The purpose of this page is to assist students in learning two and three octave scales.
The various scale and arpeggio videos below explain how to play the scales followed by a play through of each scale and arpeggio.
My students have found it helpful to play along with the recordings of the different scales and arpeggios during the play through portion of the videos. Using your computer, you can slow down the scales and arpeggios by doing the following:
1. Left click on gear icon.
2. Select playback speed.
3. Select .5. By choosing .5, this enables you to play the scales and arpeggios at half tempo without compromising the pitch of the different notes.
For some people, learning the different minor scales (natural, harmonic, and melodic) can be a little confusing at first. Before playing the minor forms of scales listed above, I advise students to view the video to understand how the various minor scales work. For optimal retention, it might be beneficial to view this video a few minutes at a time.
At the beginning of this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxaNn1gXg-E, Brad Harrison states that Major and minor scales are related.
At 3:02, he discusses the three types of minor scales mentioned above and how they function.
At 5:37, Brad Harrison uncovers why the various forms of minor scales exist.
My hope is that these tutorials below will save lesson time in learning scales.
I hope you’ll find the following helpful.
Thank you
Happy Practicing!
-Marnie
Two Octave Scales
Two Octave G Major Scale, Play through at 3:23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9GefQNNzWo&t=11s
Two Octave G natural minor scale, Play through at 1:12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-dMOmFVZA
Two Octave A flat natural minor scale, Play through at 2:02: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7eTl3q1P0I
Two Octave A flat harmonic minor scale, Play through at 1:58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-BOm776aGc
Two Octave A flat melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSDLCYOt8DQ
Two Octave A Major Scale, Play through at 3:12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNqLnN0z3P4
Two Octave A natural minor scale, Play through at 1:55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5xvcFXPxe4
Two Octave A harmonic minor scale, Play through at 2:27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYFhkma7ZS4&t=106s
Two Octave A melodic minor scale, Play through at 2:28: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RjiaKq7-xs&t=109s
Two Octave B flat Major Scale, Play through at 1:57: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpoQNgOhH7M&t=57s
Two Octave B flat harmonic minor scale, Play through at 2:25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8R-B-FIHIg&t=52s
Two Octave B flat melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrNN4OS-gvc
Two Octave B flat natural minor scale, Play through at 3:11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrjLpDFybqc
Two Octave B Major Scale, Play through at 3:52: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G12dFNAz1jQ&t=5s
Two Octave B harmonic minor Scale, Play through at 4:34: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9IZ30lStIk&t=6s
Two Octave B melodic minor Scale, Play through at 3:43: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC7EODOKKaw
Two Octave C Major Scale, Play through at Play through at 2:36: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syZvGzf-JP0&t=3s
Two Octave C natural minor scale, Play through at 2:29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUzRIa89xtE&t=5s
Two Octave C harmonic minor scale, Play through at 3:44: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbrsOS99Qkw
Two Octave C melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ErxG3hqg0&t=1s
Two Octave D flat Major Scale, Play through at 2:52: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gJIx9nLN7o&t=2s
Two Octave D flat natural minor scale, Play through at 4:55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okl-P2FH96A&t=35s
Two Octave D flat harmonic minor scale, Play through at 5:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6ntD-el2io
Two Octave D flat melodic minor scale, Play through at 6:13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut3yQ3l8ZdQ
Three Octave Scales
Three Octave G Major Scale, Play through at 3:26: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca-tRQvo4OY&t=15s
Three Octave G Major Arpeggio, Play through at 1:38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N4acn6Jv5s
Three Octave G minor arpeggio, Play through at 1:04 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83D6vaPf5cU
Three Octave G natural minor Scale, Play through at 1:40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNR1QmW5Uj8&t=17s
Three Octave G harmonic minor Scale, Play through at 25 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKr3aYh6Zg&t=2s
Three Octave G melodic minor Scale, Play through at 2:17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuCnF0Cnt-k
Three Octave A Flat Major Scale, Play through at 2:03: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpfyvXZXdVk
Three Octave A Flat Major Arpeggio, Play through at 1:56: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irUihT1ogwQ&t=3s
Three Octave A Flat minor arpeggio, Play through at 1:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxtQ4JRYIvI
Three Octave A flat natural minor scale, Play through at 2:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxW2UkM4wDU
Three Octave A flat melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFMi1oCCIEc&t=2s
Three Octave A flat harmonic minor scale, Play through at 3:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlHzD5cmHPk
Three Octave A Major scale, Play through at 3:14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_2AbHNgwQ8&t=148s
Three Octave A Major arpeggio, Play through at 1:46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wmu8Ugkhcg
Three Octave A minor arpeggio, Play through at 2:06: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUEXtfxqgZM
Three Octave A natural minor scale, Play through at 3:51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB7xHzXp9js
Three Octave A melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:21: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvgOapp3z40&t=1s
