Daily Scales for the Classical Guitar by Simon Powis

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C Major               

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C D

E

F G A

B C B

A G

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E

D C

1 Octave Scale on the 5th string

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0

2

3

0

2

0

1

0

2

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3

2

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3

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2 Octave Scale on the 5th string

2

0

1

0

2

3

                                       3

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3

2

2

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1

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3

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A Minor 

2

               A

B

C

D

E

F

G# A

G# F

E

D

C

B

A

                                       Harmonic minor 2 Octave 0

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0

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4

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3

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G Major

2

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              

G

A

B

C

D

E

F# G

F# E

D

C

B

A

G

3

2

1 Octave Scale from the 6th string

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3

0

2

3

0

2

4

0

4

2

0

3

2

0

3

                   

0

0

0

2

3

      

 

2 Octave Scale on the 6th string

                                        3

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0

3

2

3

2

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4

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2

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3

3

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2

3

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0

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2

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4

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3

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

E Minor                 E

F# G

A

B

C

D# E

D# C

B

A

G

F# E

Harmonic minor 2 Octave

                                         0

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1

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D Major

3

                D

E

F# G

A

B

C# D

C# B

A

G

F# E

D

1 Octave Scales from the 5th string

                     4

1

3

4

1

3

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2

1

3

1

2 Octave Scales from the 5th string

4

3

1

       

4

4

 

3

2

1

1

3

4

                                         4

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4

3

4

3

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C# D

E

F# G# A

G# F# E

D

C# B

4



                A

1

4

A Major 

3

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A

2 Octave Scales from the 6th string

                                           2

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2

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3

4

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4

 1

1

2

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4

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 2

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