Module 2 - Scales

Color Guide
White = 1st finger
Blue = 2nd finger
Green = 3rd finger
Yellow = 4th finger
Red Circle = Chord tone
Star = Strong note which defines character of scale
Roman Numeral = Interval of scale

IONIAN - (1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
CMaj7 (1 3 5 7) - Major

VII R
1st Finger
1 2
IV V VI
1 2 4
R II III
1 2 4

VI VII R
2nd Finger
1 3 4
III IV V
1 2 4
R II
2 4

VII R
4th Finger
1 2
V VI
1 4
II III IV
1 3 4
R
4

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DORIAN - (1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7)
Cmin7 (1 b3 5 b7) - minor

VI bVII R
1st Finger
1 2 4
IV V
1 4
R II bIII
1 3 4

VI bVII R
2nd Finger
1 2 4
bIII IV V
1 2 4
R II
2 4

R
4th Finger
1
V VI bVII
1 3 4
II bIII IV
1 2 4
R
4

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PHRYGIAN - (1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7)
Cmin7 (1 b3 5 b7) - minor

bVII R
1st Finger
1 3
IV V bVI
1 3 4
R bII bIII
1 2 4

R
3rd Finger
1
V bVI bVII
1 2 4
bIII IV
1 4
R bII
3 4

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LYDIAN - (1 2 3 #4 5 6 7)
CMaj7 (1 3 5 7) - Major

VII R
1st Finger
1 2
#IV V VI
1 2 4
R II III
1 2 4

VI VII R
2nd Finger
1 3 4
III #IV V
1 3 4
R II
2 4

VII R
4th Finger
1 2
#IV V VI
1 2 4
II III
1 4
R
4

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MIXOLYDIAN - (1 2 3 4 5 6 b7)
Cdom7 (1 3 5 b7) - Major

bVII R
1st Finger
1 2
IV V VI
1 2 4
R II III
1 2 4

VI bVII R
2nd Finger
1 2 4
III IV V
1 2 4
R II
2 4

R
4th Finger
1
V VI bVII
1 3 4
II III IV
1 3 4
R
4

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AEOLIAN - (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7)
Cmin7 (1 b3 5 b7) - minor

bVII R
1st Finger
1 4
IV V bVI
1 3 4
R II bIII
1 3 4

bVI bVII R
2nd Finger
1 2 4
bIII IV V
1 2 4
R II
2 4

R
4th Finger
1
V bVI bVII
1 2 4
II bIII IV
1 2 4
R
4

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LOCRIAN - (1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7)
Cmin7b5 (1 b3 b5 b7) - minor

bVII R
1st Finger
1 4
IV bV bVI
1 2 4
R bII bIII
1 2 4

R
3rd Finger
1
bVI bVII
1 4
bIII IV bV
1 3 4
R bII
3 4

R
4th Finger
1
bV bVI bVII
1 2 4
bII bIII IV
1 2 4
R
4

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HARMONIC minor - (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7)
CMaj-min7 (1 b3 5 7) - Major-minor

VII R
1st Finger
2 3
IV V bVI
1 3 4
R II bIII
1 3 4

4th Finger
V bVI VII R
1 1 4 4
II bIII IV
1 2 4
R
4

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MELODIC minor - (1 2 b3 4 5 6 7)
CMaj-min7 (1 b3 5 7) - Major-minor

VII R
1st Finger
1 2
IV V VI
1 3 4
R II bIII
1 3 4

2nd Finger
VI VII R
1 3 4
bIII IV V
1 2 4
R II
2 4

R
4th Finger
1
V VI VII
1 3 4
II bIII IV
1 2 4
R
4

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WHOLE TONE - (1 2 3 #4 #5 b7)
Caug (1 3 #5) & C7aug (1 3 #5 b7 )
R
1st Finger
1
#IV #V bVII
1 2 4
R II III
1 2 4

bVII R
2nd Finger
1 3
III #IV #V
1 2 4
R II
2 4

4th Finger
#V bVII R
1 2 4
II III #IV
1 2 4
R
4

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WHOLE/HALF DIMINISHED - (1 2 b3 4 b5 #6 bb7 7)
Cdim (1 b3 b5 bb7)

VII R
1st Finger
bbVII
1 1
IV bV #VI bbVII
bIII
1 1 3 4
R II bIII
1 3 4

4th Finger
#VI bbVII VII R
1 1 3 4
II bIII IV bV
1 1 3 4
R
4

HALF/WHOLE DIMINISHED - (1 b2 b3 3 4 b5 5 bb7 b7)

Cdom7 (1 3 5 b7)
R
4th Finger
1
bV V bbVII bVII
1 2 4 4
R bII bIII III
1 2 4 4

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