SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS

FOR

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

Collected and Fingered by

Eythor Thorlaksson

The Guitar School - Iceland

www.eythorsson.com

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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 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 3 0

&

p
1

m
2 0

&

G - Major scale
# &
3 0 2 3 0 2 4 0 2 0 1 3

p
2

# &

D - Major scale
II
# &
0 1 3 0 1 0 1 2

p
2

i
1 0 2

m
1 0 1 0 3 1 0

# &

p
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A - Minor harmonic
0 2 3 0 2 3 1 2 0 1

&

p
3 1 0 2 1 3

&

A - Minor melodic
0 2 3 0 2 4 1 2 0 1

&

p
2

&

Broken Chords in C, G and D Major

1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0

&

4 4
3

w 3

a
3

p
0 0 1 0 2 1 3

a
3

# &

4 4
2

m
3

a
2

p
1

a
3

a
4

m
3

a
2

p
0 0

# &

# 4 4 w 0

a
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SECOND GRADE
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS A - Major scale
# & #
0 2 4 0 2 4 1 2

II
0 2 3

# &

E - Major scale
# & # # #
0 2 4 0 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 0 2 4

# &

F - Major scale
1 3 0 1 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 1

&

i
2 0

0 3

&

p
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E - Minor harmonic
# &
0 2 3 0 2 3 1 2 4 0 2 0 1 4

p
# &
4 1 0 2 0 4 2 1 3 2 0 3 2 0

E - Minor melodic
# &
0 2 3 0 2 4 1 2 4 0 2 0 2 4

p
# &
3 1 0 2 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0

D - Minor harmonic
0 2 3 0 2 3 2

&

p
& b
1

m
3 2 3 2 0 3 2 0

D - Minor melodic
0 2 3 0 2 0 2

&

p
& b
1

m
3 1 3 2 0 3 2 0

p
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ARPEGGIOS D - Major
II
# &
0 3 1 2

D - Minor
0 3 2 4

&

A - Major
# & # #
0 4 1 1 4 2

A - Minor
0 4 2 3 1 4 0

&

E - Major
# & # # #
0 4 2 3 1 0 0

E - Minor
# &
0 4 2 3 0 0

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

E - Major scale
# & # #
0 2 4 0 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 0 2 4

# &

2 4

F - Major scale
1 3 0 1 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 1

&

&

F# - Major scale
# & # # # # #
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4

6 2

# &

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G - Major scale
# &
6 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4

1 4

# &

1 4 3

Same fingering in Ab - A - Bb and B Major

C - Major scale
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 1

&

5 4

3 1

&

Same fingering in Db - D - Eb and E Major

E - Minor scale (harmonic)

# & # &
3 2 1 0 2 3 0 2 3 1 2 1 2

1 2 1

#
2

#
4 2

#
2

F - Minor scale (harmonic)

& b b b b
1 3 4 1 3 4 2 3 1 2 4 1

6 2 1

5 4

n
4

n
2

&

b b b b

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

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Bb - Minor scale (harmonic)

1 3 4 1 3 4 2 3 1 2 4

&

b b b b b
5

n
3

&

b b b b b

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

ARPEGGIOS E - Major
1 0 0

# &

m a m

F - Major
1 4 2 3 2 1

&

2 1

p
6

m
5

a
4

i
3

F# - Major
# & # # # #
1 4 2 3 2 1

2 1

p
6

m
5

a
4

i
3

m
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G - Major
# &
1 4 2 3 2

p
6

m
5

a
4

i
3

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

C - Major
2 1 4 3

&

p
5

m
4

a
3

m
2

a
1

m
2

m
4

i
5

Same fingering in Db - D - Eb and E Major

E - Minor
0 0

# &

m a m

F - Minor
b b b b
1 4 2 3 1 1

&

1 1

p
6

m
5

a
4

i
3

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

C - Minor
2 3

&

b b

p
5

m
4

a
3

m
2

a
1

m
2

i
3

m
4

i
5

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

E Minor

&
6 1 3

#
2

# &

n
3

n
5

Melodic
F Minor
& b b b b
1 3 4 1 3 1 3 4 1 2 4 1

n
2

&

b b b b

b
3

b
5

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

Melodic
Bb Minor
b b b b b
1 3 4 1 3 1 3 4 1 2

&

5 2

&

b b b b b

b
4

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

0 0

&

i
2

m
1

i
2

E Minor

&

i
3

m
2

a
1

m
2

i
3

i m

A Major

&

a i

i
2

m
1

i
2

m i a

A Minor

&

a i

i
2

m
1

i
2

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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

