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12 Major Scale Positions

Finger
(S) 1st
1st
2d
3rd
4th
(S) 4th

- Indicates Root

II * Roman Numeral Marker

(indicates the fret for the first finger)
(S) indicates a finger stretch .
Stretch the first or fourth finger while
keeping your hand in the same position .

G Major

C Major
(S)

D Major
(S)

II

II

A Major

II

F Major

II

Bb Major

(S)

(S)

(S)

II

(S)

II

(S)

Eb Major
(S)

Ab Major
(S)

Db 0r C# Major
(S)

(S)

II

(S)

II

II
(S) ( )

( ) (S)

(S)

(S) ( ) ( )

( ) Indicates Alternate Fingering

7

Gb or F# Major

B Major

E Major

II
(S)

(S)

II
(S)

(S)

II
(S)

It is a good idea to practice all of these forms . If the stretches are too difficult
try starting higher up the guitar neck where the frets are closer together and
working your way down as your fingers get used to these fingerings . You will
find that some of the hard fingerings are easier on the high frets than the
easy fingerings .

Real Melodic Minor Fingerings

The following are scale fingerings for the Real Melodic Minor Scale
( also called Jazz Minor ) . They are derived by lowering the major
third of the preceding Major Scale fingerings .
F Minor
(S)

(S)

(S)

II

II

II
(S)

A Minor

(S)
Bb Minor

B Minor
(S)

(S)

II

II

II
(S)

(S)

C Minor
(S)

G Minor

Gb or F# Minor

D Minor
(S)

II

(S)

(S)

E Minor
(S)

II

II
(S)

Harmonic Minor Scale Fingerings

These fingerings are derived by lowering the sixth degree of
of the Real Melodic Minor scale fingerings .

F Minor
(S)

(S)

(S)

II

A Minor

(S)
Bb Minor

(S)

B Minor

( ) (S)
II

(S)

II

(S)

(S)

C Minor
(S)

II
(S)

D Minor
(S)

II

II
(S)

(S)

G Minor

Gb or F# Minor

(S)

(S)

E Minor
(S)

II

II

II
(S)

xx1 1 1 1

xx1 1 1 1

3fr

3fr

x2 3 1 4 x

3 fr

xx1 3 2 2

x x1 3 1 4

6 fr

xx1 3 2 2

x2 3 1 4x

8fr

x x1 3 1 4

6 fr

8fr

x1 3 1 2x

10fr

7fr

10

xx2 3 1 4

11 fr

xx2 3 1 4

11 fr

x2 31 4 x

12 fr

x2 3 1 4 x

3 fr

x2 3 1 4x

7fr

x1 3 1 2x

10fr

x2 31 4 x

12 fr

2x3 3 3 x

2x 1 4 3x
5 fr

3 x24 2x
8fr

4 x2 31 x
11 fr

2x3 3 3 x

2x 1 4 3x
5 fr

3 x24 2x
8fr

4 x2 31 x
11 fr

3 fr

3 fr

It is important to see that G min7 and Bb 6 contain the same notes .

Learn to see these forms as two possible chords .

11

xx 4 3 2 1

x x1 3 3 3

2fr

x4 231 x

3fr

1 x 3 4 2x
3fr

xx 3 2 4 1

5fr

x4 3 1 1 x

7 fr

34
2 x 1(3 3 )x

5 fr

12

(3)
12fr

xx 1 1 1 4

10 fr

x1 324x

10fr

1 x 3 24 x
10fr

xx 1 2 1 1

3fr

xx1 3 2 4

x x2 3 1 4

5 fr

(1 1 1 2)

