Note that the keys B/Cb, F#/Gb, and C#/Db are ENHARMONICS of each other - so while these are just 3 audible scales, there are two ways of writing each of them depending on which enharmonic root you start with.įlats always appear in a specific order starting with Bb. Below is a table of how each key looks and what sharps or flats you can find in them. Major keys have only sharps and naturals or only flats and naturals, never sharps and flats. By reading what and how many accidentals are in a piece before it begins, you will know what key the piece is in. This tells the musician what scale the piece has been composed in and what sharps/flats/naturals to use when playing. But wouldn’t it be annoying (not to mention cluttered and a bit hard to read) if we had to label all five sharped notes every time we used one? YES! That’s where KEY SIGNATURES come into play … KEY SIGNATUREĪ KEY SIGNATURE is a collection of sharps or flats (or, on rare occasions, naturals or sharps and flats) between the clef and the time signature on a musical staff before the first measure of the piece begins. If we wanted to compose a song using this scale, we would just place notes from the scale in an order and rhythm of our choosing. Let’s take the B Major scale for example: B C# D# E F# G# A# B. Now that we understand major scales and their construction, we can read and compose music using any of the 12 major scales we identified last week.
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Over time you will be comfortable with any right hand pattern as well.Ĭheck out the images below, and if you wish to download a free PDF, just click on the image and you can download from there.KEY SIGNATURES, CIRCLE OF FIFTHS & MINOR SCALES INTRODUCTION At least alternate i & m then m & a then i & a. Every note can be beautiful, with a clear attack, sustain and ending. Pay careful attention to tone quality.Make sure that you shift in a completely smooth way - this is one of the hardest and most valuable lessons.This scale playing probably takes about 20 minutes to complete the whole cycle. Over several seasons, you will have a tremendous increase in your total technical skills on the guitar. Remember that there is no hurry, and to take your time, with patience and thorough attention to details.Īfter you have a solid control of both the major and minor scale patterns, and can play them in all positions on the fretboard, continue by playing the whole cycle of major and minor scales every day. Remember that whatever note you start on is the name of the scale you are playing.Īfter you have established a solid mastery of the Bb minor scale, repeat the same process with the F melodic minor scale. Over the period of, for example, a month, with careful attention, you will be able to play this pattern anywhere on the fretboard. Once that is memorized and comfortable to play, then begin to transpose it to different keys. Using the same unified approach outlined for major scales, begin by learning the Bb melodic minor scale illustrated below. ( Click here for a brief discussion of how scales are constructed.) Because the melodic minor uses different pitches while ascending and descending, I have found it is technically the most beneficial to learn and practice. I use the "melodic" minor for the purposes of keyboard mastery. There are three forms of the minor scale: natural, harmonic and melodic minor. Minor Scales - Two and Three Octave Transposable PatternsĪfter you have learned to play the transposable major scales, and have memorized and practiced them in all 12 keys, the next step is to learn the minor scales.
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