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== Fixed Position Scales ==
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{{Top-Level Crumbs|2}}
=== [[Fixed Position Major Scale Exercises|Major Scale ]] ===
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{{Exercise Crumbs|1}}
: '''U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7'''
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{{Technical Exercises Crumbs|4}}
  
=== [[Fixed Position Major Pentatonic Scale Exercises|Major Pentatonic Scale ]] ===
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{| class="wikitable"
: '''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
: '''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]]
see [[Fixed Position Major Scale Exercises|Major Scale ]]
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|-
 
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! Natural Minor Scale
=== 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]]
: '''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]]
=== 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]]
=== 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 ||
=== 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 ||
: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7''' (descending)
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|-
 
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! Melodic Minor Scale  
=== Whole-Half Scale  ===
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| U M2 m3 P4 P5 M6 M7 (asc)<br>U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 (desc) ||
: '''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
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]]
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  
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]]
E-2-4-5---------------------------------------------------------------5-4-2-
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|-
 
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! Whole-Tone Scale
=== 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]]
: '''U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7'''
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|-
 
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! Chromatic Scale
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]]
B---------------------------4-6-7-----------7-6-4---------------------------
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|}
G---------------------4-5-7-----------------------7-5-4---------------------
 
D---------------4-6-7-----------------------------------7-6-4---------------
 
A---------5-6-8-----------------------------------------------8-6-5---------
 
E-4-5-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-4-
 
 
 
=== Whole-Tone Scale ===
 
: '''U M2 M3 A4 A5 A6''' or '''U M2 M3 d5 m6 m7'''
 
 
 
E-------------------------1-3-5-3-1-------------------------
 
B---------------------2-4-----------4-2---------------------
 
G-----------------2-4-------------------4-2-----------------
 
D-----------1-3-5---------------------------5-3-1-----------
 
A-------2-4---------------------------------------4-2-------
 
E-1-3-5-----------------------------------------------5-3-1-
 
 
 
E-------------------------------------------1---3-1-5-
 
B-----------------------------------2---4-2---4-------
 
G---------------------------2---4-2---4---------------
 
D---------------1---3-1-5-3---5-----------------------
 
A-------2---4-2---4-----------------------------------
 
E-1-5-3---5-------------------------------------------
 
 
E-5-1-3---1-------------------------------------------
 
B-------4---2-4---2-----------------------------------
 
G---------------4---2-4---2---------------------------
 
D-----------------------5---3-5-1-3---1---------------
 
A-----------------------------------4---2-4---2-------
 
E-------------------------------------------5---3-5-1-
 
 
 
E---------------------------------------1---3---5--
 
B-------------------------------2---4-----2---4----
 
G-----------------------2---4-----2---4------------
 
D-----------1---3---5-1---3---5--------------------
 
A---2---4-----2---4--------------------------------
 
E-1---3---5----------------------------------------
 
 
E-5---3---1----------------------------------------
 
B---4---2-----4---2--------------------------------
 
G-----------4---2-----4---2------------------------
 
D-------------------5---3---1-5---3---1------------
 
A-------------------------------4---2-----4---2----
 
E---------------------------------------5---3---1--
 
 
 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------1---1-3-1-3-5-
 
B-----------------------------------------------------2---2-4-2-4---4-----------
 
G-----------------------------------------2---2-4-2-4---4-----------------------
 
D-----------------------1---1-3-1-3-5-3-5---5-----------------------------------
 
A-----------2---2-4-2-4---4-----------------------------------------------------
 
E-1-3-5-3-5---5-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
E-5-3-1-3-1---1-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
B-----------4---4-2-4-2---2-----------------------------------------------------
 
G-----------------------4---4-2-4-2---2-----------------------------------------
 
D-----------------------------------5---5-3-5-3-1-3-1---1-----------------------
 
A-----------------------------------------------------4---4-2-4-2---2-----------
 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------5---5-3-5-3-1-
 
 
 
=== Chromatic Scale ===
 
: '''U m2 M2 m3 M3 P4 d5 P5 m6 M6 m7 M7'''
 
 
 
[[Chromatic Scale Exercises#Fixed Position]]
 
 
 
