ACOUSTIC GUITAR

DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK

2 / Initial
3 / Grade 1
4 / Grade 2
5 / Grade 3
6 / Grade 4
7 / Grade 5
8 / Grade 6
9 / Grade 7
10 / Grade 8

Before you begin your technical work, you must close your book and remove it from your music
stand. You may use a list of the scales/arpeggios/exercises/chord sequences/cadences/chord
progressions you are performing but no information other than their titles and dynamics should
be written here. You must hold this list up to the camera before placing it on the music stand.
It is permissible for someone in the room to verbally prompt you to play each one, but no
additional information to the above should be announced.

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Acoustic Guitar - Initial
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form.
All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available
in the graded syllabus.

Either:
1. Scales and arpeggios set A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
• C major
• D minor to 5th, ascending and min. tempo:
mf
ii) Arpeggios: descending ♩ = 60
• G major
• D minor

Or:
2. Scales and arpeggios set B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
• G major
• D minor to 5th, ascending and min. tempo:
mf
ii) Arpeggios: descending ♩ = 60
• C major
• D minor

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Acoustic Guitar - Grade 1
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form.
All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available
in the graded syllabus.

Either:
1. Scales, arpeggios and chord sequence set A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
• C major
• A natural minor min. tempo:
one octave
ii) Arpeggios: ♩ = 72
mf
• G major
• A minor
iii) Chord sequence:
• I-V7-I in C major

Or:
2. Scales, arpeggios and chord sequence set B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
• G major
• A natural minor min. tempo:
one octave
ii) Arpeggios: ♩ = 72
mf
• C major
• A minor
iii) Chord sequence:
• I-V7-I in C major

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Acoustic Guitar - Grade 2
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form.
All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available
in the graded syllabus.

Either:
1. Scales, arpeggio, broken chord and chord sequence set A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
• D major – open one octave f
• B♭ major
• E harmonic minor two octaves min. tempo: p
ii) Arpeggio: ♩ = 88
one octave f
• D major

iii) Broken chord:

two octaves p
• E minor

iv) Chord sequence:

f
• II-V7-I in C major

Or:
2. Scales, arpeggio, broken chord and chord sequence set B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
• D major – closed one octave f
• B♭ major
• A jazz melodic minor two octaves min. tempo: p
ii) Arpeggio: ♩ = 88
one octave f
• D major

iii) Broken chord:

to 12th p
• A minor

iv) Chord sequence:

f
• II-V-I in D major

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Acoustic Guitar - Grade 3
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form.
All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available
in the graded syllabus.

Either:
1. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
• C major f
• B harmonic minor
min. tempo:
two octaves
• G pentatonic major ♩ = 60 p

ii) Arpeggio:
f
• C major
iii) Exercises:
f
• B♭ major – ascending slurs

• G minor – half barré study p

iv) Chord sequence:

f
• II-V7-I in G major

Or:
2. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
• A major f
• G melodic minor
min. tempo:
two octaves
• G pentatonic major ♩ = 60 p

ii) Arpeggio:
f
• C major
iii) Exercises:
f
• B♭ major – ascending slurs

• G minor – half barré study p

iv) Chord sequence:

f
• II-V7-I in G major

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Acoustic Guitar - Grade 4
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form.
All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available
in the graded syllabus.

Either:
1. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
mf
• E major – open
min. tempo:
• F# harmonic minor two octaves p
♩ = 68
ii) Arpeggio:
f
• Dominant 7th in the key of A
iii) Exercises:
mf
• F major – IV-V-I
• D major – slurred f

• F# minor – half barré study p

iv) Chord sequence:
mf
• D major-B7-Em7-A7

Or:
2. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
mf
• E major – closed
min. tempo:
• A natural minor two octaves p
♩ = 68
ii) Arpeggio:
f
• Dominant 7th in the key of A
iii) Exercises:
mf
• F major – IV-V-I
• D major – slurred f

• F# minor – half barré study p

iv) Chord sequence:
mf
• D major-B7-Em7-A7

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Acoustic Guitar - Grade 5
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form.
All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available
in the graded syllabus.

Either:
1. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
mf
• B major
• G natural minor p
• F melodic minor min. tempo: f
two octaves
♩ = 80
• E dorian mf
ii) Arpeggio:
• Diminished 7th starting and p
finishing on C
iii) Exercises:
f
• I-VI-II-V7-I in G major
iv) Chord sequence:
mf
• F#m7-Bm7-Em9-A7

Or:
2. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
mf
• B major
• F harmonic minor p
• F melodic minor min. tempo: f
two octaves
♩ = 80
• E dorian mf
ii) Arpeggio:
• Diminished 7th starting and p
finishing on C
iii) Exercises:
f
• A major – paired slurs
iv) Chord sequence:
mf
• F#m7-Bm7-Em9-A7

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Acoustic Guitar - Grade 6
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form.
All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Grade 6-8. Further information is available in
the graded syllabus.

