a superhero scale A superhero scale
Aa sup su pee rh e ro sca l e Track
You’ve learnt how to put your thumb under so now you’re ready to play a whole scale.
2
c major scale warm-up
G 5 1
2
2
3
3
5 Position change
5
4
3
2
5 1
5
1
3
5
5
2
2
1
5
5
3
1
4 3
2
G 5 p
B:
5
5
B:
5
3
G 5
B:
3
5
1
5
5
1
5
B: 3
B:
B:
3
2
5
B
3
5
5
1
5
5 5 5
4
::
B:
5
p
B:
5
5
5
B:
2
3
2
B: 2
mf
B:
B:
1
2
5
3
tip Learn the right hand by itself first. 2
5
2
5
5
5 5
5 5 5 5 5
1
4
on a swing 3
7
2
5 5
4
G 5 5 5
Track
1
5
5
mf
5
3
5
5
5 B:
3
5
2
5
1
5
B: 3
move
4
4
5
B: B: 5
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or
Track
New note G#
a harmonic minor warm-ups 5 1 3 1 B 5 E5 E 5 5 5 5 5 G 5 5
14
Here is your first harmonic minor scale. It has an exotic sound!
= A tie joins notes of the same pitch together.
1
15
B:
3
5 5 5
1
snake charmer With mystery
G#
G#
p
B : B:
C D E F G A B
EB : mf
B:
B:
B: G ::
B:
:: 5 5 5
5 5 5 E5 5 5
5
p
5
5
3
5 5 5 EB : 1
3
B
B:
2
3
mf
3
2
55 E5 5
5 51 53
B:
B: B: *
B: B:
B:
5 5 5
2
1
5
Can you spot the ties and one position change in the left hand?
B: B:
5 1
*
5
1
3
5 5 51
5 5 5
B:
5 5 5
G 5 5 5 1
7
E5
5 E5 5 Track
E5
G
1
B:
5 5 5 B:
B
2
:: ::
4 :: BB:: 5 1
pp
B 4
4 :: BB :: 1 5
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You will need to extend your hand to play the larger intervals.
Track
20
The distance between two notes is called the interval. You can work out an interval by counting up (or down) all the notes.
interval warm-up
You will have to extend your hand to play this.
G 5 1
2
1
5
5
3
5
1
4
1
5
5
5
5
5
1
5
5
5
5
1
1
5
5
5
5 5
B
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8ve (octave) Track
21
interval warm-down
Can you work out these intervals yourself?
5 1
5
5
2
1
5 3
5
5
5
1
4
1
5 5
5 1
5 5
5 1
5
5
1
5
B
5 5
2nd Track
22
chords on parade
Chords are also made up of intervals. Can you work out the interval of each chord?
4 1
5 1
G B :
B:
B
4
55 55 55
55 55 55
BB
4
5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5
BB
4
B:
B:
B
4
1
1 5
2 5
1 5
2 5
1 5
3 1
5
2 1
:: ::
5th
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You’ve learnt how to put your thumb under so now you’re ready to play a whole scale.
2
c major scale warm-up
G 5 1
2
2
3
3
5 Position change
5
4
3
2
5 1
5
1
3
5
5
2
2
1
5
5
3
1
4 3
2
G 5 p
B:
5
5
B:
5
3
G 5
B:
3
5
1
5
5
1
5
B: 3
B:
B:
3
2
5
B
3
5
5
1
5
5 5 5
4
::
B:
5
p
B:
5
5
5
B:
2
3
2
B: 2
mf
B:
B:
1
2
5
3
tip Learn the right hand by itself first. 2
5
2
5
5
5 5
5 5 5 5 5
1
4
on a swing 3
7
2
5 5
4
G 5 5 5
Track
1
5
5
mf
5
3
5
5
5 B:
3
5
2
5
1
5
B: 3
move
4
4
5
B: B: 5
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or
Track
New note G#
a harmonic minor warm-ups 5 1 3 1 B 5 E5 E 5 5 5 5 5 G 5 5
14
Here is your first harmonic minor scale. It has an exotic sound!
= A tie joins notes of the same pitch together.
1
15
B:
3
5 5 5
1
snake charmer With mystery
G#
G#
p
B : B:
C D E F G A B
EB : mf
B:
B:
B: G ::
B:
:: 5 5 5
5 5 5 E5 5 5
5
p
5
5
3
5 5 5 EB : 1
3
B
B:
2
3
mf
3
2
55 E5 5
5 51 53
B:
B: B: *
B: B:
B:
5 5 5
2
1
5
Can you spot the ties and one position change in the left hand?
B: B:
5 1
*
5
1
3
5 5 51
5 5 5
B:
5 5 5
G 5 5 5 1
7
E5
5 E5 5 Track
E5
G
1
B:
5 5 5 B:
B
2
:: ::
4 :: BB:: 5 1
pp
B 4
4 :: BB :: 1 5
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You will need to extend your hand to play the larger intervals.
Track
20
The distance between two notes is called the interval. You can work out an interval by counting up (or down) all the notes.
interval warm-up
You will have to extend your hand to play this.
G 5 1
2
1
5
5
3
5
1
4
1
5
5
5
5
5
1
5
5
5
5
1
1
5
5
5
5 5
B
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8ve (octave) Track
21
interval warm-down
Can you work out these intervals yourself?
5 1
5
5
2
1
5 3
5
5
5
1
4
1
5 5
5 1
5 5
5 1
5
5
1
5
B
5 5
2nd Track
22
chords on parade
Chords are also made up of intervals. Can you work out the interval of each chord?
4 1
5 1
G B :
B:
B
4
55 55 55
55 55 55
BB
4
5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5
BB
4
B:
B:
B
4
1
1 5
2 5
1 5
2 5
1 5
3 1
5
2 1
:: ::
5th
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