Scales for Improvising

Allan Holdsworth
"Just for the Curious"

B B B B B B B P
1) C major, D minor, G7

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1

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2) D minor (maj7)

B B B B DB B
B B B DB B B P
B B B
5

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3) A minor (maj7, b6)

B B B B DB B
B B B DB B B P
B
9

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4) A minor (maj7, #4)

B DB B DB DB B
DB B DB DB B B P
B
13

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B DB B B B B DB
5) G# Diminished

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17

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6) Bb Jazz Major (add #5)

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B DB B B
22

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B B DB DB B
B B B B
7) C Jazz Dominant (add maj7)

B B B B B B DB B
27

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B DB B B
8) B Jazz Minor (add b7)

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B DB B B
32

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B B B B
9) A Jazz Minor (add b6)

B B B B B B DB DB
37

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B B DB B DB B DB P
10) Symmetrical

B DB DB B
B B B DB
42

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11) Db Jazz Minor (add #11)

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12) C Jazz Dominant (add b3, add maj7)

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52

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B B DB B
13) C Jazz Major (add b3, add b6)

B B DB B B DB B B
57

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14) C Dominant (#9)

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B DB B DB P
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15) Whole Tone

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