Guitar Scale Patterns and Formulas
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SCALES AND INTERVALS BY PATTERNS ON THE GUITAR
These are the formulas of the most important scales used in blues, funk, rock, pop,... All of them
they refer to the notes of the natural major scale. In the section of the pageGuitar Scalesyou can
finding the fingering for many of these scales, the pattern of intervals, and much more. Understanding which notes
The different scales will also help us understand the formation of chords.
. Chromatic Scale: 1-2b-2-3b-3-4-5b-5-6b-6-7b- . Bebop scale: 1-2-3-4-5-6b-6-7 Very scale
7 important in Jazz, also called Myxolidian
Bebop. (Contribution by Kevin Blanco)
. Natural Major Scale: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
. Ionian Mode (Natural Major Scale): 1-2-3-4-
. Natural Minor Scale: 1-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7
5-6-7
. Harmonic Minor Scale: 1-2-3b-4-5-6b-7
. Dorian Mode: 1-2-3b-4-5-6-7b
. Melodic Minor Scale: 1-2-3b-4-5-6-7
. Frigid Mode: 1-2b-3b-4-5-6b-7b
. Major Pentatonic Scale: 1-2-3-5-6
. Lydian Mode: 1-2-3-4#-5-6-7
. Minor Pentatonic Scale: 1-3b-4-5-7b
. Mixolydian Mode: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7b
. Blues Scale: 1-3b-4-5b-5-7b
. Eolian Mode (Natural Minor Scale): 1-2-3b-4-
. Voodoo Scale: 1-3b-4-5-6 5-6b-7b
. Scale The Son of Voodoo: 1-3b-4-5b-5-6 . Locrian Mode: 1-2b-3b-4-5b-6b-7b
. Chromatic Scale: 1-2b-2-3b-3-4-5b-5-6b-6-7b-7
The chromatic scale is composed of
completely by semitones, totaling
of twelve notes in the octave. Depending on whether
the scale ascends or descends, the notes
they write with flats or sharps.
Due to its structure, the scale
chromatic is not tonal in the way that a
diatonic scale it is; that is, there is none
note in particular regarding those that the others
notes enter. As all the notes are to the
the same distance from each other, any could serve as tonic. With this lack of tonality, the chromatic scale
it is not used as a source of melodies or harmonies in popular music as is done with a diatonic scale.
The chromatic scale has this deliberate atonal role. Individual chromatic notes are shown in a context
diatonic as part of altered chords, chromatic progressions and as passing notes between the notes of
a diatonic scale. Therefore, the chromatic scale as a complete structure exists more in theory than in
practice and is especially useful for showing the appropriate notation of chromatic notes.
Typing:
. Major Natural Scale or Ionian Mode: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
It consists of eight notes and seven intervals are needed to go from the first to the last. Its
The main characteristic is the interval of two tones between the 1st and the 3rd, which is called a major third. The major scale
derives from the Ionic mode. It was used for centuries before serious composers accepted it. In the Middle Ages, the
the church vehemently disapproved of it, condemning it as 'Modus Lascivus', and it was primarily used in
popular songs and dances. However, starting in the 16th century, when the laws of harmony were established, the
The major scale has represented the basic material for the construction of Western music.
The major scale in 7 tones:
The interval pattern:
1T 1T 1/2T 1T 1T 1T 1/2T
Typing:
The best way to memorize all the fingering is to divide the diagram above into 5 patterns:
Pat
Row 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 4
Patron 3 Pattern 5
. Natural Minor Scale: 1-2-3b-4-5-6b-7b
There are three different minor scales: the natural minor scale or relative minor, the harmonic minor scale
and the melodic minor scale. Each one has its own degree design, but they all share a characteristic that
the difference of the major scale: the interval between the 1st and the 3rd notes of the scale is always one and a half tones. This
The interval is called a minor third to differentiate it from the major third (two tones) characteristic of the major scale.
minor scales differ from one another depending on whether the 6th and 7th degrees are altered or not, giving rise to the
harmonic and melodic scales. It will be easier to understand the principle and formation of minor scales if one
start by looking at how the natural minor scale relates to the major scale, and then move on to see how it
change to produce the harmonic minor and melodic minor scales. Just as the Ionian mode was the predecessor of the
the major scale, the natural minor scale is derived from the so-called Aeolian mode. These two modes were diatonic scales,
which were played only with the white keys of the piano. But while the Ionian started on C, the Aeolian
it started in A. This means that the notes of the two scales are the same. However, as the natural scale
the younger one starts from another point, their steps are different.
