In order to cycle through as many areas of scale practice as possible and not get bored it is important to have a plan. Guitarmaps catalog bonus track slow blues in b minor 2. Remember its the process, not always the end result that you want. A unique source book for the guitar player classical guitar methodvol 2 werner guitar edition hal leonard guitar method jazz guitar hm scales scales arpeggios mmpi 2 scales p. Guitar maps scales pdf download only by superior jam tracks, released 21 march 2017 1. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used scales. For each scale, you can learn a number of different shapes and patterns, depending on the zone of the fretboard youre working on. Aug 18, 2014 the natural minor scale can be played in 5 different positions just like the major scale, the pentatonic scale and all the other scales. Free download 17 essential strum patterns pdf with. Free printable guitar scales, ready to download and use. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but shows also more advanced.
Major and minor scales, modals, diminished, triads and seventh arpeggios, exotic scales, and much more. Major scale 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 a 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 major scale sae b b b c b 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 6. Jun 09, 2018 the easiest way i know to learn all 7 harmonic minor scale shapes on the guitar neck. The easiest way i know to learn all 7 melodic minor scale shapes on the guitar neck, based on cycling through 3 note groups, or fragments. Please find all of the guitar scale fingering charts for all of the types of scales covered in this guide. They each have a distinct pattern that can be played anywhere on the neck of the guitar. The added bonus from learning these 2 altered minor scales well is that they both have their own series of 7 modes each. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme mauricio. Jul 03, 2019 the bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. The chords that fit best with them are e, f, a minor and d minor.
For the blues scale guitar, dominant 7 chords are the most common type of chord utilized in the blues style. Below are the minor scale charts for piano in all 12 keys ordered by the circle of 5ths. When you feel like you can comfortably grab the boxes for the major and minor sounds based around the 1st string root, try the 2nd its the same concept. The natural minor scale can be played in 5 different positions just like the major scale, the pentatonic scale and all the other scales. Atmospheric slow blues guitar backing track e minor 2. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. Minor scales for piano as you may already know, the same technology i used to make guitar scale charts was used to make them for piano too. The root note is the key that the pentatonic scale will be played in. Play scales very slowly with big bows keeping an even tone across the bow stroke practice scales with a drone pitch using the first note of the scale memorize the scales occasionally use a tuner to help you tune each pitch.
I will be arranging them in 3notes per string format just like we did the major scales. Half tone, whole tone, minor third, and major third are the building blocks of the scales in this book. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. Major and minor scales, modals, diminished, triads and seventh arpeggios, exotic scales. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme. A natural minor scale is taken from the major scale of the same name, but with the third, sixth, and seventh degrees lowered one half step. C minor guitar scale pattern chart maps scales patterns. Pdf file of this beginner scale lesson in tab and standard notation. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale.
A unique source book for the guitar player classicalguitarmethodvol 2 werner guitar edition hal leonard guitar method jazz guitar hm scales scales arpeggios mmpi 2 scales p. Understanding minor scales guitarlessons365 free guitar. Use these instructional materials to help open up guitar avenues and to examine different chords and rhythms, lead guitar techniques, learning the fretboard, music theory, scales, and the world of playing over chord changes. Jun 17, 2018 free download 17 essential strum patterns pdf. Next notice how each mode has one or two notes that makes it unique from the major or natural minor scale. Guitar maps scales pdf download only superior jam tracks. The major scale is used as the basic starting point for many scales and modes.
They show the scales as played on a 4 string bass with standard tuning. You may not be able to find what youre looking for right away this time, but youve spent time streamlining the process for later. Minor pentatonic scales to introduce a novice guitar player to the world of rock music requires that he learn a series of scales, which we can call the tools of the trade. If youve tried a few, you may be wondering what the point is to this often tedious guitar playing chore. This is under construction but will be done in the coming weeks.
You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. Major and minor scales tab by lessons ultimate guitar. It also helps to think of modes as major 3 or minor b3, which depends on the third. Bass guitar scales represent structure and patterns in our music, and starting to learn those patterns makes it suddenly easier to recognize, understand and apply them. It contains the sections chord, scale and arpeggio.
C harmonic minor scale for example, if you wanted to play a b maj, min, ect. Guitar scales abrsm scales 8 guitar abrsm scales ebook pdf 8 guitar master pentatonic scales for guitar master pentatonic scales for guitar in 14 days the guitar handbook. They are distinguished by the fact that the tonic root or 1 st note of. 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. Learn the 5 pentatonic scales on guitar, tab and diagrams available on screen and printable pdf download from etsy. Click here to download this free printable guitar scales chart pdf to your. Provides essential info for creating memorable chord progressions. These 5 positions are all one and the same natural minor scale but played in different shapes and areas on the fretboard to give you the freedom to play the scale all over the neck and improvise without. Bb style slow blues guitar backing track b minor 3. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated sound. For example in the g minor pentatonic scale all g notes are root notes. A natural minor scale is taken from the major scale of the same name, but with the third, sixth, and seventh degrees lowered one half step playing minor scales on the guitar is simply a matter of following the pattern shown below. Nov 29, 2016 c harmonic minor scale for example, if you wanted to play a b maj, min, ect.
