Andres Segovia, the 20th Century’s most famous Classical Guitar ambassador spoke about scales: “The practice of scales enables one to solve a greater number of technical problems in a shorter time than … any other exercise.”
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Segovia had his students practice scales in all keys to develop both right and left hand technique and to gain fluency of the fretboard. Practice these scales yourself to gain the same advantages.
See tips on how the scales are played in the videos below. You’ll learn the scale patterns and shorten your learning time.
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Andres Segovia The Finest Pieces from his Repertoire. Composed by Andres Segovia. Edited by Segovia. Arranged by Andres Segovia. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Sheet music. Gitarren-Archiv (Guitar Archive). Classical, Collection. 96 pages. Schott Music #GA 520. Published by Schott Music (HL.49010933). |
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Diatonic Major And Minor Scales Composed by Andres Segovia. Scales. Instructional book. With standard guitar notation, fingerings and introductory text. Columbia Music Company #494-00195. Published by Columbia Music Company (PR.494001950). |
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Daily Studies Guitar Solo. Composed by Andres Segovia. This edition: Folding. Sheet music. Gitarren-Archiv (Guitar Archive). Classical. 7 pages. Schott Music #GA 178. Published by Schott Music (HL.49010740). |
Segovia Scales – The Missing Link – Master Right-Hand Finger Patterns
Master the right-hand two and three-finger patterns used in the Scales of Andres Segovia to teach Guitar. This video uses the 1st of Segovia’s Scales in the key of C Major.
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SEGOVIA SCALE C-MAJOR TAB AND STD NOTATION
Find some more basic 1st position guitar scales on this page. Spend time with those scales first if you feel that the Segovia scales are too advanced.
The 2nd Segovia Scale – Part 2 Video
Watch the video below to learn Segovia’s A-minor 3-octave scale. Segovia uses melodic minor for the minor keys. In classical music you play the melodic minor ascending. Then you play natural minor while descending.
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SEGOVIA SCALES: A-MINOR IN TAB AND STANDARD NOTATION
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