Guitar

Guitar Scales and Modes

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Scale/Mode Blues Scale Dorian $ar%onic Minor &ocrian &"dian Ma'or Ma'or (entatonic

Melodic Minor Minor (entatonic Mi)ol"dian *atural Minor (+r"/ian 0+ote 1one

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17 G# B F# D G# A A E C G#

19 B F# D A E B C C

21 D G# E B F# D C G# A F#

22 E B D A E

A Melodic Minor

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1 A Blues Scale 1 Dorian 1 $ar%onic Minor 1 &ocrian 1 &"dian 1 Ma'or 1 Ma'or (entatonic 1 Melodic Minor 1 Minor (entatonic 1 Mi)ol"dian 1 *atural Minor 1 (+r"/ian 1 0+ole 1one 1

2 A# 0 5 5 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 5

3 B 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 5 1

2 C 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 5 1 1 5

5 C# 0 5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 1 5 5 1

3 D 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 5

7 D# 1 5 5 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1

4 E 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5

9 F 0 5 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1

15 F# 0 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 5 5

11 G 1 1 5 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1

12 G# 0 5 1 5 1 1 5 1 5 5 5 5 5

A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A B B C D D E E F G G A

A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A B B C D D E E F G G A A

B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C D D E E F G G A A B

!e"6 A Scale6 Melodic Minor

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3 Black/White White/Brown White/Black

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C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C D D E E F G G A A B B

C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C D D E E F G G A A B B C

D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D E E F G G A A B B C D

D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D E E F G G A A B B C D D

E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F G G A A B B C D D E

F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F G G A A B B C D D E E

F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F G G A A B B C D D E E F

G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G A A B B C D D E E F G

G# A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G A A B B C D D E E F G G

A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A B B C D D E E F G G A

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!hange the Guitar Tuning To change the guitar tuning$ %ust change the red entries in the &irst colu'n to corres(ond to the o(en note &or each string) The dis(la*ed scale will ad%ust auto'aticall*)

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A-out This A((lication This a((lication dis(la*s the notes on a guitar &or an* scale or 'ode in an* ke*) .elect the ke* &ro' the /#e*/ o(tion -uttons$ and select the desired scale or 'ode &ro' the /.cale/Mode/ o(tion -uttons) The dis(la*ed scale will ad%ust auto'aticall*) De0elo(ed -* 1ohn Walken-ach %ohn2%3walk)co'

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Ma%or

STEPS 88 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

In C... C D E F G A B C

1+e %a'or scale is also t+e 7onian Mode9 7t:s t+e standard Do8;e8Mi scale< and is t+e asis -or %ost 0estern %usic9

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1 STEPS 88 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 In C... C D D# F G G# A# C 1+e natural >or relati?e@ %inor scale is t+e sa%e as t+e Aolean %ode9 7t is one o- t+ree %inor scales >t+e ot+er are +ar%onic %inor and %elodic %inor@9 Ase t+is scale ,it+ %inor c+ords9

=88 7- 1< s+o, s+ar#s

STEPS 88 3 2 1 1 3 2

In C... C D# F F# G A# C

1+e Blues Scale is t+e sa%e as t+e %inor #entatonic< ut ,it+ an added -lattened -i-t+9 Bendin/ strin/s u# to t+e notes in t+is scale is t+e .e" to /ettin/ a /ood B lues"B sound9

STEPS 88 2 1 2 2 2 1 2

In C... C D D# F G A A# C

1+is is a %inor %ode9 7t:s li.e t+e natural %inor scale< ut t+e si)t+ is s+ar#ened9 (la" t+is %ode ,it+ unaltered %inor c+ords9

STEPS 88 2 1 2 2 1 3 1

In C... C D D# F G G# B C

1+is is si%ilar to t+e natural %inor scale< ut t+e se?ent+ note is s+ar#ened9

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STEPS 88 1 2 2 1 2 2 2

In C... C C# D# F F# G# A# C

All o- t+e notes in t+is scale are -latened e)ce#t t+e tonic and t+e -ourt+9 1+is %ode is not used ?er" o-ten in 0estern %usic9

STEPS 88 2 2 2 1 2 2 1

In C... C D E F# G A B C

1+is is a si%ilar to t+e %a'or scale< ut it +as a s+ar#ened -ourt+ note9

STEPS 88 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

In C... C D E F G A B C

1+e %a'or scale is also t+e 7onian Mode9 7t:s t+e standard Do8;e8Mi scale< and is t+e asis -or %ost 0estern %usic9

STEPS 88 2 2 3 2 3

In C... C D E G A C

1+is is a -i?e8note scale< and it di--ers -ro% t+e diatonic %a'or scale in t+at t,o notes >t+e -ourt+ and se?ent+@ are le-t out9 1+is scale is o-ten used in 'aCC and lues9

STEPS

In C...

1+is is one o- t+e t+ree %inor

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88 2 1 2 2 2 2 1

C D D# F G A B C

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STEPS 88 3 2 2 3 2

In C... C D# F G A# C

1+is is a -i?e8note scale< and it di--ers -ro% t+e diatonic %a'or scale in t+at t,o notes >t+e second and si)t+@ are le-t out9 1+is scale is o-ten used in 'aCC and lues9

STEPS 88 2 2 1 2 2 1 2

In C... C D E F G A A# C

1+is %ode is si%ilar to t+e %a'or scale< ut ,it+ a -lattened se?ent+ note9 7t is o-ten used in 'aCC and lues9

STEPS 88 2 1 2 2 1 2 2

In C... C D D# F G G# A# C

1+is is a %inor %ode9 7t:s si%ilar to t+e natural %inor scale< ut +as a -lattened second note9

STEPS 88

In C... C

1+is is also .no,n as Bau/%ented9B 7t di?ides t+e octa?e

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2 2 2 2 2 2

D E F# G# A# C

into si) eDual inter?als o- a ,+ole tone eac+9 1+ere are onl" t,o 0+ole 1one scales9

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