I like to identify blues scales in two forms, a major blues scale and the more traditional minor blues scale. This article was written by guest contributor, bobby stern, a long time professional saxophonist, jazz player, educator, bari woodwinds endorser and author of the melodic minor handbook. Major scales for alto saxophone free sheet music for. Blues scales for saxophone jason justice saxophone teacher. Advantage scales altobaritone saxophone major scales. Of course, ideally you dont need or want these written out do you. A minor blues scale is the tried and true scale that you find in aebersold books like maiden voyage. How to play all major scales on saxophone mcgill music sax. In other words, a c scale would go up to high f and down to low b. In fact, any of the numerous other scales found in jazz, classical and other similarly complex styles are more or less based on this scale, often making it among the first things that musicians learn in. Free 12 major scales practice sheet steve neff music blog. This is an introduction to major scales for the saxophone. They should be able to play each scale on the sheet immediately when asked without mistakes. Beginner saxophone lessonmajor scales introduction youtube.
And when used in the right places, a very hip sounding tool. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Minor pentatonic scale on alto saxophone what is it. One octave major and minor scales alto saxophone baritone. From major scales to minor scales, there are so many scales to learn on saxophone and it can seem really overwhelming. We offer a variety of online resources such as free reproducible scale sheets and fingering charts, free comprehensive method books, music for young concert band, marching and pep band, solo and ensemble, jazz ensemblecombo, and links to other great resources. How to play all major scales on saxophone mcgill music. Aug 26, 2014 major scales for alto saxophone free sheet music for saxophone stay safe and healthy. Mar 12, 2017 if you want to learn the minor pentatonic scale on saxophone, check out this quick video tutorial to show you what it is, how to play it and how you can learn the building blocks of the minor. Altobaritone saxophone c majorconcert eb g majorconcert bb d majorconcert f a majorconcert c. The major pentatonic is the same as the major scale but without the 4th or 7th ex 11d1. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Alto saxophone major scales circle of fourths flats c major concert eb f major concert ab bb major concert db eb major concert gb ab major concert cb db major concert e.
For example to quickly understand the difference between a major and minor, click on major, then minor melodic or harmonic download saxophone scales pdf available here collapse. To get from concert pitch to the tone on alto sax, you can either go down a minor third from the concert pitch or up a major sixth from concert pitch, personally i think going down the minor third is easier. C major concert b flat major scales tenor saxophone moving through the circle of fifths by adding flats created by ken dahlin f major concert e flat major b flat major concert a flat major e flat major concert d flat major a flat major concert g flat major enharmonic to f sharp major d flat major enharmonic to c sharp major. This is probably the most useful scale in jazz improvisation. Major scales are generally seen in western music as the most basic form of scales. Print and download major scales for alto saxophone for beginner and advancing students. If you were looking for just the major scales, here is the saxophone major scales guide.
In fact, any of the numerous other scales found in jazz, classical and other similarly complex styles are more or less based on this scale, often making it among the first things that musicians learn in their early days of musicianship. A closer look at the major and minor pentatonic scales in the traditional ionian major and aeolian natural minor scales, there exists a tritone augmented 4 th diminished 5 th between the 4 th and 7 th scale degrees in ionian and the 2 nd and b6 scale degrees in aeolian. Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic below are both printable pdf and html links to all the major, minor and chromatic scales for saxophone. Tenor saxophone scales major and minor flashcards quizlet. May 24, 2019 heres a free sheet i give to all my students to learn their 12 major scales and major triads. One octave major and minor scales tenor saxophone boltz bands concert c major d major 7 concert a minor b minor concert f major g major 19 concert d minor e minor 25 concert bb major c major 31 concert g minor a minor 37 concert eb major f major 43 v.
When i teach my students the major scales, i teach them to memorize all the scales on this sheet exactly as written. As the name suggests, a pentatonic scale only has five notes. A minor pentatonic is somewhat similar, starting on c, it would be c, eflat, f, g, bflat. Learn how to work out all major scales and learn them on saxophone. I am offering a free pdf of all major and minor blues scales, written out in all keys. A jazz players perspective as well as a new self published ebook slick licks that stick. An easy way to think of minor pentatonic scales is to play the same notes as the c major pentatonic, only change the tonal center to a the relative minor of c. These are 5 note scales, of which there are many, however only two are common in jazz and i will refer to them as the major and minor pentatonic. For example, the f major blues scale is the same as the d blues scale some people call this the minor blues scale but the d blues scale starts on d and its home base root note.
