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= Fixed Position Scales =
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{{Top-Level Crumbs|2}}
== Major Scale in all Positions ==
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{{Exercise Crumbs|1}}
: '''U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7'''
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{{Technical Exercises Crumbs|4}}
=== 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-
 
  
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Scale Name !! Intervals !! Link
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|-
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! Major 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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|-
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! Natural Minor 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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|-
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! Major Pentatonic Scale
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| U M2 M3 P5 M6 || [[Pentatonic Scale Exercises]]
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|-
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! Minor Pentatonic Scale
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| U m3 P4 P5 m7 || [[Pentatonic Scale Exercises]]
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|-
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! Blues Scale
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| U m3 P4 d5 P5 m7 ||
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|-
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! Harmonic Minor Scale
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| U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 M7 ||
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|-
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! Melodic Minor 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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|-
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! Whole-Half Scale
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| U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7 || [[Whole-Half/Half-Whole Scale Exercises]]
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|-
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! Half-Whole Scale
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| U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7 || [[Whole-Half/Half-Whole Scale Exercises]]
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|-
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! Whole-Tone 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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|-
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! Chromatic Scale
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| U m2 M2 m3 M3 P4<br>d5 P5 m6 M6 m7 M7 || [[Chromatic Scale Exercises]]
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|}
  
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== Four Notes per String Scales ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Scale Name !! Intervals !! Link
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|-
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! Whole-Half/Half-Whole
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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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|-
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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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|}
  
* 3rds
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[[Category: Guitar]]
* 4ths
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[[Category: Exercises]]
* 5ths
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[[Category: Scales]]
* 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'''
 

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