The document provides a cheat sheet for major and minor scales including:
1) The notes in each major scale organized by the number of sharps or flats.
2) Tips for practicing scales such as playing slowly, using a drone pitch, and occasionally using a tuner.
3) An explanation of natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales including how the 6th and 7th notes are raised.
4) The notes for several natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales.
The document provides a cheat sheet for major and minor scales including:
1) The notes in each major scale organized by the number of sharps or flats.
2) Tips for practicing scales such as playing slowly, using a drone pitch, and occasionally using a tuner.
3) An explanation of natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales including how the 6th and 7th notes are raised.
4) The notes for several natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales.
The document provides a cheat sheet for major and minor scales including:
1) The notes in each major scale organized by the number of sharps or flats.
2) Tips for practicing scales such as playing slowly, using a drone pitch, and occasionally using a tuner.
3) An explanation of natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales including how the 6th and 7th notes are raised.
4) The notes for several natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales.
The document provides a cheat sheet for major and minor scales including:
1) The notes in each major scale organized by the number of sharps or flats.
2) Tips for practicing scales such as playing slowly, using a drone pitch, and occasionally using a tuner.
3) An explanation of natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales including how the 6th and 7th notes are raised.
4) The notes for several natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales.
G Major (1#) G A B C D E F# G D Major (2#) D E F# G A B C# D A Major (3#) A B C# D E F# G# A E Major (4#) E F# G# A B C# D# E B Major (5#) B C# D# E F# G# A# B F# Major (6#) F# G# A# B C# D# E# F# C# Major (7#) C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#
F Major (1b) F G A Bb C D E F Bb Major (2b) Bb C D Eb F G A Bb Eb Major (3b) Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb Ab Major (4b) Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Db Major (5b) Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db Gb Major (6b) Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb Cb Major (7b) Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb
C Chromatic C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C Tips: • 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 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)
A natural minor: A B C D E F G A A harmonic minor: A B C D E F G# A A melodic minor: A B C D E F# G# A
E natural minor: E F# G A B C D E E harmonic minor: E F# G A B C D# E E harmonic minor: E F# G A B C# D# E
B natural minor: B C# D E F# G A B B harmonic minor: B C# D E F# G A# B B natural minor: B C# D E F# G# A# B
F# natural minor: F# G# A B C# D E F# F# harmonic minor: F# G# A B C# D E# F# F# melodic minor: F# G# A B C# D# E# F#
C# natural minor: C# D# E F# G# A B C# C# harmonic minor: C# D# E F# G# A B# C# C# melodic minor: C# D# E F# G# A# B# C#
D natural minor: D E F G A Bb C D\ D harmonic minor: D E F G A Bb C# D D melodic minor: D E F G A B C# D
G natural minor: G A Bb C D Eb F G G harmonic minor: G A Bb C D Eb F# G G melodic minor: G A Bb C D E F# G
C natural minor: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C C harmonic minor: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C C melodic minor: C D Eb F G A B C
F natural minor: F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F F harmonic minor: F G Ab Bb C Db E F F melodic minor: F G Ab Bb C D E F
