Major 5-Finger Patterns and

Primary Chord Progressions

All patterns, chord progressions, scales, and arpeggios follow the circle of fifths [p. 163].

C MAJOR

G MAJOR

D MAJOR

A MAJOR

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E MAJOR

B MAJOR

F # MAJOR (ENHARMONIC G b)

G b MAJOR (ENHARMONIC F #)

C # MAJOR (ENHARMONIC D b)

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 D b MAJOR (ENHARMONIC G #)

A b MAJOR

E b MAJOR

B b MAJOR

F MAJOR

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 Minor 5-Finger Patterns and
Primary Chord Progressions

A MINOR

E MINOR

B MINOR

F # MINOR

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 C # MINOR

G # MINOR (ENHARMONIC A b)

A b MINOR (ENHARMONIC G #)

D # MINOR (ENHARMONIC E b)

E b MINOR (ENHARMONIC D #)

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B b MINOR

F MINOR

C MINOR

G MINOR

D MINOR

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 Major Scales

C MAJOR

G MAJOR

D MAJOR

A MAJOR

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E MAJOR

B MAJOR

F # MAJOR (ENHARMONIC G b)

G b MAJOR (ENHARMONIC F #)

C # MAJOR (ENHARMONIC D b)

Major Scales 171

 D b MAJOR (ENHARMONIC G #)

A b MAJOR

E b MAJOR

B b MAJOR

F MAJOR

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 Selected Harmonic Minor Scales

A HARMONIC MINOR

E HARMONIC MINOR

B HARMONIC MINOR

C # HARMONIC MINOR

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 D HARMONIC MINOR

G HARMONIC MINOR

C HARMONIC MINOR

F HARMONIC MINOR

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 Two-Octave Arpeggios

Practice arpeggios with separate hands.

C MAJOR

G MAJOR

D MAJOR

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 A MAJOR

E MAJOR

B MAJOR

F # MAJOR (ENHARMONIC G b)

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G b MAJOR (ENHARMONIC F #)

C # MAJOR (ENHARMONIC D b)

D b MAJOR (ENHARMONIC C #)

A b MAJOR

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 E b MAJOR

B b MAJOR

F MAJOR

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