BLUES SCALE

EXERCICES

WHOLE TONE SCALES

SAXOPHONE

Josep Loredo Moner , January 2004

 BLUES
SCALE EXERCISES
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WHOLE TONE SCALES

SAXOPHONE

Josep Loredo Moner , January 2004

 BLUES SCALE EXERCISES

This Method is meant for the Saxophone instrumentalist who -

with an acceptable level of reading - is interested in getting
familiarized with Blues tones, not only by listening to recorded
material, but also by practicing his instrument using the Scale exercises
to have more resources when improvising.

The Scale I have based the exercises upon is formed by the

succession of:
Keynote, minor 3rd, just 4th, augmented 4th, just 5th, minor 7 th
and Keynote; according to many experts, its the ideal Scale to begin
to learn improvisation, because it has a good sound and, only
going over it up or down, it already has an interesting sound.
Nevertheless on page 5 there are nine more sorts of Blues Scales, so
you can have a wider vision of the subject.

Each Scale consists in six groups of exercises, plus a blank score

(only with the chords) which should be filled following the example
of the 4th page of each Scale; it is recommended not to perform this
exercise until you have been through the Method a couple of times.

In order to work this Method in a correct manner, it would be

interesting to use the metronome, making notes of the number of
pulsations obtained without errors in each exercise and with different
phrasings. On page 6, some phrasings are suggested, as well as a
rhythm variant, which will help to acquire a greater agility when
performing.
 WHOLE TONE SCALES

To enjoy trying to get familiarized with a not very used tone, it

would be useful to revise them a little, and place them in some
passage, so the colour of the phrase could be momentarily changed.

Josep Loredo Moner , January 2004

 INDEX

5 OTHER BLUES SCALES 05

6 SOME PHRASINGS 06

7 C BLUES SCALE 07

14 C# BLUES SCALE 14

21 D BLUES SCALE 21

28 Eb BLUES SCALE 28

35 E BLUES SCALE 35

42 F BLUES SCALE 42

49 F# BLUES SCALE 49

56 G BLUES SCALE 56

63 G# BLUES SCALE 63

70 A BLUES SCALE 70

77 Bb BLUES SCALE 77

84 B BLUES SCALE 84

91 FIRSTH WHOLE TONE SCALE 91

96 SECOND WHOLE TONE SCALE 96

 OTHER BLUES' SCALES
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b # b b n

& # b n
b n

& b # b

b n

b
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b b n # b # b b b

& b # b b # n b b

b
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b # b # n b b

& b n # b n b # n b
b n

& b n # b # n b
b

& b n # b b # n b
b n

& b n b b b b b b

 SOME PHRASINGS AND VARIANTS

b b
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&C # b # b
b b

& b # b b # b b
b

& b # b b # b b 6
8
b

& 68 b # b #

& b # b #

& b # b #

& b # b #

Convert mentally from 6/8 to 5/8

5 j j j
& b # 8 b #
 C BLUES SCALE
b b # b b
b # #nb
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b # b

b b b
& b # n # #

b b b b # n
b # n # #
&
b
b b # n # n b # n b
& b

& b # n # n b # n 68
b b

b b #
& 68 b b
b # #
b b b b # # n b
#
&

b b
b # n # n b b
& b

& b # n # n b b # b . C
b
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C b b b # n b # n
& # n b # n # n #

b # n # b b # n b # b b
&

# b n # b # n # b b
& # b n #

6
& b # n # n b 8
b b #

6 b b b b # n
& 8 b # n # n #

b b b b # n b # n
# n #
&

b b # b n # b #
& n b b

& # b n # b # n b # b
.
C
b
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# n # b
b b
& C b b # b

b b # n # n b
# # n # b b
&

# n b
& b # n # b b # b n

b b # n #
b b # n #
& b # n #

b b
# n # b n 68
& b # n # b
b

6 b b b b b # n #
& 8 b # n # #

b b b b b # n
b # n # #
&
b
b # n b # n b # n # n b # n
& b

b b 12
& # n b # n b # n # n b 8
b .
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C7 F7 C7

& 12
8 . b # . b. b b
b . n. #. n. b b


b
b # n b. b b
F7

& b b b b n J
b . . b n b
C7
b b # n G7
b
# n

& b #. . b
b. # n

b. b
F7 C7
b b b # n . # n b . b.
&
b n b b n b b C

C7 F7 C7

# b #
& C b J b b n b

b # n
F7

b j j b n j b b
& b J b

C7
b # n G7

& b b # b b

bF7 b b n C 7
b # n # b 12
& 8
 C BLUES SCALE 5

Compose a theme, using the corresponding scales

& 12
C7 F7 C7
8

F7

&

C7 G7

&

F7 C7
& C

C7 F7 C7

&C

F7
&

C7 G7

&

12
F7 C7

& 8
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b
& 12
8 b # b J b # b J # n b J

b b b b # b b # J
& # J J

b b b b
& b # J b # J # n J

b b # # n # b b
# b J b J J
&

b b b b b
# # n # n b
& J J J

b # n b # n b # n # b j
& b b
J J

b b j b b j b j
& # # n # n b

& b # n b j # n b
b
 C BLUES SCALE 7

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b # n #

b b # n
# n #
&

b b
# # n b b
&

& b # n # n b b b .

j b j j j
& # . # .

# n b. j
& b
J J
 FIRSTH WHOLE TONE' SCALE
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4 FIRSTH WHOLE TONE' SCALE

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 FIRSTH WHOLE TONE' SCALE 5

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 SECOND WHOLE TONE' SCALE
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b #
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& b
# #

& # b
# b b

# b # b
# b b
&
b #
b b # b #
&

& b b 68
# b #

b
& 68 # #
# b b
# # b b #
b
&

#
b b # #
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& b b # C
# .
2 SECOND WHOLE TONE' SCALE

# b b #
C
& b
b
#
b b # # b
b #
&

b # b
& # b

& b # b 68
b #

b b
6
& 8 b b # #
#

# b # # b
&

# b
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& # b # b b # C
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 SECOND WHOLE TONE' SCALE 3

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b b #
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J J

j j j
#
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8
#
4 SECOND WHOLE TONE' SCALE

j
& 12
8 #
# b # b J b J

b b b
& # J #
J #
J

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& # J #

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J J
& J

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& J J J

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J

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 SECOND WHOLE TONE' SCALE 5

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