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12 Major Scales for Flute Flute 12 Major Scales 1st Octave Concert F Major Scale c F G A Bb C D EF ZASDf/AsdK ZASDf/sddK ZASdf/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK ZaSDf/GGGk ZASDf/ASdK ZASDf/AsdK Concert Bb Major Scale Bb C D Eb F G A Bb ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK ZaSDf/GGGk ZaSDf/ASAK ZASDf/AsdK ZASDf/sddK ZASdf/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK Concert Eb Major Scale Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb ZASDf/ASAK ZASDf/AsdK ZASDf/sddK ZASDF/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK ZaSDf/GGGk ZaSDf/ASAK Concert Ab Major Scale Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab ZASDF/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK ZaSDf/ASAK ZASDf/AsdK ZASDf/sddK ZASDF/sddK zasdf/aSDK Enharmonic Scale (lowers pitch) Concert Db (C#) Major Scale Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db xasdf/asdK xasdf/asdK zasdf/aSDK ZaSDf/ASAK ZASDf/AsdK ZASDf/sdAK ZASDF/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK zasdf/aSDK (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C# Enharmonic Scale Concert Gb (F#) Major Scale Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb ZASDf/sdAK ZASDF/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK ZaSDf/ASAK ZASDf/AsdK ZASDf/sdAK Thumb position xasdf/asdK determines fingering choice zAsdf/ghjK zasdf/aSDK XASDf/sdAK XASDF/sddK XAsdf/AhjK (lowers pitch) XaSDf/ASAK XASDf/AsdK XASDf/sdAK F# G# A# B C# D# E# F# Copyright © 2020 Flute 2 Enharmonic Scale Concert Cb (B) Major Scale Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb zAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK ZaSDf/ASAK ZASDf/ASdK ZASDf/sdAK ZASDF/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK zasdf/aSDK zAsdf/ghjK Thumb position (lowers pitch) determines fingering choice XaSDf/ASAK XASDf/ASdK XASDf/sdAK XASDF/sddK XAsdf/AhjK B C# D# EF# G# A# B Concert E Major Scale E F# G# A B C# D# E XASDf/ASdK XASDf/asDK XASDF/sddK XASdf/sddK XAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK XaSDf/GGGK XASDf/ASdK zasdf/aSDK (lowers pitch) Concert A Major Scale A B C# D EF# G# A XASdf/sddK XAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK XaSDf/GGGk XASDf/ASdK XASDf/asDK XASDF/sddK XASdf/sddK zasdf/aSDK (lowers pitch) Concert D Major Scale D EF# G A B C# D XaSDf/GGGk XASDf/ASdK XASDf/asDK XASDf/sddK XASdf/sddK XAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK XaSDf/asdK zasdf/aSDK (lowers pitch) Concert G Major Scale G A B C D EF# G XASDf/sddK XASdf/sddK XAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK XaSDf/GGGk XASDf/ASdK XASDf/asDK XASDf/sddK ConcertM C Major Scale C D EF G A B C zAsdf/ghjK XaSDf/GGGk XASDf/ASdK XASDf/AsdK XASDf/sddK XASdf/sddK XAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK Flute 12 Major Scales 3 2nd Octave Concert F Major Scale F G A Bb C D EF ZASDf/AsdK ZASDf/sddK ZASdf/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK ZaSDf/GGGk ZASdf/ASdK ZAsDf/AsdK ZASdfASdk ZAsDf//AsDK (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) Concert Bb Major Scale Bb C D Eb F G A Bb ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK ZaSDf/aaak ZASDf/ASAK ZAsDf/AsdK ZASDf/sddK ZaSdf/AddK Zasdf/ABhjk ZAsDf//AsDK ZAsdf/ABsdk Concert Eb Major Scale (lowers pitch) Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb ZaSDf/ASAK ZASDf/AsdK ZASDf/sddK ZASDF/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK ZaSDf/asdk ZASDf/ASAK Concert Ab Major