Common open and closed scale patterns up to four sharps or flats, two octaves some three octaves, and examples of open string shifts. This document was created with prince, a great way of getting web content onto paper. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but shows also more advanced. The first position of the major scale, seen above, is the standard way of playing the major scale, which most guitarists know.
The focus of this lesson will be on getting familiar with how the minor scale is made, how it differs from the major scale, and how to apply a simple minor scale shape to. Music theory resources for students who play guitar. This free printable music theory worksheet teaches about the harmonic minor scale. Ask patmac march 23, 2017 ap012 what are the biggest chord mistakes for beginner guitar players. Major and harmonic minor scales plus their tonic, dominant and subdominant triads, relative majors or minors plus arpeggios and broken chords. In the scale, the major quality of the triads is speci. The major scale worksheets here serve as a preliminary of sorts to these methods. E d g b e a pentaton c minor scale box 1 glitarsik. Understanding the major scale beginner guitar theory lesson. If you learn the major scale and its applications, you will be able to understand how chords are constructed its not that complicated, know why your favorite songs sound the way. I will be arranging them in 3notes per string format just like we did the major scales. Relative major and minor scales there is a unique relationship between the keys of major scales and minor scales. Print over 300 pdf music theory worksheets and lesson plans for your classroom today.
The major scale is the mother of all scales because all scales relate to the major scale. Free printable worksheets and music educational websites. The chords associated with the a minor scale are a minor, b diminished, c major, d minor, e minor, f major, g major. Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons.
Often the best practice you can have with scales is to simply play them repeatedly, andor write them out repeatedly. When learning guitar scales, there are two main types of scale youll come across major scales and minor scales. Scales are defined based on the intervals between the individual notes. All instruments, baritone, bass guitar, bassoon, cello, clarinet, composition.
May 18, 2018 how do i learn chord progressions guest lessons march 30, 2017 ap0 what are your favorite exotic chords. Sep 5, 2017 pdf article on scales and arpeggios in music, a scale is any set of musical notes. Begin the scale with your second finger, and do not adjust your hand position while playing. Apr 20, 2016 get the free beginner guitar starter kit. Ask patmac march 20, 2017 lrt033 doublestop riff licks, riffs, and tricks february 28, 2017 lrt032 iivi modal lick licks, riffs, and tricks. Starting with the first degree of the major scale, the chord qualities go as follows. Each scale degree of the major scale produces a triad and major or minor chord. The diamond shows the major root and the open circle shows the minor root. Go to the 6th step of the major scale and build an 8 note scale in that key.
Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used scales. Worksheets requiring students to identify the letter names of the notes of a specified major scale. The homeprintable wall chart and book of scales free sponsored version by wayne chase for complete information on scales and modes, see the essential handbook for songwriters, performers, and music students, 2nd edition. Heres a list of all minor scales in order of fifths. Also includes the five closed major scale patterns over the entire fretboard. Use this list alongside the circle of fifths to help yourself understand and memorize scales and their relationships with one another. Com the 5 patterns of the major pentatonic scale for guitar. If you choose to use a credit card, rest assured that we never see your credit card details as paypal do all of that for us. Guitar theory reveals that the major scale is stacked in thirds to make triads and chords. Just select your string tuning standard tuning is default, click the link that says go then click a key link. Use this list alongside the circle of fifths to help yourself understand and memorize scales and their relationships with one. This is known as the minor triad, the basis of minor scales and chords. The minor 3rd also known as a flat 3rd or b3 for short is the tone which makes a scale or chord minor.
I have added piano fingering marks for the right hand to the sheet music to help you. The major scale is your starting point should be the first scale you learn, because it is the basis of chords and other types of scales. Intervals are the spaces between each note in a scale. Here are all the minor scales natural, harmonic and melodic for you to have a go at. Guitar major pentatonic scale chart printable pdf subject. Major and minor guitar scales and modes t his guitar scales fretboard chart generator will show you all the major and minor guitar scales and modes with tons of customizable tunings. Lets say you decided to find the harmonic minor scale in e. Sep 03, 2015 and there are a lot of scales used all around the world. If you are playing in g major, use e minor pentatonic scale also know as g major pentatonic you have probably noticed that the pentatonic scale can be either a major or minor scale. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. And there are a lot of scales used all around the world.
List of all major scales with notes, diatonic triads. Download a free major and minor scale spelling handout. Heres a list of all major scales in order of fifths. In other words, every note in the scale is associated with a chord. Provides essential info for creating memorable chord progressions. This free version is identical to the paid version, except that this free.
To make learning all these scales easier skip to the next section and memorise the five pentatonic scale patterns, then come back and see if you can identify the five patterns in these 12 diagrams. A set of worksheets that looks at all intervals not just the whole and half step ones covered earlier chords. In general we can think of all scales as a derivative of the major scale. Some feature graphic assistance in the form of guitar necks or keyboard. Major scales theory worksheets and teaching slides. Major scales for classical guitar pdf sheet music, tab. Understanding minor scales free guitar lessons by carl brown. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning.
