Troy Stetina
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A Word About Fingerings
The Ultimate Scale Book
Why the suggested fingerings aren't set in stone, and how to pick the ones that fit your hand and the passage.
Blues
The Ultimate Scale Book
The six-note blues scale — minor pentatonic plus the flatted fifth — shown in all five boxes and across the neck.
Chromatic
The Ultimate Scale Book
The twelve-tone chromatic scale in positional and single-string fingerings for building speed and dexterity.
Construction Basics
The Ultimate Scale Book
How every scale is built from the major scale by altering its steps — the foundation for all the patterns ahead.
Creating Modes
The Ultimate Scale Book
How the seven modes are created from a parent scale — and how to see and hear each as a scale in its own right.
Diminished
The Ultimate Scale Book
The symmetrical eight-note diminished scale (whole-half and half-whole) in positional and diagonal fretboard forms.
Dorian
The Ultimate Scale Book
The Dorian mode — a minor scale with a bright raised sixth — in five positions and three-notes-per-string patterns.
Harmonic Minor
The Ultimate Scale Book
The exotic harmonic minor scale and its distinctive raised seventh, in five positions and full-neck patterns.
How to Learn Scales
The Ultimate Scale Book
How to approach this book and practice scales effectively, so each pattern truly sinks in.
Jazz Melodic Minor
The Ultimate Scale Book
The jazz (melodic) minor scale, a natural minor with raised sixth and seventh, in positions and full-neck forms.
Locrian
The Ultimate Scale Book
The unstable Locrian mode with flatted second and fifth, mapped in positions and three-notes-per-string patterns.
Lydian
The Ultimate Scale Book
The airy Lydian mode with its raised fourth, shown in five positions and three-notes-per-string forms.
Major
The Ultimate Scale Book
The major scale in five positional patterns and three-notes-per-string forms, with full-neck fingerings.
Major Blues
The Ultimate Scale Book
The nine-tone major blues scale in all five boxes and full-neck fingerings for guitar.
Major Pentatonic
The Ultimate Scale Book
The bright, country- and rock-friendly major pentatonic scale in five boxes, diagonals and full-neck patterns.
Minor Blues
The Ultimate Scale Book
The eight-tone minor blues scale mapped across the fretboard in five interconnected box patterns.
Minor Pentatonic
The Ultimate Scale Book
The five-tone minor pentatonic scale in all five box patterns, diagonal shapes and full-neck fingerings for guitar.
Mixolydian
The Ultimate Scale Book
The dominant, bluesy Mixolydian mode with its flatted seventh, in positions and full-neck fingerings.
Modes of Jazz Minor
The Ultimate Scale Book
The seven modes of the jazz minor scale — Lydian ♭7, Super Locrian and more — shown as full-neck patterns.
Natural Minor
The Ultimate Scale Book
The natural minor (Aeolian) scale in five positions and three-notes-per-string patterns across the whole neck.
Note Names on the Neck
The Ultimate Scale Book
A full fretboard chart of every note name, so you can move any scale pattern to any key.
Other Exotic and Ethnic Scales
The Ultimate Scale Book
Enigmatic, Hungarian minor, Persian, Arabian, Japanese and more — exotic and ethnic scales with fretboard patterns.
Phrygian
The Ultimate Scale Book
The dark Phrygian mode with its flatted second, mapped across the fretboard in positions and full-neck patterns.
Phrygian-Dominant
The Ultimate Scale Book
The Phrygian-dominant scale — the fifth mode of harmonic minor — with its Spanish/flamenco color, across the neck.
Reading Fretboard Diagrams
The Ultimate Scale Book
How to read the fretboard diagrams used throughout the book — dots, open strings, root notes and fret numbers explained.
Scale Construction Table
The Ultimate Scale Book
A quick-reference table of every scale in this book — its tones and step structure at a glance.
What are Scales?
The Ultimate Scale Book
Scales are the collections of notes behind every key and solo — here's what they are and why understanding them transforms your playing.
Whole Tone
The Ultimate Scale Book
The dreamy six-note whole tone scale and its symmetrical shapes, in positions and three-notes-per-string patterns.