Scale Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab ZASDF/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK ZASDf/ASAK ZAsDf/AsdK ZASDf/sddK ZASDF/asdK zasdf/aSDK ZAsDf//AsDK ZsSDF//sSDK (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) Enharmonic Scale Concert Db (C#) Major Scale b b b Db Eb F G A B C Db xasdf/asdK ZASDf/sdAK ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK ZASDf/ASAk< ZASDf/ASAK ZASDf/AsdK ZASDF/sddK zasdf/aSDK (lowers pitch) # F# G# A# B# C# C# D# E Enharmonic Scale Concert Gb (F#) Major Scale Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb ZASDf/sdAK ZASDF/sddK ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK ZaSDf/ASAK ZAsDf/AsdK ZAsDf/sdDK Thumb position ZAsDf//AsDK ZAsDf//aSdK (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) determines fingering choice XaSDf/ASAK XASDf/sdAK XASDF/sddK XAsdf/AhjK F# G# A# B C# D# E# F# XAsDf/AsdK XAsDf/sdDK XAsDf//AsDK XAsDf//aSdK (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) Flute 4 Enharmonic Scale Concert Cb (B) Major Scale Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb xasdf/asdK ZaSDf/ASAK ZASDf/ASdK ZASDf/sdAK xaSDF/asdK ZAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK zasdf/aSDK zaSDF/aSDK XAsdf/AhjK Thumb position (lowers pitch) XaSDf/ASAK XASDf/ASdK XASDf/sdAK (lowers pitch) determines fingering choice B C# D# EF# G# A# B Concert E Major Scale EF# G# A B C# D# E XASDf/ASdK XASDf/asDK XASDF/sddK XASdf/sddK XAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK XASDF/GGGK XASdf/ASdK XASdf/ASdk (lowers pitch) Concert A Major Scale A B C# D EF# G# A XASdf/sddK XAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK XaSDf/asdk XASdf/ASdK ZAsDf/sdDK xaSDF/asdK XaSdf/AddK XASdf/ASdk ZAsDf//aSdK zaSDF/aSDK (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) Concert D Major Scale F# G A B C# D D E XASDf/GGGk XASDf/ASdK XASDf/asDK XASDf/sddK XASdf/sddK XAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK XaSDf/ASDk zasdf/aSDK (lowers pitch) Concert G Major Scale G A B C D EF# G XASDf/sddK XASdf/sddK XAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK XaSDf/GGGk XASdf/ASdK ZAsDf/sdDK zASDf/sddK XASdf/ASdk ZAsDf//aSdK (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) ConcertM C Major Scale F G A B C D E C zAsdf/ghjK XaSDf/GGGk XASDf/ASdK XASDf/AsdK XASDf/sddK XASdf/sddK XAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK Concert F Chromatic Scale 2 Octave. Flute Going Up 5 F F# G G# A A# ZASDf/AsdK XASDf/asDK ZASDf/sddK XASDF/sddK ZASdf/sddK XAsdf/AhjK B C C# D D# E XAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK XaSDf/GGGk XaSDf/GGGK XASDf/ASdK zasdf/aSDK (lowers pitch) F F# G G# A A# XASDf/AsdK XASDf/asDK XASDf/sddK XASDF/sddK XASdf/sddK XAsdf/AhjK B C C# D D# E XAsdf/ghjK zAsdf/ghjK xasdf/asdK ZaSDf/asdk XASDF/GGGK ZASdf/ASdK ZASdfASdk (lowers pitch) Coming Down F E Eb D Db C ZAsDf/AsdK ZASdf/ASdK ZASDf/ASAK ZaSDf/asdk xasdf/asdK zAsdf/ghjK ZAsDf//AsDK ZASdfASdk zasdf/aSDK (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) (lowers pitch) BBb A Ab G Gb XAsdf/ghjK XAsdf/AhjK XASdf/sddK ZASDF/sddK XASDf/sddK XASDf/sdAK F E Eb D Db C XASDf/AsdK XASDf/ASdK ZaSDf/ASAK XaSDf/GGGk xasdf/asdK zAsdf/ghjK zasdf/aSDK (lowers pitch) BBb A Ab G Gb F XAsdf/ghjK XAsdf/AhjK ZASdf/sddK ZASDF/sddK ZASDf/sddK XASDf/sdAK ZASDf/AsdK Flute 6 12 Major Scales BONUS SCALE 3rd Octave Concert C Major Scale M C D EF G A B C zAsdf/ghjK XaSDf/asdK XASdf/ASdK XAsDf/AsdK zASDf/sddK XaSdf/AddK XAsAf/ghNjK zASDF/DhjK.
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