Chromatic Guitar Scale Exercise

In this short guitar lesson I'll show you an exercise that combines scales and chromatic notes. There are many ways to practice guitar scales, this is a particular good one because the chromatic notes give the scale a jazzy sound. This is a powerful exercise, use the same principle on other scales and positions.

The example given uses the B Dorian mode.

Here is what happens:

• On the 1st note of the scale I play an interval, the 3rd.
• I approach the 2nd note chromatically
• I play a 3rd on the 3rd note.
• I approach the 4th note chromatically.
• ...

Most of the time the chromatic notes come from below the target note, sometimes from above.

Here's the mp3 for this scale exercise:

And here are the guitar tabs:

Related guitar lesson: Chromatic Guitar Playing

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