View source for 3nps Major/Minor Scale Exercises

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== Stepwise Motion ==
=== C Position ===
 E--------------------------------1-3-5-3-1-----------------------------
 B--------------------------1-3-5-----------5-3-1-----------------------
 G--------------------0-2-4-----------------------4-2-0-----------------
 D--------------0-2-3-----------------------------------3-2-0-----------
 A--------0-2-3-----------------------------------------------3-2-0-----
 E--0-1-3-----------------------------------------------------------3-1-

=== C/A Position ===
 E--------------------------------3-5-6-5-3-----------------------------
 B--------------------------3-5-6-----------6-5-3-----------------------
 G--------------------2-4-5-----------------------5-4-2-----------------
 D--------------2-3-5-----------------------------------5-3-2-----------
 A--------2-3-5-----------------------------------------------5-3-2-----
 E--1-3-5-----------------------------------------------------------5-3-
=== A Position ===
 E--------------------------------5-7-8-7-5-----------------------------
 B--------------------------5-6-8-----------8-6-5-----------------------
 G--------------------4-5-7-----------------------7-5-4-----------------
 D--------------3-5-7-----------------------------------7-5-3-----------
 A--------3-5-7-----------------------------------------------7-5-3-----
 E--3-5-7-----------------------------------------------------------7-5-
=== G Position ===
 E---------------------------------7-8-10-8-7------------------------------
 B--------------------------6-8-10------------10-8-6-----------------------
 G--------------------5-7-9--------------------------9-7-5-----------------
 D--------------5-7-9--------------------------------------9-7-5-----------
 A--------5-7-8--------------------------------------------------8-7-5-----
 E--5-7-8--------------------------------------------------------------8-7-

=== E/G Position ===
 E--------------------------------------8-10-12-10-8-----------------------------------
 B------------------------------8-10-12--------------12-10-8---------------------------
 G-----------------------7-9-10------------------------------10-9-7--------------------
 D----------------7-9-10--------------------------------------------10-9-7-------------
 A---------7-8-10----------------------------------------------------------10-8-7------
 E--7-8-10------------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-

=== E Position ===
 E-------------------------------------------10-12-13-12-10----------------------------------------
 B----------------------------------10-12-13----------------13-12-10-------------------------------
 G--------------------------9-10-12----------------------------------12-10-9-----------------------
 D------------------9-10-12--------------------------------------------------12-10-9---------------
 A----------8-10-12------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-8-------
 E--8-10-12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-

=== D Position ===
 E-----------------------------------------------12-13-15-13-12-------------------------------------------
 B--------------------------------------12-13-15----------------15-13-12----------------------------------
 G-----------------------------10-12-14----------------------------------14-12-10-------------------------
 D--------------------10-12-14----------------------------------------------------14-12-10----------------
 A-----------10-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10-------
 E--10-12-13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-

= Intervalic Motion =

== 3rds ==
Ascend through the scale stepwise, but between each note, play the 3rd above the last note.  In other words, asecend a 3rd, descend a 2nd, ascend a 3rd, descend a 2nd...  For descending we do the opposite: descend a 3rd, ascend a 2nd, descend a 3rd, ascend a 2nd...

=== C Position ===
 E-------------------------------------------------------1---3-1-5-
 B-------------------------------------------1---3-1-5-3---5-------
 G-------------------------------0---2-0-4-2---4-------------------
 D-------------------0---2-0-3-2---3-------------------------------
 A-------0---2-0-3-2---3-------------------------------------------
 E-0-3-1---3-------------------------------------------------------
 
 E-5-1-3---1-------------------------------------------------------
 B-------5---3-5-1-3---1-------------------------------------------
 G-------------------4---2-4-0-2---0-------------------------------
 D-------------------------------3---2-3-0-2---0-------------------
 A-------------------------------------------3---2-3-0-2---0-------
 E-------------------------------------------------------3---1-3-0-

=== C/A Position ===
 E-------------------------------------------------------3---5-3-7-
 B-------------------------------------------3---5-3-6-5---6-------
 G-------------------------------2---4-2-5-4---5-------------------
 D-------------------2---3-2-5-3---5-------------------------------
 A-------2---3-2-5-3---5-------------------------------------------
 E-1-5-3---5-------------------------------------------------------
 
