These 99 guitar scales diagrams are very easy to learn 99 clear diagrams in colour with finger positions for beginners and advanced. Your assignment is to write a chart of all the sharped major scales and their relative minor. Pdf includes notation, tab, fingering, some diagrams, tips, and more. Jguitars scale calculator will draw scale diagrams showing the fretboard with notes in the selected scale highlighted. Major scales for classical guitar pdf sheet music, tab, lessons.
Its important to note that the harmonic and melodic minor are variations of the natural minor scale, and so understanding how to harmonize the natural minor scale with 7th chords is the place to start. Printable pdf ebook method containing 40 major jazz guitar licks with tab. Booklet of 58 pages easy to read, and above all, understand pdf booklet. Blues minor blues scale guitar patterns chart, key of a. For example, in the key of e major, we would start on an e say the open position of the first string and could form the scale as follows. Guitar scales chart book printable pdf download guitar. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to. Understanding minor scales in this brief tutorial we are going to try to demystify minor scales. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but also shows more advanced patterns such as triads arpeggios, seventh chords arpeggios, pentatonic and blues scales scales and arpeggios are an important topic to master for those who are learning how to play guitar, so grab this book and enjoy it. The natural minor scale was introduced into abrsms graded syllabuses in 2012 at grades 1 and 2 only, and as a result, examples are in most cases not to be found in abrsms books of scale requirements.
Learn bass guitar scales and modes bass guitar scales represent structure and patterns in our music, and starting to learn those patterns makes it suddenly easier to recognize, understand and apply them. Common open and closed scale patterns up to four sharps or flats, two octaves some three octaves, and examples of open string shifts. Major and minor bass guitar scales bass books and music. In order to cycle through as many areas of scale practice as possible and not get bored it is important to have a plan. Scale, chord, arpeggio and cadence studies in all major and minor keys presented in a convenient twopage format.
Since it contains a flatted third and a natural fifth, the minor blues scale is, by definition a minor scale. Some say you can do the same pattern as a minor scale but three notes up the fretboard and some that you must change pattern to do the major pentatonic scale in the same key. Oct 30, 2016 printable guitar scales chart pdf download book. Today instead we will have a look at the chords associated with the minor scale and how to use them to compose your own songs. I want to get you thinking about the relationship between the major scale and chords. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. Learn to play better guitar with uncle tims fine guitar books. Adjust the start fret option to further highlight a finger pattern for playing the selected scale in a different position on the fretboard.
Online guitar books guitar lessons by genaaron diamente. Pentatonic scales are cleaner as far as diagrams so theyre a little easier to work with. This will actually help develope chops within and beyond this. Charts are in pdf format and require the free acrobat reader.
Major scales for classical guitar pdf beginner to intermediate classical guitar. In this lesson, im going to use the three basic kinds of minor scales. This is the foundation to becoming a learned musician, rather than merely a recreational player. Using this formula it is very easy to form a major scale on a single string of the guitar. For example, you can form a c major chord by playing ceg. The arpeggio section contains a multi octave presentation of each chordrelated arpeggio. Learn guitar scales in 8 easy steps national guitar academy. However, we have 3 different types of minor scales when working in minor keys. A collection of diatonic major and minor scales with fingerings and practice recommendations by andres segovia. Mel bay we believe this to be the most complete and thorough book of its kind in print. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale. Your plan should cover several days and allow for varied work on each.
Major scales for classical guitar pdf sheet music, tab. Hexatonic minor scale guitar patterns fretboard chart, key of a jazz ascending melodic minor scale guitar fretboard patterns chart, key of a natural minor scale guitar patterns chart, key of a neapolitan minor guitar scale patterns chart, key of a pentatonic minor scale guitar patterns chart, key of a. When we are dealing strictly with major scales we really only have one scale to draw our notes and melodies from. If you want to study the examples away from the video or article you can download a pdf here. Major scales and key signatures s o, now you can use the letters a through g to name notes on the treble and bass staff and accidentals to create major and minor seconds, aka, whole and half steps if you cant do this yet, stop here, go back to the previous chapters. Guitar scales guitar scales regardless what instrument you play, learning to play scales is a rite of passage. Practice major scales like this and you will get more out of it.
The natural minor scale can be played in 5 different positions just like the major scale, the pentatonic scale and all the other scales. Im trying to build this site up to be a valuable resource for guitar students and teachers. Learning guitar minor or aeolian major modes scale my guitar solo. As you should be able to see, it is the same shape in the same position but the root notes have changed. Also includes the five closed major scale patterns over the entire. David mackenzie proceeds to an indepth discussion of the minor scales. The guitar command guitar scales chart book is a comprehensive reference book for all lead guitarists. Use the scale chart generator below to help you learn the harmonic minor scales in any key and just about any kind of guitar. A pdf ebook of major scales for classical guitar for beginners and.
