SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS

FOR

G U I TA R
1 st - 8 th G RA D E

Collected and Fingered by

Eythor Thorlaksson

The Guitar School - Iceland

www.classicalguitarschool.net

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FIRST GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
Right hand fingering
p = thumb, i = index finger, m = middle finger, a = ring finger

C - Major scale
3

&

p
1

&

G - Major scale
3

&

&

D - Major scale
II
#

&

&

m
2

p
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A - Minor harmonic
2

&

p
3

&

A - Minor melodic
2

&

&

Broken Chords in C, G and D Major

0

4
4

&

w
3

&

&

# 4
4
w
0

0
2

a
3

3
0

p
0

p
0

4
4

1
0

a
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SECOND GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
A - Major scale
#

&

&

II

E - Major scale
#

&

&

F - Major scale
1

&

p
0

&

p
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E - Minor harmonic
0

&

p
#

&

E - Minor melodic
0

&

p
#

&

D - Minor harmonic
0

&

p
1

&

D - Minor melodic
0

&

p
1

&

p
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ARPEGGIOS
D - Major
II
#

&

D - Minor

&

A - Major
#

&

A - Minor

&

E - Major
#

&

E - Minor
#

&

p
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THIRD GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
Right hand fingering i. m.

E - Major scale
#

&

&

F - Major scale
1

&

3
1

&

F# - Major scale
#

&

#
&

6
2

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G - Major scale
4

#
&

&

6
2

Same fingering in Ab - A - Bb and B Major

C - Major scale
2

&

1
2

5
4

&

Same fingering in Db - D - Eb and E Major

E - Minor scale (harmonic)

0

&

&

4
2

F - Minor scale (harmonic)

&

b b
b b

5
4

&

b b
b b

Same fingering F# - G - G# and A Minor

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6
2

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Bb - Minor scale (harmonic)

&

b b
b b
b

&

b b
b b
b

Same fingering in B - C - C# - D - D# and E Minor

ARPEGGIOS
E - Major
0

&

i
a

F - Major
1

&

a
4

F# - Major
#
&

p
6

m
5

a
4

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2
1

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G - Major
#
&

Same fingering in Ab - A - Bb - and B Major

C - Major
3

2
4

&

Same fingering in Db - D - Eb and E Major

E - Minor
0

0
0

&

F - Minor

&

b b
b b

m
5

a
4

Same fingering in F# - G - G# - A - Bb and B Minor

C - Minor
2

&

b b

p
5

m
4

a
3

Same fingering in C# - D - D# and E Minor

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FOURTH GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
All scales from 3rd grade with right hand fingering i, m, and m. a.
played at the speed of 4th grade

Molodic
q = 160
0

E Minor

&

#
&

Melodic
F Minor

&

b b
b b

&

b b
b b

Same fingering in F# - G - G# and A Minor

Melodic
Bb Minor

&

b b
b b
b

&

b b
b b
b

4
3

Same fingering in B - C - C# - D - D# and E Minor

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ARPEGGIOS

All chords from 3rd grade played at the speed of 4th grade

q = 120
#

E Major

&

E Minor

&

A Major

&

A Minor

&

a
i

i
2

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i

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FIFTH GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
All Major and Minor scales over two octaves with right hand fingering
i. m. - m. a. and i. a. played at the speed of fifth grade

q = 84
#

E Major

&

6
4

&

F Major

&

1
3

6
3

&

4
4

Same fingering in F# Major

G Major

&

4
2

Same fingering in Ab - A - Bb and B Major

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&
2

6
3

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C Major

&

&
2

Same fingering in C# - D - Eb and E Major

ARPEGGIOS
All Major and Minor chords over two octaves in closed positions. E - A Major and
E - A Minor over three octaves with open strings at the speed of fifth grade

Broken 7th chords - Two octaves

q = 63
#

E 7th

&

F# 7th

&

a
m

F 7th

&

2
0

Same fingering in G - Ab - A - Bb and B 7th

C 7th

&

4
1

a
i
3

m
2

Same fingering in Db - D - Eb and E 7th

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p
5

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SIXTH GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS

All scales upto now with right hand fingering i. m. - m. a. and i. a.

played at the speed of sixth grade.