 E-7-3-5---3-------------------------------------------------------
 B-------6---5-6-3-5---3-------------------------------------------
 G-------------------5---4-5-2-4---2-------------------------------
 D-------------------------------5---3-5-2-3---2-------------------
 A-------------------------------------------5---3-5-2-3---2-------
 E-------------------------------------------------------5---3-5-1-

=== A Position ===
 E-------------------------------------------------------5---7-5-8-
 B-------------------------------------------5---6-5-8-6---8-------
 G-------------------------------4---5-4-7-5---7-------------------
 D-------------------3---5-3-7-5---7-------------------------------
 A-------3---5-3-7-5---7-------------------------------------------
 E-3-7-5---7-------------------------------------------------------
 
 E-8-5-7---5-------------------------------------------------------
 B-------8---6-8-5-6---5-------------------------------------------
 G-------------------7---5-7-4-5---4-------------------------------
 D-------------------------------7---5-7-3-5---3-------------------
 A-------------------------------------------7---5-7-3-5---3-------
 E-------------------------------------------------------7---5-7-3-

=== G Position ===
 E--------------------------------------------------------7----8-7-10-
 B-------------------------------------------6---8-6-10-8---10--------
 G-------------------------------5---7-5-9-7---9----------------------
 D-------------------5---7-5-9-7---9----------------------------------
 A-------5---7-5-8-7---8----------------------------------------------
 E-5-8-7---8----------------------------------------------------------
 
 E-10-7-8----7--------------------------------------------------------
 B--------10---8-10-6-8---6-------------------------------------------
 G----------------------9---7-9-5-7---5-------------------------------
 D----------------------------------9---7-9-5-7---5-------------------
 A----------------------------------------------8---7-8-5-7---5-------
 E----------------------------------------------------------8---7-8-5-

=== E/G Position ===
 E------------------------------------------------------------------8----10-8-12-
 B--------------------------------------------------8----10-8-12-10---12---------
 G------------------------------------7----9-7-10-9---10-------------------------
 D----------------------7----9-7-10-9---10---------------------------------------
 A--------7----8-7-10-8---10-----------------------------------------------------
 E-7-10-8---10-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 E-12-8-10----8------------------------------------------------------------------
 B---------12---10-12-8-10----8--------------------------------------------------
 G-------------------------10---9-10-7-9----7------------------------------------
 D---------------------------------------10---9-10-7-9----7----------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------10---8-10-7-8----7--------
 E-------------------------------------------------------------------10---8-10-7-

=== E Position ===
 E--------------------------------------------------------------------8----10-8-12-
 B--------------------------------------------------------10----12-10---12---------
 G-----------------------------------------9----10-9-12-10---12--------------------
 D-------------------------9----10-9-12-10---12------------------------------------
 A---------8----10-8-12-10---12----------------------------------------------------
 E-8-12-10---12--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 E-12-8-10----8--------------------------------------------------------------------
 B---------12---10-12----10--------------------------------------------------------
 G--------------------12---10-12-9-10----9-----------------------------------------
 D------------------------------------12---10-12-9-10----9-------------------------
 A----------------------------------------------------12---10-12-8-10----8---------
 E--------------------------------------------------------------------12---10-12-8-

=== D Position ===
 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----13-12-15-
 B----------------------------------------------------------------12----13-12-15-13----15----------
 G----------------------------------------------10----12-10-14-12----14----------------------------
 D----------------------------10----12-10-14-12----14----------------------------------------------
 A----------10----12-10-14-12----14----------------------------------------------------------------
 E-10-13-12----13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 E-15-12-13----12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B----------15----13-15-12-13----12----------------------------------------------------------------
 G----------------------------14----12-14-10-12----10----------------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------14----12-14-10-12----10----------------------------
 A----------------------------------------------------------------14----12-14-10-12----10----------
 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13----12-13-10-

== 4ths ==
Ascend through the scale stepwise, but between each note, play the 4th above the last note.  In other words, asecend a 4th, descend a 3rd, ascend a 4th, descend a 3rd...  For descending we do the opposite: descend a 4th, ascend a 3rd, descend a 4th, ascend a 3rd...