Either:
1. Scales, arpeggios, cadences and chord progressions set A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.

i) Scales:
mf
• A major three octaves
min. tempo:
• A melodic minor ♩ = 92 p

• E♭ major f
two octaves
• C harmonic minor mf
ii) Arpeggios:
mf
• E major three octaves
• F minor min. tempo: f
♩ = 60
• C minor p
two octaves
• Dominant 7th in E major, starting
f
and finishing on B
iii) Cadences and chord progressions:
• Dm7-G7-Cmaj7 (version 1) mf
• Dm7-G7-Cmaj7 (version 2)

Or:
2. Scales, arpeggios, cadences and chord progressions set B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales:
mf
• E major three octaves
min. tempo:
• A jazz melodic minor p
♩ = 92
• G major f
two octaves
• C dorian mf
ii) Arpeggios:
mf
• F major three octaves
min. tempo:
• E minor p
♩ = 60
• E♭ major two octaves f
• D major 7th to 12th f
iii) Cadences and chord progressions:
mf
• B♭maj7-Gm7-Cm7-F9

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Acoustic Guitar - Grade 7
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form.
All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Grade 6-8. Further information is available in
the graded syllabus.

Either:
1. Scales & arpeggios and cadences set A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales & arpeggios:
• the major scale mf
• the harmonic minor scale f
Tonal/modal centre E
• the mixolydian scale (two octaves only) p
(three octaves, except where specified)
• the major arpeggio mf
• the dominant 7th starting and finishing on E min. tempi: f
• the major scale scales ♩ = 118 p
• the melodic minor scale arpeggios ♩ = 90 mf
Tonal/modal centre E♭
(two octaves) • the blues scale f
• the minor arpeggio p
Candidates also prepare:
to 12th mf
• A major 7th arpeggio
ii) Cadences:
f
• Fmin7sus4-B♭9-E♭6/9

• Am9-D13-Gmaj7 p

Or:
2. Scales & arpeggios and cadences set B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales & arpeggios:
• the major scale mf
• the harmonic minor scale f
Tonal/modal centre G
• the mixolydian scale (two octaves only) p
(three octaves, except where specified)
• the major arpeggio mf
• the dominant 7th starting and finishing on G min. tempi: f
• the major scale scales ♩ = 118 p
Tonal/modal centre C • the melodic minor scale arpeggios ♩ = 90 mf
(two octaves) • the blues scale f
• the minor arpeggio p
Candidates also prepare:
to 12th mf
• A major 7th arpeggio
ii) Cadences:
f
• Dmin7♭5-G7-Cm7

• Fmaj7-Dm7-Gm7-C9-Fmaj7 p

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Acoustic Guitar - Grade 8
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form.
All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Grade 6-8. Further information is available in
the graded syllabus.

Either:
1. Scales & arpeggios and cadences set A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales & arpeggios:
• the major scale mf
• the harmonic minor scale f
Tonal/modal centre F
• the jazz melodic scale p
(three octaves)
• the major arpeggio min. tempi: mf
• the dominant 7th starting and finishing on F scales f
• the major scale ♩ = 132 p
Tonal/modal centre F# • the melodic minor scale arpeggios mf
(two octaves) • the pentatonic major scale ♩ = 100 f
• the minor arpeggio p
• Diminished 7th starting and finishing on E two octaves mf
• D minor 7th arpeggio to 12th f
ii) Cadences:
mf
• Bm7-E7-Amaj7
• E♭m7-A♭9-D♭maj7 p
• Gmaj7-Em7-Am7-D13♭9-G6 f

Or:
2. Scales & arpeggios and cadences set B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
i) Scales & arpeggios:
• the major scale mf
• the harmonic minor scale f
Tonal/modal centre B♭
• the jazz melodic scale p
(three octaves)
• the major arpeggio mf
• the dominant 7th starting and finishing on B♭ min. tempi:
f
scales
• the major scale p
♩ = 132
Tonal/modal centre D • the melodic minor scale arpeggios mf
(two octaves) • the pentatonic major scale ♩ = 100 f
• the minor arpeggio p
• Diminished 7th starting and finishing on E two octaves mf
• D minor 7th arpeggio to 12th f
ii) Cadences:
mf
• D#min7♭5-G#7-C#min7
• C6-Am7-Dm7-G7-Cmaj7 p
♭9
• Gmaj -Em -Am -D13 -G
7 7 7 6 f

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