Scales

Learn Scales For Dexterity, Accuracy, Speed and Soloing

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Major Scales

Major Scales – Straight

C Major | G Major | D Major | A Major | E Major | B Major
F# Major | Db Major | Ab Major | Eb Major | Bb Major | F Major

C | G | D | A | E | B
F# | Db | Ab | Eb | Bb | F

Major Contrary Motion Scales

C | G | D | A | E | B
F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F

Minor Scales

(Natural) Minor Scales

Am | Em | Bm | F#m | C#m | G#m | Ebm | Bbm | Fm | Cm | Gm | Dm

Jazz (Natural) Minor Scales – Straight

Am

Harmonic Minor Scales

A Harmonic minor | E Harmonic minor | B Harmonic minor | F# Harmonic minor | C# Harmonic minor | Ab Harmonic minor
Eb Harmonic minor | Bb Harmonic minor | F Harmonic minor | C Harmonic minor | G Harmonic minor | D Harmonic minor

 Melodic Minor Scales

Am | Em | Bm | F#m | C#m | G#m
Ebm | Bbm | Fm | C Melodic Minor | Gm | Dm

Pentatonic Scales

Major Pentatonic

C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F

Minor Pentatonic

C | G | D | A | E | B | F# | C# | Ab | Eb | Bb | F

Blues Scales

C Blues | G Blues | D Blues | A Blues | E Blues | B Blues
F# Blues | C# Blues | Ab Blues | Eb Blues | Bb Blues | F Blues

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 Diminished | G Diminished | D Diminished | A Diminished | E Diminished | B Diminished
F# Diminished | C# Diminished | Ab Diminished | Eb Diminished | Bb Diminished | F Diminished

Modal Scales

Ionian Scales (same as Major)

C Ionian | G Ionian | D Ionian | A Ionian | E Ionian | B Ionian
F# Ionian | C# Ionian | Ab Ionian | Eb Ionian | Bb Ionian | F Ionian

Dorian Scales

C Dorian | G Dorian | D Dorian | A Dorian | E Dorian | B Dorian
F# Dorian | C# Dorian | Ab Dorian | Eb Dorian | Bb Dorian | F Dorian

Phrygian Scales

C Phrygian | G Phrygian | D Phrygian | A Phrygian | E Phrygian | B Phrygian
F# Phrygian | C# Phrygian | G# Phrygian | Eb Phrygian | Bb Phrygian | F Phrygian

Lydian Scales

C Lydian | G Lydian | D Lydian | A Lydian | E Lydian | B Lydian
F# Lydian | C# Lydian | Ab Lydian | Eb Lydian | Bb Lydian | F Lydian

Mixolydian Scales

C Mixolydian | G Mixolydian | D Mixolydian | A Mixolydian | E Mixolydian | B Mixolydian
F# Mixolydian | C# Mixolydian | Ab Mixolydian | Eb Mixolydian | Bb Mixolydian | F Mixolydian

Aeolian Scales (same as natural minor)

C Aeolian | G Aeolian | D Aeolian | A Aeolian | E Aeolian | B Aeolian
F# Aeolian | C# Aeolian | Ab Aeolian | Eb Aeolian | Bb Aeolian | F Aeolian

Locrian Scales

C Locrian | G Locrian | D Locrian | A Locrian | E Locrian | B Locrian
F# Locrian | C# Locrian | G# Locrian | Eb Locrian | A# Locrian | F Locrian