Advantage scales altobaritone saxophone major scales. Music score of saxophone scales saxophone sheet music, alto. Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic below are both printable pdf and html links to all the major, minor and chromatic scales for saxophone. Label the scale degrees of the major pentatonic scales. If you were looking for minor pentatonics, here is the saxophone minor pentatonic scales guide. Its its relative minor, so we can find this by starting on the 6th of the major scale degree or the last note of the major pentatonic scale. D written for solo instrument alto saxophone with a duration of 1 min. As with all other guides in these series, we will focus in playing the scales on saxophone, specifically, how to finger the major pentatonic scale on the saxophone. All accompaniment tracks were produced by joseph krammer, using mixcraft. In fact, any of the numerous other scales found in jazz, classical and other similarly complex styles are more or less based on this scale, often making it among the first things that musicians learn in their early days of musicianship.
Minor scales give a certain feel that you want sometimes. In this case, thats e, so weve got the g major pentatonic being g, a, b, d, and e. 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. All major scales for alto saxophone sheet music download. The harmonic minor sounds kind of middle eastern if you play it straight.
Then notate its relative minor scale and its scale degrees. As with major and minor scales, the minor pentatonic scale derives from the major pentatonic scale. Here is a very important scale for saxophone improvisation. Of course, ideally you dont need or want these written out do you. Dorian and melodic minor are the important ones, you can use them on minor 7th and minor 6th chords. Intervallic patterns in a pentatonic scale scales have a set intervallic. Its its relative minor, so we can find this by starting on the 6th of the major scale degree or. Knowing your major and minor scales will help you with playing these. All minor scales sheet music was created by joseph krammer, using sibelius. Minor scales for eb saxophone basic range a min d min g min c min. And feel free to contact me through my blog if you have any questions. One octave major and minor scales alto saxophone baritone. 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. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above.
Pentatonic scales for sax pdf pentatonic scales for sax pdf pentatonic scales for sax pdf download. Watch the video for saxophone assemblydisassembly tips here. If you were looking for just the major scales, here is the saxophone major scales guide. The scales listed, including the chromatic scale, will be called for in concert pitch and will be played. Aeolian scales, more commonly known as natural minor, are built on the 6th scale degree in a major scale. It has the root, minor third, fourth, fifth, and lowered 7th relative to a major scale. You should hear them, feel them, know them, eat them and whatever comes next with them. Major scales are generally seen in western music as the most basic form of scales. Minors are written out in both major and minor keys. Free 12 major blues scale sheet neffmusicjazz saxophone. Hi, heres a quick video to show you how to play the a minor pentatonic scale on alto saxophone. Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic saxophone scales below are both printable pdf and html links to all the major, minor and chromatic scales for saxophone. Jul 27, 2018 saxophone fingering chart pdf better sax download.
And if you were looking for just the minor scales instead, here is the saxophone minor scales guide. A minor pentatonic is somewhat similar, starting on c, it would be c, eflat, f, g, bflat. In this book was a chart depicting the 5 pentatonic scale modes. If you were looking for just major scales, here is the saxophone major scales. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The blues scale alto saxophone essential lesson what is.
In the traditional ionian major and aeolian natural minor scales, there exists a tritone augmented 4 th diminished 5 th between the 4 th and 7 th scale degrees in ionian and the 2 nd and b6 scale degrees in aeolian. In this guide i want to discuss major pentatonic scales for the saxophone. These tips wont necessarily make learning any easier but they will deinitely make it a bit more fun. This is probably the most useful scale in jazz improvisation. Minor scales for saxophone playing the variations of the. This is a nice easy demonstration of the notes that make up the a minor pentatonic scale and. I say its just another tool in the improvisational tool box. I am offering a free pdf of all major and minor blues scales, written out in all keys. Saxophone pentatonic scales major and minor saxstation. I play baritonsax in a blues band and it would help me a lot in my improvisations.
Is it as hip as the dorian scale or harmonic minor scales, some say no. Sep 07, 2002 the scale in ex 11g fits chords b7, d7, f7 and ab7. One octave major and minor scales alto saxophone baritone saxophone. Purchase, download and print sheet music pdf file now. Aeolian scales natural minor scales for saxophone jason. As the name suggests, a pentatonic scale only has five notes. Major scales for alto saxophone free sheet music for. Answers on page 7 a closer look at the major and minor pentatonic scales in the traditional ionian major and aeolian natural minor scales, there exists a tritone augmented 4 th diminished 5 th between the 4 th and 7 th. Aug 26, 2014 major scales for alto saxophone free sheet music for saxophone stay safe and healthy. This scale was commonly used by jazz improvisers of the late bebop era, e.
Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic. My book only has the key of g,d and i forget what else. Nov 8, 2015 free sheet music and playalongs for saxophone, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, clarinet, horn, flute and violin. Here are a couple of tips that will help you with the process of learning. For example, the f major blues scale is the same as the d blues scale some people call this the minor blues scale but the d blues scale starts on d and its home base root note. Alto baritone saxophone c majorconcert eb g majorconcert bb. Download the pdf sheet music below and sign up for my free play sax by ear crash course to learn more. Mar 17, 2017 minor pentatonic scale on alto saxophone what is it. Alto and tenor saxophone scales in all keys i am new here, and i am looking for a site where i can get free alto and tenor saxophone major scales in all 12 keys. Jan 09, 2018 if you take a look at the sheet you might notice that the scales are the same as the scales on my free 12 blues scales sheet but that they start on a different note. We will cover all the major scales just off of one octave and run through how to play the notes by looking at the fingerings. In a dorian sequence that consists of the two chords im7 and iv7, improvisers often interchange patterns and scales so that a dm7 pattern can be used over the g7, or a g7 pattern can be used over the dm7. The main essence of modal jazz is melodic invention rather than the harmonic expertise used in changes based jazz. Play major minor pentatonic scales saxophone lessons.
One octave major and minor scales tenor saxophone boltz bands concert c major d major 7 concert a minor b minor concert f major g major 19 concert d minor e minor 25 concert bb major c major 31 concert g minor a minor 37 concert eb major f major 43 v. How many scales can be played on an alto saxophone. This article will be a comprehensive introductory lesson to all of the major scales on the saxophone. Nov 08, 2017 same as on any other western musical instrument. Sep 01, 2017 in this lesson i teach you how to learn this easy pentatonic scale lick on saxophone. Youve got your brand new saxophone assembled correctly, neck strap in place, reed on, and ready to go. Tonal organizations and applications over dominant 7th chords.