Warm Ups and Practice Blueprint
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BLUEPRINT
MODULE 1
BLUES PROGRESSIONS
Blues in G
G
2 3 4 5 4 3 2
3
2 1 2 3 4 3 2 1
C G
2 3 4 5 4 3 2
3 2 3 4 5 4 3 2
3
D C G D
5
4 5 6 7 6 5 4
3
2 3 4 5 4 3 2
2 3 4 5 4 3 2 5
4 5 6 7 6 5 4
3
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Blues in A
A
0 0 2 0 3 0 5 4
1 2 4 3
D A
0 0 2 0 3 0 5 4
0 0 2 0 3 0 5 4
E D A E
0 0 2 0 3 0 5 4
0 0 2 0 3 0 5 4
0 0 2 0 3 0 5 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 4
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Blues in Bb
Bb
5 8
6 6 5
8
6 6
2 2 1 4 2 2 1 4
Eb Bb
6 6 5
5 8 8 6 6 5
6 6 5 8 8
6 6
F Eb F
Bb
8 8
7 10
8 8 7
10
6 6
5 8
6 6 5
8
5 8
6 6 5
8 8 8
7 10
8 8 7
10
6 6
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Blues in A
A
2 2 4 4 5 5 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 3 3 4 4 3 3
D A
2 2 4 4 5 5 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 5 5 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E D A E
2 2 4 4 5 5 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 5 5 4 4
2 2 4 4 5 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 5 5 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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MODULE 2
PENTATONICS
A MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE
5 8 8 5
5 8 8 5
5 7 7 5
5 7 7 5
5 7 7 5
5 8 8 5
1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 4 4 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 1
1
5 8
5 8 5 8
5 7 5 7 5 7
5 7 5 7 5 7
5 7 5 7
5 8
8 5
8 5 8 5
7 5 7 5 7 5
7 5 7 5 7 5
7 5 7 5
8 5
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2 Groups of 3
5 5 8
5 5 8 5 8 8
5 5 7 5 7 7
5 5 7 5 7 7
5 5 7 5 7 7
5 8 8
8 5 5
8 8 5 8 5 5
7 7 5 7 5 5
7 7 5 7 5 5
7 7 5 7 5 5
8 8 5
3 Groups of 4
5 5 8
5 5 8 5 8 5 8
5 5 7 5 7 5 7 7
5 5 7 5 7 5 7 7
5 7 5 7 5 7 7
5 8 8
8 5 5
8 5 8 5 8 5 5
7 7 5 7 5 7 5 5
7 7 5 7 5 7 5 5
7 7 5 7 5 7 5
8 8 5
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MODULE 3
MAJOR SCALE
7 8 10 8 7
8 10 10 8
7 9 10 10 9 7
7 9 10 10 9 7
7 8 10 10 8 7
8 10 10 8 7 8
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 2
1 Groups of 3
7 7 8 7
8 8 10 8 10 10
7 7 9 7 9 10 9 10 10
7 7 9 7 9 10 9 10 10
7 7 8 7 8 10 8 10 10
8 10 10
8 10 10 8 7 8 7 7
10 10 8 10 8 8
10 10 9 10 9 7 9 7 7
10 10 9 10 9 7 9 7 7
10 10 8 10 8 7 8 7
7
10 10 8 10 8 7 8
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2 Groups of 4
7 7 9 7 9 10 7 9 10
7
9 10
7 9
10
7 9 10
7 8 7 8 10 7 8 10 8 10 10
8 10 10
7 7 8 7 8 10
8 8 10 8 10 8 10 10
7 9 10 9 10 10
10 8 7 8 7 7
10 10 8 10 8 10 8 8
10 10 9 10 9 7 10 9 7 9 7 7
10 10 9 10 9 7
10 9 7 9 7 7
10 10 8 10 8 7 10 8 7 8 7 7
10 10 8 10 8 7 8
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3 Thirds
7 8 7 10 8
8 10 8 10
7 9 7 10 9 10
7 9 7 10 9 10
7 8 7 10 8 10
8 10
10 7 8 7
10 8 10 8
10 9 10 7 9 7
10 9 10 7 9 7
10 8 10 7 8 7
10 8 10 7 8
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CHROMATIC SCALE
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
4 3 2 1 0
4 3 2 1 0
3 2 1 0
4 3 2 1 0
4 3 2 1 0
4 3 2 1 0
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MODULE 3
CHORD PROGRESSIONS
1.
I IV I V
C F C G
i iv I V
Am Dm Am E
2.
I Vi IV V
C Am F G
A F#m D E
3.
ii V I I
Dm G C C
4.
I V Vi IV
C G Am F
D A Bm G
HARMONIZED MAJOR SCALES
All 12 Major keys are in the blue column w/ chords that correlate to the key
I ii iii IV V Vi Vii dim.
C Dm Em F G Am B dim.
G Am Bm C D Em F# dim.
D Em F#m G A Bm C# dim.
A Bm C#m D E F#m G# dim.
E F#m G#m A B C#m D# dim.
B C#m D#m E F# G#m A# dim.
F# G#m A#m B C# D#m E# dim.
C# D#m E#m F# G# A#m B# dim.
Ab Bbm Cm Db Eb Fm G dim.
Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb Cm D dim.
Bb Cm Dm Eb F Gm A dim.
F Gm Am Bb C Dm E dim.
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MODULE 4
PRACTICE ROUTINE
This doesn’t include putting time to practicing
songs you love. Continue practicing your favorite
songs and riffs!
* Reminder: It’s better to practice 10 minutes
everyday than 1 hour once a week. Consistency
is everything.
Example 1
10 minutes - Practice 10 minutes on one of the
subjects in the modules here.
Example 2
½ hour. 15 min. Do 1 thing from Module 1 and
15 min. Of 1 thing from Module 2. Or any
variations of this.
Example 3
1 hour. Practice 20 minutes from 1 thing of
MODULE 1, 20 MINUTES FROM MODULE 2 AND
20 MINUTES FROM MODULE 3….
Reminder that you can practice all the scales and
chords in all 12 major keys (or 12 minor keys)
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You can learn a new major scale form and
practice the patterns. You can learn all the
Pentatonic patterns in all 5 forms in all 12 keys.
Not trying to scare you off, Just make sure your
practice is structured and you will get great
results if you document your daily practice as
well as use metronome and document the
numbers.
Let’s make practice the best part of your day!!!
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