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Question: Cello scales!?
I'll be auditioning for a junior orchestra, and they'll be requiring us to do some scales!. I'll ask my teacher but I won't see him until I go back to school on Tuesday!. We haven't talked about scales in years, so I'm unsure!.

Can you please give me the notes and or fingering of a:
2 octave G Major scale
1 octave Bflat Major scale
2 octave D major scale

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
G Major - G string open, 1 (A), 3 (B), 4 (C)
D string open, 1 (E), 3 (F#), 4 (G)
A string open, 1 (B), 2 (C), 4 ( D)
A string shift - 1 (E), 3 (F#), 4 (G)
GABCDEF#G GABCDEF#G
Bb Major - G string 2 (Bb), 4 (C)
D string open, lo1 (Eb), 2 (F), 4 (G)
A string open, lo1 (Bb)
BbCDEbFGABb
D Major - C string 1 (D), 3 (E), x4 (F#)
G string open, 1 (A), 3 (B), x4 (C#)
D string open, 1 (E), 3 (F#), 4 (G)
A string open, 1 (B), 3 (C#), 4 (D)
DEF#GABC#D DEF#GABC#D

If you don't know how to shift up, you just slide your left hand down until your thumb hits the back of the neck!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com