=== C Position ===
 E-----------------------------------------------0---1---3-
 B-----------------------------------0---1---3-0---1---3---
 G---------------------------0---2-----0---2---------------
 D---------------0---2---3-0---2---3-----------------------
 A---0---2---3-0---2---3-----------------------------------
 E-0---1---3-----------------------------------------------
 
 E-3---1---0-----------------------------------------------
 B---3---1---0-3---1---0-----------------------------------
 G---------------2---0-----2---0---------------------------
 D-----------------------3---2---0-3---2---0---------------
 A-----------------------------------3---2---0-3---2---0---
 E-----------------------------------------------3---1---0-

=== C/A Position ===
 E-----------------------------------------------1---3---5-
 B---------------------------------------3---5-----3---5---
 G---------------------------2---4---5-2---4---5-----------
 D---------------2---3---5-2---3---5-----------------------
 A---2---3---5-2---3---5-----------------------------------
 E-1---3---5-----------------------------------------------
 
 E-5---3---1-----------------------------------------------
 B---5---3---1-5---3---------------------------------------
 G---------------4---2-5---4---2---------------------------
 D-----------------------5---3---2-5---3---2---------------
 A-----------------------------------5---3---2-5---3---2---
 E-----------------------------------------------5---3---1-

=== A Position ===
 E-----------------------------------------------3---5---7-
 B---------------------------------------5---6-----5---6---
 G---------------------------4---5---7-4---5---7-----------
 D---------------3---5---7-3---5---7-----------------------
 A---3---5---7-3---5---7-----------------------------------
 E-3---5---7-----------------------------------------------
 
 E-7---5---3-----------------------------------------------
 B---6---5-----6---5---------------------------------------
 G-----------7---5---4-7---5---4---------------------------
 D-----------------------7---5---3-7---5---3---------------
 A-----------------------------------7---5---3-7---5---3---
 E-----------------------------------------------7---5---3-

=== G Position ===
 E-----------------------------------------------5---7---8-
 B-----------------------------------5---6---8-5---6---8---
 G---------------------------5---7-----5---7---------------
 D---------------5---7---9-5---7---9-----------------------
 A---5---7---8-5---7---8-----------------------------------
 E-5---7---8-----------------------------------------------
 
 E-8---7---5-----------------------------------------------
 B---8---6---5-8---6---5-----------------------------------
 G---------------7---5-----7---5---------------------------
 D-----------------------9---7---5-9---7---5---------------
 A-----------------------------------8---7---5-8---7---5---
 E-----------------------------------------------8---7---5-

=== E/G Position ===
 E-------------------------------------------------------7---8----10-
 B---------------------------------------------8---10------8---10----
 G-------------------------------7---9----10-7---9----10-------------
 D-----------------7---9----10-7---9---10----------------------------
 A---7---8----10-7---8---10------------------------------------------
 E-7---8---10--------------------------------------------------------
 
 E-10----8---7-------------------------------------------------------
 B----10---8------10---8---------------------------------------------
 G-------------10----9---7-10----9---7-------------------------------
 D----------------------------10---9---7-10----9---7-----------------
 A------------------------------------------10---8---7-10----8---7---
 E--------------------------------------------------------10---8---7-

=== E Position ===
 E---------------------------------------------------------------8----10----12-
 B---------------------------------------------------10----12------10----12----
 G-----------------------------------9----10----12-9----10----12---------------
 D-------------------9----10----12-9---10----12--------------------------------
 A---8----10----12-8---10----12------------------------------------------------
 E-8---10----12----------------------------------------------------------------

 E-12----10----8---------------------------------------------------------------
 B----12----10------12----10---------------------------------------------------
 G---------------12----10----9-12----10----9-----------------------------------
 D--------------------------------12----10---9-12----10----9-------------------
 A------------------------------------------------12----10---8-12----10----8---
 E----------------------------------------------------------------12----10---8-

=== D Position ===
 E----------------------------------------------------------------------10----12----13-
 B----------------------------------------------------10----12----13-10----12----13----
 G----------------------------------------10----12-------10----12----------------------
 D----------------------10----12----14-10----12----14----------------------------------
 A----10----12----14-10----12----14----------------------------------------------------
 E-10----12----13----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 E-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------------------------
 B----13----12----10-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------
 G----------------------12----10-------12----10----------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------14----12----10-14----12----10----------------------
 A----------------------------------------------------14----12----10-14----12----10----
 E----------------------------------------------------------------------13----12----10-

== 5ths ==
Ascend through the scale stepwise, but between each note, play the 5th above the last note. In other words, asecend a 5th, descend a 4th, ascend a 5th, descend a 4th... For descending we do the opposite: descend a 5th, ascend a 4th, descend a 5th, ascend a 4th... 

