MrClarinet.co.

uk - 2001

Complete
Scales and
Arpeggios
for Clarinet

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CLARINET
MAJOR SCALES
G R A D E S
FLATS

SHARPS

C MAJOR

M A J O R

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
x1 x2
x1 x2

x2

x2 x2 C D E F G A B C

x2 x2

x2 x3 G A B C D E F# G

G MAJOR

D MAJOR

FC

A MAJOR

FCG

E MAJOR

FCGD

B MAJOR

FCGDA

F# MAJOR

FCGDAE

x2 x3 F# G# A# B C# D# E# F#

C# MAJOR

FCGDAEB

x2 x2 C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#

x1 x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 D E F# G A B C# D
x1 x2

x2 x2 A B C# D E F# G# A
x2 x3 x3 x3 E F# G# A B C# D# E
x2 x2 x2 B C# D# E F# G# A# B

F MAJOR

x1 x2 x2 x2

x3 x3 F G A Bb C D E F

Bb MAJoR

BE

Eb MAJOR

BEA

x2 x2 x2 x2 Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb

Ab MAJOR

BEAD

x2 x2 x2 x2 Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab

Db MAJOR

BEADG

x2 x2 x2 Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db

Gb MAJOR

BEADGC

x2 x2 Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb

Cb MAJOR BEADGCF

x2 x2 Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb

x1 x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

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CLARINET
HARMONIC MINOR SCALES
G R A D E
FLATS

SHARPS

A MINOR

H A R M O N I C

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
x1 x2 x2

x2 x2 A B C D E F G# A

E MINOR

x2

x3 x3 E F# G A B C D# E

B MINOR

FC

F# MINOR

FCG

x2 x2 x2 x3 F# G# A B C# D E# F#

C# MINOR

FCGD

x2 x2 x2 x2 C# D# E F# G# A B# C#

G# MINOR

FCGDA

D# MINOR

FCGDAE

x2 x2 D# E# F# G# A# B

A# MINOR

FCGDAEB

x2 x2 A# B# C# D# E# F# G## A#

x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 B C# D E F# G A# B

x2 x2 x2 G# A# B C# D# E F## G#
C## D#

D MINOR

x1 x2 x2 x2

x2 x2 D E F G A Bb C# D

G MINOR

BE

x2 x2

x2 x3 G A Bb C D Eb F# G

C MINOR

BEA

F MINOR

BEAD

Bb MINOR

BEADG

x2 x2 x2 Bb C Db Eb F Gb A Bb

Eb MINOR

BEADGC

x2 x2 Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D Eb

Ab MINOR BEADGCF

x2 x2 Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G Ab

x2 x2

x2 x2 C D Eb F G Ab B C

x2

x3 x3 F G Ab Bb C Db E F

Harmonic minor - use the key signature of the related major key. However the 7th note is raised a
half step on both the ascending and descending versions of the scale. i.e. in the key of A minor that
would mean the note G is sharped and it would be written as an accidental on the note and would not
occur in the key signature.

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CLARINET
MELODIC MINOR SCALES
M E L O D I C
FLATS

M I N O R

SHARPS 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

A MINOR

x2 x2 A B C D E F# G# A G F E D C B A

E MINOR

B MINOR

FC

x2 x2 x2 B C# D E F# G# A# B A G F# E D C# B

F# MINOR

FCG

x2 x2 x3 F# G# A B C# D# E# F# E D C# B A G# F#

C# MINOR

FCGD

x2 x2 x2 C# D# E F# G# A# B# C# B A G# F# E D# C#

x3 x3 E F# G A B C# D# E D C B A G F# E

FCGDA x2 x2 x2 G# A# B C# D# E# F## G# F# E D# C# B A# G#

G# MINOR
D# MINOR

FCGDAE

x2 x2 D# E# F# G# A# B# C## D# C# B A# G# F# E# D#

A# MINOR

FCGDAEB

x2 x2 A# B# C# D# E# F## G## A# G# F# E# D# C# B# A#

D MINOR

x2 x2 D E F G A B C# D C Bb A G F E D

G MINOR

BE

x2 x3 G A Bb C D E F# G F Eb D C Bb A G

C MINOR

BEA

x2 x2 C D Eb F G A B C Bb Ab G F Eb D C

F MINOR

BEAD

x3 x3 F G Ab Bb C D E F Eb Db C Bb Ab G F

Bb MINOR BEADG

x2 x2 x2 Bb C Db Eb F G A Bb Ab Gb F Eb Db C Bb

Eb MINOR BEADGC

x2 x2 Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D Eb Db Cb Bb Ab Gb F Eb

Ab MINOR BEADGCF

x2 x2 Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F G Ab Gb Fb Eb Db Cb Bb Ab

Melodic minor - use the key signature of the related major key. The 6th and 7th notes are raised a
half step on the ascending scale. i.e. in the key of A minor, the notes F and G would be sharped on an
ascending scale but both of them would be naturals on a descending scale.

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CLARINET
DIMINISHED SEVENTH
G R A D E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5
Staring on E

x3 x3 x3 E G Bb C# E

Staring on F

x3 x3 F Ab B D F

Staring on F#

x3 F# A C Eb F#

Staring on G

x2

x3 G Bb C# E G

Staring on Ab

x2 Ab B D F Ab

Staring on A

x2 A C Eb F# A

Staring on Bb

x2 Bb C# E G Bb

Staring on B

x2 B D F Ab B

Staring on C

x2 x2 x2 C Eb F# A C

Staring on C#

x2 C# E G Bb C#

Staring on D

x2 D F Ab B D

Staring on Eb

x2 Eb F# A C Eb

There are only sets of three diminished 7th chords.

E
G
Bb C# E
F
Ab B
D
F
F# A
C
Eb F#

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CLARINET
DOMINANT SEVENTH

G R A D E S
FLATS

SHARPS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 3 5 7 8
x2 x2

C MAJOR

x3 G B D F G
x2 x2 D F# A C D

G MAJOR

D MAJOR

FC

A MAJOR

FCG

E MAJOR

FCGD

x2 B D# F# A B

B MAJOR

FCGDA

x3 F# A# C# E F#

F# MAJOR

FCGDAE

x2 x2 C# E# G# B C#

C# MAJOR

FCGDAEB

x2 G# B# D# F# G#

x2 x2

x2 A C# E G A

x3 x2 x3 E G# B D E

x2 C E G Bb C

F MAJOR

Bb MAJOR

BE

Eb MAJOR

BEA

Ab MAJOR

BEAD

Db MAJOR

BEADG

x2 x2 Ab C Eb Gb Ab

Gb MAJOR

BEADGC

x2 Db F Ab Cb Db

Cb MAJOR BEADGCF

x2 Gb Bb Db Fb Gb

x2 x2 x3 x3 F A C Eb F
x2 x2 Bb D F Ab Bb
x2 Eb G Bb Db Eb

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