Ionian Mandology 3r d C, C#, G, Ab

Major Scale Studies (Ionian Mode):

Starting on the 3rd Finger
Repeat signs are not arbitrary. Repeat the selections within FFcP
these bars as often as you need to make them comfortable. You can't overplay them!

4 4 4 4 4 4
3 4 4

T 2 3 5 3 2 2 3 2 5 3
A 2 3 5 7 7 5 3 2 2 3 2 5 3 7 5 7 7
B
5 7 7 5 7

4 4
5 4 4

3 2 2 3 5 3 2 2 3 2
7 5 7 3 5 2 3 2 2 2 3 5 7 7 5 3 2 2 5 5 2
7 5 7 5 5 7 7 5

10

10

3 3 5 3 2 5 2 2 3 5 3 2
2 5 7 7 5 2 3 7 7 3 3 5 5 3 2 3 5 7 7 5 3 2
5 7 7 5 7 7

15 4 4
4
4

4 4
15 4 4

2 3 5 2 7 5 7 2 5 3 2 3 23
3 5 2 7 3 5 7 5 7 5 3 7 2 5 3 5 2 3 57
5 7 7 5 5 7

20 4

4
20 4

5 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 5 3 2 3 5 3
7 5 3 2 2 3 7 5 2 3 7 5 3 2 7 5 3 2 7 5
7 5 7 5 7

25

Use the "home" pattern (straight

major scale) as kind of mental
25 "rest area"so that you can run on
"autopilot" and think about what
2 3 5 3 2 you're doing in the harder sections.
2 3 5 7 7 5 3 2
5 7 7 5

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Major Scale Studies (Ionian Mode):

Starting on the 2nd Finger 2nd Bb, B, F, F#
Now we're going to move everything down two Frets. FFcP
It's the same major scale, but we'll start it with the 2nd finger.

28

4 4 4
4 4
28 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

1 31 1 31 1
1357 7531 1 315 375 7 5 573513 1
3 5 7 7 5 3 7 5 7 7 5 7 3 5 7 3

34

4 4 4 4
34 4 4 4 4

1 31 1 1 1 3 1 3
1357 7531 3 7 73 3 5 53 1 5 5 1 137 731
3 5 7 7 5 3 7 7 3 7 7 5 5

40
4

4 4 4
4 4
40 4 4 4

1 3 1 1 3 5 3 5 3 1 1
13 57 7 53 1 1 3 517 3 5 7 3 7 5 3 7 1 5 3 1 3
3 5 7 7 5 3 5 7 7 5 3

46

4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4
46

1 31 1 1 1 3 1 1 31
1357 7531 1 753 1 753 1 7 5 3 1 7 53
3 5 7 7 5 3 5 7 3 5 7 7 7

52

You might not be used to

voicing patterns in intervals of
4ths, but this is good for your
52 ear and foreign to the mandolin.
It will give you an "edgier,"
1 3 1 contemporary sound to your
1 3 5 7 7 5 3 1 improvisation.
3 5 7 7 5 3
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Major Scale Studies (Ionian Mode):
Starting on the 1st Finger 1st Ab, A, Eb, E
Down two more Frets. Again, same major scale, but we'll start it with the 1st finger.
Note: you'll be using the same fingering for A major, But this gives you more "stretch!! FFcP 3
55

55

1 1
13 5 6 6 5 31 1 3 1 5 3 6 5 6 3 6 3 5 13 1
1356 653 15365 6 6 5 63 5135 1

61

61

1 1 1
13 5 6 6 5 31 1 5 6 5 1 13 6 31 3 6 6 3 15 51
1356 653 15 5 15 5 36 6 36 6

67

67

1 1 3 1 3 1
13 5 6 6 5 31 1 3 5 163 5 1 5 3615 3 1 6 1
1356 653 163 5 6 6 5 361

73

73

1 1 1
13 5 6 6 5 31 6 5 3 1 6 5 31 5 6 31 6 5 6 31 6
1356 653 13 56 1356 65 6 5

79
n the chord tone (I vi7 ii7 V7)
and "guide tone" section, think
music theory. Engage your brain
in analyzing the
79 scale degrees, so when you
apply these patterns to
1 improvisation, you're able to
1 3 5 6 6 5 3 1
1 3 5 6 6 5 3 1 consciously define the scale
degrees.
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Major Scale Studies (Ionian Mode): 4th D, Db, A, Ab
Starting on the 4th Finger
Let's give that pinky a REAL workout! This may be a new way to do a D scale, FFcP
but learn this, and only one fret up gives you the base for a C# scale!
82 4
4 4 4 4

4 4
1 4 4
82 4 4 4

245 7542 2 4254752 524 2

2457 7542 425475 7 7 574 5 2 4 2 4
7 7 7 7

88 4 4
4

4 4 4 4 4
4 4
88

2 4 5 7 5 4 2 4 5 4 2 5 2 2 5 7 5 2 474
2 4 5 7 7 5 4 2 4 7 7 4 4 7 7 4 2 5 5 25 7 75
7 7 7

94 4 4 4 4
4

4 4
4 4
94
2 2
2 4 5 7 5 4 2 2 4 5 2 7 4 7 4 7 2 5 4 2 5
2 4 5 7 7 5 4 2 5 2 7 4 5 7 7 7 5 4 725 7
7 7 7

100 4 4 4 4
4 4

4 4
100

2 4 5 7 5 4 2 5 4 2 5 4 2 4 5 2 7 5 452 75
2 4 5 7 7 5 4 2 2 4 5 7 2 4 5 7 5 4 7 54 7
7 7 7

106

Extra Credit:
Move all four exercises up a
106 4 string, and do the keys of G, F, Eb,
and A. The fingering is identical!
2 4 5 7 5 4 2 Move everything up one fret, and do
2 4 5 7 7 5 4 2 the keys of C#, B, A, and Eb
7 7