Guitar scale exercises

Scale exercises for guitar.
Exercises for different scales in tabs and sheet music in pdf format.

See also Harmonized scales

Major

Three notes per string (tab)

Three notes per string (standard notation)

One-strings scales (tab & standard notation)

Exercises with movable scale patterns including three notes per string for all natural Major keys.

Major Scale 3rd intervals (tab & standard notation)

Exercises involving 3rd intervals based on the Major Scale for all keys.

Major Scale 3rd intervals part 2 (tab & standard notation)

Exercises involving 3rd intervals based on the D Major Scale.

Minor

Three notes per string (tab)

Three notes per string (standard notation)

Exercises with movable scale patterns including three notes per string for all natural Minor keys.

Pentatonic

Scale shapes with triplet pattern (tab & standard notation)

Exercises with the five scale positions for B Minor Pentatonic.

Chromatic

All Chromatic scales (tab)

All Chromatic scales (standard notation)

Chromatic scale in open position (tab)

Exercises with Chromatic scales in all keys. These can also be played as a simple way to build finger strength.

Modes

One-strings scales for Dorian (tab & standard notation)

One-strings scales for Mixolydian (tab & standard notation)

One-strings scales for Lydian (tab & standard notation)

Studies (etudes)

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 interrval 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.

Study 6 (tab & standard notation)

Soloing

Easy one- and two-strings soloing approches in different keys.

Hard rock solo Am

Tabs för lead guitar can be downloaded as pdf. The sound below is with and without lead guitar.

Hard rock solo 1 - Am (tab)


Listen (with and without solo guitar):

Hard rock solo Bm

Tabs för lead guitar can be downloaded as pdf. The sound below is with and without lead guitar.

Hard rock solo 2 - Bm (tab)


Listen (with and without solo guitar):

Hard rock solo Em

Tabs för lead guitar can be downloaded as pdf. The sound below is with and without lead guitar.

Hard rock solo 3 - Em (tab)


Listen (with and without solo guitar):

Notes

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.