xx 3 3 3 4

8fr

x231 4 x

x2 4 1 3 x

x1 31 4 x

1 x 24 3 x

3 x1 4 2 x
5 fr

3 x2 4 1 x
8fr

4fr

3fr

7fr

10

13

12 fr

x2 3 1 4 x

12fr

1 1 1)
(32 22
x 2x
12fr

xx1 2 1 4

3fr

x1 234 x

2 fr

2x3 1 4 x

2fr

xx 2 3 1 4

xx1

6fr

333

9fr

x2 3 1 4 x

x2 4 1 3x

4 fr

7fr

2 x 1 3 43 x
9fr

2x34 1 x
6 fr

14

xx 1 3 1 2

12 fr

x23 1 4 x

10 fr

2x 1 4 1 x
12fr

15
15

xx

xx

1 3 24

1 213

2x1 3 1 x

3 fr

2x1 3 1 x

x23

x23

14

14

3 fr

3 fr
4

3 fr

3 fr

xx

1 213

14

x23

xx

6 fr

14

1 3 24

1 213

6 fr

6 fr

16

xx

9fr

xx

9fr
4

2x1 3 1 x

6 fr

2x1 3 1 x

x23

xx

6 fr

6 fr
4

2x1 3 1 x

3 fr

1 3 24

xx

x23

14

x23

14

9 fr

9 fr

1 213

9fr

12 fr

2x1 3 1 x

x23

x23

14

14

12 fr

12 fr
4

2x1 3 1 x

9fr

2x1 3 1 x

1 3 24

12
4 fr

12 fr

12 fr

17

18

19

xx1 1 3 3

2 fr

xx

xx1 3 1 1

2133
5fr

x2 1 1 3 x

x1

x1 3 1 1x

2fr

21 1 1 33

5 fr

5 fr

21 1 33

x x1 3 2 1

21 1 1 3 1

20

xx1133

7 fr

1 1 3x
7 fr

xx1 3 1 1

9fr

x1

21 1 31

2
1 1 3x

12 fr

1 x 234 4

12 fr

xx

1111

1111

1 1 33

xx

2 34 1

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

1 1 33

xx
fr 5

1 322
fr

1 1 33

xx

1 23 1

xx

xx

1 233

xx

fr 3

1 1 33

1 1 21

xx

xx
fr 6

1 322

1 1 33

xx
fr 5

1 1 23

xx
fr 7

xx
fr 8

1 1 21

fr 5

1 233

xx
fr 7

xx

xx

1314

fr 8

21

fr 8

2 34 1

1 1 33

xx
fr 8

xx

xx

fr 8

1 1 23

1131

xx
fr 10

1314

xx
fr

10

xx

1 1 33

fr 10

fr 10

1 1 33

2314

xx

fr 10

xx

fr 11

xx
fr 13

1 1 21

xx

1 1 33

xx
fr 12

1 1 33

2314

fr 13

fr 15

2 34 1

xx

fr 13

fr 13

1 1 33

fr 15

2222

xx

1 333

xx

xx
fr 15

131 2

xx

fr 5

23 1 4

fr 3

1 3 24

xx

fr 10

xx

1 3 24

21 33

xx

fr 10

1 214

fr 8

xx

fr 3

1 1 14

xx

1 214

fr 8

21 333
fr

fr 3

23

xx

3214
fr 8

21 333
fr

32
2 1 ( 3 3)x

x
fr

3 1 24

fr 8

1314x

1312x

x
fr 10

1312x

x
fr 5

1 34 2x

fr

x
fr

13

1 3 24 x

34
2 1 (3 3 )x

fr 15

Any of these Dominant Seventh Voicings may be mixed and matched in various
combinations.Also you can find many of these voicings on other string sets than
the ones shown in these chord diagrams .