Harmonic
q = 88
#

E Minor

&

F Minor

&

b b
b b

n
&

b b
b b

Same fingering in F# - G and G# Minor

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4
1

&

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Harmonic
0

A Minor

&

Bb Minor

b b
b b
b

&

&

b b
b b
b

2
2

&

Same fingering in B Minor

C Minor

b b

&

&

b b
2

3
4

Same fingering in C# - D - D# and E Minor

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ARPEGGIOS
All chords upto now, played at the speed of sixth grade

q = 66
#

E Major

&

&

F Major

p
6

Same fingering in F# and G Major

Ab Major

&

b b
b b

Same fingering in A - Bb and B Major

C Major

&

3
3

4
1

Same fingering in C# Major

D Major

&

p
5

3
3

m
2

i
3

Same fingering in Eb and E Major

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m
4

i
5

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4
0

E Minor

&

&

b b
b b

F Minor

Same fingering in F# and G Minor

G# Minor

&

Same fingering in A - Bb and B Minor

C Minor

&

b b

4
1

Same fingering in C# Minor

D Minor

&

p
5

3
1

m
2

i
3

Same fingering in D# and E Minor

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SEVENTH GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
All scales upto now with right hand fingering i. m. - m. a. - i. a. and
a. m. i. played at the speed of seventh grade

Meoldic
q = 100
#

E Minor

&

1
1

&
2

F Minor

&

b b
b b

n
&

b b
b b

Same fingering in F# - G and G# Minor

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1
3

1
1

b
5

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A Minor

&

&
2

Bb Minor

b b
b b
b

&

&

b b
b b
b

1
2

Same fingering in B Minor

C Minor

b b

&

&

b b

2
3

5
4

Same fingering in C# - D - D# and E Minor

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CROMATIC SCALE
1

&

&

&

__________________________
1

&

6
3

&

&

__________________________
0

&

#
&

6
3

b
5

b
6

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&
3

1
4

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ARPEGGIOS
All broken chords upto now played at the speed of seventh grade

Broken 7th chords over three octaves

q = 76
#

E 7th

&

F 7th

&

m i

i
p

m i

m a

m a

Same fingering in F# and G 7th

Ab 7th

&

b b
b b
b

p
6

i
3

a
4

m i

m
5

p
6

Same fingering in A - Bb and B 7th

C 7th

&

p
5

4
3

m
4

i
3

m
2

i
2

3
1

Same fingering in C# - D - Eb and E 7th

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i
5

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DIMINISHED CHORDS

Over two octaves

E dim

b
b

&

b
b5
3 2
4
i

F dim

4
a

3 1 3 0
b b
b b

5
1

6i

1 3 1 3 1
4 1 2 4

b
b

&

b
b
3 2
4
5
1

6
i

Same fingering in F# - G - Ab and A dim

Bb dim

3i

b
b

& b b
5

2
1

b4 2 4 b1 2 4 1 3 1
b b
b
3
a

2i

Same fingering in B - C - C# - D - D# and E dim

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5i

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EIGHT GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
Major and Minor scales over the whole extention of the guitar

Right hand fingering i. m. - m. a. - i. a. and a. m. i.

q = 112
&

&

&

4
3

&
2

n
4

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#
&

&

1
3

&

&
2

&

&

1
3

&

4
3

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&
2

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&

&
2

&

&
2

&

1
3

&
2

&

2
3

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&

5
4

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3 4 3
1

2
1
1

4
1
3 4 2 4
#### 2 4 1 2

&

1
2
4

&

####

4
2 4
3 #1 3  n

3
1 1
1 2 4 1
3
#### 1 3 4 1 3 1

&
#

1
2
5
3
1

3 1 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 1 4 3 1
 n
####

#
 n
&

2
4
3
5

#### #
#

1 3 4 3

4
2

3
1
2
3
1
1
4
4
2

#### #

&

1
2
3

4

#### #
#
&

#### #
#
&

#### # 1 3
#
&

1

1 4 n2

 n
3

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3 4 2 4

bbbb

&
4
2
3
2 4

4
1 2 2

1 4 2 1 4 2 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 2

bbbb
b

&
2
3
4
5

&

bbbbb

3 n1 n3 4 b2 b4
1
4
1
3

3 1 3
3 4 1 3 n1 n3

3 4 1

n
n

4
5

3 1 4 3 1 b4 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1
b
bbbb
b
b b
&

