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Pentatonic Scales & Hexatonic Scales Scale Tables Altered Dominant Melodic Minor Triads FREE Major eBOOK Minor www.simongoulding.com Pentatonic Ragas Japanese Pentatonics Hexatonic Scales Phrygian Major Maqam Modes Messiaen Modes By Be-Bop Lydian SimonAugmented Goulding Double Harmonic Modes Exotic Tonic Diminished Scale Tables In this free ebook course you will see tables for each scale that are covered in the ‘Scale & Mode Etudes For The Bassist’ eBook course. This is primarily a companion to the full course that takes you through creating music from each scale and mode by giving you etudes, fingerboard maps, piano diagrams for the harmonised scales, notation and improvisation and bass line construction suggestions. Plus a huge chapter on harmonic language. All of the information here is also contained in the complete eBook. This free course is simply aimed at ‘wetting your appetite’ and introducing you to the scales and modes contained in the full course. Basically a quick reference for looking up scales. Some of the scales you will have played and heard before and some of them will be new to you. The key is to understand how you can use all these organisations of tones musically. This is all covered in the complete course. One of the most comprehensive books on scales, modes and harmony aimed at the bassist on that market. Over 400 pages Covering: Triads, Major and Minor Scales & Modes Pentatonic, Exotic, Dominant, Be Bop Scales Arabian Maqam Modes, Messiaen Modes Chord Progressions, Chord Substitutions, Secondary Chords, Coltrane Changes Improvisation, Chord Tone Technique Exercises Practise Routines and MUCH more. Buy the eBook today at: www.simongoulding.com How To Use The Tables Each table in this eBook is using the MAJOR SCALE as the mother scale. The intervals are an instruction of how the major scale is affected. For Example: The MAJOR Scale in numbers…… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Let’s say you want to play a LYDIAN Scale. In order to do this you need alter the 4th and make it sharp (move it up a semitone). The MAJOR Scale is affected like this…… 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7 You can see how the major scale is altered. The same goes for MINOR Scales. Let’s say you want to play a NATURAL MINOR Scale or AEOLIAN MODE. Here’s how the MAJOR Scale is affected…… 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 www.simongoulding.com Triads Table Major 1 3 5 Triad Minor 1 b3 5 Triad Augmented Triad 1 3 #5 Diminished Triad 1 b3 b5 Sus 4 1 4 5 Triad Lydian 1 #4 5 Triad Phrygian 1 b2 5 Triad Sus 2 1 2 5 Triad Quartal 1 4 b7 (Stacked 4ths) Major Scale Mode Table Key of C Ionian 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dorian 1 23 b3 4 5 6 b7 8 Phrygian 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Lydian 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7 8 Mixolydian 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 8 Aeolian (Natural 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Minor) Locrian 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 8 Chords of the Major Scale 1. CMaj7 (Ionian) 2. Dm7 (Dorian) 3. Em7 (Phrygian) 4. FMaj7 (Lydian) 5. G7 (Mixolydian) 6. Am7 (Aeolian) 7. Bm7b5 - Half Diminished (Locrian) Harmonic Major Scale & It’s Modes Key of C Harmonic Major 1 2 3 4 5 b6 7 (Ionian b6) Dorian 1 2 b3 4 b5 6 b7 b5 Phrygian 1 b2 b3 b4 5 b6 b7 b4 Lydian 1 2 b3 #4 5 6 7 b3 Mixolydian b2 1 b2 3 4 5 6 b7 Lydian Augmented 1 #2 3 #4 #5 6 7 #2 Locrian 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 bb7 bb7 Chords of the Harmonic Major Scale. 