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25

26

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23

x1 33 3 x

x1 3 24 x

1 34 21

1 x3 4 2 x

23 1

2 1

134111

x1

131111

14x

x1 3 4 2 1

28
282828

3 fr

x23 1 4 x

1 x243 x

2 13

1 31 141

2 x14 3x

x1 3121

x 1 3 1 24

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31

32

xx1 1 1 1

xx1 1 1 1

xx1 1 1 4

3fr

3fr

xx1 1 1 4

3fr

x2 3 1 4 x

x2 3 1 4 x

3 fr

3 fr

3fr

xx1 3 2 2

6 fr

xx1 3 2 2

x2 3 1 4x

7fr

x2 3 1 4x

7fr

xx1 3 24

6 fr

x x1 3 1 4

6 fr

xx3 21 4

x2 3 1 4x

6 fr

7fr

x2 3 1 4x

7fr

33

8fr

x x1 3 1 4

xx2 3 1 4

xx2 3 1 4

8fr

x1 3 1 2x

10fr

x1 3 1 2x

10fr

xx2 3 1 4

11 fr

11 fr

xx2 3 1 4

x1 3 1 4 x

10fr

x3 2 1 4 x

10

xx1 1 1 1

11 fr

11 fr

15 fr

xx1 1 1 1

x2 31 4 x

12 fr

x2 31 4 x

12 fr

15 fr

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35

36

37
37

38

39
39

40

41

42

43

44

45

xx

1111

xx

xx

xx

xx
fr 5

1 322

1 314

1 333

fr 7

xx

fr 10

xx

23 1 4

15

fr 5

1312

1 214

xx
fr

xx

fr 7

1 322

xx

xx
fr 10

23 1 4

fr 3

1 314

23 1 4

xx
fr 14

xx

xx

fr 5

xx
fr 10

1111

1111

fr 12

46

fr 5

1 322

1 314

xx

xx

23 1 4

xx

fr 7

1112

xx

1 21 1

321

1 333

xx

fr 2

fr 5

1 322

fr

xx
fr

x x4

fr 5

fr

xx

fr 10

23 1 4

15

1 3 24

xx
fr

14

1 1 14

fr 10

fr 12

2x333 x

2x 1 4 3 x

3x14 1

fr 5

34
2 x 1( 3 3 )x

fr 5

2x 1 4 1 x

fr 8

fr

2 x 3 14 x

fr

12

fr 10

2x 1 4 3 x

3x14 1

2x333 x

2x 1 4 3 x

x
fr 7

4 x 23 1

x
fr 10

47

3 x 24 1

fr 5

fr 5

2x 1 1 1 x

fr 8

3x14 1

1 x 34 2 x

fr

1 x 24 3 x

fr

12

34
2 x 1 ( 3 3 )x
fr 7

fr 10

1 x 3 24 x

fr 10

2x333 x

fr 5

2x333 x

1 312x

fr 5

fr

1 312x

fr 5

(3 4)
x21 33x

34
2 x 1( 3 3 )x

2314

2x 1 4 3 x

fr 5

2x 1 4 3 x

fr 5

x
fr

1 31 21 x

2x333 x

2x333 x

1 3 24 x

1 3 24 x

x
fr 5

3 x 24 1

1 x 34 2 x

x
fr 5

fr

3x 14 1

2314

x
fr

1 x 24 3 x
fr 5

48

1 x 34 2 x

x
fr 5

fr 5

1 312x

3 24 1

fr 3

x23

14x

4 x 23 1

xx

1 3 24

3214

xx4

fr 7

321

fr 7

fr 7

3 x4 21 x
fr

xx

1 114

fr 5

x x4

21 1

3214

x x4

fr

fr 7

21 1

fr

311

1 3 24

x4

3 x4 21 x

1 21 4

fr 7

fr 5

311

x4
fr

xx

x4

311

fr 7

xx3

fr 4

fr 5

21 4
fr

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xx1 1 1 1

x x1 3 1 4

3fr

8fr

xx

xx

1 3 24

1 3 24

5 fr

11 fr

xx1 3 2 2

xx2 3 1 4

xx

6 fr

11 fr

xx

1 3 24

1 3 24

8 fr

14 fr

This sequence can be useful for chord melody applications and

can be practiced with the plain G minor voicing as well .

