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6 Cool Major Scale Sequences to Get Better

October 3, 2011 by Klaus Crow 9 Comments

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If youre new to scale

sequences I suggest you check
out 6 Basic Major Scale
Sequences / Melodic Patterns
first. Thats where I explain
why and how you should
practice scale sequences.
This is Part II of the previous
post and if you got the basic
scale sequences under your
belt youre pretty much up
for this challenge.
I recommend you play these
sequenses along with a metronome: www.metronomeonline.com Its the best way
to make progress in accuracy and speed. Start out really slow and gradually build up
your speed. Only go faster when you can play each note clear and correctly.
The sequences are for the intermediate and advanced. They are tricky but incredibly
fun to play.
Enjoy and improve!
SEQUENCE #1 ascending
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-----------------|-------------------|
D:---------------2-|-------4-----2-5---|
A:-----2-5---2-3---|-2-3-5---3-5-------|
E:-3-5-----5-------|-------------------|

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e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|---------------3---|
G:-------2-------4-|-----2-5---2-4-----|
D:---2-4---2-4-5---|-4-5-----5---------|
A:-5---------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
e:---------------2-|-------3-----2-5-3-|
B:-------5-----3---|---3-5---3-5-------|
G:-2-4-5---4-5-----|-5-----------------|
D:-----------------|-------------------|
A:-----------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
descending
e:-3-2-----2-------|-------------------|
B:-----5-----5-3---|-5-3-----3---------|
G:-------5-------4-|-----5-2---5-4-----|
D:-----------------|---------------5---|
A:-----------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-5-4-2---4-2-----|-2-----------------|
D:-------4-----5-2-|---5-4---5-4-2-----|
A:-----------------|-------5-------3---|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-----------------|-------------------|
D:-4-2-----2-------|-------------------|
A:-----5-2---5-3---|-5-3-2---3-2-------|
E:---------------5-|-------3-----5-2-3-|
SEQUENCE #2 ascending
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-----------------|---------------2---|
D:-------2-------4-|-------5-----2-----|
A:-----2-----2-3---|-2-3-5---3-5-------|
E:-3-5-----5-------|-------------------|
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------3-------5---|
G:-------4-------5-|-----2-----2-4-----|
D:---2-4---2-4-5---|-4-5-----5---------|
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A:-5---------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
e:-------2-------3-|-------5-3---------|
B:-------------3---|---3-5-------------|
G:-2-4-5---4-5-----|-5-----------------|
D:-----------------|-------------------|
A:-----------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
descending
e:-3-2-----2-------|-------------------|
B:-----5-----5-3---|-5-3-----3---------|
G:-------4-------2-|-----5-----5-4-----|
D:-----------------|-------5-------4---|
A:-----------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-5-4-2---4-2-----|-2-----------------|
D:-------2-----5---|---5-4---5-4-2-----|
A:---------------5-|-------3-------2---|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-----------------|-------------------|
D:-4-2-----2-------|-------------------|
A:-----5-----5-3---|-5-3-2---3-2-------|
E:-------5-------3-|-------2-----5-0-3-|
SEQUENCE #3 ascending
e:-----------------|------------------|---------------------|
B:-----------------|------------------|---------3-----------|
G:-----------------|-2--------4-2-----|-5-4-2-----5-4-------|
D:-4-2-----5-4-2---|---5-4--------5---|---------------2-----|
A:-----5-----------|-------2--------3-|-------5-------------|
E:-------3-------5-|------------------|---------------------|
e:----------2-------|-3-2------5-3-2---3--------------------|
B:-5-3--------5-3---|-----5---------------------------------|
G:-----5------------|-------2--------4----------------------|
D:-------4--------5-|---------------------------------------|
A:------------------|---------------------------------------|
E:------------------|---------------------------------------|
descending
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e:-------3--------2--|-------------------|------------------|
B:-------------------|-------5--------3--|------------------|
G:-2-4-5------2-4----|-----2-------------|-------5--------4-|
D:----------5--------|-4-5------2-4-5----|---2-4--------2---|
A:-------------------|-------------------|-5--------3-5-----|
E:-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
e:-------------------|--------------------------------------|
B:-------------------|--------------------------------------|
G:-------2-----------|--------------------------------------|
D:----------------5--|-------4-------2----------------------|
A:-2-3-5------2-3----|-----2--------------------------------|
E:----------5--------|-3-5-----2-3-5---3--------------------|
SEQUENCE #4 ascending
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-----------------|---------------2---|
D:-------2-------4-|-------5-2---------|
A:-2-------3-2-----|-5-3-2-----5-3-----|
E:---5-3-------5---|-------------------|
SEQUENCE #4 ascending
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------3-------5---|
G:-------4-------5-|-2-------4-2-------|
D:-4-2-----5-4-2---|---5-4-------5-----|
A:-----5-----------|-------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
e:-------2-------3-|-------5-2-----7-3-|
B:---------3-------|-5-3-------5-3-----|
G:-5-4-2-----5-4---|-----5-------------|
D:-----------------|-------------------|
A:-----------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
descending
e:---2-3-------2---|-------------------|
B:-5-------3-5-----|---3-5-------3-----|
G:-------4-------2-|-5-------4-5-------|
D:-----------------|-------5-------4---|
A:-----------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-2-4-5-----2-4---|-----2-------------|
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D:-------2-5-------|-4-5-----2-4-5-----|
A:---------------5-|-------3-------2---|
E:-----------------|-------------------|
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-----------------|-------------------|
D:---2-4-------2---|-------------------|
A:-5-------3-5-----|-2-3-5-----2-3-----|
E:-------5-------3-|-------2-5-----0-3-|
SEQUENCE #5 ascending (triplets)
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-------------------------|
G:-------------------------|-----------------------2-|
D:-----------2---------2-4-|-------2-4-5-----2-4-5---|
A:-----2-3-5-----2-3-5-----|-2-3-5-------3-5---------|
E:-3-5---------5-----------|-------------------------|
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------3---------3-5-|
G:---------2-4-------2-4-5-|-----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----|
D:---2-4-5-----2-4-5-------|-4-5---------5-----------|
A:-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
e:-----------2---------2-3---------------------------|
B:-------3-5-------3-5-------------------------------|
G:-2-4-5-------4-5-----------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------|
descending
e:-3-2---------2-----------|-------------------------|
B:-----5-3-------5-3-------|-5-3---------3-----------|
G:---------5-4-------5-4-2-|-----5-4-2-----5-4-2-----|
D:-------------------------|-----------5---------5-4-|
A:-------------------------|-------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-------------------------|
G:-5-4-2-------4-2---------|-2-----------------------|
D:-------5-4-2-----5-4-2---|---5-4-2-----5-4-2-------|
A:-----------------------5-|---------5-3-------5-3-2-|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|