1: C Major 7 2: D Minor 7 b5 (Half Diminished) 3: E Minor 7 4: F Min/Maj 7 5: G7 6: Ab Major 7 #5 7: B Diminished 7 Double Harmonic Major Scale & Modes Table Key of C Db E F G Ab B C I Double 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7 Harmonic Major II Lydian #2 1 #2 3 #4 5 #6 7 #6 III 1 b2 b3 b4 5 b6 bb7 Ultra Phrygian IV Hungarian 1 2 b3 #4 5 b6 7 Minor V Oriental 1 b2 3 4 b5 6 b7 VI Ionian 1 #2 3 4 #5 6 7 Augmented #2 VII Locrian 1 b2 bb3 4 b5 b6 bb7 bb3 bb7 Chords of the Double Harmonic Major Scale: 1. Maj 7 2. Maj 7 3. Min bb7 4. Min/Maj 7 5. Dom 7 b5 6. Maj 7 #5 (Augmented Major 7) 7. Dim 7 b3 Major Tonality Scales Table Ionian 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Major Lydian 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7 8 Lydian 1 2 3 #4 #5 6 7 8 Aug Major 1 2 3 5 6 Pent Major 1 2 b3 3 5 6 Blues Aug 1 #2 3 5 #5 7 Scale Ionian 1 2 3 4 #5 6 7 8 Aug Natural Minor Scale Mode Table Key of C Aeolian 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Locrian 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 8 Ionian 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dorian 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 8 Phrygian 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Lydian 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7 8 Mixolydian 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 8 Chords of the Natural Minor Scale 1. Cm7 (Aeolian) 2. Dm7b5 - Half Diminished (Locrian) 3. EbMaj7 (Ionian) 4. Fm7 (Dorian) 5. Gm7 (Phrygian) 6. AbMaj7 (Lydian) 7. Bb7 (Mixolydian) Melodic Minor Scale Mode Table Key of C Melodic Minor 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 8 Dorian b2 1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7 8 Lydian Aug 1 2 3 #4 #5 6 7 8 Mixolydian #11 1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7 8 Mixolydian b6 1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Locrian 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 8 Natural 2 Super 1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7 8 Locrian Chords of the Melodic Minor Scale 1. Cmin/Maj7 (Melodic Minor) 2. Dm7 (Dorian b2) 3. EbMaj7 #5 (Lydian Augmented) 4. F7 (Mixolydian #11) 5. G7 (Mixolydian b6) 6. Am7b5 (Locrian Natural 2) 7. Bm7b5 (Super Locrian) Harmonic Minor Scale Mode Table Key of C Harmonic Minor 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 8 Locrian Natural 1 b2 b3 4 b5 6 b7 8 6 Ionian Aug 1 2 3 4 #5 6 7 8 Dorian #4 1 2 b3 #4 5 6 b7 8 Phrygian Major 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Lydian #9 1 #2 3 #4 5 6 7 8 Altered 1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 bb7 8 Dom bb7 Chords of the Harmonic Minor Scale 1. Cmin/Maj7 (Harmonic Minor) 2. Dm7b5 (Locrian Natural 6) 3. EbMaj7 #5 (Ionian Major) 4. Fm7 (Dorian #4) 5. G7b9 (Phrygian Major) 6. AbMaj7#4#9 (Lydian #9) 7. Bdim7 (Altered Dominant bb7) Minor Tonality Scales Table Dorian 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 8 Aeolian 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Phrygian 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Melodic Minor 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 8 Harmonic Minor 1 2 b3 3 5 b6 7 8 Minor 1 b3 4 5 b7 Pent Minor 1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 Blues Dorian 1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7 8 b2 Dorian 1 2 b3 #4 5 6 b7 8 #4 Dominant Tonality Scales Table Mixolydian 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 8 Mixolydian #11 1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7 8 Dominant Diminished 1 b2 b3 3 b5 6 b7 8 Altered Dominant 1 b2 b3 3 b5 #5 b7 8 Whole 1 2 3 b5 #5 b7 Tone Mixolydian b6 1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Phrygian Major 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 8 Be Bop Scales Table Key of C Be Bop Dominant 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 7 8 Be Bop Dorian 1 2 b3 3 4 5 6 b7 8 (Minor) Be Bop Major 1 2 3 4 5 b6 6 7 8 Be Bop Melodic 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 6 7 8 Minor Be Bop Harmonic 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 7 8 Minor Auxiliary Scales Table Tonic 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 