One octave major and minor scales alto saxophone baritone. If you are wishing to order the pdfmp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only. Youve got your brand new saxophone assembled correctly, neck strap in place, reed on, and ready to go. 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. Pentatonic scales are some of the most often used scales in improvisation. Eb saxophone blues scales sheet music for alto saxophone. Hi, heres a quick video to show you how to play the g blues scale on alto saxophone. Saxgourmet super 400 alto, jody jazz dv 7 steve goodson model sp bari, jody jazz classic 7. A set of pentatonic scale exercises to supercharge your. Then notate its relative minor scale and its scale degrees. With a little creativity, you can even use this exercise as an aid in learning to hear and play chord changes. This scale was commonly used by jazz improvisers of the late bebop era, e. Watch the video for saxophone assemblydisassembly tips here. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to.
One octave major and minor scales alto saxophone baritone saxophone author. A bulletproof saxophone practice routine that will grow. Print and download in pdf or midi blues scales alto saxophone. Label the scale degrees of the major pentatonic scales. Recently i did a post about the 3 most important jazz scales for beginning improvisers. In this book was a chart depicting the 5 pentatonic scale modes started from each of the 12 notes of the chromatic scale, written in whole notes in ascending. To summarize, the most important scales to learn first are the major, dorian, and mixolydian scales because they help you navigate major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant b7 chords, respectively. The scale in ex 11g fits chords b7, d7, f7 and ab7. This is a nice easy demonstration of the notes that make up the a blues scale and which keys on your.
The blues scale for tenor bb and alto eb sax music instructional. Continue using this process as your musical vocabulary grows to include different kinds of scales i. Im looking for the twelve blues scales for alto sax that i can print out. The blues scale for alto sax and eb instruments digital. More warmup exercises from taming the saxophone vol 3 ex 1.
The blues scale for alto saxophone and eb instruments pdf file. Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic below are both printable pdf and html links. Hi, heres a quick video to show you how to play the a blues scale on alto saxophone. How to play the blues scale saxophone lessons youtube. The pentatonic scale pentatonic scales have only five notes penta means five. If you are not sure how to build your pentatonic scales or what a relative minor is, you can learn all of that in some of my free play sax by ear crash course. Of course, ideally you dont need or want these written out do you. Alto saxophone warmups and exercises music is by far the most wonderful method we have to remind us each day of the power of personal accomplishment. In this article im going to share with you some common beginner and intermediate mistakes that happen when coming to practicing the sax and give you a. Beginners pdf files part 1 blues scales cafesaxophone. Music educational books and sheet music downloads for blues, jazz, funk, latin, gospel, rock, celtic styles for instruments including piano, keyboards, sax. Students often experience difficulty bridging musical the gap between the mind and instrument.
And when used in the right places, a very hip sounding tool. The blues scale for alto saxophone and eb instruments by andrew d. I play baritonsax in a blues band and it would help me a lot in my improvisations. They function well because they are simple and can fit over different types of chords. A bulletproof saxophone practice routine that will grow with you i cant stress enough how important it is to practice the right things if you really want to improve your sax playing. Download a copy of blues scales in all keys for saxophone.
Blues scales alto sax saxophone music of the african. Major pentatonic scale the major pentatonic scale shares five notes with the major scale. Discover your favourite alto sax jazz scales sheet music book. Usually, we begin improvising on songs like blues in bb or f, satin doll, maiden voyage, or summertime. Blues scales for saxophone jason justice saxophone teacher. Tonal organizations and applications over dominant 7th chords. Forestone unfiled alto sax, xs, reed for alto saxophone, strength. Its just a sheet with all the 12 major blues scales on it. Minors are written out in both major and minor keys.
Advantage scales altobaritone saxophone major scales. This exercise is good once you know all your scales, its a useful way of playing the scales but with short 4 note groups that are less boring to practice and often more useful for improvising. Free 12 major blues scale sheet neffmusicjazz saxophone. Saxophoneimprovisation, pentatonic and blues scales.
Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. A blues scale practice this over an a minor and a c major chord. Print and download in pdf or midi saxophone blues scales. Gordon is he feels, one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music.
Here is a pdf of the 36 important scales major, dorian, and. Beginners pdf files part 1 blues scales free download of useful stuff for beginners this pdf contains extracts from the main file which is a small part of the beginners starter pack available over on taming the saxophone. You should hear them, feel them, know them, eat them and whatever comes next with them. I am offering a free pdf of all major and minor blues scales, written out in all keys.
Ive had a close relationship with the blues scale for over 40 years yikes. Free pdf of all major and minor blues scales sax on the. Alto sax cannonball adderley, craig bailey, gary bartz, arthur blythe, anthony. Whether its jazz, rock and roll, or country, these scales are used in every style. Free download saxophone fingering chart pdf, 49kb and customize with our editable. A minor blues scale is the tried and true scale that you find in. Free 12 major blues scale sheet steve neff music blog. Free 12 blues scales sheet neffmusicjazz saxophone and. This is a nice easy demonstration of the notes that make.
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