Common Scale Exercises
Contents
Fixed Position Scales
| Scale Name | Intervals | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Major Scale | U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7 | Major Scale Exercises |
| Natural Minor Scale | U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 | see Major Scale Exercises |
| Major Pentatonic Scale | U M2 M3 P5 M6 | Major Pentatonic Scale Exercises |
| Minor Pentatonic Scale | U m3 P4 P5 m7 | see Major 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 (ascending) U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 (descending) |
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| 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 |
Three Note per String Scales
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
Whole-Half Scale
E--------------------------------------------8-10-11-13- B----------------------------------7-9-10-12------------ G-------------------------5-7-8-10---------------------- D-----------------4-6-7-9------------------------------- A---------3-5-6-8--------------------------------------- E-2-4-5-7-----------------------------------------------
E-13-11-10-8-------------------------------------------- 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-