50

xx1 1 1 1

15 fr

5151

xx

xx

xx

1 333

3
1 2 1( 4 )

1 333

xx

fr 4

xx

fr 10

fr 4

3
1 2 1( 4 )

xx

xx

fr 10

1112

1 324

1 324

fr

fr

xx

xx

fr 9

xx

xx1 324

fr 10

1 322

23 1 4

xx

xx

fr 9

1 322

xx

xx

23 1 4

fr

52

1312

23 1 4

1312

fr 7

xx

fr 13

xx

23 1 4

xx

fr 7

1 21 1

xx
fr

xx

1 324

fr 13

23 1 4

xx

fr 12

xx

fr 7

xx

1 324

1 314

fr 13

fr

1111

1 314

xx

fr

fr 12

1111

fr 12

53

54

2x34 1 x

1 31 2x

fr 7

2x34 1 x

xx

2x34 1 x

fr 3

fr 6

1 1 14

fr 7

1214 x

2x34 1 x

xx

2x 1 4 3 x

fr 3

1 21 1

fr 6

1 3 24 x

fr 5

2x 1 4 3 x

fr 5

xx

fr 6

55

1 3 22

fr 5

fr 5

56

57

59

60

61

xx

xx

1 23 1

1 34 2 x

1 24 3

1 333x

fr 7

xx

fr 6

1 23 1

1 34 2 x

fr 7

xx

fr 6

1 24 3

1 333x

xx

fr 7

fr 6

1 4

1211

fr 7

xx

fr 6

62

fr 7

xx

1 4

fr 6

1211

1 21 1

24 1 3 x

xx

fr 7

fr 5

fr 7

1 21 1

24 1 3 x

fr 6

fr 7

fr 5

1 x 2333

x2

1314

fr 7

fr

1 3 24 x

xx

fr 6

1 214

fr 7

21 333

Tx

1314

1 3 24 x

xx

1 x 233 4

fr 7

fr 7

fr 6

1 214

2 1 34 4

63

1 214

fr 6

fr 7

2 1 334

fr 7

1 x 234 4

fr 7

1 214x

xx

fr 7

fr 7

1 214x

xx

fr 7

fr 6

1 214

fr 7

x1

234 x

1 214 x

xx

3 24 1

xx

fr 6

x1

1 214 x

fr 8

fr 7

xx

1 3 24

fr 7

234 x

3 24 1

xx

2x 34 1 x

fr 6

fr 7

1 3 24

fr 6

1 3 24 x x

fr 8

231 4 x

fr 7

64

2x 34 1 x

fr 7

fr 5

231 4 x

fr 5

fr 6

1 3 24 x x

231 4 x

231 4 x

fr 7

fr 5

fr 5

1 x 234 x

xx

fr

2 1 34 4

1 233

33
2 1( 3 4 )x

1 x 234 4

fr 6

xx

fr 6

1 231

2x 1 4 3x

fr 6

fr 5

fr 5

2 1 34 4

xx

fr 4

1 233

fr 4

fr 4

1 x 234 4

xx

x2 1 1 3 3

fr 3

1 231

xx1 3 2 2

fr 3

(
1 x 233 4

fr 7

1 x 2333

fr 7

65

21 333

fr 6

fr 2

fr 3

1 x 233 4

2 1 34 x

1 x 24 3

1 x 234 4

1 x 2333

fr 7

fr 6

Tx

fr 7

fr 7

1 24 3

fr

2 1 34 4

2131x

fr 6

fr 7

21 333

4
1 x 2 3( 3 )x

fr 6

1 x 24 3

1 x 234 4

66

Tx

fr 5

fr 5

1 24 3

fr 3

2 1 34 4

fr 4

fr

fr

21 1 33

1 x 234 4

67

68

69

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2x 34 1

x
fr

2x 34 1

x
fr

1 3 24 x

1 314 x

fr 7

fr 7

x2

1 31

fr

2x 34 1

23 1 4 x

2x 333 x

x
fr

34
2 x 1( 3 3 )x

fr 6

1 3 24 x

fr 7

fr 5

2x 34 1

fr 5

23 1 4 x

73

fr 6

1 3 24 x

2x3 1 1

x
fr

fr 7

23 1 4 x

