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Scales Cheat Sheet

This document provides a cheat sheet with the notes in major and minor scales. It lists the notes in each major scale with the number of sharps or flats. It then lists the natural, harmonic, and melodic forms of several minor scales and provides tips for practicing scales.

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Scales Cheat Sheet

This document provides a cheat sheet with the notes in major and minor scales. It lists the notes in each major scale with the number of sharps or flats. It then lists the natural, harmonic, and melodic forms of several minor scales and provides tips for practicing scales.

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Major Scales Cheat Sheet

C Major C D E F G A B C

G Major (1#) G A B C D E F# G
D Major (2#) D E F# G A B C# D
A Major (3#) A B C# D E F# G# A
E Major (4#) E F# G# A B C# D# E
B Major (5#) B C# D# E F# G# A# B
F# Major (6#) F# G# A# B C# D# E# F#
C# Major (7#) C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#

F Major (1b) F G A Bb C D E F
Bb Major (2b) Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
Eb Major (3b) Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb
Ab Major (4b) Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab
Db Major (5b) Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db
Gb Major (6b) Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb
Cb Major (7b) Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb

C Chromatic C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C
C B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C
Tips:
• Play scales very slowly with big bows keeping an even tone across the bow stroke
• Practice scales with a drone pitch (using the first note of the scale)
• Memorize the scales
• Occasionally use a tuner to help you tune each pitch
Minor Scales Cheat Sheet
• Harmonic minor – raise the 7th scale degree
• Melodic minor – raise the 6th and 7th scale degree (ascending), revert to
natural minor (descending)

A natural minor: A B C D E F G A
A harmonic minor: A B C D E F G# A
A melodic minor: A B C D E F# G# A

E natural minor: E F# G A B C D E
E harmonic minor: E F# G A B C D# E
E harmonic minor: E F# G A B C# D# E

B natural minor: B C# D E F# G A B
B harmonic minor: B C# D E F# G A# B
B natural minor: B C# D E F# G# A# B

F# natural minor: F# G# A B C# D E F#
F# harmonic minor: F# G# A B C# D E# F#
F# melodic minor: F# G# A B C# D# E# F#

C# natural minor: C# D# E F# G# A B C#
C# harmonic minor: C# D# E F# G# A B# C#
C# melodic minor: C# D# E F# G# A# B# C#

D natural minor: D E F G A Bb C D\
D harmonic minor: D E F G A Bb C# D
D melodic minor: D E F G A B C# D

G natural minor: G A Bb C D Eb F G
G harmonic minor: G A Bb C D Eb F# G
G melodic minor: G A Bb C D E F# G

C natural minor: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C
C harmonic minor: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C
C melodic minor: C D Eb F G A B C

F natural minor: F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F
F harmonic minor: F G Ab Bb C Db E F
F melodic minor: F G Ab Bb C D E F

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