Common Scale Exercises
Contents
Fixed Position Scales
Major Scale in all Positions
- U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7
Major Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
- U M2 M3 P5 M6
Minor Scale in all Positions
- U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7
see Major Scale in all Positions
Minor Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
- U m3 P4 P5 m7
see Major Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
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
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