Chromatic scale & exercises.


                         By Morten Gjermundsen(trollstjerne@yahoo.no)            
                    

The chromatic scale is a 12 tone scale that uses every half step between each tone 
so you wonīt skip any frets here.This scale is perfect for warm upīs,fast licks and for solos.If you do it the right way you can use this scale in any song.Click on the
links above each tablature to hear the examples in midi. Here is the E chromatic scale(12 tone scale two octaves): |--------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----| |--------------------------------------------------------------1--2--3--4--------| |-----------------------------------------------0--1--2--3--4--------------------| |--------------------------------0--1--2--3--4-----------------------------------| |-----------------0--1--2--3--4--------------------------------------------------| |--0--1--2--3--4-----------------------------------------------------------------| Here is a variation of that scale(Good for warm upīs): |-------------------------------------------2--4--3--5--| |-----------------------------2--4--3--5----------------| |---------------2--4--3--5------------------------------| |--2--4--3--5-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Here is another faster variation on the fifth and sixth string: |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------1--2--3--4---------------2--3--4--5------7----| |--1--2--3--4---------------2--3--4--5-------------------5----| Here is a long and fast lick with a mix of the chromatic and the minor : |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------1-2-3-4-----------2-3-4-5--------------3--4--5--6---------| |--0----1-2-3-4-----------2-3-4-5-----------3--4--5--6---------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------5--6--7--8--| |--------------------------------------------------5--6--7--8--------------| |--------------4--5--6--7--------------5--6--7--8--------------------------| |--4--5--6--7--------------5--6--7--8--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9--8--7--6--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------9--8--7--6--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------9--8--7--6---------------------------7--8--9--10| |--------------------------------------9--8--7--6--7--8--9--10-------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------7--8--9--10--11--10--9--8----------------------------------| |--7--8--9--10-----------------------------11--10--9--8--------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------11--10--9--8------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------11--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------12--13--14| |------------------------------------------------12--13--14--15------------| |--------------------------------12--13--14--15----------------------------| |----------------12--13--14--15--------------------------------------------| |12--13--14--15------------------------------------------------------------| |------12--13--14--15--17--15--14--15--14--12--14--12-----12---------------| |--15--------------------------------------------------15----15--13--15--13| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12--13--12----12--------------------------------------------------------| |-------------14----14--12--14--12--11--12--11----11-----------------------| |----------------------------------------------14----14--12--14--12----12--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------15-----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |15--14--15--14--12--14--12----12------------------------------------------| |---------------------------15----15--14--15--14--12--14--12--10--12--10--8| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------2-----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--10--8--7--8--7--5--7--5--3--5--3--2--3--2--0----------------------------| You can play these exercises starting in any position,anywhere on the guitar. Try mixing in some other scales like the major scale or the phrygian dominant. Thatīs all for now.Good luck with the chromatics.All the best Morten Gjermundsen.

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