Jul 27, 2018 saxophone fingering chart pdf better sax download. Alto saxophone major scales circle of fifths sharps c major concert eb g major concert bb d major concert f a major concert c e major concert g. Jan 09, 2018 if you take a look at the sheet you might notice that the scales are the same as the scales on my free 12 blues scales sheet but that they start on a different note. For example to quickly understand the difference between a major and minor, click on major, then minor melodic or. My book only has the key of g,d and i forget what else. In this guide i want to discuss major pentatonic scales for the saxophone. In this lesson ill show you how to play all of them. This collection of patterns serves as a resource of practice material to improve your technique. Nov 07, 2018 as with major and minor scales, the minor pentatonic scale derives from the major pentatonic scale. Alto baritone saxophone c major concert eb g major concert bb. Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic saxophone scales below are both printable pdf and html links to all the major, minor and chromatic scales for saxophone.
Knowing your major and minor scales will help you with playing these. Watch the video for saxophone assemblydisassembly tips here. If you take a look at the sheet you might notice that the scales are the same as the scales on my free 12 blues scales sheet but that they start on a different note. In this exercise we play our major pentatonic scale over the entire range of our instrument up and back down again. A set of pentatonic scale exercises to supercharge your. Every major key has a relative minor key, just like every major scale has its relative minor. Some people seem to be able to memorize the bluesjazz patterns by flatting this and sharping that, etc. Pentatonic patterns for improvisation sample the pentatonic scale is perhaps our most versatile collection of notes for improvising and playing melodically. Its its relative minor, so we can find this by starting on the 6th of the major scale degree or the last note of the major pentatonic scale. The alto saxophone is in the key of eb, a fourth above the tenor. Blues scales alto saxophone canton high school bands.
If you want to learn the minor pentatonic scale on saxophone, check out this quick video tutorial to show you what it is, how to play it and how you can learn the building blocks of the minor. Free 12 major blues scale sheet neffmusicjazz saxophone. Major and minor pentatonic scales avoid significant harmonic. Free pdf of all major and minor blues scales sax on the. If you were looking for just major scales, here is the saxophone major scales. Pentatonic patterns for improvisation sample preparatory exercises below is an example of what i call pentatonic exercise 1 in the key of c major. We will cover all the major scales just off of one octave and run through how to play the notes by looking at the fingerings. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7 th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6 th and 7 th scale degree ascending, revert to. All accompaniment tracks were produced by joseph krammer, using mixcraft. The first thing about doing scales that i would suggest is to do the scales up as high as you can go, only playing notes in that scale, and down as low as you can go, using only those notes in that scale. Here are a couple of tips that will help you with the process of learning.
I am new here, and i am looking for a site where i can get free alto and tenor saxophone major scales in all 12 keys. In this case, thats e, so weve got the g major pentatonic being g, a, b, d, and e. Saxophone pentatonic scales major and minor saxstation. Massachusetts music educators association alto, tenor. Youve got your brand new saxophone assembled correctly, neck strap in place, reed on, and ready to go.
All minor scales sheet music was created by joseph krammer, using sibelius. Start studying tenor saxophone scales major and minor. You can click on the buttons to move forwardbackward through the different scales. And if you were looking for just the minor scales instead, here is the saxophone minor scales guide. Tonal organizations and applications over dominant 7th chords. If youd like to delve more deeply into melodic minor scales and how they apply to iivi chord progressions, consider my pdf book, melodic minor scale jazz studies. Poston scale packet jenn bock alto saxophone baritone saxophone concert f major d major written one octave scale and arpeggio full range scale scale in thirds arpeggio exercise concert bb major g major written one octave scale and arpeggio full range scale scale in thirds arpeggio exercise poston scale packet altobari saxophone jenn bock. Check out the other lessons at find out more about sax school here.
You should hear them, feel them, know them, eat them and whatever comes next with them. Alto and tenor saxophone scales in all keys i am new here, and i am looking for a site where i can get free alto and tenor saxophone major scales in all 12 keys. So you take the notes from the major scale and play the root, 2nd, third, fifth, sixth. This article will be a comprehensive introductory lesson to all of the major scales on the saxophone.
Heres a free sheet i give to all my students to learn their 12 major scales and major triads. It has the root, minor third, fourth, fifth, and lowered 7th relative to a major scale. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6th and 7th scale degree ascending, revert to natural minor descending. Minors are written out in both major and minor keys. Mar 23, 2011 this is an introduction to major scales for the saxophone. These tips wont necessarily make learning any easier but they will deinitely make it a bit more fun. Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic below are both printable pdf and html links. And feel free to contact me through my blog if you have any questions.
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