Guitar Scales Checklist

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Guitar scales are an essential part of any guitarist's practice routine. This checklist covers all the basics, from warming up with basic chords to practicing scales in all 12 keys and their modes. You'll also learn to improvise and play the scales in different rhythms and positions on the fretboard, as well as with different articulations. With this checklist, you'll be able to master all the scales you need to become a great guitarist.

1. Warm up with basic chords: A, D, E, G, C, F

2. Practice the major scale in all 12 keys

3. Practice the minor scale in all 12 keys

4. Practice the pentatonic scale in all 12 keys

5. Practice the blues scale in all 12 keys

6. Practice the harmonic minor scale in all 12 keys

7. Practice the melodic minor scale in all 12 keys

8. Practice the diminished scale in all 12 keys

9. Practice the augmented scale in all 12 keys

10. Practice the whole tone scale in all 12 keys

11. Practice the chromatic scale in all 12 keys

12. Practice the modes of the major scale in all 12 keys

13. Practice the modes of the minor scale in all 12 keys

14. Practice the modes of the pentatonic scale in all 12 keys

15. Practice the modes of the blues scale in all 12 keys

16. Practice the modes of the harmonic minor scale in all 12 keys

17. Practice the modes of the melodic minor scale in all 12 keys

18. Practice the modes of the diminished scale in all 12 keys

19. Practice the modes of the augmented scale in all 12 keys

20. Practice the modes of the whole tone scale in all 12 keys

21. Practice the modes of the chromatic scale in all 12 keys

22. Practice improvisation using the scales you have learned

23. Practice playing the scales in different rhythms

24. Practice playing the scales in different positions on the fretboard

. Practice playing the scales with different articulations (slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, etc.)