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e:---------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------|
D:-4-2---------2-------------------------------------|
A:-----5-3-2-----5-3-2-------------------------------|
E:-----------5---------5-3---------------------------|
SEQUENCE #6 ascending (triplets)
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-------------------------|
G:-------------------------|-------------------------|
D:-------------2---------2-|-4---------4-5-2-----2-5-|
A:-5-2-----2-5---3-2---3---|---5-3-2-5-------5-3-----|
E:-----5-3-----------5-----|-------------------------|
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-------------3---------3-|
G:-2---------2-4---------4-|-5-2-----2-5---4-2---4---|
D:---4-2---4-----5-4-2-5---|-----5-4-----------5-----|
A:-------5-----------------|-------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
e:-------------2---------2--|-3---------3-5-2-----2-5-3-|
B:-5---------5---3-----3----|---5-3---5-------5-3-------|
G:---5-4-2-5-------5-4------|-------5-------------------|
D:--------------------------|---------------------------|
A:--------------------------|---------------------------|
E:--------------------------|---------------------------|
descending
e:-----2-3-----------2-----|----------------------------|
B:---5-----5-----3-5---3---|-----3-5-----------3--------|
G:-5---------5-4---------4-|-2-5-----5-2---4-5---4------|
D:-------------------------|-------------5---------5----|
A:-------------------------|----------------------------|
E:-------------------------|----------------------------|
e:-------------------------|----------------------------|
B:-------------------------|----------------------------|
G:---2-4-5-2-------2-4-----|-------2---------4-5--------|
D:-4---------4-2-5-----5-2-|---4-5---4-----2-----2------|
A:-------------------------|-5---------5-3---------3----|
E:-------------------------|----------------------------|
e:-------------------------|----------------------------|
B:-------------------------|----------------------------|
G:-------------------------|----------------------------|
D:-----2-4-----------2-----|----------------------------|
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A:-2-5-----5-2---3-5---3---|---2-3-5-2-------2-3--------|
E:-------------5---------5-|-3---------3-2-5-----5-2-3--|

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I appreciate it.
Thanks a lot!
Klaus Crow

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Comments
Chris says
October 3, 2011 at 9:45 pm

Hello Klaus,
Your lessons are a great contribution to my guitar learning.
Truly appreciate it.
Thank you
Christopher

Klaus Crow says

October 4, 2011 at 7:14 am

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HI Chris,
Its my pleasure.
Thanks for your comment.
Best regards,
Klaus Crow

Jim Chinnery says

December 13, 2011 at 8:53 pm

I have finall removed my gloves and tried this. It certainly made me think and after
about ten minutes i found myself using open strings again instead of the 5 on the
6542 and 4 on the 3. I suppose its hard to break old habits. But its good if you need to
change key (Unless you are in Cb on the third floor!)

Vin says
June 15, 2012 at 7:08 pm

Old habits die hard!

serafim says
October 29, 2012 at 2:14 am

Thanks for sharing this vast and immense field of guitar.

nativeman says
November 24, 2012 at 2:50 pm

hi klaus just get in to your lessons i like the way you break thins down just like that, i
love it allthough i have filled my brain with a lots of confution from many people ,but
will see how this can help me to clear it . ilove to know scales well so that i can solo
well but i am still too far from my tought but i will not give up thanks.

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Klaus Crow says

December 2, 2012 at 10:29 pm

Hi Native,
Its good that you learn to play scales properly and up to speed, but at the same time
you need to learn to make melody with the scales.
Make use of bend ups, hammer ons, pull offs, slides, etc. Learn licks that are based
around the scale.
And very important is learn good phrasing. (playing with dynamics, pauses, the
expressive shaping of the notes)
Good luck to you!
Best regards,
Klaus Crow

Conor says
September 28, 2013 at 1:14 pm

Thanks so much for posting these lessons, Im really getting alot out of it, much
appeciation!

Klaus Crow says

October 6, 2013 at 10:35 pm

Hi Conor,
Check out the related posts below the article for more sequences.
Best regards,
Klaus Crow

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