Scale-O-Rama

ALWAYS with a Metronome

1. MAJORS - With unimaginable precision & consistancy

Keith J. Robinson
October 27, 2011
www.tuba4u.com

Tuba

8

? bb

11

? b

bb

15
? bb

bb

18

? bb

bbb

21
? bbb

bbb

24

? # # ##

27

? ## #

31
? ###

34

? ##

?c

37

?#

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2. MINORS

40

43

46

49

? bb

52

? bb

bb

56

? bb b

bb

59

? bb b b

bb

? bb

62

? ### #

65

? ### #

68
? ###

71

? ##

74

?#

NATURAL MINOR: Play as written
HARMONIC MINOR: Raise 7th scale degree 1/2 step
MELODIC MINOR: Raise 6th & 7th scale degrees 1/2 step when ascending. As written descending.

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3. THE MOTHER LOAD (Although notated only in one key, play in all 12 keys where applicable.) 3

?Dominant

b

b

86

?Dorian

78

94

Whole-Tone (2 basic tone-sets)

b b b
#

102

?Pentatonic

108 Gypsy
b
?

b
116
b b

?Hindu

b
b

124
b

?Egyptian

130 Balinese

b

?
b

b
b

b b
136

?Iwato

142
b b

?Spanish

b b
b

b
150 Pelog

b

?
b b b

b b

b b
# # #

b b

b
b
b
b b

b

b b

b
b b




b
b b b

b
b b

b
b b

Take time to explore and improvise with these beautiful scales. Try transposing to different keys. Choose one
or two or three, and spend time with them over the period of several weeks or months. Try to internalize the
unique sound of each scale.