MINOR PENTATONIC

Mood: Rock, Folk, World

Runs:

1 3b 4 5 7b 1

C Eb F G Bb C

Base WH W W WH W

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A#-C-D-F-G

Exercises:
MAJOR PENTATONIC

Mood: Happy, Joyful, World, Folk

Runs:

1 2 3 5 6 7

C D E G A C

Base W W WH W WH

Scale in C:

Scale in G:

Exercises:
DORIAN (minor)

Mood: Blues, Rock, Metal, Hip, Sophisticated, Jazzy

Runs:

1 2 3b 4 5 6 7b 1

C D Eb F G A Bb C

Base W H W W W H W

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-A#-C-D-E-F-G

Exercises:
PHRYGIAN DOMINANT MODE

Mood: Exotic, Diatonic, Middle Eastern, Egyptian, Jewish

Runs:

1 2b 3 4 5 6b 7b 1

C Db E F G Ab Bb C

Base H WH H W H W W

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-G#-A#-C-D-D#-F-G

Exercises:
LYDIAN

Mood: Vai Mode, Dreamy, Atmospheric, Ethereal, Futuristic

Runs:

1 2 3 4# 5 6 7 1

C D E F# G A B C

Base W W W H W W H

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-B-C#-D-E-F#-G

Exercises:
MIXOLYDIAN

Mood: Satch mode, Acoustic Blues, Blues Rock, Exotic, Play Over C7

Runs:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7b 1

C D E F G A Bb C

Base W W H W W H W

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G

Exercises:
AEOLIAN / Minor Scale

Mood: Sad, Depressing, Classical, Dark, Sentimental, and Tragic

Runs:

1 2 3b 4 5 6b 7b 1

C D Eb F G Ab Bb C

Base W H W W H W W

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-A#-C-D-D#-F-G

Exercises:
LOCRIAN (MINOR)

Mood: Metal, Evil, Very Dark, Goth, Unstable

Runs:

1 2b 3b 4 5b 6b 7b 1

C Db Eb F Gb Sb Bb C

Base H W W H W W W

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-G#-A#-C-C#-D#-F-G

Exercises:
MAJOR / IONIAN

Mood: Happy, Bright, Majestic, Sentimental (slow)

Runs:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1

C D E F G A B C

Base W W H W W W H

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G

Exercises:
LYDIAN DOMINANT MODE (MAJOR)

Mood: Overtone, Acoustic Scale

Runs:

1 2 3 4# 5 6 7B 1

C D E F# G A Bb C

Base W W W H W H W

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G:

Exercises:
HARMONIC MAJOR

Mood: Majestic, Mysterious, Fantasy, Lord of the Rings

Runs:

1 2 3 4 5 6b 7 1

C D E F G Ab B C

Base W W H W H WH H

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-B-C-D-D#-F#-G

Exercises:
HARMONIC MINOR

Mood: Tragic, Exotic, Middle -Eastern

Runs:

1 2 3b 4 5 6 7 1

C D Eb F G Ab B C

Base W H W W H WH H

Scale in C:

Scale in G:

Exercises:
MELODIC MINOR

Mood: Jazzy, Very Dark, Mysterious

Runs:

1 2 3b 4 5 6 7 1

C D Eb F G A B C

Base W H W W W W H

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G:

Exercises:
PHRYGIAN MINOR / FLAMENCO / SPANISH

Mood: Spanish, Mexican, Flamenco

Runs:

1 2b 3b 4 5 6b 7b 1

C Db E F G Ab Bb C

Base H H WH W H W W

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-G#-B-C-D-D#-F-G

Exercises:
BLUES /PENTATONIC BLUES (Major/Minor)

Mood: Bluesy, Funk

Runs:

1 3 4 4# 5 7b 1

C Eb F F# G Bb C

Base WH W H H WH W

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A#-C-C#-D-F-G

Exercises:
ALTERED SCALE

Mood: Used in C7, Intellectual, Jazzy

Runs:

1 2b 3b 3 5b 6b 7b 1

C Db Eb E Gb Ab Bb C

Base H W H W W W W

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G:

Exercises:
WHOLE TONE SCALE

Mood: Dreamy, Underwater

Runs:

1 2 3 4# 6b 7b 1

C D E F# Ab Bb C

Base W W W W W W

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G:

Exercises:
OCTATONIC

Mood: Dark, Mysterious

Runs:

1 2 3b 4 4# 6b 6 7 1

C D Eb F F# Ab A B C

Base W H W H W H W H

Progression:

Scale in C:

Scale in G:

Exercises:
UKRANIAN DORIAN

Mood:

Runs:

1 2 2# 4# 5 6 6# 1

C D D# F# G A A# C

Base W H WH H W H WH

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-A#-C#-D-E-F-G

Exercises:
HUNGARIAN GYPSY

Mood:

Runs:

1 2 2# 4# 5 5# 7 1

C D D# F# G G# B C

Base W H WH H H WH H

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-A#-C#-D-D#-F#-G

Exercises:
ACOUSTIC

Mood:

Runs:

1 2 3 4# 5 6 6# 1

C D E F# G A A# C

Base W W W H W H W

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-B-C#-D-E-F-G

Exercises:
PERSIAN

Mood:

Runs:

1 1# 3 4 4# 5# 7 1

C C# E F F# G# B C

Base H WH H H W WH H

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-G#-B-C-C#-D#-F#-G

Exercises:
ALGERIAN

Mood:

Runs:

1 2 2# 4# 5 5# 7 1

C D D# F# G G# B C

Base W H WH H H WH H

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-A#-C#-D-D#-F#-G

Exercises:
EGYPTIAN

Mood:

Runs:

1 2 4 5 6# 1

C D F G A# C

Base W WH W WH W

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-C-D-F-G

Exercises:
HAWAIIAN

Mood:

Runs:

1 2 2# 4 5 6 7 1

C D D# F G A B C

Base W H W W W W H

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-A-A#-C-D-E-F#-G

Exercises:
CHINESE

Mood:

Runs:

1 3 4# 5 7 1

C E F# G B C

Base WW W H WW H

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-B-C#-D-F#-G

Exercises:
BYZANTINE

Mood:

Runs:

1 1# 3 4 5 5# 7 1

C C# E F G G# B C

Base H WH H W H WH H

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-G#-B-C-D-D#-F#-G

Exercises:
NEOPOLITAN

Mood:

Runs:

1 1# 2# 4 5 5# 7 1

C C# D# F G G# B C

Base H W W W H WH H

Scale in C:

Scale in G: G-G#-A#-C-D-D#-F#-G

Exercises:
CHROMATIC

Mood:

Runs:

1 1# 2 2# 3 4 4# 5 5# 6 6# 7 1

C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C

H H H H H H H H H H H H H

Scale:

Exercises: