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Banjo tablatures for Melodic Scales

Exercises

Recomended level: Intermediate

Tags: #scales, #exercises, #technique workout

These exercises are designed to help banjo players gain fluency and confidence in navigating scales across the neck, enabling them to create captivating and expressive melodies. Whether for traditional bluegrass tunes or other musical styles, "Melodic Scales" exercises open up new creative possibilities and add depth to a banjo player's musical repertoire.

  • Banjo Melodic Scales G Scales

    G Scales

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      100 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This is a comprehensive look at the essential G scale patterns for playing melodic banjo. Some of the fingerings are weird at first, so practice slow and stick with it!

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  • Banjo Melodic Scales C Scales

    C Scales

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C
    • Tempo
      100 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    You'll notice that the C scales use very similar positions to the G scales. The main difference between G and C is one note. C scales include F natural, and G scales have F#.

    Banjo Melodic Scales C Scales
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  • Banjo Melodic Scales D Scales

    D Scales

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      D
    • Tempo
      100 bpm
    • Tuning
      aDGBD

    D major is one of the more difficult keys to play melodic in because of the large stretch from the 9th fret 3rd string with your pinky to the 5th fret first string with your index fi...

    Banjo Melodic Scales D Scales
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