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"Introducing the Ultimate Guitar Scale Encyclopedia That Gives You Total and Utter Scale Mastery…"

The World of Scales: A Compendium of Scales for the Modern Guitar Player

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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 be able to 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:

Learn how a simple secret will give you the freedom to use any scale to its full potential. Page xviii
You’ll discover a simple 2-step process to play any scale in any key. Pages xix-xxii
Discover some surprising secrets of scales. Page 3
Uncover the most common scale groupings. Page 3
Learn the formula for the major scale. Page 4
You’ll learn how to identify any scale. Page 10
Learn the simple way to understand scale formulas. Page 9
Learn the rule for notating and making sense of 7-note scales. Page 9
A simple technique makes it easy to understand and remember any scale. Page 10
Discover 3 ways scales are named. Page 10
You’ll master the basics of intervals. Pages 5-9
Discover the powerful advantage you have over musicians from 10, 20 or 30 years ago. Make sure you use this overlooked advantage! Page xvii
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.

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.
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.

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Join the Ranks of Elite Musicians

When you master the contents of The World of Scales, you’ll be part of the group of elite musicians that totally understand scales.

You’ll be able to talk scales with any musician, even those with Ph D’s in music! In fact I guarantee that you’ll know incredible stuff about scales that most Ph D’s don’t even know.

But talk is cheap. You’ll also be able to put all of your knowledge to use on the fretboard. After all that’s what playing the guitar is all about. Isn’t it? You’ll be able to talk the talk and let your fingers walk the walk.

Who Am I and Why Should You Listen to Me?

I have taught music for over 25 years, have taken years of private guitar lessons, earned my degree in music, authored more than 50 books (just do a book search on Amazon with the keywords "Don J. MacLean" and you'll see some of my books), played with too many bands to remember, and taught numerous master classes and workshops.

I have always been fascinated by how we learn music, so I also completed a degree in psychology and did some graduate studies in neuroscience as well. With all of this intensive studying and practicing, I have discovered some little known secrets that will save you massive amounts of time and give you results you never thought possible.

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

You’ll learn the inner workings of the modes. Pages 12-13
Totally blow the lid off the psychological aspects of the modes. Page 12
Discover melodic tendencies and the resolutions of notes. Page 12
Master the modes from the major scale. Page 13
Learn how to modalize any scale. Page 12
Uncover the modes from harmonic and melodic/jazz minor. Pages 14-18

The Ultimate Rut Buster, or 29 Great Ways to Practice Any Scale

In chapter 2 you’ll learn the 4 most popular ways to practice scales. Page 19

Next you get to the really juicy stuff about practicing scales:

You’ll totally transform how you practice 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
You’ll learn 7 digital patterns and discover how to create your own. Page 20
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!
Every musician I have shown this to is totally blown away. These are very, very powerful ways to practice scales.
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 scales, you need to understand chords.

In The World of Scales you’ll learn the 4-step formula to build any chord. Page 27
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.
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 7^th and 6^th chords like major 7^th, dominant 7^th, major 6^th, etc.).
You’ll discover how to build all the 9^th, 11^th and 13^th chords. Pages 30-33
Mystery solved! Since you’ll understand how chords are built, there will be no more mystery to chord symbols.
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” scales. These scales have limitless application and boy do they ever sound cool!

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.

You’ll learn 16 different types of pentatonic scales. Pages 37-40
Also, you’ll discover how you can create your own pentatonic 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 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 9^th 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 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:

The theory behind scales.

98 pentatonic (five-note) scale fingerings.
30 hexatonic (six-note) scale fingerings.
324 heptatonic (seven-note) 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 scales. If you include the enharmonic equivalent keys you get a total of 7680 scales!
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:

Major
Minor
Harmonic Minor
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 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)

Miyako-bushi (Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 1, Kumoi-Joshi)

Hirajoshi (Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 2, Mode iii Miyako-bushi)

Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 3 (Mode IV Kumoi)

Iwato (Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 4 , Mode IV Miyako-bushi )

In (Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 5)

Yo (Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 6)

Pélog (Indonesian Pentatonic scale No.1)

Indonesian Pentatonic scale No. 2

Indonesian Pentatonic scale No. 3

Kumoi (Hawaiian scale)

Hexatonic Scale Forms

Augmented scale mode I (sixtone Symmetrical)

Augmented scale mode ii (sixtone Symmetrical)

Prometheus

Prometheus Neapolitan

Whole-tone

Blues

Sus 4

Heptatonic Scale Forms

Diatonic Modes

Mode I Ionian

Mode I Ionian (Three Notes Per String Fingerings)

Mode ii Dorian

Mode iii Phrygian

Mode IV Lydian

Mode V Mixolydian

Mode vi Aeolian (Minor Scale)

Mode vi Aeolian (Three Notes Per String Fingerings)

Mode vii Locrian

Harmonic Minor Modes

Mode I Harmonic Minor

Mode I Harmonic Minor (Three Notes Per String Fingerings)

Mode ii Locrian Natural 6 (Tarz-nwin)

Mode iii Ionian Augmented

Mode IV Dorian ^#4 (Nikris, Rumanian Minor)

Mode V Mixolydian ^b9 ^b13 (Hejaz, Phrygian Major, Spanish, Gypsy)

Mode vi Lydian ^#9 (Musta-ar)

Mode vii Altered Dominant ^bb7

Jazz Minor Modes

Mode I Jazz Minor (Real Melodic Minor)

Mode I Jazz Minor (Three Notes Per String Fingerings)

Mode ii Dorian ^b2 (Javanese)

Mode iii Lydian Augmented

Mode IV Lydian ^b7 (Overtone scale, Mixolydian^#4, Lydian Dominant)

Mode V Mixolydian ^b13 (Mixolydian ^b6 Hindustan, Hindu)

Mode vi Locrian Natural 9 (Locrian ^#9, Locrian Natural 2, Locrian Natural 9)

Mode vii Altered Dominant (Super Locrian)

Hejaz-Kar (Byzantine, Double Harmonic, Gypsy)

Purvi

Todi

Saba

Hungarian Major (Hungarian)

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 Scale Mastery

As you can see, it’s all here! I guarantee you’ll totally blow away your friends with your new mastery of 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 scales.
Understand the mechanics behind 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 scales. If you include the enharmonic equivalent keys you get a total of 7680 scales!
In addition to these 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 scales is all in one place.
Learn at your own pace.
Covers every detail of 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 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.

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