Common Scale Exercises
Contents
- 1 Fixed Position Scales
- 1.1 Major Scale in all Positions
- 1.2 Major Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
- 1.3 Minor Scale in all Positions
- 1.4 Minor Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
- 1.5 Blues Scale in all Positions
- 1.6 Harmonic Minor Scale in all Positions
- 1.7 Melodic Minor Scale in all Positions
- 1.8 Whole-Half Scale in all Positions
- 1.9 Half-Whole Scale in all Positions
- 1.10 Whole-Tone Scale in all Positions
- 1.11 Chromatic Scale
- 2 Three Note per String Scales
- 2.1 Major Scale in all Positions
- 2.2 Major Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
- 2.3 Minor Scale in all Positions
- 2.4 Minor Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
- 2.5 Blues Scale in all Positions
- 2.6 Harmonic Minor Scale in all Positions
- 2.7 Melodic Minor Scale in all Positions
- 2.8 Whole-Half Scale in all Positions
- 2.9 Half-Whole Scale in all Positions
- 2.10 Whole-Tone Scale in all Positions
Fixed Position 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
- 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