"Imagine Your Guitar Solos Burning Up and Down the
Fretboard With Ease..."
Introducing the Ultimate Guitar Scale Encyclopedia
That Gives You Total and Utter Scale Mastery…
If you’re ready to make massive improvements in your guitar playing, you owe it to
yourself to read every word of this page.
From: Don J. MacLean
Tuesday, 1:24 PM
Dear Fellow Guitarist;
You probably already know that you should learn scales.
But have you ever thought about why you should learn scales?
Scales are the foundation of music.
Chords are built from scales.
Melodies are built from scales.
Guitar solos are built from scales.
Once you know scales, you’ll learn your favourite songs faster.
You’ll learn songs easily by just watching other guitarists.
You'll easily learn songs by ear.
As you master scales, you’ll improve your technique.
And of course with your new scale knowledge, you'll create killer guitar solos of your own.
Do You Write Your Own Songs? Or, Would You Like To?
As an aspiring songwriter you absolutely must master scales. Without a good understanding of scales it’s like driving a car
with the emergency brakes on-you can move forward but only at a snail’s pace and with way too much effort. Release the
brake on your creativity by totally mastering scales.
What’s the Best Way to Go About Learning Scales?
The World of Scales: A Compendium of Scales for the Modern Guitar Player is designed to teach you everything you
need to know about scales. This was my original teaching manual for scales. So many of my students, their friends,
teachers and pro guitarists wanted their own copies, that I decided to get the book published.
READING MUSIC IS NOT REQUIRED.
Everything is shown in tab and big
easy-to-read fretboard diagrams.
A lot of scale books are hard to read visually, but that’s not a problem with The World of Scales-there’s no straining to see
the notes. Each scale diagram is 1 3/4 X 1 3/8 inches.
An excellent resource for guitarists.
The World of Scales offers a wealth of
interesting sounds…much food for
thought for the improvising guitarist.
John Stowell
Guitar Player Magazine
On pages xviii-xxii you learn exactly how to get the most out of this ultimate
scale book.
Here is a sample of what you’ll get in The World of Scales:
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Learn how a simple secret will give you the freedom to use any scale to its full potential. Page xviii
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You’ll discover a simple 2-step process to play any scale in any key. Pages xix-xxii
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Discover some surprising secrets of scales. Page 3
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Uncover the most common scale groupings. Page 3
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Learn the formula for the major scale. Page 4
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You’ll learn how to identify any scale. Page 10
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Learn the simple way to understand scale formulas. Page 9
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Learn the rule for notating and making sense of 7-note scales. Page 9
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A simple technique makes it easy to understand and remember any scale. Page 10
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Discover 3 ways scales are named. Page 10
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You’ll master the basics of intervals. Pages 5-9
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Discover the powerful advantage you have over musicians from 10, 20 or 30 years ago. Make sure you use this overlooked advantage! Page xvii
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As you turn to page xvii you’ll find out what totally shocked the famous composer Debussy in 1889.
The World of Scales is an incredibly
well thought out book that will
open up the guitar for guitar players
of every level.
Don MacLean has made a great contribution to the
advancement of this fine instrument and no doubt will
continue to do so.
Michael Gillette
Creator of The Recreational Guitarist
The World of Scales is Divided Into Two Parts for Quick and Easy
Reference to Specific Scales or Theoretical Concepts
Section 1
In Section 1 you’ll find everything you need to know to use EVERY scale. Pages 3-50
Section 2
Section 2 contains fingerings for each scale. Pages 51-139
Each scale form is shown on a separate page with as little text as possible. This means you get an uncluttered view of all
fingerings. This is prefect for practicing!
For every scale you’ll find:
1. The most common scale name and its many synonyms.
2. Easy-to-use formulas to build scales from scratch.
3. The scale fingerings.
All scale fingerings are moveable. This means you can take one fingering and move it up or down the fretboard to easily
produce any scale.