When we start discussing the application of scales to chords were talking. The scale section contains major and minor scales in numerous forms and positions. In this lesson i run through some common open and closed patterns for c major which are great for technique or to just build a foundation, and then i go over closed patterns for. To see the scale centered on any portion of the fretboard use your mouse to drag the green outline left or right. Every major scale has a relative minor scale that is built starting from the 6th degree. The end result is solid understanding of what scales to use for grooves. Hidden inside the shape are several major and minor chord and arpeggio forms.
On the next page i have outlined all the scales with their relative minor so you can check your work. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. Minor system december 20, 2015 patrick macfarlane free lessons if you know your chords, and you know your patterns, then this lesson will benefit your playing immensely. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. The blues scale is is both historically and theoretically the foundation of all of three genres and their subgenres. Dance music, master chords, chords scale, learning killers, guitar chords charts. Examples of natural minor scales for grades 1 and 2. While the major scale is the basis of all music theory, the minor scale is the most used in rock music. Memorize which scales are related because they will be used together often when writing songs and melodies. The tablature and standard musical notation for the scale will be shown below. Pentatonic scales for guitar a pentatonic scale has just 5 notes. Learn the major and minor pentatonic scales, their patterns, when to use them.
The trick is to find interesting and effective exercises to make your fingers remember those scales one recommendation i can make here is william lea. Below are diagrams for the major scale showing the one octave major scale left and the two octave major scale right patterns with the root notes in red. Major and minor pentatonic scales on the guitar online guitar. Natural minor scale guitar patterns chart, key of a by. Learn acoustic or electric with this beginner lesson for the minor scales. This way, you only have to learn the fingering for one major scale in order to play them all, by playing the same shape in different positions on the fingerboard. How to harmonize minor scales with 7th chords learn jazz. Knowledge of scales, then, makes a song easier to learn and play well, and is absolutely critical to improvisation. The minor scale in its purity is called the natural minor scale, and it is the base for 2 more scales, the harmonic minor scale sharp 7th degree, and the melodic minor scale sharp 6th and 7th degrees. If you move the root to the 7th fret it becomes b major. You can use movable guitar scale shapes to play a minor scales on guitar.
They usually have a sort of dark yet exotic sound when used yngwie malmsteen uses them. The harmonic minor scales are used in all types of music from classical to metal. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Following are three books we especially suggest you consider. This is the scale you see in the guitar scale chart. A diatonic melody approach might then be more suitable. Here are links to individual keys of both major and minor pentatonic scales and their positions along the guitar fretboard. Major and minor scales, modals, diminished, triads and seventh arpeggios, exotic scales. Download a free printable guitar scale chart for quick reference when practicing your guitar. In case you havent heard, scales of every quality, major, minor, blues and pentatonic, are much more important than just acting as simple exercises for your fingers. We could also play the f minor pentatonic scale relative minor of f major in the first position like this.
Complete book of guitar chords, scales, and arpeggios book mel bay publications, inc. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme mauricio. Soloing over a ii v i with pentatonic scales jens larsen. Hidden inside the shape are several major and minor chord and. C major scales for classical guitar from my ebook see info below. T examples dont sound like a bunch of boring scales. Similarly, you can form a d minor chord, by playing dfa. On a previous lesson we have seen how to play the natural minor scale on the guitar.
This printable guitar method in pdf format contains 40 easy minor jazz. Guitarscales wikibooks, open books for an open world. See examples of movable minor scale guitar shapes here. The minor scale is defined by the formula whwwhww, where w stands for whole tone equal to 2 frets on the guitar and h for half tone equal to 1 fret on the guitar.
Includes an indepth 12 page explanation that leads to complete understanding of the fundamentals of major and minor scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences plus a clear explanation of scale degrees and a twopage guide to fingering the scales and arpeggios. If you recently started playing, learning minor scales for guitar probably isnt very high on your list of priorities, but it should be. Is there a difference between minor and major pentatonic scale box shapes. The major scale is the scale that other guitar scales and guitar chords are built from. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for topics or how i can make the lessons better then please feel free to leave on the video or send me an email. The study of scales should start with the major scales and minor scales or the blues and pentatonic scales. Complete book of guitar chords, scales, and arpeggios book. Scotts simple guitar lessons book 5 kindle edition by scott harris. Books on bass guitar scales you can find plenty of bass guitar scale pdfs on the internet, and a good book on the subject will have bass guitar scale charts to study. These 5 positions are all one and the same natural minor scale but played in different shapes and areas on the fretboard to give you the freedom to play the scale all over the neck and improvise without restrictions. The notes of a chord can be derived from the major scale. Grab your guitar and prepare to enter into the elite advanced level of guitar. Major scale caged harmonic minor scale caged melodic minor.