2x 333 x

x
fr

x
fr

2x 1 31

x
fr

fr 5

1 31 2x

2x 34 1

fr 3

1 214 x

fr 6

fr 5

34
2 x 1( 3 3 )x

3x1 21

fr 5

1 31 2x

x
fr

fr

1 314 x

fr 7

1 3 34

xx

xx

1 3 34

xx

fr

fr 7

1 3 34

fr 7

1 3 24 x

xx

xx

1 333

1 333

xx

fr 7

fr 7

fr 7

1 333

fr 7

1 x 234

xx

1 3 24

xx

x
fr 5

xx

xx

fr 7

1 214

23 1 4 x

1 3 24

xx
fr 4

1 334
fr

74

fr 3

fr 5

1 214

x
fr

fr 4

2314

xx

3 x 1 24

xx

1111

xx

1 333

xx
fr 4

3x 14 1 x

1 3 34

fr 5

75

76

78

xx

1 133

1 314 1 1

xx

234 1

xx

3x4 21

xx

xx

1 23 3

34 1 1

1 231

fr 3

xx
fr 3

1 1 23

3x4 21

xx

1 1 21

xx
fr 3

1 133

xx

xx
fr 5

2 x 34 1

fr 8

34 1 1

1 1 21

fr 3

xx

xx

1 1 21

xx
fr 7

314 1 1

79

1 133

fr 3

xx
fr 10

xx
fr 5

234 1

fr 8

1 133

1 3 24

xx

xx
fr 12

fr 5

1131

1 x 24 4 4

fr 10

1 133

11111

xx

1 1 21

xx
fr 13

x
fr 10

xx
fr 12

1 133

1 3 34 4

234 1

11114

fr 15

fr 10

fr 13

fr 10

2x 34 1 x

x2

1 21 4 x

xx

1 3 34

fr 3

1 34 4

11111

x2

5 fr

fr 7

fr 7

xx

1 32 4 x

1 3 34

fr 7

fr 7

1 2 1 34

fr 5

1 34 4

fr 5

21 34 1

2x 1 3 34

4 fr

1 x 2 34 x

x
fr 5

21 314

fr 4

80

2314 x

xx

fr 5

23 14

fr 5

3x 1 21

x
fr 5

2x 1 3 3 3

fr 5

3x4 21

3x4 21

x
fr 8

1111x

1111x

fr 8

3x4 21

fr 8

3x4 21

fr 8

21 31 x

2x 1 3 1 x

fr 8

431 1x

fr 8

x
fr 8

4 x 23 1 x

fr

x
fr 8

231 4 x

fr 8

1 x 34 2 x

fr 8

81

fr 6

82

83

84

xx

xx

31 1 1

1111

xx
fr 5

xx
fr 5

21 1 1

1 333

fr 5

fr 5

( 3 3 3)
1
xx 444

xx 1 333
fr 5

fr 5

85

86

1 34 2x

x
fr 5

2x 34 1 x

x4

21 3x

1 3 24

1 34 2x

fr 5

1 x 34 2x

fr 7

x4

fr 5

x
fr 5

21 3x

1 3 24

fr 6

1 x 34 2x

x
fr 5

x
fr 5

87

1 x34 2x

2314

1 3 24

fr 6

fr 5

fr 5

fr 5

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F# (Gb) , G# (Ab) , A# (Bb) , C , D & E

Wholetone Scale

G , A , B , C# (Db), D# (Eb) & F

Wholetone Scale

(S)

(S)

(S)

(S)

II

II

Below are three different fingerings for the A , C ,Eb or F# Diminished Scales .
Another way to look at the Diminished Scale is that it comprises two diminished 7th
arpeggios a half step apart (G# dim7 and A dim7 contain the A diminished scale notes) .

fr 4

IV
(S)

fr 5

(S)

(S)

fr 6
(S)

(S)

(S)

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