bb7 7 Dim Dom/ 1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7 Dim Whole 1 2 3 #4 #5 b7 Tone Major 1 2 3 5 6 Pent Major 1 2 b3 3 5 6 Blues Minor 1 b3 4 5 b7 Pent Minor 1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 Blues Maj b6 1 2 3 5 b6 Pent Min b5 1 b3 4 b5 b7 Pent Pentatonic Scales & Hexatonic Scales (including chromatic based modes) Major Pentatonic 1 2 3 5 6 Minor Pentatonic 1 b3 4 5 b7 Major b6 1 2 3 5 b6 Pentatonic Minor b5 1 b3 4 b5 b7 Pentatonic Japanese In Sen Pentatonic 1 b2 4 5 b7 Japanese Hirajoshi 1 2 b3 5 b6 Pentatonic Japanese Kumoi 1 2 b3 5 6 Pentatonic Japanese Yo Pentatonic 1 2 4 5 6 Japanese Iwato Pentatonic 1 b2 4 b5 b7 Chinese Pentatonic 1 3 #4 5 7 Egyptian Pentatonic 1 2 4 5 b7 Suspended Pentatonic 1 2 4 5 #6 Blues Minor 1 #2 4 #5 #6 Pentatonic Pentatonic Scales & Hexatonic Scales (including chromatic based modes) Scottish Pentatonic 1 2 4 5 6 Raga Rasika 1 #2 3 5 6 Ranjani Raga Mohanangi 1 #2 3 5 6 Dorian Pentatonic 1 2 #2 5 6 Kung 1 2 3 #4 6 Raga Bhupeshwari 1 2 3 5 #5 Dominant Pentatonic 1 2 3 5 #6 Raga Gandharavam 1 b2 #2 4 5 #6 Minor Hexatonic 1 2 #2 4 5 #6 Genus Primum 1 4 5 #6 Mixolydian Pentatonic 1 3 4 5 #6 Raga Bhanumanjari 1 #2 3 4 5 #6 Bi Yu 1 #2 5 #6 Pentatonic Scales & Hexatonic Scales (including chromatic based modes) Raga Samundhra Priya 1 #2 #4 5 #6 Raga Jayakauns 1 #2 4 #4 #6 Blues Minor 1 #2 4 #5 #6 Raga Gopikavasantam 1 #2 4 5 #5 #6 Raga Manohari 1 #2 4 5 6 #6 Vietnamese Tetratonic 1 #2 4 5 Raga Nata 1 #2 4 5 7 Ritsu 1 b2 #2 4 #5 #6 Dominant 7th 1 2 4 5 6 #6 Major Hexachord 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chromatic Hypophrygian 1 #2 #3 #4 5 #6 7 Chromatic Hypodorian 1 2 b3 b4 5 b6 bb7 Chromatic Mixolydian 1 b2 bb3 4 b5 bb6 b7 Pentatonic Scales & Hexatonic Scales (including chromatic based modes) Chromatic Lydian 1 b2 3 4 #4 6 7 Chromatic Phrygian 1 #2 3 4 #5 #6 7 Chromatic Dorian 1 b2 bb3 4 5 b6 bb7 Chromatic Hypolydian 1 b2 3 #4 5 b6 7 Kyemyonjo 1 #2 4 5 6 Ujo 1 2 4 5 6 P’yongjo 1 2 4 5 6 b7 Nando Kyemyonjo 1 2 b3 4 5 Ryo 1 2 3 4 #4 5 6 b7 7 Pelog 1 b2 b3 5 b7 Syrian Pentatonic 1 b2 3 4 b6 Double Phrygian 1 b2 b3 4 b5 6 Hexatonic 5 Note Prometheus 1 2 3 b5 b7 ‘Auxiliary’ Pentatonic, Hexatonic, Heptatonic & Messiaen Modes of Limited Transposition Akebono (Japan) 1 2 b3 5 6 Miyakobushi (Japan) 1 b2 4 5 b7 Qublitum (Sumerian) 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 Ping (China) 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7 Mala Vacaspati (Bartok) 1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7 Messiaen Tetratonic 1 4 b5 7 1 Messiaen Tetratonic 1 2 #4 #5 2 Isharkum (Sumerian) 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 Shostakovich Scale 1 b2 #2 3 #4 5 6 7 Super Locrian 1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7 6 Flats Zhi (China) 1 bb3 4 bb6 bb7 Petrushka Chord (Stravinsky) 1 #1 3 #4 5 #6 Super Locrian 1 b2 b3 3 b5 b6 b7 5 Flats ‘Auxiliary’ Pentatonic, Hexatonic, Heptatonic & Messiaen Modes of Limited Transposition The Messiaen Modes of Limited Transposition Messiaen Mode 1 2 3 #4 #5 #6 1 Messiaen Mode 1 b2 b3 3 b5 5 6 b7 2 Messiaen Mode 3 1 2 b3 3 b5 5 b6 b7 7 Messiaen Mode 4 1 b2 2 4 b5 5 b6 7 Messiaen Mode 5 1 b2 4 b5 5 7 Messiaen Mode 1 2 3 4 #4 #5 #6 7 6 Messiaen Mode 1 b2 2 b3 4 b5 5 b6 6 7 7 “Exotic” Scales Tables Japanese In Sen 1 b2 4 5 b7 Pentatonic Japanese Hirajoshi 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 Pentatonic Spanish or 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 Jewish Scale Double Harmonic 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7 Scale Enigmatic Scale (Ascending) 1 b2 3 #4 #5 #6 7 Enigmatic Scale (Descending) 8 7 #6 #5 4 3 b2 Neapolitan Minor 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7 Scale Hungarian Minor 1 2 b3 #4 5 b6 7 Scale Algerian Scale 1 2 b3 4 #4 5 b6 7 Arabic 1 2 3 4 #4 #5 b7 Scale Augmented Scale 1
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