How to practice your scales and why

Jens Larsen
http://www.jenslarsen.nl
Standard tuning

= 120
Example 1 - C major scale
1 2 3
E-Gt

8 10 12
8 10 12
7 9 10
7 9 10
7 8 10
7 8 10

Example 2 - C major in Diatonic 3rds

4 5 6 7

8 10 8 10
8 10 8 12 10 12
7 9 7 10 9 10
7 9 7 10 9 10
7 8 7 10 8 10
8 10

Example 3 - C major in Diatonic 3rds (descending 3rd)

8 9 10 11

8 10 10 8
8 10 12 8 10 12
7 9 10 7 9 10
7 9 10 7 9 10
7 8 10 7 8 10
8 10

Example 4 - C major in Diatonic 3rds (mixed direction)

12 13 14 15

8 10 10 8
8 10 8 12 10 12
7 9 10 7 9 10
7 9 10 7 9 10
7 8 7 10 8 10
8 10

Example 5 - C major in Diatonic Triads

16 17 18 19 20

8 10 8 12
8 10 8 12 10 8 12 10
7 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 10
7 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 10
7 10 8 7 10 8 10
8 10

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 Example 6 - C major in Diatonic Triads in a 3 1 5 Pattern
21 22 23 24 25

8 10 8 12
8 10 8 12 10 12 8 10
7 9 7 10 9 10 7 9 10
7 9 7 10 9 10 7 9 10
7 10 8 10 7 8 10
8 10

Example 7 - C major in Diatonic Triads in a 3 5 1 Pattern

26 27 28 29 30

8 10 8 12
8 10 8 12 10 12 8 10
7 9 7 10 9 10 7 9 10
7 9 7 10 9 10 7 9 10
7 10 8 10 7 8 10
8 10

Example 8 - C major in Diatonic 7th chords

31 32 33 34 35 36

8 7 10 8 12
8 10 8 12 10 8 10
7 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 10
9 7 10 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 10
7 10 8 7 10 8 10
8 10

Example 9 - Diatonic 7th chords in 1 5 3 7 pattern

37 38 39 40 41 42

8 7 10 8 12
8 10 8 12 10 8 10
7 9 7 10 9 10 7 9 7 10 9 10
9 7 10 9 10 7 9 7 10 9 10
10 7 8 7 10 8 10
8 10

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