The black notes in each diagram represent the root notes. All you have to do is look at the root notes to determine
whether you are playing a C scale or a B flat scale, etc. The fingering that you are using will tell you whether it’s a C major
scale, C minor scale, B flat minor, etc. This is a very easy system that will save you massive amounts of time and
eliminate frustration.
UNLOCK THE FRETBOARD NOW
In The World of Scales, no prior knowledge of music theory is required. Here you will learn EVERYTHING you need to
know about scales from the ground up.
There are so many cool scales in The World of Scales that you’ll want to review the book every month.
These scales will inspire your creativity.
What’s in a Name?
There’s a lot of confusion with scale names. Did you know that Lydian b7, Mixolydian #4, Lydian Dominant, Overtone
and Mode IV Jazz Minor, all refer to the same scale? What a mess!
No More Confusion
But guess what? You won’t have to worry about this or be confused by scale names anymore.
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You’ll discover a very powerful way to learn scales. Once you learn this technique, you’ll understand most if not all of the synonyms for any scale.
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Most importantly, you’ll understand the structure and many uses of all scales! Pages 10-11
By far my favourite guitar
book...and my uncle's too!
I'm very much an amateur guitar player but I would like
you to know that this is by far my favourite guitar
book.
It was recommended to me by my uncle who is an
excellent guitar player a few years ago as his favourite
book.
He said this is the one book every guitar player of all
skill levels should have so I found and bought it from a
local book store.
I focus mainly on the pentatonic minor scale (of course)
but whenever I pick up my guitar I like to flip through and
try out a new scale. Sadly I don't play nearly as much
anymore but I still have your book beside me and my
acoustic whenever I do pick it up.
My brother-in-law plays more than I do and his favourite
thing is to just pick up his guitar and improvise so I
thought this would be the perfect gift for him.
Thanks very much!
Cam Goodman, Langley, BC Canada
The Big Secret
I’m now going to let you in on a big secret. If you’ve been playing for a few months or more, you’ve probably heard about
those ridiculously complicated sounding things called the modes. I call them “ridiculously complicated sounding things” simply
because…
Most books and teachers make these scales RIDICULOUSLY more complicated than they have to be.
The Modes Demystified
The modes are one of the most important areas that every guitarist must know. Unless of course you don’t want to learn
songs faster, and create absolutely killer guitar solos and songs of your own.
This absolutely crucial area is the most misunderstood area of music. Most teachers make learning the modes way more
complicated than it needs to be.
At Last! A Simple Solution to Understanding the Modes
In The World of Scales you’ll discover the simple way to learn and understand the modes. Pages 12-13
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You’ll learn the inner workings of the modes. Pages 12-13
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Totally blow the lid off the psychological aspects of the modes. Page 12
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Discover melodic tendencies and the resolutions of notes. Page 12
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Master the modes from the major scale. Page 13
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Learn how to modalize any scale. Page 12
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Uncover the modes from harmonic and melodic/jazz minor. Pages 14-18
The Ultimate Rut Buster, or 29 Great Ways to Practice Any Guitar
Scale
In chapter 2 you’ll learn the 4 most popular ways to practice guitar scales. Page 19
Next you get to the really juicy stuff about practicing guitar scales:
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You’ll totally transform how you practice guitar scales once you start using digital patterns. If you don’t know what digital patterns are, you’ll be surprised at how simple they are to apply and how vital they’ll become to your playing. Page 20
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You’ll learn 7 digital patterns and discover how to create your own. Page 20
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Discover a little-known secret that will show you how to create 100’s of very cool melodic patterns. This is something you won’t find in any other book!
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Every musician I have shown this to is totally blown away. These are very, very powerful ways to practice guitar scales.
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You’ll find 18 examples here and learn how to create 100’s your own. Pages 21-25
What About Chords?
The World of Scales is obviously an extensive book on scales. But for you to totally understand how to use guitar scales,
you need to understand chords.
