Scales and Exercises Part 2
CAGED SCALES
D Major Scale ( 'C' shape - CAGED Pattern 1)
4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2
2 3 5 3 2
2 3 5 5 3
2 4
2 4 5
5
1 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 2 4 1 3 4
2
4 2
5 4 2
5 4 2 2 4 5
5 3 2 3 5
C Major Scale ( 'A' shape - CAGED Pattern 2)
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 1 4 3
3 5 3
3 5 6 6 5
2 4 5
2 3 5
3 5
1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 4 1 2
3
5 4 2
5 3 2
5 3 2 2 3
5 3 5
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C Major Scale ( 'G' shape - CAGED Pattern 3)
4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 3
5 7 8 7
5 6 8
4 5 7
5 7
5 7 8
8
1 4 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 3 4
5
8 6 5
7 5 4
7 5
8 7 5
8 7 5 7 8
G Major Scale ( 'E' shape - CAGED Pattern 4)
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 1 2 4
2 3 5
3 5
2 4 5
2 4 5
2 3 5
3 5
2 1 4 2 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 2
3 2
5 3
5 4 2
5 4 2
5 3 2
5 3 2 3
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G Major Scale ( 'D' shape - CAGED Pattern 5)
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 1 4 3 1
5 7 8 7 5
5 7 8 8 7 5
4 5 7
5 7
4 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 3 4 1 3 1 2
7 5 4
7 5 4 4 5
7 5 5 7
8 7 5 7 8
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PENTATONIC SCALE
5 8 8 5
5 8 8 5
5 7 7 5
5 7 7 5
5 7 7 5
5 8 8 5
8 10 10 8
8 10 10 8
7 9 9 7
7 10 10 7
7 10 10 7
8 10 10 8
10 12 12 10
10 13 13 10
9 12 12 9
10 12 12 10
10 12 12 10
10 12 12 10
12 15 15 12
13 15 15 13
12 14 14 12
12 14 14 12
12 15 15 12
12 15 15 12
15 17 17 15
15 17 17 15
14 17 17 14
14 17 17 14
15 17 17 15
15 17 17 15
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BLUES SCALE
5 8
5 8
5 7 8
5 7
5 6 7
5 8
8 10
8 10
7 8 9
7 10
7 10
8 10 11
10 11 12
10 13
9 12
10 12 13
10 12
10 11 12
12 15
13 15 16
12 14
12 13 14
12 15
12 15
15 17
15 16 17
14 17
14 17
15 17 18
15 17
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EXERCISES
Group of 3 - Pentatonic Scale 3
3
3
3 3
3 3 3 3
3
5 5 8
5 5 8 5 8 8
5 5 7 5 7 7
5 5 7 5 7 7
5 5 7 5 7 7
5 8 8
Group of 4 - Blues Scale
5 5 7 5 7
5
5 7
5 7
7
5 7 8 5 7 8
5
5 6 5 6 7 5 6 7 6 7 7
5 8 8
5 5 8
5 8 5 8 5 8
7 8 8
Alternate Notes - Pentatonic Scale
5 8
5 8 5 8
5 7 5 7
5 7 5 7
5 7 5 7
5 8
Notes on 2 strings - Pentatonic Scale
5 8
5 8 5 8
5 7 5 7
5 7 5 7
5 7 5 7
5 8
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Notes on 3 strings - Pentatonic Scale
3
3 3
3
3 3
3
5 8
5 8 5 8
5 7 5 7 5 7
5 7 5 7 5 7
5 7 5 7
5 8
Group of 5 Pattern - Pentatonic Scale
5
5
5
Asc. 5
5 8
5 8 5 8 8
5 7 5 7 7
5 7 5 7 7
5 7 5 7 7
5 8 8
5
5
Desc 5
5
5
8 5 5
8 5 8 5 5
7 5 7 5 5
7 5 7 5 5
7 5 7 5 5
8 5
Group of 5 Pattern (Eighth Notes) - Pentatonic Scale
Desc.
Asc.
5 8 8 5 5
5 8 5 8 8 8 5 8 5
5 7 5 7 7
5 7 5 7 7
5 7 5 7 7
5 8 8
7 5
5
7 5
7 5
5
7 5 5
7 5 7 5 5
8 5
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Two String Pattern 1
5 7 7 10 10 12 12 15 15 17
5 8 8 10 10 12 12 15 15 17
17 15 15 12 12 10 10 7 7 5
17 15 15 12 12 10 10 8 8 5
Two String Pattern 2
5 7 10 7 10 12 15 12 15 17
5 8 10 8 10 12 15 12 15 17
17 15 12 15 12 10 7 10 7 5
17 15 12 15 12 10 8 10 8 5
Two String Pattern 3
7 5 10 7 12 10 15 12 17 15
8 5 10 8 12 10 15 12 17 15
15 17 12 15 10 12 7 10 5 7
15 17 12 15 10 12 8 10 5 8
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