== Three Note per String Scales ==
 
=== [[3nps Major Scale Exercises|Major Scale ]] ===
 
: '''U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7'''
 
 
 
=== Major Pentatonic Scale ===
 
: '''U M2 M3 P5 M6'''
 
 
 
=== Minor Scale ===
 
: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7'''
 
 
 
=== Minor Pentatonic Scale ===
 
: '''U m3 P4 P5 m7'''
 
 
 
=== 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''' (ascending)
 
 
 
: '''U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7''' (descending)
 
 
 
=== Whole-Half Scale ===
 
: '''U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7'''
 
 
 
E------------------------------4-5-7-5-4-------------------------------
 
B------------------------4-6-7-----------7-6-4-------------------------
 
G------------------4-5-7-----------------------7-5-4-------------------
 
D-------------4-6-7----------------------------------7-6-4-------------
 
A-------5-6-8----------------------------------------------8-6-5-------
 
E-5-7-8----------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-
 
 
 
=== Half-Whole Scale ===
 
: '''U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7'''
 
 
 
E-------------------------------2-4-5-4-2-------------------------------
 
B-------------------------3-4-6-----------6-4-3-------------------------
 
G-------------------2-4-5-----------------------5-4-2-------------------
 
D-------------3-4-6-----------------------------------6-4-3-------------
 
A-------3-5-6-----------------------------------------------6-5-3-------
 
E-4-5-7-----------------------------------------------------------7-5-4-
 
 
 
=== Whole-Tone Scale ===
 
: '''U M2 M3 A4 A5 A6''' or '''U M2 M3 d5 m6 m7'''
 
 
 
E--------------------------------7-9-11-9-7--------------------------------
 
B-------------------------6-8-10------------10-8-6-------------------------
 
G-------------------4-6-8--------------------------8-6-4-------------------
 
D-------------3-5-7--------------------------------------7-5-3-------------
 
A-------2-4-6--------------------------------------------------6-4-2-------
 
E-1-3-5--------------------------------------------------------------5-3-1-
 
  
 
== Four Notes per String Scales ==
 
== Four Notes per String Scales ==
=== Whole-Half Scale ===
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{| class="wikitable"
E--------------------------------------------8-10-11-13-
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!Scale Name !! Intervals !! Link
B----------------------------------7-9-10-12------------
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G-------------------------5-7-8-10----------------------
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! Whole-Half/Half-Whole
D-----------------4-6-7-9-------------------------------
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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]]
A---------3-5-6-8---------------------------------------
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|-
E-2-4-5-7-----------------------------------------------
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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]]
E-13-11-10-8--------------------------------------------
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|}
B------------12-10-9-7----------------------------------
 
G----------------------10-8-7-5-------------------------
 
D-------------------------------9-7-6-4-----------------
 
A---------------------------------------8-6-5-3---------
 
E-----------------------------------------------7-5-4-2-
 
 
 
=== Half-Whole Scale ===
 
E-----------------------------------------------10-11-13-14-
 
B------------------------------------9-10-12-13-------------
 
G--------------------------7-8-10-11------------------------
 
D-----------------6-7-9-10----------------------------------
 
A---------5-6-8-9-------------------------------------------
 
E-4-5-7-8---------------------------------------------------
 
 
E-14-13-12-10-----------------------------------------------
 
B-------------13-12-10-9------------------------------------
 
G------------------------11-10-8-7--------------------------
 
D----------------------------------10-9-7-6-----------------
 
A-------------------------------------------9-8-6-5---------
 
E---------------------------------------------------8-7-5-4-
 
 
 
=== Chromatic Scale ===
 
E------------------------------------------1-2-3-4-
 
B----------------------------------2-3-4-6---------
 
G--------------------------2-3-4-5-----------------
 
D------------------3-4-5-6-------------------------
 
A----------4-5-6-7---------------------------------
 
E--5-6-7-8-----------------------------------------
 
 
E-/5-4-3-2-----------------------------------------
 
B----------6-5-4-3---------------------------------
 
G------------------6-5-4-3-------------------------
 
D--------------------------7-6-5-4-----------------
 
A----------------------------------8-7-6-5---------
 
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