Dr. Jason Powell Diatonic Major and Minor Scales - By Andrés Segovia After carefully analyzing the Diatonic Major and Minor Scales by Andrés Segovia, I have discovered that there are only eight different “movable” shapes. The following scale “shape” is the same ascending & descending. ‘The following 5 scales share the same scales "shape" Db Major D Major Magers getter econ tee ar eC ec ee pC Fingerings - NOT frets i eefet OeThe following scale shape when ascending is different from when descending, (Notice the similarity in the descending shape to that of the F Major scale shape). The follsing 7 sales share dhe same scales “spe” G Mair —AbMajor A Major Bb Major B Major 7 ptt 3 ‘ 34 ' elt 3 eae ee G Major - Descending —— ed = =o) 5 Wi a a ie i 4—<—+ HH 4 4 4 a4 ie 3-4 zThe E Major scale shape is NOT shared with any other keys. Notice the ascending shape is different from the descending shape. E Major - Ascending Fingerings - NOT frets ' 34 t-% 4 t 3-4 3 pa: 4 H 4 ‘ 3ty 4 o E Major - Descending éz Fingerings - NOT frets + BES +This shape is the same ascending & descending. FMajr i mam iimamimamimamimg My s Fingerings - NOT frets meal +k oH ps3 &D 3 ® The following scale shape when ascending is different from when descending. ‘The folowing 7 minor seals share th same asconding & descending seales “shapes” Es ab minor # Soiner 8 minor @ minora minor minor aft minor A Melodie Minor - Ascending pititsipi tiigd@ieet Se a Ee ere o— oF oF » ———— * ‘Fingerings - NOT frets , a aH AY pp + + Para en Ball Pa 4 ty eo] A Melodic (Natural) Minor Descending continues on the next pageA Melodic (Natural) Minor ~ Descending fe ead ire Fingerings ~ NOT frets x + a 4 a ++ el Tit t 6 ‘The following scale shape when ascending is different from when descending. Ths flowing 5 minor scales shar the same ascending & descending sale "shapes minor 8 minor eb minor D Melodic Minor - Ascending a HES econ tert eer ce Me t pa Jags a a a & 31 ae Fingorings - NOT frets « 4 uy » + t es . B 34 D Melodic (Natural) Minor Descending continues on the next pageD Melodic (Natural) Minor - Descending Fingerings - NOT frets LOT +7 + B (& Bb) Melodic Minor ~ Ascending bb minor Fingerings - NOT frets B (& Bb) Melodie (Natural) Minor ~ Descending Eteteye L Be io ee Tw ee bom ee cp EE ee gga aa eee e — 7 o te wy EE = St —— £ = 4 Fingerings - NOT frets 7 yf C + AT + 4 -& 4 434+ ' 3, +o 5 + D 354+ 1 x | le ©E Melodic Minor - Ascending ———I Fingerings - NOT frets , { Plea ae ; v ef 2 4 be E Melodic (Natural) Minor ~ Descending ete = pit Lijit poppies fe ae vo oa oo 1 =5 west te SF Sj, SS [t eas = ——— Fingorings NOT frts rau + ' | ie 4 t © tba 4