The ONLY 8 scales you need to know

Jazz scales simplified - These are the only 8 scales I've practiced systematically
By Gjermund Sivertsen

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The diatonic scale - Practice in all 12 keys

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2 œ bœ nœ bœ nœ
3
The chromatic scale - Practice in just 1 key

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5
The pentatonic scale - Practice in 12 keys

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7
The Blues scale - Practice in the key of C, F, G, Bb (and maybe Eb) - In total: 4 (5) keys

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9
The Whole-tone scale - Practice in just 2 keys

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11
The Diminished scale (Whole step-Half step) - Practice in only 3 keys

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7 &œ œ bœ œ œ
14
The Harmonic Minor scale - Practice in 12 keys

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16
The melodic minor scale - Practice in 12 keys

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