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
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OeThe 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
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G Major - Descending
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5 Wi a a
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4 4
4
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zThe 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
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Fingerings - NOT frets
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BES
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