=== C Position ===
 E-------------------------------------------0---1---3-
 B-------------------------------0---1---3-----0---1---
 G-----------------------0---2---------0---2-----------
 D-----------0---2---3-----0---2---3-------------------
 A---2---3-----0---2---3-------------------------------
 E-0---1---3-------------------------------------------
 
 E-3---1---0-------------------------------------------
 B---1---0-----3---1---0-------------------------------
 G-----------2---0---------2---0-----------------------
 D-------------------3---2---0-----3---2---0-----------
 A-------------------------------3---2---0-----3---2---
 E-------------------------------------------3---1---0-

=== C/A Position ===
 E-------------------------------------------1---3---5-
 B-----------------------------------3---5---------3---
 G-----------------------2---4---5-----2---4---5-------
 D-----------2---3---5-----2---3---5-------------------
 A---3---5-----2---3---5-------------------------------
 E-1---3---5-------------------------------------------
 
 E-5---3---1-------------------------------------------
 B---3---------5---3-----------------------------------
 G-------5---4---2-----5---4---2-----------------------
 D-------------------5---3---2-----5---3---2-----------
 A-------------------------------5---3---2-----5---3---
 E-------------------------------------------5---3---1-

=== A Position ===
 E-------------------------------------------3---5---7-
 B-----------------------------------5---6---------5---
 G-----------------------4---5---7-----4---5---7-------
 D-----------3---5---7-----3---5---7-------------------
 A---5---7-----3---5---7-------------------------------
 E-3---5---7-------------------------------------------

 E-7---5---3-------------------------------------------
 B---5---------6---5-----------------------------------
 G-------7---5---4-----7---5---4-----------------------
 D-------------------7---5---3-----7---5---3-----------
 A-------------------------------7---5---3-----7---5---
 E-------------------------------------------7---5---3-

=== G Position ===
 E-------------------------------------------5---7---8-
 B-------------------------------5---6---8-----5---6---
 G-----------------------5---7---------5---7-----------
 D-----------5---7---9-----5---7---9-------------------
 A---7---8-----5---7---8-------------------------------
 E-5---7---8-------------------------------------------
 
 E-8---7---5-------------------------------------------
 B---6---5-----8---6---5-------------------------------
 G-----------7---5---------7---5-----------------------
 D-------------------9---7---5-----9---7---5-----------
 A-------------------------------8---7---5-----8---7---
 E-------------------------------------------8---7---5-

=== E/G Position ===
 E--------------------------------------------------7----8---10-
 B-----------------------------------------8---10----------8----
 G---------------------------7---9---10------7----9---10--------
 D-------------7---9---10------7---9----10----------------------
 A---8---10------7---8----10------------------------------------
 E-7---8----10--------------------------------------------------
 
 E-10---8----7--------------------------------------------------
 B----8----------10---8-----------------------------------------
 G--------10---9----7------10---9---7---------------------------
 D----------------------10----9---7------10---9---7-------------
 A------------------------------------10----8---7-----10---8----
 E--------------------------------------------------10----8---7-

=== E Position ===
 E----------------------------------------------------------8----10----12-
 B-----------------------------------------------10---12------------10----
 G-------------------------------9---10----12-------9----10---12----------
 D---------------9---10----12------9----10----12--------------------------
 A---10----12------8----10----12------------------------------------------
 E-8----10----12----------------------------------------------------------

 E-12----10----8----------------------------------------------------------
 B----10------------12---10-----------------------------------------------
 G----------12---10----9-------12----10---9-------------------------------
 D--------------------------12----10----9------12----10---9---------------
 A------------------------------------------12----10----8------12----10---
 E----------------------------------------------------------12----10----8-

=== D Position ===
 E----------------------------------------------------------------10----12----13-
 B----------------------------------------------10----12----13-------10----12----
 G----------------------------------10----12-------------10----12----------------
 D----------------10----12----14-------10----12----14----------------------------
 A----12----14-------10----12----14----------------------------------------------
 E-10----12----13----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 E-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------------------
 B----12----10-------13----12----10----------------------------------------------
 G----------------12----10-------------12----10----------------------------------
 D----------------------------14----12----10-------14----12----10----------------
 A----------------------------------------------14----12----10-------14----12----
 E----------------------------------------------------------------13----12----10-


* 6ths
* 7ths

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