1 3

&
6 3 4

# &

F Major

&

b
6

& b

4 4

Same fingering in F# Major

4 1

G Major

&
6 3 4 3

# &

Same fingering in Ab - A - Bb and B Major

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C Major

&

&

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 #
2 4 2 0 1 0 4 0

E 7th

&

p
1

m a m i m

F 7th

&

a i
3 1 3

F# 7th

&

a i m i

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

4 1

C 7th

&

p
5

i
4

a i
3

m
2

m
1

i
2

i
3

a
4

p
5

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

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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 #
0 2 3 0 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 3 4

E Minor

&
6

#
4

#
2

# # &

F Minor

&

b b b b

1 2

n
4

n
2

n & b b b b

Same fingering in F# - G and G# Minor

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Harmonic
0 2 3 0 2 3 1 2 1 2 4

A Minor

&

#
3

&
3

Bb Minor

&

b b b b b

3 1

n
3

n b b b b b

&

Same fingering in B Minor

C Minor

&

b b
5

n
3

& b b b

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

&

3 2 4 0

a i

m m a i
2 1

i
2

F Major

&

p
6

m
5

a
4

m
3

a
2

a
1

m
2

m
3

i
4

m
5

p
6

Same fingering in F# and G Major

4

Ab Major

&

b b b b

p
6

m
5

a
4

i
3

m
2

a
1

m
2

i
3

p
4

m
5

i
6

Same fingering in A - Bb and B Major

1 4

C Major

&

4 1

p
5

m
4

a
3

m
2

m
1

i
2

i
3

m
4

i
5

Same fingering in C# Major

4 2 3 3 2

D Major

&

p
5

m
4

a
3

m
2

a
1

m
2

i
3

m
4

i
5

Same fingering in Eb and E Major

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E Minor

&

3 2 4 0

i
3

m
2

a
1

m
2

i
3

F Minor

&

b b b b

p
6

m
5

a
4

m
3

a
2

i
3

m
2

a
1

m
2

i
3

a
2

m
3

i
4

m
5

i
6

Same fingering in F# and G Minor

G# Minor

&

p
6

m
5

a
4

i
3

m
2

a
1

m
2

i
3

p
4

m
5

i
6

Same fingering in A - Bb and B Minor

3 2

C Minor

&

b b

4 1

p
5

m
4

a
3

m
2

m
1

i
2

i
3

m
4

i
5

Same fingering in C# Minor

D Minor

&

p
5

m
4

a
3

m
2

a
1

m
2

i
3

m
4

p i
5

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 #
0 1 2 4 1 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 1 3 4

E Minor

&
6

#
2

# # &

n
3

1 3

n
5

F Minor

&

b b b b

n
2

n & b b b b

b
3

b
5

Same fingering in F# - G and G# Minor

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A Minor

&

#
4

#
2

&
2

n
4

Bb Minor

&

b b b b b

1 3 4

n b b b b b

1 2

&

b
4

Same fingering in B Minor

C Minor

&

b b
5

4 1 2 4

& b b b

b
4

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

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CROMATIC SCALE
0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 0 1 2

&
6 4

#
5

#
4

#
3

# &

b &
2

1 1 0 3 2

b
3

b
4

b
5

b
6

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0 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1

&
6 4 1 2

#
5 4 1 2

#
4

#
3

#
2

#
1

# &

4 1

&
2

b
4

b
5

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0 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1

&
6 1 2 3 4

#
5

#
4

#
3

#
2

# &
4

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

2 2 1 4 3 1 0

&
3 4

b
5

b
6

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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 #
2 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 4 2

E 7th

&

m i
2

m a
1

m
2

m i

F 7th

&

p
6

m
5

a p i
4

i m a
3

m
2

m
1

i
2

p m
4

i
6

Same fingering in F# and G 7th

Ab 7th

&

b b b b b

p
6

i
5

a
4

i p i
3

m
1

m
2

i
2

m i

p
4

m
5

p
6

Same fingering in A - Bb and B 7th

4 3 2

C 7th

&

p
5

m
4

i
3

m
2

m
1

i
2

i
3

p
4

i
5

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

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DIMINISHED CHORDS

Over two octaves

E dim

b b & b b 3 2 4 5
p

4
a

3 1 3 0 b b b b 5 1 2 4
m i a

3
i

i 6

F dim

1 3 1 3 1 4 1 2 4 b b & b b 3 2 4 5 1 3 1 3
p

6
i

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

Bb dim

b b & b b
p

4
i

2
m

i 3

2 4 1 3 4 2 b 4 1 1 b b b b 3
a m i 2 m i

i 5

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

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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
2 4

&

&

&

#
4

&

n
4

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6 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4

# &

# &

1 3

#
2

# &

n
3

n
5

# &

#
5

# & #

# &

1 3 4

#
5

#
2

# & #

1 3

n
4

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0 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 3 4

