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Scale Guitar
Scale Guitar
FOR
G U I TA R
1 st - 8 th G RA D E
Eythor Thorlaksson
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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
&
&
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
C - Major scale
2
&
1
2
5
4
&
&
&
4
2
b b
b b
5
4
&
b b
b b
6
2
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&
b b
b b
b
&
b b
b b
b
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
#
&
C - Major
3
2
4
&
E - Minor
0
0
0
&
F - Minor
&
b b
b b
m
5
a
4
C - Minor
2
&
b b
p
5
m
4
a
3
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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
Melodic
Bb Minor
&
b b
b b
b
&
b b
b b
b
4
3
- 13 -
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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m
i
- 14 -
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
G Major
&
4
2
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&
2
6
3
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C Major
&
&
2
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
E 7th
&
F# 7th
&
a
m
F 7th
&
2
0
C 7th
&
4
1
a
i
3
m
2
p
5
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SIXTH GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
Harmonic
q = 88
#
E Minor
&
F Minor
&
b b
b b
n
&
b b
b b
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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
&
C Minor
b b
&
&
b b
2
3
4
- 18 -
ARPEGGIOS
All chords upto now, played at the speed of sixth grade
q = 66
#
E Major
&
&
F Major
p
6
Ab Major
&
b b
b b
C Major
&
3
3
4
1
D Major
&
p
5
3
3
m
2
i
3
m
4
i
5
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4
0
E Minor
&
&
b b
b b
F Minor
G# Minor
&
C Minor
&
b b
4
1
D Minor
&
p
5
3
1
m
2
i
3
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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
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
C Minor
b b
&
&
b b
2
3
5
4
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CROMATIC SCALE
1
&
&
&
__________________________
1
&
6
3
&
&
__________________________
0
&
#
&
6
3
b
5
b
6
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&
3
1
4
- 23 -
ARPEGGIOS
All broken chords upto now played at the speed of seventh grade
E 7th
&
F 7th
&
m i
i
p
m i
m a
m a
Ab 7th
&
b b
b b
b
p
6
i
3
a
4
m i
m
5
p
6
C 7th
&
p
5
4
3
m
4
i
3
m
2
i
2
3
1
i
5
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DIMINISHED CHORDS
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
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
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EIGHT GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
Major and Minor scales over the whole extention of the guitar
q = 112
&
&
&
4
3
&
2
n
4
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#
&
&
1
3
&
&
2
&
&
1
3
&
4
3
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&
2
- 27 #
&
&
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
- 31 -
&
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
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
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
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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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
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
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2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
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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
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
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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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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
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
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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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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
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
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ISBN: 978-9935-446-04-6