The whole tone scale for guitar jazz guitar online. The wholetone scale is an elusive and, for most musicians, problematic series of notes. Just position pentatonic pattern one so that the second note is g the relative minor is e. The composer olivier messiaen called the whole tone scale his first mode of limited transposition. Dec 19, 2019 this application can display multiple scale charts simultaneously.
The white keys with a black key in between are a whole step apart and the ones without a black key in between are a half step. Backing track for improvisation with wholetone scale whole tone scale improvisation example. These specific exercises display another interesting thing about the construction of the whole tone scale. So you can play g major pentatonic scale patterns over the whole song. Enjoy experimenting with the whole tone scale, and remember, there are only two of them, so they arent too difficult to learn. C ocarina g ocarina click on the score to view exercises for any scale. With the four whole tone scale fingerings under your belt, lets look at four variations of a scale pattern that you can use in your. The major scale is easiest to see by looking at the white keys on the piano. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used scales. Two mutually exclusive wholetone scales are formed by choosing alternate notes of the chromatic scale which has 12 notes per octave. The whole tone scale is, as the name implies, built from notes with intervals of a whole note.
Guitar scale reference major aka ionian minor aka aeolian major pentatonic minor pentatonic blues dorian phrygian lydian mixolydian locrian melodic minor harmonic minor whole tone halfwhole diminished wholehalf diminished. The guitar should sit on your right leg with your right arm resting on top of the body of the guitar keeping the neck tilted slightly upwards. The fretboard is shown with the lowest pitch string at the bottom and the highest pitch string at the top unless youve tuned your instrument differently. Constructing the scale is rather simplesix wholesteps and youre there. Here is an example of a lead guitar solo incorporating whole tone scales. Use the dropdowns to find the boxes for a particular scale, or create your own. The d major scale for guitar online guitar lessons at. After clicking the buy now button, youll be directed to our online store at gumroad. The dominant 7th tree of scale choices jamey aebersold. The composer and music theorist george perle calls the whole tone scale interval cycle 2, or c2. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but shows also more advanced. Now lets play the c major scale starting from the third note e.
Link to guitar pro file of tab for the guitar whole tone scale. Example guitar solo incorporating wholetone scales. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. All of the essential guitar scales are included, such as blues, pentatonic and major shapes. The diminished scale would be good for heavy metal. The guitar scales chart book is suitable for all guitarists. With this tool it is possible to illustrate scales, give them titles and save them as images for inclusion in lessons or forum posts. These series of tones have traditionally been called scales. An introduction to symmetrical scales for guitar guitar. Whole tone scale, in music, a scalar arrangement of pitches, each separated from the next by a whole tone step or whole step, in contradistinction to the chromatic scale consisting entirely of half steps, also called semitones and the various diatonic scales, such as the major and minor scales. Even if this pattern is right, its also inefficient as we have to move our hand up and down the neck the get the note. A wholetone scale is a scale made entirely of wholesteps and has only six notes. Since there are only two possible wholetonescale positions that is, the wholetone scale can be transposed only once, it is either c2 0 or c2 1. Notice the relation between arpeggios and intervals of the chords, the shared notes, and the tone that sets a.
Jun 24, 2019 the guitar scales chart book is an instant download, so you can start learning and playing new scales within minutes. A whole tone is the same as two steps on the keyboard a half tone is consequently one step. The information here is presented as a reference, if you want to crack into using it then i recommend my. Guitar scales in context practical reference guide. Thus, the wholetone scale comprises six degrees per octave. The pattern for a wholetone scale is easy to remember because it consists only of wholesteps w. Kind of reminds me of a rat scurrying around a torture chamber. How to play wholetone scales on guitar jamie holroyd guitar. The major scale uses onenote from each letter of the musical alphabet. In this tutorial were going to learn an uncommon type of guitar scale, the wholetone scale, that, as the name suggests, is composed of only whole tones take a look at your guitar and give yourself a little bit of a music theory reminder.
Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees. The major scale is the foundation of all western harmony and is obviously very important to study in both theory and practice. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. Wholetone harmony, with its similarly structured chords and absence of semitones, lacks the harmonic contrasts.
For example, d whole tone scale begins from d and has the same notes of the a whole tone scale, while f whole tone scale. Introduction to the scale syllabus jamey aebersold. Guitar scales online guitar books home online guitar books. The final interval leads back to the root note up one octave. Heres a free guitar scales pdf ebook 22 pages with plenty of scales and arpeggios patterns.
The scale consists of six tones the pictures show one. Recommended chords for an e whole tone scale standard guitar. Backing track for improvisation with whole tone scale whole tone scale improvisation example. The whole half step formula is similar to the scale formulas only it uses whole and half steps to explain the construction of a scale. In this intermediate guitar lesson from ty the guitar guy, learn how to utilize the whole tone scale in your playing, and build tension with intervals. Introduction to the scale syllabus each chordscale symbol c7, c, c.