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In The World of Scales you’ll learn the 4-step formula to build any chord. Page 27
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Flip to page 29 and you’ll learn how to build triads. This means you will learn how to construct major, minor, diminished, augmented, sus 2, sus 4 and flat 5 chords.
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On pages 29-30 you’ll learn how to build any four-part chord. You’ll learn the 18 different types of four part chords (these are your 7th and 6th chords like major 7th, dominant 7th, major 6th, etc.).
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You’ll discover how to build all the 9th, 11th and 13th chords! Pages 30-33
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Mystery solved! Since you’ll understand how chords are built, there will be no more mystery to chord symbols.
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A powerful yet simple approach to chord-scale relationships shows you how to determine the chords that can be used with each scale. Page 33
Little Things Can Make All the Difference
Discover some powerful little-known “little” guitar scales. These scales have limitless application and boy do they ever sound
cool!
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These little scales are easy-to-apply and really add spice to your playing. Pages 35-36
The Power of Five: The World of Pentatonic Scales
When you hear the word “pentatonic” you probably think of the very popular five-note major and minor pentatonic scales.
These scales have very wide application, but you should also know that there is a world beyond these pentatonic scales.
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You’ll learn 16 different types of pentatonic guitar scales. Pages 37-40
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Also, you’ll discover how you can create your own pentatonic guitar scales. This will lead to some very cool and original sounds! Page 40
5+1 or 7-1=?
Six-note (hexatonic) scales have a very unique sound. I’m sure you already play at least one of these scales. There are 6
other common hexatonic scales. Do you know what they are? You’ll find out on page 41. You’ll also discover how to create
your own hexatonic scales.
“But wait a minute…with all of this technical sounding stuff, it sounds
like this could be a very complicated guitar scale book”
You’re right. This could be a very dry, complicated and confusing book, but trust me, it’s not. This book was first published
in 1996. It’s now in its 9th printing and I am continuously getting letters and emails from satisfied readers. Guitar students
love it, guitar teachers love it, and the pros love it.
The bottom line is, when I wrote this book I wanted it to be the most comprehensive examination of guitar scales available.
I also wanted it to be extremely user-friendly.
I set the book up so you can work your way through it on your own. You can work at your own pace-you won’t need a
teacher to walk you through this book.
Yes there is a ton of information in this book. When you get your hands on The World of Scales you’ll get:
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The theory behind guitar scales.
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98 pentatonic (five-note) scale fingerings.
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30 hexatonic (six-note) scale fingerings.
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324 heptatonic (seven-note) scale fingerings.
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60 miscellaneous scale fingerings.
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This gives you a total of 512 scale fingerings.
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Since you’ll learn how each fingering can be easily transposed to any of the 12 keys, The World of Scales gives you 6144 guitar scales. If you include the enharmonic equivalent keys you get a total of 7680 guitar scales!
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But all this theory won’t do you any good if can’t see how to apply it to the fretboard-this is why everything is applied to the fretboard.
The World of Scales will give you information that you’ll be able to work on and return to for many, many years.
You'll See Immediate Results
The great thing about this book is that you don’t have to work through the entire book to see results. Just read through
the first chapter and I guarantee that scales will make total sense to you.
Don’t worry about information overload, on pages xviii-xxii you learn exactly how to get the most out of this ultimate scale
book.
“Ok, So What Else is Covered in This Book?”
Chapter 7 examines the 7-note (heptatonic) scales that are among the most common used in the West. You’ll learn:
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Major
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Minor
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Harmonic Minor
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Melodic Minor/Jazz Minor
You will also learn the related modes of each of these scales. Pages 41-46
The Erotic, Oops I Mean Exotic Scales, or Do I?
You’ll learn the “exotic” scales from countries such as India, Indonesia, Greece, Spain and much more! Pages 46-48
Some of these scales create some totally amazing sounds. In fact some of these scales will “turn on” your creativity and
playing.