Three Octave A harmonic minor scale, Play through at 4:24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2RO-cCbA1c
Three Octave B Flat Major scale, Play through at 3:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY3D7gI1j2Y&t=12s
Three Octave B Flat Major arpeggio, Play through at 1:12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JU1fnFg_xM
Three Octave B flat minor arpeggio, Play through at 2:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh54mj-9Cfw
Three Octave B flat natural minor scale, Play through at 3:21: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sqqH8YX5Es
Three Octave B flat melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:05: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3x5hLF3M8I
Three Octave B flat harmonic minor scale, Play through at 4:09: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyClFzY3mxo
Three Octave B Major scale, Play through at 3:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC2f4s7bFZw
Three Octave B Major arpeggio. Play through at 1:55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVUFo1lOSCs
Three Octave B minor arpeggio, Play through at 1:56: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud_I-B6TmmA
Three Octave B natural minor scale, Play through at 3:27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvWOQqMaaho
Three Octave B melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:45: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjVDfxBO8iA
Three Octave B harmonic minor scale, Play through at 4:31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ck-hsQOMs
Three Octave C Major scale, Play through at 4:17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt1QhucMrgg
Three Octave C Major arpeggio, Play through at 1:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPf5CvMgdY8
Three Octave C minor arpeggio, Play through at 1:58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-EyriK6hF0&t=1s
Three Octave C natural minor scale, Play through at 2:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUsto0NUTx0
Three Octave C melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hri7g7NwHOk&t=13s
Three Octave C harmonic minor scale, Play through at 3:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vSYbmp9NKA
Three Octave D flat Major scale, Play through at 2:25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vx8PrYya5U
Three Octave D flat Major arpeggio, Play through at 1:47: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maHQCm4s2kw
Three Octave D flat minor arpeggio, Play through at 2:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9towxAgyxE
Three Octave D flat natural minor scale, Play through at 3:11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OF6OMEmMNs
Three Octave D flat melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9tAPKPV5Bw
Three Octave D flat harmonic minor scale, Play through at 4:02: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtEUfAOJ5wI
Three Octave D Major scale, Play through at 3:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjhY9hjmq6Y&t=1s
Three Octave D Major arpeggio, Play through at 1:36: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPeKIGHJc9k&t=2s
Three Octave D minor arpeggio, Play through at 1:58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ciyt8oos5A
Three Octave D natural minor scale, Play through at 2:19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeUUKk1TaUI
Three Octave D melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:05: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QayJZuQlHs
Three Octave D harmonic minor scale, Play through at 3:03: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Yu7oL65QI
Three Octave E flat Major scale, Play through at 2:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1lx-E6kIGc
Three Octave E flat Major arpeggio, Play through at 1:40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzEqzsMqQwc
Three Octave E flat minor arpeggio, Play through at 1:14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwk441YdJzs
Three Octave E flat natural minor scale, Play through at 3:08: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVD_eVaZw8Y
Three Octave E flat melodic minor scale, Play through at 317: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFekWy7ctyk&t=1s
Three Octave E flat harmonic minor scale, Play through at 3:25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKpZU9p5zIg
Three Octave E Major scale, Play through at 2:13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QUBZ9eaLSU&t=11s
Three Octave E Major arpeggio, Play through at 2:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swXgcCidMMI
Three Octave E minor arpeggio, Play through at 1:53: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCSwLt9osHQ
Three Octave E natural minor scale, Play through at 2:57: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg9-SqGTFMk&t=2s
Three Octave E melodic minor scale, Play through at 3:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRicxsVmeA4&t=11s
Three Octave E harmonic minor scale, Play through at 3:19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWsBGGPZLww
Three Octave F Major scale, Play through at 2:52: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zi4rsNcwMU
Three Octave F Major arpeggio, Play through at 1:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bpzo6uiyq0&t=2s
Three Octave F minor arpeggio, Play through at 2:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCtGt5d4lkU
Three Octave F natural minor scale, Play through at 2:43: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tzgbdNB6KU
Three Octave F harmonic minor scale, Play through at 3:47: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5GvTt_Djo
Three Octave F sharp Major scale, Play through at 2:13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kee23b6wfss&t=12s
Three Octave F sharp Major arpeggio, Play through at 1:40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AKHEbHO01A
Three Octave F sharp minor arpeggio, Play through at 2:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiqKgdTL-Io&t=2s
Three Octave F sharp natural minor scale, Play through at 3:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7GmR8eWawg&t=17s
Three Octave F sharp melodic minor scale, Play through at 4:19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xYwGdCPz8g
Three Octave F sharp harmonic minor scale, Play through at 4:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxF5a_s7apg&t=11s