Common Scale Exercises

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)
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