12 major and 36 minor scales pdf

Each scale has a different use and application in jazz piano. For example, gabc can be the bottom tetrachord of the g major scale or the top tetrachord of the c major scale. The primary scales are the 12 major and 36 minor scales natural, harmonic, and melodic. C tuba 12 major scales f bb eb ab db gb b e a d g title.

Here are pdfs for the 12 major scales in treble clef and bass clef. Unlike the major scale, there are 3 types of minor scale. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. In addition, there are links to a printable pdf file and a two octave and a three octave chromatic scale. Use the g major pentatonic in folk, country and rock in the key of g when you dont want the blues sound. Most people think of major scales as being very happy sounding and minor scales more sad sounding. Below are links to the 12 major, melodic, harmonic, and natural minor scales. The bass scales exercises will be distributed in different posts, one different for each scale. In a major scale the 3rd, and 4th note are close together mifa, as well as the 7th, and 8th note tido. The first thing you may notice is that the notes are the same as the c major shape above. I have downloaded it for you and placed the link below. Common open and closed scale patterns up to four sharps or flats, two octaves some three octaves, and examples of open string shifts. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in.

Scales and arpeggios for trumpet by ken saul 2008 this volume of exercises is especially for trumpet, but will be useful for many instruments in treble clef. Major and minor scales in all 12 keys with flats and sharps. Rather, a major scale is a special kind of interval scale one defined by the pitchrelations intervals among the various scale values. A beginner guide to modes here are a few charts to help break down modes, including scale patterns, chord patterns, and the characteristic colour note chord within each scale. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. Therefore a minor is the relative or related minor of a c major scale. One octave major and minor scales xylophone boltz bands concert c major 7 concert a minor concert f major 19 concert d minor 25 concert bb major 31 concert g minor 37 concert eb major 43 v.

Here is a pdf of the 36 important scales major, dorian, and mixolydian in all 12. Scales and arpeggios for trumpet lonoke elementary school. This is easier to do looking at a violin, or a piano. The natural minor scale is often referred to simply as the minor scale. It covers all major and minor scales and arpeggios, chromatic scales, diminished and augmented arpeggios, and some modal scales. Click here for a pdf of 12 major scales and 36 minor scales by. Natural, harmonic, and melodic forms margaret denton, piano minor scales. C bb concert bb clarinet 12 major scales f eb concert bb ab concert eb db concert ab gb concert db cbb concert gb e concert b a concert e d concert a g concert. There are two tetrachords in the major scale, each with the same order half and wholesteps wwh. We call scales relative if they share the same key signature. Learn the note names all minor scales in table form, in all 12 circle of 5ths keys, including single and double accidental theoretical keys home mobile view scale. The scale in all keys can be downloaded as a pdffile. Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale.

Use the e minor pentatonic scale when playing 12 bar blues in either e major or e minor, it works equally well over both. Download theory supplements, midi files, chord changes and full notefornote transcriptions of every lesson. The specific notes that are close together is what makes the major scale pattern. This includes many scales and modes such as dorian mode and the phrygian mode in simple terms, a minor scale is a series of notes with a sad, somber character exaggerated when heard backto. It can be played over any harmonic background major, minor, dominant. Join pianogroove pro to access all downloads and learning resources. The distance between any two adjacent notes in the musical alphabet the distance from one note to the next note on a piano. To summarize, the most important scales to learn first are the major, dorian, and mixolydian scales because they help you navigate major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant b7 chords, respectively. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales. The lack of the major scale s 4th and 7th scale tones makes the pentatonic sound wonderfully generic. Three of the keys can also be written with their enharmonic equivalents, and so there are 12 major scales by sound, but 15 major scales by sight, when you write them out. Free printable pdf downloads with notes and fingerings for scales in every key.

Download our piano scale finger charts for the major scale, harmonic minor scale and more. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. An easy way to start improvising on the piano is to play major scales together with the chords that use the same notes. The harmonic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale same starting note, but major, but lowers the 3rd and the 6th. Meter, scales, and key signatures because the white keys running from c to the next c an octave higher form a sequence of notes that have minor 2nds only between ef the 3rd and 4th notes and bc the 7th and 8th notes, musicians call that series of notes a c major scale. Scales, chords, and related piano exercises are a fun and useful addition to your daily practice ritual. Pdf includes notation, tab, fingering, some diagrams, tips, and more. As you can see, the world of scales can go from the simplest to the most complex so in this website for the bass player we will explain one by one in detail. A natural minor d natural minor 36 minor scales unlike the major scale, there are 3 types of minor scale.

Band 2 14, 294 14, 653 15, 0 15, 432 15, 851 16, 271. Notice when playing a minor scale it has a slightly darker sound. A minor scale in music theory is any scale that has at least three scale degrees. Just like with the idea of parallel major and minor scales, you can choose to write solely within one scale say, d dorian, or you can borrow a chord from a. Contrary to the major scale, there are not one but three minor scales, which all will be presented here. The melodic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale, but lowers the 3rd when ascending going up and lowers both the 7th, 6th and third going down. If you start at a on any on the keyboard and play all the white notes to next octave a, then you can count the series of whole and half steps which make up a natural minor scale. We use halfsteps and wholesteps as a unit of measure to build scales. The 12 major scales are one the very basic fundamentals of music, and its incredibly important. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7 th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6 th and 7 th scale degree ascending, revert to. The melodic minor scale is different on the way up the scale than on the way down the scale. Learn the note names all harmonic minor scales in table form, in all 12 circle of 5ths keys, including single and double accidental theoretical keys home mobile view scale. The a minor scale include exactly the same notes as the c major scale which makes them relative keys read. Learning piano scales will help you develop finger awareness and muscle memory, keyboard familiarity, confidence, technique, and an understanding of.

Each scale has a different use and application in jazz. Major scales for classical guitar pdf beginner to intermediate classical guitar. Minor scales have a different pattern than major, but all minor scale. Major scales for classical guitar pdf sheet music, tab. This means that both a minor and c major are comprised of the same tones or notes. One octave major and minor scales oboe johnson creek. Also includes the five closed major scale patterns over the entire. For the practicing piano player, the scales keep the fingers and the mind on the keys. Going up, the 3rd scale degree is flat, but the rest is like a major scale, and going down it is the same as a natural minor scale. Scales and scale studies for the violin edition peters. A minor contains the same notes, however, we start on the root a.

All minor scales illustrated with pictures including notes and fingerings. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. In addition to the major scale, there have been thousands of other scales that have been. As you learn and master the 12 major scales, and the 36 minor scales natural minors, melodic minors, harmonic minors 3x12 you will find pleasure in playing them all, or just focusing on.