Category Archives: Trombone Scales

How to play the Trombone G Flat Blues Scale

How to play and practice the G Flat Major scale using the demonstration video, score and fingering chart below:

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5   | 3   | 1   | 7   | 5   | 3   | 1   | 5   | 1   | 3   | 5   | 7   | 1   | 3   | 5
Gb  Ab  Bb  Cb   Db  Eb   F     Gb   F     Eb   Db  Cb   Bb   Ab  Gb

How to play the Trombone D Major Scale

How to play and practice the D Major scale using the demonstration video, score and slide position chart below:

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4   | 2   | 5   | 4  | 2   | 4   | 2   | 1   | 2   | 4   | 2   | 4   | 5   | 2   | 4

D     E     F#   G     A     B     C#   D     C#  B     A      G     F#   E    D

How to play the Trombone D Flat Major Scale

How to play and practice the D Flat Major scale using the demonstration video, score and fingering chart below:


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5  | 3  | 1 | 5  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 3   | 5   | 1 | 3  | 5

Db Eb  F  Gb  Ab  Bb  C   Db  C    Bb  Ab  Gb   F   Eb  Db

How to play the Trombone A Flat Blues Scale

How to play and practice the B Flat Major scale using the demonstration video, score and slide position chart below:

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3 |  7 |  5 |  4 |  3 |  5 |  3 |  5 |  3 |  4 |  5 |  7 |  3

Ab Cb Db  D    Eb Gb Ab  Gb  Eb  D   Db   Cb  Ab

How to play the Trombone A Blues Scale

How to play and practice the B Flat Major scale using the demonstration video, score and slide position chart below:

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2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2

A    C   D   D# E   G   A   G   E   D# D   C    A