Figure Eight
In chapter 8 you’ll learn the 8-note (octatonic) scales. Here you’ll learn whole-half diminished, half-whole diminished,
Arabian, Ichikotsucho and the bebop scales. Some very cool sounds here!
Just In Case You Need to Know More About The World of Scales…
Here are the guitar scales you’ll find fingerings for in section two:
The Scale Forms
Pentatonic Scale Forms
Anhemitonic Pentatonic Scales
Major Pentatonic Mode I (Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 1, Mongolian)
Sus 4 Pentatonic (Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 2, Egyptian, Mode ii Major Pentatonic)
Major Pentatonic Mode iii (Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 3)
Major Pentatonic Mode IV (Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 4)
Minor Pentatonic (Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 5, Major Pentatonic Mode V)
Hemitonic Pentatonic Scales
Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 6 (Mode ii Miyako-bushi)
Hungarian Gypsy No.1 (Hungarian Minor, Mode IV Hejaz-Kar)
Hungarian Gypsy No.2
Harmonic Major (Suzinak)
Spanish Dominant (Mode iii Harmonic Major)
Smyrneiko (Mode IV Harmonic Major)
Mixolydian b9 (Mode V Harmonic Major)
Enigmatic
Major Locrian (Arabian)
Lydian Minor (Mode vii Major Locrian)
Leading Whole-tone (Mode V Major Locrian)
Persian (Mode V Todi)
Oriental No.1 (Mode ii Hungarian Gypsy No. 2)
Oriental No.2 (Mode V Hejaz-Kar)
Neapolitan Major (Mode IV Major Locrian)
Neapolitan Minor (Harmonic Phrygian, Mode V Hungarian Gypsy No. 2)
Composite Blues
Miscellaneous Scale Forms
Octatonic Scales Forms
Half-whole Diminished
Whole-half Diminished
Arabian
Japanese (Ichikotsucho)
The Bebop Scales
Major Bebop
Dorian Bebop
Mixolydian Bebop No.1
Mixolydian Bebop No.2
The Chromatic Scale
Total Guitar Scale Mastery
As you can see, it’s all here! I guarantee you’ll totally blow away your friends with your new mastery of guitar scales on two
levels:
1. Your knowledge and total understanding of the theory behind scales.
2. Your application and understanding of scales on to the fretboard.
The World of Scales is 165 pages and 8.5 X 11.
Here’s a quick recap of what you’ll get when you get your hands on The World of Scales:
You’ll get everything you need to know to totally understand guitar scales.
Understand the mechanics behind guitar scales and how to use them.
You get 98 pentatonic scale fingerings.
30 hexatonic scale fingerings.
324 heptatonic scale fingerings.
60 miscellaneous scale fingerings.
This gives you a total of 512 scale fingerings.
Since you’ll learn how each fingering can be easily transposed to any of the 12 keys, The World of Scales gives you 6144 guitar scales. If you include the enharmonic equivalent keys you get a total of 7680 guitar scales!
In addition to these guitar scales you’ll also get 29 tetratonic (four-note) scales and 16 hybrid pentatonic scale ideas.
Here you’ll find answers to all of your questions.
Everything you need to know about guitar scales is all in one place.
Learn at your own pace.
Covers every detail of guitar scales.
You could spend $1000’s of dollars on guitar lessons trying to get this crucial information!
100% tested and proven.
This is the most thorough and complete scale book ever!
It’s your personal blueprint to scale mastery.
Discover tips, tricks and must-know information you won’t find anywhere else.
Unleash your creativity!
What You Don’t Know About Guitar Scales Will Hurt You!
When you don’t know scales, it’s like fumbling around in the dark rooms of a mansion. With scale mastery, you get to turn on
the lights and see what you’ve been missing all this time.
The "Scale Bible"
This is the best (and most used) reference book I have. The large
diagrams make learning scales very easy, and with this many scales you
need it to be easy. Everything from simple pentatonic to the obscure is
covered. Nice job!
Ken Camilleri, Toronto On, Canada
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