Essential Jazz Scales for `Ukulele
Melody, chords, licks and riffs all can be related back to scales.
Published: Oct 5, 2012 Updated: Oct 5, 2012 • Visitors: 4 • Page Views: 1
ukulele Subjects: advanced • intermediate • jazz • scales
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A scale is simply a collection of pitches or notes, not really “this is a Jazz scale", “this is a Blues” or “this is a Rock scale”. It’s how a scale is used that really matters.
Most music starts with a scale. The melody, chords, licks and riffs all can be related back to a particular scale or scales.
After you mastering the six essentials scales below and start to explore more advanced styles of music, especially jazz. There are a few more scales that are needed to cover the broader harmonic palette that a typical jazz tune draws from.
Here are the six essential scales, in open position, the key of C.
Check out the video tab above to see the Ionian and Aeolian scales played on ukulele.
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The six essential scales are: Blues, Major Pentatonic, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, and Ionian. These six can get you through a wide variety of traditional and contemporary music.
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Most music starts with a scale. The melody, chords, licks and riffs all can be related back to a particular scale or scales.
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