The natural minor scale of A would be:
The pattern of intervals:
1T 1/2T 1T 1T 1/2T 1T 1T
Typing:
The best way to learn all the fingering is to divide the scheme above into 5 patterns:
Pa Pa
Pattern 1 tron 3 throne 5
Pa Dad
tron 2 tron 4
. Escala Armónica Menor: 1-2-3b-4-5-6b-7
The minor harmonic scale developed as a result of the application of the principles of harmony to the
chord construction.
A chord can be built on each note of the scale; the most important ones are those built on the
1st note (the tonic chord or I) and on the 5th (the dominant chord or V).
Now, one of the three notes that make up the dominant chord is the 7th note of the scale.
In the major scale, the 7th note is a semitone below the tonic. But in the natural minor scale, the 7th
the note is a whole tone below the tonic.
This means that the dominant chords built on the 5th notes of the major and natural minor scale
they do not have the same effect.
To overcome this problem, the 7th note of the natural minor scale is raised by a semitone. This new scale
it is called minor harmonic.
The A minor harmonic scale would be:
The interval pattern:
1T 1/2T 1T 1T 1/2T 1T+1/2T 1T
Typing:
. Melodic Minor Scale: 1-2-3b-4-5-6-7
The only problem with the harmonic minor scale is that by reducing the interval between the 7th and the 8th to a semitone,
the interval between the 6th and the 7th is increased to three semitones.
This jump is unacceptably large for writing melodic lines. The solution is to raise a
semitone the 6th note of the scale. The result is a smoother melodic flow.
This method is used when ascending in pitch, and the scale thus constructed is called a melodic scale.
minor, due to its greater melodic potential.
When a descending melody is played (in key), it is not important to have an interval of a semitone.
between the 7th and 8th notes, because the melodic flow is naturally smooth, and therefore the minor scale is used
natural.
This means that when going towards the sharp notes we will play the melodic minor scale (1,2,3b,4,5,6,7) and when going
Towards the low notes, we will type the natural minor scale (1,2,3b,4,5,6b,7b).
The A melodic minor scale would be:
The interval pattern:
1T 1/2T 1T 1T 1T 1T 1/2T
Typing:
. Major Pentatonic Scale: 1-2-3-5-6
The pentatonic scale is one of the oldest and most widespread, and it is believed that its origin is Japanese or
mongoloid. It is an important part of all Eastern, African, and Celtic music. The two pentatonic scales, major and
minor, are related in the same way as the major and minor diatonic: from major to minor there are three
semitones down, and from minor to major three semitones up. Thus, the pentatonic scales of C
and A minor share the same notes and intervals. Pentatonic scales are used much more than any other.
another synthetic scale (or non-diatonic) due to its melodiousness. Many riffs and clichés used by guitarists of
Rock, blues, and jazz are based on a pentatonic scale.
The major pentatonic scale is a five-note scale, and it differs from the major diatonic scale in that it
they omit two notes, the 4th and the 7th.
Formula (with respect to the major diatonic scale): 1,2,3,5,6
The C scale would be:
The interval pattern:
1T 1T 1T+1/2T 1T 1T+1/2T
Typing:
The best way to memorize all the fingering is to divide the diagram above into 5 patterns:
Pattern 5
Pattern 2 Pattern 4
Pattern 1
P
atrón 3
. Minor Pentatonic Scale: 1-3b-4-5-7b
The minor pentatonic scale differs from the minor diatonic scale in that it also lacks two notes, this
see the 2nd and the 6th. Its minor character can be identified by the interval of three semitones (a minor 3rd) between the
1st and 2nd notes of the scale.
Formula (with respect to the major diatonic): 1,b3,4,5,b7
The scale of C would be:
The interval pattern:
1T+1/2T 1T 1T 1T+1/2T 1T
Typing:
The best way to learn the entire fingering is to divide the diagram above into 5 patterns:
Pattern 2
Pattern 1 Pattern 4
Pattern 3
Pattern 5
. Blues Scale: 1-3b-4-5b-5-7b
Laescala de blueses la escala musical característica en canciones yprogresiones deblues,rock and roll,
fusion and jazz. It derives from the minor pentatonic scale by adding the flatted 5th (blues note).
Formula (with respect to the major diatonic): 1, b3, 4, b5, 5, b7
The C scale would be:
The interval pattern:
1T + 1/2T 1T 1/2T 1/2T 1T + 1/2T 1T
Typing:
The best way to learn the entire fingering is to divide the diagram above into 5 patterns:
Pattern 1 Pattern 3 Pattern 5
The blue notes are the 'blue
note (b5).
Pattern 2 Pattern 4