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Chromatic climb to the fifth

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Scales · Advanced · Jazz, Classical

Chromatic climb to the fifth

Every semitone between the tonic and the fifth and back. Semitones are where pitch goes wrong; this makes them precise.

How to do it

  1. Slowly at first; each step is the smallest possible.
  2. Listen to the piano guide for the first rep.
  3. Turn the guide off and keep the steps tiny and even.

Remember The smallest steps you can sing.

In G, the first rep
Numbers1 ♯1 2 ♯2 3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 5 ♭5 4 3 ♭3 2 ♭2 1
SargamS R̲ R G̲ G M M̍ P D̲ P M̍ M G G̲ R R̲ S
Solfado di re ri mi fa fi sol le sol se fa mi me re ra do
NotesG G♯ A A♯ B C C♯ D E♭ D D♭ C B B♭ A A♭ G
Sung onnoo – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Where it comes from

  • NSM original

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