# &

# &

#
2

# &

n
3

n
5

# &

1 3

# &

# &

4 1

# & # # #

n
4

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3 4 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 4 4 1 3 4 2 #### 2 4 1 2 # & 1 2 4 4 1 2 4 5 4 3 4

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&

####

4 2

4 4

2 4 n

3 4 1 3 # 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 1 #### # # & # 1 2 5 3 4 3 4 1 6 4 3 1 4 3 1 # ## # # & 2 1 4 3 1

n
4

4 5

n
6 4 1 2 4

#### # #

4 3 1 3 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 4 4 2 #### # # & 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 6 5

#### # # &

4 2

4 5

6 4

#### # 1 3 # &
5 1

4 1 4

2 2

#
4 1

#### # # &

2 n

n
4

2
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2 4 3 4 b b &bbb 2 4 3 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 5

1
1

2 4 2 1

2 1 4 2 1 4 4 2 1 4 2 4 3 1 4 3 1 bbbb b & 2 3 4 5

&

bbbbb

n n 4
5

3 4 1

3 4 2 4 1 n 3 n 1 b 4 b 1 3 1 3 3 1 3 1 n 3 n 1 3 4 3 2 1

3 1 4 3 1 b 4 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 b b b b b b & bb 2 4 5 3

bbbbn

bbb b & bbb b & & bbbb

1 3 4 5 4 3 2 4 1 2 4 6 4

1 3 4 1

3 4 3 1 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 3 2 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 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 3 4 2 4 1 n 3 n 1 b 4 b 3 n1 1 2 1

n n n 3 4 5 6

1 4 3 1 3 1 4 3 4 2 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 1 3 b b b b b &bb b 4 2 3 5 6
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&

b b

b b b

&

&

b b
5

& b b b

b
4

b b n

&

4 1

&

3 1 4

&

#
2

& b b

n
3

n
5

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&

b
6

4 2

&

b
2

&

b
5

3 4

&

b
4

2 3

ARPEGGIOS Broken dim. chords over the whole extention of the guitar
q = 88
0 3 1 4 3 1 4 2 4

E dim

&

p
6

m
5

i
4

a
3

m
2

m
1

i
2

m i
3

p
5

m i

i
6

3 1 3 1 4

F dim

&

b
4

p
6

m
5

m a
3

m
2

m
1

i
2

m
4

p i
5

i
6

Same fingering in F# og G dim

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Ab dim

& b b b b
6
p i m

4 1 1 b 2 4 1 2 4 1 b b b 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 3 1 4 2 b 5
a

m a

3 2

3 4
i

b b b b
p

1 4 1 3 1 5
a m

6
i

Same fingering in A - Bb and B dim

C dim

& b b
p

2 1 4 2 2 b 1 4 b
a m

4 1 2 4 1 3 2 4 1 b1 b b 2 1 b b b b
m a m i

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

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

1 0

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

Db Major

b b b b21 31 b &

1 1 2 1 23 3 1 3 2 13 23 2 3 3 3 3 3 31 31 21
Same fingerning in D - Eb and E Major

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THIRDS ON SECOND AND THIRD STRING

G Major

&

0 0

1 2

1 2

4 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

1 2

1 2

0 0

Ab Major

&

b b b b 2 1

2 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

2 1

Same fingering in A - Bb and B Major

THIRDS ON THIRD AND FOURTH STRING

Eb Major

b b b 0 & 1

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

0 1

E Major

#
1 2

&

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

1 2

Same fingering in F and F# Major

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THIRDS ON FOURTH AND FIFTH STRING

Bb Major

&

b
0 1

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

0 1

B Major

&

#
1 2

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

1 2

Same fingering in C - Db and D Major

THIRDS ON FIFTH AND SIXTH STRING

F Major

&

b
0 1

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

0 1

F# Major

&

#
1 2

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

1 2

Same fingering in G - Ab and A Major

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SIXTHS ON FIRST AND THIRD STRING

2 3

E Major

&

2 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

4 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

0 1

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

etc. etc.

F Major

&

b2
1

4 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

4 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

&

# 1
0

4 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

0 1

C Major

&

4 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

2 3

2 3

4 3

4 3

1 2

Same fingering in Db - D and Eb Major

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SIXTHS ON THIRD AND FIFTH STRING

G Major

&

0 2

2 3

2 3

3
1

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

0 2

Ab Major

&

b b b b

1 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

Same fingering in A and Bb Major

SIXTHS ON FOURTH AND SIXTH STRING

D Major

#
0 2

&

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

0 2

Eb Major

&

b b b

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

1 3

2 3

2 3

1 3

Same fingering in E - F and F# Major

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