The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. Link to page dedicated to guitar melodic minor scale. It is important to remember that the harmonic and melodic minor scales are only altered minor scales. The secret to this arcane knowledge is in the scale itself. The redheaded stepchild of minor scales unless youre a jazz or classical player that is. That means that this scale creates a minor chord as its first chord tonic. Free pdf download watch the scales and arpeggios for guitar. At first it will be easiest to start the scale or pattern on the sixth or fifth strings.
The melodic minor scale is a major scale with a flat 3rd b3 and its used mostly in its modal forms of the altered scale superlocrian and the funky lydian dominan. Melodic minor scale chart click here for a free printable pdf file of this scale. Here is sheet music and tab for a oneoctave d melodic minor scale and across all 6 strings in open position. Early classical musician used it ascending and pure minor descending but jazz musicians use it both ways. In classical theory, the melodic minor is unique in that the 6th and 7th scale degree are different depending on whether you are ascending or descending. Loch lomond lyrics and sheet music for all your music students, with arrangements for beginners through advanced, plus lead sheets and guitar tabs. Link to free printable guitar scales pdf file with all 5 positions of the guitar melodic minor scale. As its the 4th mode, it starts on the 4th degree of its parent melodic minor scale. To describe this, here are the 3 minor scale variations in the key of a. This guitar lesson with shapes and formula charts explains how to harmonize the melodic minor scale with triads and seventh chords. Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons.
These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons. The chart below shows how the melodic minor scale compares with the natural minor and major scale diatonic scale. The minor pentatonic scale the pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly utilized scales in just about all genres of music. I think of the melodic minor not as a set of fingerings, but as a modification of the major or minor scale. Jan 31, 2011 melodic minor has two tritones, between its fourth and seventh notes, and also between its third and sixth. Also since you mentioned the difficulty of these shapes on guitar, the melodic minor scale is no cakewalk on my. I think the melodic minor scale is a really interesting sound due to the difference between the rising and descending scales. The melodic minor scale for guitar guitarskillbuilder. This piece is level na and was composed during the na period.
The last part of the lesson is 3 examples of melodic minor licks using the different structures and devices i have presented in this lesson as exercises. A great exercise is to play the same scale different ways ascending and descending for example, if you are in a melodic minor, play up to the highest a on your guitar and descend back down to a a different way. Aug 03, 2015 the melodic minor scale has all of the same notes from the parallel major scale starting on the same note, except it has a b3rd instead of a natural third since it is a minor scale. How to use the melodic minor scale jazz guitar online. Guitar melodic minor scale chart printable pdf subject. Because the chord is b7 with all the possible alterations to its fifth and ninth, its easier to just write. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. C melodic minor consists of the notes c, d, eb, f, g, a and b. Melodic minor scales from scales and arpeggios piano sheet music to print instantly. With a goal of reducing this distance, it was added an intermediate note to. Melodic minor scale harmony it is important to learn the chords and arpeggios for the melodic minor scale. Welcome to this tutorial on using melodic minor scales. This comes from the harmonic minor scale and the augmented second interval between the sixth and seventh degrees which is sometimes considered too harsh.
Scales by themselves are not much more than finger exercises. Common open and closed scale patterns up to four sharps or flats, two octaves some three octaves, and examples of open string shifts. Scale melodic minor ascending 1,2,b3,4,5,6,7 fullth pattern root note a guitar tuning. Used by every major jazz guitarist in their solos to color minorfamily chords, the melodic minor scale is an essential sound to have under your fingers as you. Melodic minor scale harmonization with guitar diagrams.
Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale to quickly find a major keys relative minor, count down 3 halfsteps from the tonic note of the. This article focuses on a very popular but certainly very strange sounding scale, the melodic minor, and how we can figure out some chords to play behind our rockin. Melodic minor scales introduction guitar lesson by tom quayle hi guys. The solution below shows the g melodic minor scale notes, intervals and scale degrees on the piano, treble clef and bass clef the lesson steps then describe how to identify the g melodic minor scale note interval positions, choose the note names and scale degree names for a quick summary of this topic, have a look at melodic minor scale. Modes of the melodic minor scale for bass guitar talkingbass online bass lessons. Melodic minor scales jyttes piano sheet collection. Harmonic minor scale and chords, natural and melodic minor. Learn the note names all melodic minor scales in table form, in all 12 circle of 5ths keys, including single and double accidental theoretical keys home mobile view scale. Modes of the melodic minor scale for bass guitar youtube. To have a place to use this, maybe take autumn leaves in g minor. Link to guitar pro file of tab for the guitar melodic minor scale scale 7.
The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. Some classical composers have two versions of the melodic minor scale, one ascending, the other descending. Show me chords that sound good with an a melodic minor scale. This scale is also some kind of peculiar since it is sometimes played differently ascending and descending. The melodic minor scale differs from the diatonic scale in that its third note is a minor third interval from the first note of the scale. In other words, to altered dominant chords, you can use the melodic minor scale that is one semitone above the dominant chord in question. 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. Melodic minor scale diagrams beginning on each of the 12 chromatic tones. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used.