Guitar maps are a unique way to learn and practice e minor guitar scales. Guitarmaps catalog bonus track emotional spacious track in e minor this is for the guitar maps scales catalog. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. Click here to download this free printable guitar scales chart pdf to your computer. I list the most common 3 and 4note chords, and a few 5note chords, from a natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. If youre a beginning guitar player, youve probably heard the word scales before but may not be sure where to start. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Free download 17 essential strum patterns pdf with images.
After clicking the buy now button, youll be directed to our online store at gumroad. Guitar maps connect e minor guitar scales together so you can play them up the whole guitar neck. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the scales in all keys. Then i have a fourth a minor scale which i call a practical minor. Whatever method you have to use to find it is worth the time. The 5 natural minor scale positions you must know guitarhabits. Heres a free guitar scales pdf ebook 22 pages with plenty of scales and arpeggios patterns. Finding the natural minor scales on a guitar dummies. The most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic. So combined with the seven major scale modes we will have 21 scales sounds to choose from. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to. Once you know the patterns you can play pentatonic scales in any key because the patterns are moveable. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart.
The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. Guitarmaps catalog bonus track dreamy funk groove in e minor 3. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. These 5 positions are all one and the same natural minor scale but played in different shapes and areas on the fretboard to give you the freedom to play the scale all over the neck and improvise without restrictions. Playing minor scales on the guitar is simply a matter of following the pattern shown below. Pentatonic scales can be broken up into patterns and shown on a guitar neck diagram.
The major 3rd of the v chord is not in the natural minor scale, but it is the natural 7th in harmonic minor. Among the most popular scales are the minor pentatonic, blues and modes ivii. Guitar lovers manual is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Jun 24, 2019 the guitar scales chart book is an instant download, so you can start learning and playing new scales within minutes. C minor guitar maps are a unique way to learn and practice c minor guitar scales. Major and minor bass guitar scales bass books and music. Make sure you can play the minor sound either by playing box 2 using the 3rd finger, or box 3 using the 1st finger. Understanding minor scales free guitar lessons by carl brown.
The bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. Your first note is indicated by the 1 shown on the first e string. The scales and arpeggios are split up into 3 main categories. There are a few reasons why adding scales to your practice routine is super important. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. The guitar scales chart book is an instant download, so you can start learning and playing new scales within minutes. The easiest way i know to learn all 7 harmonic minor scale shapes on the guitar neck. Scroll down to download a printable pdf version of the chart, with no login or signup required. Free guitar scales ebook scale and arpeggio patterns pdf guitar. Another use for harmonic minor that creeps up from time to time is the 5th mode. 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.
That is just my list of chords from the 3 a minor scales that are good to use when writing songs in a minor key. Your plan should cover several days and allow for varied work on each. A common use of harmonic minor is when there is a major v chord in a minor key. This free version is identical to the paid version, except that this free. The minor pentatonic scale by paul tauterouff the minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. Here is an overview of all the charts and other resources that are available on this site to view and also to download. Guitarmaps are a simple way to develop a better vision of the whole guitar fret board, allowing you to play solos anywhere on the guitar neck. Guitar maps connect c minor guitar scales together so you can follow them up and down the fret board. If you search online, you might find blues guitar scales pdf to download. Here youll find all the church modes like ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian and locrian. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales.
Pentatonic scales for guitar a pentatonic scale has just 5 notes. Scales build technique, strength and coordination in both hands on the. And here it is in the key of e, using patterns that use groups of openfingered strings. There are blues guitar scales tutorial for learning guitar scales for beginners. Just select your string tuning standard tuning is default, click the link that says go then click a key link. The book comes as a pdf file, which can be read on your screen and printed suitable for printing on us letter and a4 sized paper. The best free guitar scales reference charts and tabs to learn how to play commonly used guitar scales. Chaurette, december 2012 there are 5 different ways to play a major scale on the guitar. Guitarmaps catalog bonus track hard rock ballad track in d minor 4. This book of written lessons is an excellent tool and reference manual to develop and enhance your guitar skills. The guitar scales are divided into different groups. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. Guitar scale maps are great with guitar backing tracks in the key of e minor. Of the minor chord and of the major chord means they are notes of the major or minor chord.