-Whole Scale Exercises]]
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G---------------------2-4-5-----------------------5-4-2---------------------
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D---------------3-4-6-----------------------------------6-4-3---------------
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! Half-Whole Scale  
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A-------2-3-5-6-----------------------------------------------6-5-3-2-------
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| U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7 || [[Whole-Half/Half-Whole Scale Exercises]]
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E-2-4-5---------------------------------------------------------------5-4-2-
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! Whole-Tone Scale
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=== Half-Whole Scale ===
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| U M2 M3 A4 A5 A6 or <br>U M2 M3 d5 m6 m7 || [[Whole-Tone Scale Exercises]]
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: '''U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7'''
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! Chromatic Scale
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E---------------------------------4-5-7-5-4---------------------------------
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| U m2 M2 m3 M3 P4<br>d5 P5 m6 M6 m7 M7 || [[Chromatic Scale Exercises]]
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B---------------------------4-6-7-----------7-6-4---------------------------
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G---------------------4-5-7-----------------------7-5-4---------------------
 
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D---------------4-6-7-----------------------------------7-6-4---------------
 
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A---------5-6-8-----------------------------------------------8-6-5---------
 
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E-4-5-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-4-
 
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=== Whole-Tone Scale ===
 
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: '''U M2 M3 A4 A5 A6''' or '''U M2 M3 d5 m6 m7'''
 
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E-------------------------1-3-5-3-1-------------------------
 
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B---------------------2-4-----------4-2---------------------
 
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G-----------------2-4-------------------4-2-----------------
 
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D-----------1-3-5---------------------------5-3-1-----------
 
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A-------2-4---------------------------------------4-2-------
 
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E-1-3-5-----------------------------------------------5-3-1-
 
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E-------------------------------------------1---3-1-5-
 
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B-----------------------------------2---4-2---4-------
 
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G---------------------------2---4-2---4---------------
 
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D---------------1---3-1-5-3---5-----------------------
 
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A-------2---4-2---4-----------------------------------
 
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E-1-5-3---5-------------------------------------------
 
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E-5-1-3---1-------------------------------------------
 
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B-------4---2-4---2-----------------------------------
 
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G---------------4---2-4---2---------------------------
 
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D-----------------------5---3-5-1-3---1---------------
 
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A-----------------------------------4---2-4---2-------
 
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E-------------------------------------------5---3-5-1-
 
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E---------------------------------------1---3---5--
 
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B-------------------------------2---4-----2---4----
 
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G-----------------------2---4-----2---4------------
 
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D-----------1---3---5-1---3---5--------------------
 
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A---2---4-----2---4--------------------------------
 
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E-1---3---5----------------------------------------
 
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E-5---3---1----------------------------------------
 
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B---4---2-----4---2--------------------------------
 
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G-----------4---2-----4---2------------------------
 
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D-------------------5---3---1-5---3---1------------
 
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A-------------------------------4---2-----4---2----
 
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E---------------------------------------5---3---1--
 
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E-----------------------------------------------------------------1---1-3-1-3-5-
 
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B-----------------------------------------------------2---2-4-2-4---4-----------
 
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G-----------------------------------------2---2-4-2-4---4-----------------------
 
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D-----------------------1---1-3-1-3-5-3-5---5-----------------------------------
 
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A-----------2---2-4-2-4---4-----------------------------------------------------
 
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E-1-3-5-3-5---5-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
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E-5-3-1-3-1---1-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
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B-----------4---4-2-4-2---2-----------------------------------------------------
 
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G-----------------------4---4-2-4-2---2-----------------------------------------
 
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D-----------------------------------5---5-3-5-3-1-3-1---1-----------------------
 
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A-----------------------------------------------------4---4-2-4-2---2-----------
 
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E-----------------------------------------------------------------5---5-3-5-3-1-
 
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=== Chromatic Scale ===
 
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: '''U m2 M2 m3 M3 P4 d5 P5 m6 M6 m7 M7'''
 
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E--------------------------------------------------4-5-6-7/8-
 
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B----------------------------------------4-5-6-7/8-----------
 
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G--------------------------------4-5-6-7---------------------
 
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D----------------------4-5-6-7/8-----------------------------
 
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A------------4-5-6-7/8---------------------------------------
 
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E--4-5-6-7/8-------------------------------------------------
 
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E--8-7-6-5\4-------------------------------------------------
 
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B------------8-7-6-5\4---------------------------------------
 
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G----------------------7-6-5-4-------------------------------
 
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D------------------------------8-7-6-5\4---------------------
 
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A----------------------------------------8-7-6-5\4-----------
 
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E--------------------------------------------------8-7-6-5\4-
 
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== Three Note per String Scales ==
 
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=== [[3nps Major Scale Exercises|Major Scale ]] ===
 
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: '''U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7'''
 
