MrClarinet.co.
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Complete
Scales and
Arpeggios
for Clarinet
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CLARINET
MAJOR SCALES
G R A D E S
FLATS
SHARPS
C MAJOR
M A J O R
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
x1 x2
x1 x2
x2
x2 x2 C D E F G A B C
x2 x2
x2 x3 G A B C D E F# G
G MAJOR
D MAJOR
FC
A MAJOR
FCG
E MAJOR
FCGD
B MAJOR
FCGDA
F# MAJOR
FCGDAE
x2 x3 F# G# A# B C# D# E# F#
C# MAJOR
FCGDAEB
x2 x2 C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#
x1 x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 D E F# G A B C# D
x1 x2
x2 x2 A B C# D E F# G# A
x2 x3 x3 x3 E F# G# A B C# D# E
x2 x2 x2 B C# D# E F# G# A# B
F MAJOR
x1 x2 x2 x2
x3 x3 F G A Bb C D E F
Bb MAJoR
BE
Eb MAJOR
BEA
x2 x2 x2 x2 Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb
Ab MAJOR
BEAD
x2 x2 x2 x2 Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab
Db MAJOR
BEADG
x2 x2 x2 Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db
Gb MAJOR
BEADGC
x2 x2 Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb
Cb MAJOR BEADGCF
x2 x2 Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb
x1 x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
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CLARINET
HARMONIC MINOR SCALES
G R A D E
FLATS
SHARPS
A MINOR
H A R M O N I C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
x1 x2 x2
x2 x2 A B C D E F G# A
E MINOR
x2
x3 x3 E F# G A B C D# E
B MINOR
FC
F# MINOR
FCG
x2 x2 x2 x3 F# G# A B C# D E# F#
C# MINOR
FCGD
x2 x2 x2 x2 C# D# E F# G# A B# C#
G# MINOR
FCGDA
D# MINOR
FCGDAE
x2 x2 D# E# F# G# A# B
A# MINOR
FCGDAEB
x2 x2 A# B# C# D# E# F# G## A#
x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 B C# D E F# G A# B
x2 x2 x2 G# A# B C# D# E F## G#
C## D#
D MINOR
x1 x2 x2 x2
x2 x2 D E F G A Bb C# D
G MINOR
BE
x2 x2
x2 x3 G A Bb C D Eb F# G
C MINOR
BEA
F MINOR
BEAD
Bb MINOR
BEADG
x2 x2 x2 Bb C Db Eb F Gb A Bb
Eb MINOR
BEADGC
x2 x2 Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D Eb
Ab MINOR BEADGCF
x2 x2 Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G Ab
x2 x2
x2 x2 C D Eb F G Ab B C
x2
x3 x3 F G Ab Bb C Db E F
Harmonic minor - use the key signature of the related major key. However the 7th note is raised a
half step on both the ascending and descending versions of the scale. i.e. in the key of A minor that
would mean the note G is sharped and it would be written as an accidental on the note and would not
occur in the key signature.
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CLARINET
MELODIC MINOR SCALES
M E L O D I C
FLATS
M I N O R
SHARPS 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
A MINOR
x2 x2 A B C D E F# G# A G F E D C B A
E MINOR
B MINOR
FC
x2 x2 x2 B C# D E F# G# A# B A G F# E D C# B
F# MINOR
FCG
x2 x2 x3 F# G# A B C# D# E# F# E D C# B A G# F#
C# MINOR
FCGD
x2 x2 x2 C# D# E F# G# A# B# C# B A G# F# E D# C#
x3 x3 E F# G A B C# D# E D C B A G F# E
FCGDA x2 x2 x2 G# A# B C# D# E# F## G# F# E D# C# B A# G#
G# MINOR
D# MINOR
FCGDAE
x2 x2 D# E# F# G# A# B# C## D# C# B A# G# F# E# D#
A# MINOR
FCGDAEB
x2 x2 A# B# C# D# E# F## G## A# G# F# E# D# C# B# A#
D MINOR
x2 x2 D E F G A B C# D C Bb A G F E D
G MINOR
BE
x2 x3 G A Bb C D E F# G F Eb D C Bb A G
C MINOR
BEA
x2 x2 C D Eb F G A B C Bb Ab G F Eb D C
F MINOR
BEAD
x3 x3 F G Ab Bb C D E F Eb Db C Bb Ab G F
Bb MINOR BEADG
x2 x2 x2 Bb C Db Eb F G A Bb Ab Gb F Eb Db C Bb
Eb MINOR BEADGC
x2 x2 Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D Eb Db Cb Bb Ab Gb F Eb
Ab MINOR BEADGCF
x2 x2 Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F G Ab Gb Fb Eb Db Cb Bb Ab
Melodic minor - use the key signature of the related major key. The 6th and 7th notes are raised a
half step on the ascending scale. i.e. in the key of A minor, the notes F and G would be sharped on an
ascending scale but both of them would be naturals on a descending scale.
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CLARINET
DIMINISHED SEVENTH
G R A D E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5
Staring on E
x3 x3 x3 E G Bb C# E
Staring on F
x3 x3 F Ab B D F
Staring on F#
x3 F# A C Eb F#
Staring on G
x2
x3 G Bb C# E G
Staring on Ab
x2 Ab B D F Ab
Staring on A
x2 A C Eb F# A
Staring on Bb
x2 Bb C# E G Bb
Staring on B
x2 B D F Ab B
Staring on C
x2 x2 x2 C Eb F# A C
Staring on C#
x2 C# E G Bb C#
Staring on D
x2 D F Ab B D
Staring on Eb
x2 Eb F# A C Eb
There are only sets of three diminished 7th chords.
E
G
Bb C# E
F
Ab B
D
F
F# A
C
Eb F#
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CLARINET
DOMINANT SEVENTH
G R A D E S
FLATS
SHARPS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 3 5 7 8
x2 x2
C MAJOR
x3 G B D F G
x2 x2 D F# A C D
G MAJOR
D MAJOR
FC
A MAJOR
FCG
E MAJOR
FCGD
x2 B D# F# A B
B MAJOR
FCGDA
x3 F# A# C# E F#
F# MAJOR
FCGDAE
x2 x2 C# E# G# B C#
C# MAJOR
FCGDAEB
x2 G# B# D# F# G#
x2 x2
x2 A C# E G A
x3 x2 x3 E G# B D E
x2 C E G Bb C
F MAJOR
Bb MAJOR
BE
Eb MAJOR
BEA
Ab MAJOR
BEAD
Db MAJOR
BEADG
x2 x2 Ab C Eb Gb Ab
Gb MAJOR
BEADGC
x2 Db F Ab Cb Db
Cb MAJOR BEADGCF
x2 Gb Bb Db Fb Gb
x2 x2 x3 x3 F A C Eb F
x2 x2 Bb D F Ab Bb
x2 Eb G Bb Db Eb
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