Scale exercises for guitar.
Exercises for different scales in tabs and sheet music in pdf format.
Use the metronome to make the exercise more accurately and precisely and to keep record on your speed through the exercises.
See also Harmonized scales
Exercises with movable scale patterns including three notes per string for all natural Major keys:
Three notes per string (standard notation)
Exercises involving triad patterns on the Major Scale:
Major Scale triads patterns (tab & standard notation)
Exercises involving 3rd intervals based on the Major Scale for all keys:
Major Scale 3rd intervals (tab & standard notation)
Major Scale 3rd intervals part 2 (tab & standard notation)
Exercises involving one string on the Major Scale:
Exercises with movable scale patterns including three notes per string for all natural Minor keys:
Three notes per string (standard notation)
Exercises involving triad patterns on the Minor Scale:
Exercises with the five scale positions for A Minor Pentatonic:
Scale shapes from tonic (tab & standard notation)
Scale shapes from tonic (tab & diagrams)
Exercises with the five scale positions for B Minor Pentatonic:
Exercises with Chromatic scales in all keys:
All Chromatic scales (standard notation)
Chromatic scale in open position (tab)
These exercises can also be played as a simple way to build finger strength.
Exercises involving modal scales:
One-strings scales for Dorian (tab & standard notation)
To utilize intervals for more musical approaches, these studies, or etudes (meaning instrumental musical composition for exercise purposes mainly), show some ideas how this can be done.
Study 1 The first study is based on C Major scale and incorporate 3rd intervals with internal pedal points.
Study 1 (tab & standard notation)
Study 2 This study is based on C Major scale and incorporate 3rds with separated pedal points.
Study 2 (tab & standard notation)
Study 3 This study is based on E Minor scale with an arpeggio theme.
Study 3 (tab & standard notation)
Study 4 This study is based on E Minor scale with an interval theme.
Study 4 (tab & standard notation)
Study 5 This study is based on E Major scale and incorporate 3rd intervals.
Study 5 (tab & standard notation)
Study 6 This study is based on E Major scale and incorporate 3rd intervals.
Easy one- and two-strings soloing approaches in different keys.
Tabs för lead guitar can be downloaded as pdf. The sound below is with and without lead guitar.
Tabs för lead guitar can be downloaded as pdf. The sound below is with and without lead guitar.
Tabs för lead guitar can be downloaded as pdf. The sound below is with and without lead guitar.
These are free exercises with ideas of practice methods to learn scales on the guitar. You can print out these exercises or store them on your computer, tablet etc. for personal usage.