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Intermezzo

This document provides information about music theory and guitar scales. It defines common chord types like triads and discusses the circle of fifths. It also outlines the major scale, minor scale, and modal scale progressions. Finally, it provides tablature and descriptions for many common and exotic guitar scales, including the pentatonic, blues, major, minor, and other modal, jazz, world music, and genre-specific scales.

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Intermezzo

This document provides information about music theory and guitar scales. It defines common chord types like triads and discusses the circle of fifths. It also outlines the major scale, minor scale, and modal scale progressions. Finally, it provides tablature and descriptions for many common and exotic guitar scales, including the pentatonic, blues, major, minor, and other modal, jazz, world music, and genre-specific scales.

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Music

Notes
Triad: C-E-G (1-3-5)

Order of Sharps (♯): F-C-G-D-A-E-B/ F#-C#-G#-D#-A#-E#-B#

Order of Flats (b): B-E-A-D-G-C-F/ Bb-Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Cb-Fb

Major Scale Progression


 Major: 1-4-5
 Minor: 2-3-6
 Diminished: 7
 Relative Minor: 6&1
 Relative Major: 1&6

1-W 1-W ½-H 1-W 1-W 1-W ½-H


I ii iii IV V vi Vii
Major Minor Minor Major Major Minor Dim.
Maj7 M7 M7 Maj7 Dom7 M7 M7b5
A B C# D E F# G#
Bb C D Eb F G A
B C# D# E F# G# A#
C D E F G A B
Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C
D E F# G A B C#
Eb F G Ab Bb C D
E F# G# A B C# D#
F G A Bb C D E
F#/Gb G#/Ab A#/Bb B/Cb C#/Db D#/Eb E#/F
G A B C D E F#
Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

Minor Scale Progression


 Minor: 1-4-5
 Major: 3-6-7
 Diminished: 2
 Relative Minor: 1&3
 Relative Major: 3&1

1-W ½-H 1-W 1-W ½-H 1-W 1-W


i ii III iv v VI VII
Minor Dim. Major Minor Minor Major Major
M7 M7b5 Maj7 M7 M7 Maj7 Dom7
F# G# A B C# D E
G A Bb C D Eb F
G# A# B C# D# E F#
A B C D E F G
Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab
B C# D E F# G A
C D Eb F G Ab Bb
C# D# E F# G# A B
D E F G A Bb C
D#/Eb E#/F F#/Gb G#/Ab A#/Bb B/Cb D#/Eb
E F# G A B C D
F G Ab Bb C Db Eb

Circle of Fifths
Guitar Scales
Guitar Scales

Common Guitar Scales


Pentatonic Minor Scale
Pentatonic Minor Guitar Scale TAB
Pentatonic Major Scale
Pentatonic Major Guitar Scale TAB

Blues Scale
Blues Guitar Scale TAB
Major Scale (Ionian Modal Scale)
Major Guitar Scale (Ionian Modal Scale) TAB
Natural Minor Scale (Aeolian Modal Scale)
Natural Minor Guitar Scale (Aeolian Modal Scale) TAB
Dorian Modal Scale
Dorian Modal Guitar Scale TAB
Mixolydian Modal Scale
Mixolydian Modal Guitar Scale TAB
Lesson Common & Exotic Guitar Scales
Phrygian Modal Scale
Phrygian Modal Guitar Scale

Lydian Modal Scale


Lydian Modal Guitar Scale
Locrian Modal Scale
Locrian Modal Guitar Scale
Harmonic Minor Scale
Harmonic Minor Guitar Scale

Phrygian Dominant Scale


Phrygian Dominant Guitar Scale

Jazz Minor Scale


Jazz Minor Guitar Scale
The notes in jazz minor scale are: C-D-Eb-F-G-A-B-C

Double Harmonic Scale


Double Harmonic Guitar Scale

Whole Tone Scale


Whole Tone Guitar Scale
Altered Scale
Altered Guitar Scale
Diminished Scale
Diminished Guitar Scale
 C Diminished Scale contains the notes: C-D-Eb-F-Gb-Ab-A-B-C
 Eb Diminished Scale contains the notes: Eb-F-Gb-Ab-A-B-C-D-Eb
 Gb Diminished Scale contains the notes: Gb-Ab-A-B-C-D-Eb-F-Gb
 A Diminished Scale contains the notes: A-B-C-D-Eb-F-Gb-Ab-A

Lydian Augmented Scale


Lydian Augmented Guitar Scale

Diatonic Scale
Diatonic Guitar Scale
Metal Guitar Scale
Metal Guitar Scale
Uses:

 Pentatonic Minor Scale


 Blues Scale
 Natural Minor Scale
 Phrygian Modal Scale
 Phrygian Dominant Scale
 Harmonic Minor Scale

Spanish Scale
Spanish Guitar Scale

Arabic Scale
Arabic Guitar Scale

Indian Pentatonic Scale


Indian Pentatonic Guitar Scale
Japanese Scale
Japanese Guitar Scale

Exotic Scale
Exotic Guitar Scale
Gypsy Scale
Gypsy Guitar Scale
Bebop Scale
Bebop Guitar Scale
Enigmatic Scale
Enigmatic Guitar Scale

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