Our purchased sheet music is high resolution and can be enlarged without any reduction in quality. The melodic minor has the same notes as a major scale with a flat 3rd. The freakiness of melodic minor the ethan hein blog. Unfortunately, melodic minor is extremely annoying to play on guitar. Melodic minor scales in 1 octave with up to 2 sharps, including note names, fingering and a musicscores theory sheet how to make up a melodic minor scale. These guitar scale illustrations use the familiar finger numbering pattern of. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. Bass guitar scales made easy learn guitar for free. Theoretically the melodic minor scale is related to minmaj7 chords but it can also be used over minor chords as m6, m7, m9, m11, m69. But first, lets look at how to build a melodic minor scale from an interval standpoint. The melodic minor scale is almost the same as the natural minor with two exception that the sixth and seventh tones are raised by a semitone when the scale is ascending.
We call scales relative if they share the same key signature. Melodic minor scale is really similar to the harmonic minor scale we already studied the harmonic minor scale and we saw that it has a long distance between 6 and 7 degrees one and a half tone. The jazz minor scale generates several modes that are useful over jazz chords. Home guitar tabs lessons sheet music lessons pdf contact us. The minor scale in its purity is called the natural minor scale, and it is the base for 2 more scales, the harmonic minor scale sharp 7th degree, and the melodic minor scale sharp 6th and 7th degrees. In c melodic minor, the tritones are between f and b, and between eflat and a. Jazz ascending melodic minor scale guitar fretboard patterns. Com the 5 melodic minor guitar scale patterns each one connects to the next and continues down and up the fretboard. This is under construction but will be done in the coming weeks. Also includes the five closed major scale patterns over the entire.
The chart below shows how the melodic minor scale compares with. Pdf downloads and charts here is an overview of all the charts and other resources that are available on this site to view and also to download. The pdf for this lesson is available through patreon in the patreon fb group. However, you can unlock the sound of each and every scale by learning to use what chords to use them over. Chords of the melodic minor scale posted on january 17, 2014 by dave eichenberger. A g minor melodic scale is g natural minor scale like g a bb c d eb f g where we change it so it has a. Melodic minor scales in 1 octave with up to 2 sharps, including note names, fingering and a musicscores theory sheet how to make up a. B melodic minor guitar scales guitar scales chart 8notes. Printable downloadable melodic minor scale guitar chart. The melodic minor scale is a seven note scale with a numeric formula of 12. Melodic minor scale on guitar everything you need to know. But sometimes we immediately get lost in altered scale, lydian dominant, locrian natural 2, etc and that is a pity because the tonic minor sound is certainly worth exploring. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales. Melodic minor scale is really similar to the harmonic minor scale.
Dec 19, 2008 a great exercise is to play the same scale different ways ascending and descending for example, if you are in a melodic minor, play up to the highest a on your guitar and descend back down to a a different way. Major scales for classical guitar pdf beginner to intermediate classical guitar. In this tutorial well be learning how to use melodic minor scales in conjunction with the major scales. This scale is extremely used by musicians of various styles, especially guitar players of jazz. Thats a godawful thing to encounter on a lead sheet. 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. Download our free pdf versions of each scale with fingering. Before you begin applying the melodic minor scale to your soloing lines and phrases, here are two fingerings for this scale that you can learn on the guitar.
If you are writing a song in a minor key, then the scale gives you a lot of crunchy chords to choose from. To get the melodic minor scale you would raise both the 6 th and 7 scales degrees up one halfstep. Once again, you can see how the ascending and descending scales are different. The fretboard is shown with the lowest pitch string at the bottom and the highest pitch string at the top unless youve tuned your instrument differently. Melodic minor scale music theory, books, circle of. Learn the melodic minor scale for piano in every key. The degrees of the melodic minor scale build the following triads and sevenths. The melodic minor scale is similar to the natural minor except for a raised sixth and seventh. Here is the sheet music for the d melodic minor scale. Learn here all the concepts about melodic chords and how to use this scale in practice. Learning the melodic minor scale simplifying theory. The melodic minor scale and its modes jazz guitar online. D melodic minor across all open strings in the open position. Minor melodic scales sixteenth in all 12 keys for guitar.
You might be surprised at what your playing the next day. Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees. The melodic minor scale differs from the natural minor scale by the sixth and seventh notes, which are raised a semistep. The melodic minor scale guitar lesson, diagrams, theory. This book of written lessons is an excellent tool and reference manual to develop and enhance your guitar skills. Major scales for classical guitar pdf sheet music, tab. Melodic minor is identical to the major scale except for a lowered third. The melodic minor scale is really only used by jazz musicians, but there are a lot of chords that can be built from the scale. The melodic minor scale is one of the most useful scales in jazz. The intervals of melodic minor get transposedadjusted based on this new tonic 1.
Guitar practice melodic minor scale life in 12 keys. When the scale is descending, the melodic minor is the same as the natural minor. C melodic minor guitar scales guitar scales chart 8notes. Scales you can use in the real world, created by a human guitarist. Pdf includes notation, tab, fingering, some diagrams, tips, and more. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. If youre a rock, metal, blues or country player you probably avoid this scale like the plague if youve ever even learned it at all. Mar 31, 2017 modes of the melodic minor scale for bass guitar talkingbass online bass lessons. Jul 04, 2019 major scales for classical guitar pdf beginner to intermediate classical guitar. Check out my free video lessons on my free lessons page.
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