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Index

Chapter 1 - Introduction

What Are Guitar Scales? Are Guitar Scales Important? Practicing Scales Enhancing Creativity Better Improvisation A Word on Metronomes Moving Forward…

Chapter 2 - Understanding Musical Notes on The Fretboard

Chapter 3 - Intervals

The Parts of an Interval Perfect Interval Major Interval Minor Interval Augmented Interval Diminished Interval Internalizing Intervals with Popular Songs Minor Second - Jaws Major Second - Happy Birthday Minor Third - Greensleeves Major Third - When The Saints Go Marching In Perfect Fourth - Amazing Grace Augmented 4th, Diminished 5th, Tritone - The Simpsons Perfect Fifth - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Minor Sixth - The Entertainer Major Sixth - My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean Minor Seventh - Somewhere (West Side Story) Major Seventh - Take On Me

Chapter 4 - Understanding Keys

Understanding the Root Notes Outside of The Key How Many Keys Are In Music? An Exercise in Understanding the Tonic

Chapter 5 - The Major Scale

The Sound of the Major Scale The Major Scale Formula Moveable Major Scale Patterns Moving This Scale to a Different Key The Five Major Scale CAGED Positions G Major Scale - E Shape / Position 1 G Major Scale - D Shape / Position 2 G Major Scale - C Shape / Position 3 G Major Scale - A Shape / Position 4 G Major Scale - G Shape / Position 5 Practicing Scale Shapes Three Notes Per String Major Scale Patterns

Chapter 6 - The Minor Scale

The Minor Scale Formula Understanding Relative Minor Scales A Minor Scale - Position 1 A Minor Scale - Position 2 A Minor Scale - Position 3 A Minor Scale - Position 4 A Minor Scale - Position 5 The Harmonic Minor Scale The Harmonic Minor Scale Formula When Do We Use The Harmonic Minor Scale? The Melodic Minor Scale

Chapter 7 - The Pentatonic Scale

Major and Minor Pentatonic Scale Formulas Pentatonic Patterns Playing Over Major Chords Playing Over Minor Chords Playing Over Dominant Chords The Blues Scale Playing 12 Bar Blues

Chapter 8 - Major Modes

Major Scale Modes Lydian Mode The Lydian Mode in Popular Music Ionian Mode The Ionian Mode in Popular Music Mixolydian Mode Dorian Mode The Dorian Mode in Popular Music Aeolian Mode The Aeolian Mode in Popular Music Phrygian Mode The Phrygian Mode in Popular Music Locrian Mode The Locrian Mode in Popular Music A Summary of the Major Scale Modes

Chapter 9 - Melodic Minor Modes

Jazz Minor - Melodic Minor Mode 1 The Jazz Minor Mode in Popular Music Dorian b2 - Melodic Minor Mode 2 The Dorian b2 Mode in Popular Music Lydian Augmented - Melodic Minor Mode 3 The Lydian Augmented Mode in Popular Music Lydian Dominant - Melodic Minor Mode 4 The Lydian Dominant Mode in Popular Music Mixolydian b6 - Melodic Minor Mode 5 The Mixolydian b6 Mode in Popular Music Locrian Natural 2 - Melodic Minor Mode 6 Locrian Natural 2 in Popular Music Super Locrian - Melodic Minor Mode 7 Super Locrian in Popular Music

Chapter 10 - Exotic Scales

Arabian Guitar Scale Persian Guitar Scale Byzantine Guitar Scale Egyptian Guitar Scale Oriental Guitar Scale Japanese Guitar Scale Indian Guitar Scale Hungarian Gypsy Minor Guitar Scale Romanian Guitar Scale Hijaz Guitar Scale

Chapter 11 - Additional Scales

Whole-Tone Scale Building the Whole-Tone Scale Practicing the Whole Tone Scale The Whole Tone Scale in Popular Music Diminished Scale Building the Diminished Scale Practicing the Diminished Scale

Chapter 12 - Practicing Your Scales

Ascending and Descending Exercises Changing Directions Practice on One String Note Sequences Intervals Drone Practice Utilize Nursery Rhymes Sing While You Play Transcription Improvisation

Conclusion