Download our free pdf versions of each scale with fingering. By changing the tuning you can use it for practicing string instruments such as guitar, bass, mandolin, ukulele, violin. As the name suggests, the whole tone scale is constructed purely from whole steps 2 frets. Comparison of the distribution of chord tones in a 251 progression. Because there are no semitones, all thirds are major, and thus all triads are augmented. Example guitar solo incorporating whole tone scales. On the diagrams above we have just seen a scale pattern with all the notes on one single string. Improvise using the whole tone scale, at first without any accompaniment. The composer olivier messiaen called the wholetone scale his first mode of limited transposition. Use the dropdowns to find the boxes for a particular scale, or create your own just by clicking on the fretboard to add and remove notes. The pattern for a whole tone scale is easy to remember because it consists only of whole steps w. Create a chord progression that supports the whole tone scale by using chords built from them.
This page recommends chords for each tone in the e whole tone scale. So move up two frets on the same string to the 7 th fret. The book comes as a pdf file, which can be read on your screen and printed suitable for printing on us letter and a4 sized paper. The whole tone scale is made up of six notes, which is smaller than the major scale modes but is bigger than the pentatonic scale, and it actually fits fairly easily under the fingers on the fretboard. Your left hand needs to be free to move about the fretboard. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. The scales listed here are the ones i most often hear musicians play. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab. The guitar solo to stairway to heaven by led zeppelin is based on a 6 5 4 chord progression in c, with the 6 chord am functioning as primary this can also be viewed as vi bvii. This means that it also has less notes than most of the other scales you use. All of the chords tones, and all of the extension tones of the chords fits nicely into one and the same scale the ab major scale.
Jun 22, 2019 backing track for improvisation with wholetone scale whole tone scale improvisation example. A whole tone scale is a scale made entirely of whole steps and has only six notes. The composer and music theorist george perle calls the wholetone scale interval cycle 2, or c2. Do not support the neck with your left hand, rather keep the guitar in position with your right arm. A whole tone scale type b whole tone scale type the other 10 whole tone scales have the same notes of these,but, of course, they begin from different tones. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely.
Scales are groups of notes ordered by pitch or frequency, either going up in pitch or down. But because any note of the scale can be considered the root, it does create a sound that seems to wander aimlessly. Since there are only two possible whole tone scale positions that is, the whole tone scale can be transposed only once, it is either c2 0 or c2 1. The tones in the recommended chords are also within the e whole tone scale. To learn guitar scales is a great way of exploring the fretboard of the guitar and finding the patterns that will help you with improvising solos and also it will increase the flexibility and strength of your fingers the more exercises you do. Each scale is illustrated in more than one fretboard position, giving you a suitable scale pattern.
The 3rd and 7th note are a half step lower compared to the ionian mode, thats why we put a b before 3 and 7. Half tone, whole tone, minor third, and major third are the building blocks of the scales in this book. Jul 12, 2016 the second and third exercises are the whole tone scale in diatonic triads i put diatonic in quotations because the whole tone scale isnt a diatonic scale, but the concept for the purpose of practicing is the same. For each scale, you can learn a number of different shapes and patterns, depending on the zone of the fretboard youre working on. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc. The scale is built by using one interval, a tone, between each note. The difference between diatonic and pentatonic scales. List of pieces which use the whole tone scale wikipedia. So going one fret up or down the neck is a half step. On the guitar, we have different options, as the same note exists on different strings unlike the piano keyboard, on which the notes. This application can display multiple scale charts simultaneously. Lets play the c major scale starting from the second note d.
Jazz players will find bebop scales, altered scales, whole tone scales, for metal players there are all the modal scales, phrygian dominant scales and minor scales. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. For a more detailed study of how to play different dominant 7 th chords and develop overall well rounded chord and comping techniques, check out this 30 day comping series i wrote. The whole tone scale is a coolsounding dominant 7th scale that you can use to add tension to your dominant 7th chords. Link to pdf file with all 5 positions of the guitar whole tone scale. Multiple scale charts can be displayed at the same time. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. Show me chords that sound good with a d whole tone scale. In this lesson, you will learn how to build the whole tone scale and apply it to your jazz guitar playing. The information here is presented as a reference, if you want to crack into using it then i recommend my master the major scale dvd course first of all. For 6, 7 and 8 string guitar and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The whole tone scale learn how the whole tone scale is built and how to use it. This is a socalled symmetrical scale, meaning that the interval is the same throughout the scale. The major scale, harmonic minor scale and melodic minor scale all have seven different notes and an eighth note that repeats the first.
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