2
4
5

bbbbn

bbb
b
&
bbb
b
&
&

bbbb

1 3 4 1

3 4 1

5 4
3
2 4

1 2

4
2 4 1 3 3 1
1
4
2
3 1

2 1 4 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 2


2
3
5
4
6
3 4 1

3 4

1 2 4 1 3

n
3
4
6 5 n

3 n1 n3 4 b2 b4
1
4

3
n1 1
2

1 4 3 1
3 1 4 3

4 2 1 1 4 3 1
1 3 1 3

bb b b
b b
b b
&
4
2

3
5
6
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&

b b

&

b b

b b

&

&

&

&

b
b n

1
1

n
3

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&

b b
2

&

n
5

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&

1
1

&

&

&

ARPEGGIOS
Broken dim. chords over the whole extention of the guitar
q = 88
0

E dim

&

3
1

a
3

F dim

&

p
6

m a
3

m
2

m
1

Same fingering in F# og G dim

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m i

b
5

p
i

i
6

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Ab dim

1 b4 1 2 4
2
4

b b1 1 2 4
1 3 1 4 1 4 2 1 b1 b

& b b b b
p

3 2

m a

1 4 1 3 1

b b
b b

3 4

6
i

Same fingering in A - Bb and B dim

C dim

1 4 2 2 b1 4 2
b

& b b
i

b1 b4 b1 2 4 b1 2 2 4 1 3 1
b b
b
m

5
i

Same fingering in Db - D - Eb and E dim

THIRDS ON FIRST AND SECOND STRING

It is important to study these exercises with different right hand fingerings

C Major

1 0

&
im im im im
mi mi mi mi
ma ma ma ma
am am am am
ia ia ia ia
ai ai ai ai

Db Major

b b b b21 31
b
&

1 1 2 31 31 2 2 1 1
13 31 23 23 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 0
1
etc. etc.

2 1 1 2
1
3
23 1 1 1
13 23 23 31 3 3
3 3
3
3
2
Same fingerning in D - Eb and E Major

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THIRDS ON SECOND AND THIRD STRING

G Major

Ab Major

&

&

0
0

1
2

b b
b b 21

1
2

2
3

4
3

2
3

4
3

4
3

2
3

4
3

2
3

2
3

4
3

2
3

2
3

4
3

2
3

2
3

4
3

2
3

4
3

4
3

4
3

1
2

2
3

1
2

2
3

1
3

0
0

2
1

0
1

1
2

Same fingering in A - Bb and B Major

THIRDS ON THIRD AND FOURTH STRING

Eb Major

b
b b
0
&
1

E Major

&

#
1
2

1
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

Same fingering in F and F# Major

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2
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

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THIRDS ON FOURTH AND FIFTH STRING

Bb Major

&

0
1

B Major

&

1
3

1
2

1
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

0
1

1
2

Same fingering in C - Db and D Major

THIRDS ON FIFTH AND SIXTH STRING

F Major

&

b
0
1

F# Major

&

1
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

#
1
2

1
3

1
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

1
3

Same fingering in G - Ab and A Major

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2
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

0
1

1
2

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SIXTHS ON FIRST AND THIRD STRING

E Major

&

b2

F Major

&

2
3

4
3

4
3

2
3

4
3

4
3

2
3

2
3

4
3

4
3

0
1

etc. etc.

im im im im
mi mi mi mi
ma ma ma ma
am am am am
ia ia ia ia
ai ai ai ai

2
3

2
3

2
3

4
3

4
3

2
3

2
3

4
3

4
3

1
2

Same fingering in F# - G and Ab Major

SIXTHS ON SECOND AND FOURTH STRING

B Major

C Major

&

#
1

&

1
2

4
3

4
3

4
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

4
3

4
3

4
3

4
3

2
3

2
3

4
3

4
3

4
3

4
3

Same fingering in Db - D and Eb Major

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2
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

4
3

4
3

4
3

4
3

0
1

1
2

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SIXTHS ON THIRD AND FIFTH STRING

G Major

Ab Major

&

&

0
2

2
3

b b
b b

1
3

2
3

1
3

2
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

0
2

1
3

Same fingering in A and Bb Major

SIXTHS ON FOURTH AND SIXTH STRING

D Major

&

#
0
2

Eb Major

&

b
b b

1
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

2
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

2
3

2
3

Same fingering in E - F and F# Major

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