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=== Major Pentatonic Scale  ===
 
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: '''U M2 M3 P5 M6'''
 
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=== Minor Scale  ===
 
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: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7'''
 
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=== Minor Pentatonic Scale  ===
 
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: '''U m3 P4 P5 m7'''
 
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=== Blues Scale  ===
 
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: '''U m3 P4 d5 P5 m7'''
 
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=== Harmonic Minor Scale  ===
 
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: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 M7'''
 
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=== Melodic Minor Scale  ===
 
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: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 M6 M7''' (ascending)
 
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: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7''' (descending)
 
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=== Whole-Half Scale  ===
 
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: '''U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7'''
 
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E------------------------------4-5-7-5-4-------------------------------
 
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B------------------------4-6-7-----------7-6-4-------------------------
 
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G------------------4-5-7-----------------------7-5-4-------------------
 
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D-------------4-6-7----------------------------------7-6-4-------------
 
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A-------5-6-8----------------------------------------------8-6-5-------
 
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E-5-7-8----------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-
 
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=== Half-Whole Scale  ===
 
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: '''U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7'''
 
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E-------------------------------2-4-5-4-2-------------------------------
 
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B-------------------------3-4-6-----------6-4-3-------------------------
 
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G-------------------2-4-5-----------------------5-4-2-------------------
 
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D-------------3-4-6-----------------------------------6-4-3-------------
 
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A-------3-5-6-----------------------------------------------6-5-3-------
 
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E-4-5-7-----------------------------------------------------------7-5-4-
 
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=== Whole-Tone Scale ===
 
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: '''U M2 M3 A4 A5 A6''' or '''U M2 M3 d5 m6 m7'''
 
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E--------------------------------7-9-11-9-7--------------------------------
 
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B-------------------------6-8-10------------10-8-6-------------------------
 
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G-------------------4-6-8--------------------------8-6-4-------------------
 
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D-------------3-5-7--------------------------------------7-5-3-------------
 
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A-------2-4-6--------------------------------------------------6-4-2-------
 
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E-1-3-5--------------------------------------------------------------5-3-1-
 
  
 
== Four Notes per String Scales ==
 
== Four Notes per String Scales ==
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=== Chromatic Scale ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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E------------------------------------------1-2-3-4-
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!Scale Name !! Intervals !! Link
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B----------------------------------2-3-4-6---------
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G--------------------------2-3-4-5-----------------
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! Whole-Half/Half-Whole
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D------------------3-4-5-6-------------------------
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| U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7 / U m2 m3 M3 a4 P5 M6 m7 || [[Whole-Half/Half-Whole Scale Exercises#Four Notes per String|Whole-Half/Half-Whole Scales]]
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A----------4-5-6-7---------------------------------
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! Chromatic Scale
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| U m2 M2 m3 M3 P4 d5 P5 m6 M6 m7 M7 || [[Chromatic Scale Exercises#Four Notes Per String|Chromatic Scale]]
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E-/5-4-3-2-----------------------------------------
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B----------6-5-4-3---------------------------------
 
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G------------------6-5-4-3-------------------------
 
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D--------------------------7-6-5-4-----------------
 
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A----------------------------------8-7-6-5---------
 
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E------------------------------------------9-8-7-6-
 
  
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[[Category: Guitar]]
 
[[Category: Exercises]]
 
[[Category: Exercises]]
 
[[Category: Scales]]
 
[[Category: Scales]]

Latest revision as of 23:49, 21 August 2016

Scale Name Intervals Link
Major Scale U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7 Fixed Position, 3 Notes per String
Natural Minor Scale U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 Fixed Position, 3 Notes per String
Major Pentatonic Scale U M2 M3 P5 M6 Pentatonic Scale Exercises
Minor Pentatonic Scale U m3 P4 P5 m7 Pentatonic Scale Exercises
Blues Scale U m3 P4 d5 P5 m7
Harmonic Minor Scale U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 M7
Melodic Minor Scale U M2 m3 P4 P5 M6 M7 (asc)
U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 (desc)
Whole-Half Scale U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7 Whole-Half/Half-Whole Scale Exercises
Half-Whole Scale U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7 Whole-Half/Half-Whole Scale Exercises
Whole-Tone Scale U M2 M3 A4 A5 A6 or
U M2 M3 d5 m6 m7
Whole-Tone Scale Exercises
Chromatic Scale U m2 M2 m3 M3 P4
d5 P5 m6 M6 m7 M7
Chromatic Scale Exercises

Four Notes per String Scales

Scale Name Intervals Link
Whole-Half/Half-Whole U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7 / U m2 m3 M3 a4 P5 M6 m7 Whole-Half/Half-Whole Scales
Chromatic Scale U m2 M2 m3 M3 P4 d5 P5 m6 M6 m7 M7 Chromatic Scale