Scale Exercises Revised on 1/21/11 by Ted Fong
Your Goal To improve finger strength and dexterity To be able to hear a note in your head and know “which finger to press.” Over time, your ear will take over your fingers will follow automatically. Practice Tips Strive for smooth phrasing and clear tone Practice each exercise on different starting frets without looking at sheet Memorize the sound of Do, Re, Me, etc… Associate the sound of Do, Re, Me… with your fingers Improvise using different rhythms Just practice 15 minutes a day and have fun developing your ear!
SCALE SHAPE 1 D Major
Scales 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do* Do* Ti La So Fa Me Re Do Do Re Mi Re Do Mi Fa So Fa Mi Re Do Fa Mi Re Do So La Ti Do* So Fa Mi Re Do So Do
Licks 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Do Do* Do Do Mi So Mi Do Mi So Do* So Mi Do Do Mi Re Fa Mi So Fa Re Do Mi Fa So, Do* Ti La Mi So La So Do* Do* Ti Do Fa Mi
G
C
E
A
Mi
La
1st fret D
2nd
fret
3rd fret 4th fret
Do
1st finger
000Fa
2nd finger 3rd finger
Ti
Re
D
5th
fret
So
Do* 4th finger
Familiar Songs 15. Doe A Deer Do Re Mi Do Mi Do Mi, Re Mi Fa Fa Mi Re Fa 16.
Joy to the World Do* Ti La So Fa Mi Re Do, So La La Ti Ti Do*
17.
Turkey in the Straw Mi Do Re Mi So So La So Mi Do Re Mi Mi Re Do Re Page 1 of 2
G Major
SCALE SHAPE 4 G
Scales 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Do Re Mi Fa So* Do Re Mi Fa So* Fa Mi Re Do So* Do Do Re Mi Re Do Ti Do Re Do Do Ti La So La Ti Do Mi Re Do Mi Re Do Ti La So Do Fa Mi Re Do So* Fa Mi Re Do So* Fa Mi Re Do Ti La So So Do Re Mi Re Do
Licks 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
Do Mi So Mi Do Do Mi Re Fa Mi So Fa Re Do Mi Do So* So Do So Do So* So Mi Re Do Fa Mi Ti Do
C
E
A
So
Ti
Mi
1st finger
Fa
2nd finger
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret
000
G
Do
3rd finger
La
5th fret
Re
So* 4th finger
Familiar Songs 17. Tiny Bubbles Mi Re Do So, Fa Mi Re, Re Do Ti So, Mi Mi Re Do 18.
I Can See Clearly Now Do Re Mi Fa Mi Re Do Mi Do So, Do Re Mi Fa Mi Re Do Ti Do Re
19.
Amazing Grace So Do Mi Do Mi, Re Do La So, So Do Mi Do Mi, Re So*
20.
Jingle Bells Mi Mi Mi, Mi Mi Mi, Mi So* Do Re Mi, Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Re Re Mi Re So*
21.
Love Me Tender So Do Ti Do Re La Re, Do Ti La Ti Do So, So Do Ti Do Re La Re, Do Ti La Ti Do
22.
Happy Birthday So So La So Do Ti, So So La So Re Do, So So So* Mi Do Ti La, Fa Fa Mi Do Re Do
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