Heres a free guitar scales pdf ebook 22 pages with plenty of scales and arpeggios patterns. The major scale is easiest to see by looking at the white keys on the piano. For each scale, you can learn a number of different shapes and patterns, depending on the zone of the fretboard youre working on. Scales and arpeggios with images music theory piano. This lesson is a complete breakdown of all the major pentatonic scale forms. There are three ways youll want to learn your major pentatonic scale forms. The major scale uses onenote from each letter of the musical alphabet.
The added bonus from learning these 2 altered minor scales well is that they both have their own series of 7 modes each. So, the c major scale and the a minor scale share the same key signature. The chord structure for the minor scale is the same for all keys. Barbara murphy university of tennessee school of music major and minor scales half and whole steps. Major pentatonic scales in open position closed mobile major pentatonic scales forms horizontal.
Jul 04, 2019 major scales for classical guitar pdf beginner to intermediate classical guitar. Next notice how each mode has one or two notes that makes it unique from the major or natural minor scale. A free pdf of the entire lessons material is available at. Free major and minor pentascale warmup charts piano. Each scale includes the notes, diatonic triads within in the key, and the relative major. Click this text for a free 20 page set of music theory lesson plans covering the construction of scales. Relative major and minor scales share the same key signature but start on different notes. Before developing a robust understanding of scales and how they work our students must first be familiar with a method of assigning the correct name to any note and with the principles behind wholestep and halfstep intervals. Below are the minor scale charts for piano in all 12 keys ordered by the circle of 5ths. March 23, 2017 ap012 what are the biggest chord mistakes for beginner guitar players. List of all natural minor scales with notes, diatonic triads. Pdf includes notation, tab, fingering, some diagrams, tips, and more.
Some people find it easier to think in minor terms, and some find it easier to think in minor and. 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, and practice until you can. When are students of music theory ready to really understand major scales. Help your students to understand all key signatures. Check out the full lesson page and download the jam tracks by following the link below. The chords of the minor scale music theory for guitar. So combined with the seven major scale modes we will have 21 scales sounds to choose from. As you may already know, the same technology i used to make guitar scale charts was used to make them for piano too. Guitar scales guitar scales regardless what instrument you play, learning to play scales is a rite of passage. Major scales for classical guitar pdf beginner to intermediate classical guitar. Each scale includes the notes, diatonic triads within in the key, and the relative minor. The best free guitar scales reference charts and tabs to learn how to play commonly used guitar scales. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to. Also includes the five closed major scale patterns over the entire.
Major and minor scales may be relative or parallel. These are the five forms of a c major pentatonic scale or an a minor pentatonic scale. Printable downloadable major pentatonic scale guitar chart. These pdf worksheets are part of an interactive book that was designed as printable. 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.
Some feature graphic assistance in the form of guitar necks or keyboard diagrams while. You can get to the 6th step of any major scale by either going up six steps from the root or down two steps. Dec 04, 2009 this lesson is a complete breakdown of all the major pentatonic scale forms. Major scale worksheets in the classroom the image above shows a variety of our scale worksheets aimed at students with differing levels of understanding and capability. This includes interactive worksheets for finding scales and chords on the. Major and minor scales entire fretboard all keys c root scales a root scales.
The audio examples play all 3 minor scales in turn the natural is 1st, then the harmonic and finally the melodic. Understanding basic music theory open textbooks for hong kong. Major scales theory worksheets and teaching slides major. It also helps to think of modes as major 3 or minor b3, which depends on the third.
Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6th and 7th scale degree ascending, revert to natural minor descending. The 3rd is flat or minor, because it can be seen as lowered by a semitonehalf step the equivalent of one fret from its natural major scale position. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. Of the minor chord and of the major chord means they are notes of the major or minor chord. 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. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. Scales and arpeggios for guitar by mike georgia to keep things simple approach it like this. Just like the major scale, the natural minor scale is one of the essential scales used on the guitar, and in time it will become an important part of your lead guitar arsenal. This is the foundation to becoming a learned musician, rather than merely a recreational player. Also included at the bottom of the app are the 5 scale patterns for memorizing these scales and a pdf download of all keys in standard tuning. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here.
The major scale is actually the basis of western music as we know it. T his guitar scales fretboard chart generator will show you all the major and minor guitar scales and modes with tons of customizable tunings. Triads within the major and minor scales there are speci. This free, printable music theory lapbook covers note values, symbols, the. Relative major and minor scales share the same key signatures. Understanding minor scales guitarlessons365 free guitar. There are three types of minor scales and this is harmonic type made up of a. Youll be exploring these harmonic differences in more depth in the individual scale lessons, but lets first clear up some key differences. Just like major and minor chords, both have unique applications when it comes to harmony.
With this i mean that the order in which the major and minor chords appear is always the same. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. List of all natural minor scales with notes, diatonic. The parallel lines of the frets and string work in. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. There are three pages of exercises within the major scale worksheet. Each one connects to the next and continues down and up the fretboard. A minor pentatonic also know as c major pentatonic.
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