Scale Diagram .pdf Files for Teachers and Students

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#1

Hi Everybody,

Some time ago, I made some scale shape diagrams (in LaTeX using TikZ). I thought they might be helpful for teachers and students here, so I’ve decided to share them.

2 Note Per String Pentatonic Shapes
pentatonic_complete.pdf (10.9 KB)
pentatonic_jumbo.pdf (12.8 KB)

3 Note Per String Major Scale Shapes
3nps_bw_complete.pdf (16.9 KB)
3nps_bw_jumbo.pdf (20.2 KB)

“CAGED” Major Scale Shapes (Jimmy Bruno’s Five Pictures)
5_shapes_bw_complete.pdf (11.7 KB)
5_shapes_bw_jumbo.pdf (13.6 KB)

I’ve also made all the major scale shapes in colour, which some people may prefer.

3nps_col_complete.pdf (17.6 KB)
3nps_col_jumbo.pdf (20.9 KB)
5_shapes_col_complete.pdf (12.2 KB)
5_shapes_col_jumbo.pdf (14.1 KB)
spectrum_solfege.pdf (21.2 KB)

Any feedback on how they might be improved is welcomed, most of the work in making these is done, and most changes can be made quickly.

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#2

LaTeX and guitar, what’s not to like :smiley:

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#3

I think documents typset in LaTeX just look so much cleaner generally, and there’s a simple elegance to diagrams or graphs made in TikZ. That might just be my biases, but I find the aesthetic pleasing.

EDIT: Here’s two more. These show how the five CAGED patterns each contain three minor pentatonic boxes. This will be something I will refer to in a upcoming write up on Eric Johnson. I call this the “pentatonic patchwork.”

patchwork_complete.pdf (22.3 KB)
patchwork_col_complete.pdf (22.7 KB)

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#4

Here’s a few more. These are the “unison” shapes for the major scale, involving the doubled note between the G and B strings. Some of these shapes appear very frequently in Holdsworth’s and Lane’s playing.

unison_shapes_bw_complete.pdf (16.4 KB)
unison_shapes_bw_jumbo.pdf (19.6 KB)
unison_shapes_col_complete.pdf (17.1 KB)
unison_shapes_col_jumbo.pdf (20.3 KB)

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#5

[Click Click Click Click Click Click Click etc…]

All downloaded. Thanks @Tom_Gilroy :slight_smile:

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