Scale Exercises

Scales are a vital method of teaching the fingers how to "instinctively" play passages that you will encounter
in music. Time spent practising scales will greatly reduce the work necessary to perform pieces.
The scales here are written with similar fingering groupings in mind. You should find this much easier and
quicker to learn than starting with C major.
Scales should be practised EVENLY and slowly at first. Build up speed gradually.

GROUP 1

2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2(3) 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2

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Db Major

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3 2 1 4

2 1 4 3

2 1

2 1

2 3 4 1

2 3 1 2

3 4 1 2

B Major

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3 2 1 3

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2 3 4 1

2 3 1 2

3 4 5 4

3 2 1 3

2 1 4 3

2 1 3 2

4 3 2 1

4 3 2 1

3 2 1 4

3 2 1 2

3 4 1 2

3 1 2 3

4 1 2 3

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Gb Major

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1 2 3 1

2 3 4 1

2 3 1 2

3 4 1 2

3 1 2(3) 1

3 2 1 4

3 2 1 3

2 1 4 3

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4 3 2 1

3 2 1 4

3 2 1 3

2 1

2 1

2 3 1 2

3 4 1 2

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GROUP 2

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F Major

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1 2 3 4

5 4 3 2

1 2 3 1

1 3 2 1

2 3 4 1

4 3 2 1

2 3 4 3

3 2 1 2

2 1 4 3

3 1 2 3

2 1 3 2

1 2 3 4

1 4 3 2

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1 2 3 3

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Bb Major

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41

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2 1 2 3

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 1

2 3 4 3

2 1 3 2

1 4 3 2

1 3 2 1

3 2 1 4

3 2 1 3

2 1 4 3

2 1 2 1

2 3 4 1

2 3 1 2

3 4 1 2

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

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Eb Major

3 2 1 4

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3 2 1 3

2 1 4 3

2 1 2 1

2 3 4 1

2 3 1 2

3 4 1 2

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Ab Major

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2 3 1 2

3 1 2 3

4 1 2 3

1 2 3 2

1 3 2 1

4 3 2 1

3 2 1 3

3 2 1 4

3 2 1 3

2 1 4 3

2 1 2 1

2 3 4 1

2 3 1 2

3 4 1 2

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C Major

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1 2 3 1

2 3 4 1

2 3 1 2

3 4 5 4

3 2 1 3

2 1 4 3

2 1 3 2

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5 4 3 2

1 3 2 1

4 3 2 1

3 2 1 2

3 1 2 3

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 3

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2
1

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D Major

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5 4 3 2

1 3 2 1

4 3 2 1

2 1 2

3 1 2 3

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 3

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1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2
3 4 5 4
3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

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E Major

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5 4 3 2

1 3 2 1

4 3 2 1

2 1 2

3 1 2 3

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 3

G Major

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1 2 3 1

5 4 3 2

2 3 4 1

2 3 1 2

1 3 2 1

4 3 2 1

3 4 5 4

3 2 1 2

3 2 1 3

3 1 2 3

2 1 4 3

1 2 3 4

2 1 3 2

1 2 3 3

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A Major

3 4
5 4 3 2 1 3
2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2
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1 2 3 1

2 3 4 1

5 4 3 2

1 3 2 1

3 1 2

3 2 1
3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3
1 2
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