Jazz Scales
A Natural Minor – Straight
The minor or Natural minor scale is made up of the intervals Root-Tone-Semitone-Tone-Tone-Semitone-Tone.
The minor scale has the identical notes to the relative Major scale. Am has the same notes as C Major. You can find a relative minor scale by counting down 3 semitones from a Major scale.
The scale of Am (Natural) is made up of the notes A B C D E F G, all white keys (no sharps or flats).
Am Scale Correct Fingering
Learn to play scales across two octaves.
Start with your right hand as close as possible to Middle C and your left hand one octave lower.
If you are a beginner, start by playing each hand individually for just one octave.
Once you have mastered the scale, try using those notes to improvise over the backing.
Left Hand
2 octaves – 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
1 octave – 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
Right Hand
2 octaves – 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
1 octave – 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
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Major Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | Db | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Jazz Major Scales - Straight - C | G | D | A | E | B | Gb | Db | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Jazz Major Scales - Swung - C | G | D | A | E | B | Gb | Db | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
(Natural) Minor Scales - Am | Em | Bm | F#m | C#m | Abm | Ebm | Bbm | Fm | Cm | Gm | Dm
Jazz (Natural) Minor Scales - Straight - Am | Em | Bm | F#m | C#m | Abm | Ebm | Bbm | Fm | Cm | Gm | Dm
Harmonic Minor Scales - Am | Em | Bm | F#m | C#m | Abm | Ebm | Bbm | Fm | Cm | Gm | Dm
Melodic Minor Scales - Am | Em | Bm | F#m | C#m | Abm | Ebm | Bbm | Fm | Cm | Gm | Dm
Major Pentatonic Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Minor Pentatonic Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Blues Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Whole Tone Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Chromatic Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Diminished Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Major Contrary Motion Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Ionian Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Dorian Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Phrygian Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | G# | Eb | Bb | F
Lydian Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Mixolydian Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Aeolian Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F
Locrian Scales - C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | G# | Eb | A# | F
