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Question: How do you a play a Bb major scale in thirds on the alto saxophone!?
In band class everyone seems to have this memorized and i don't even know how to play it at all!!! if you could just give me the notes in the order they're played for thirds on this scale, that'd be awesome!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Didn't know if it was your Bb scale or Concert Bb!.

What goes up must go down though!.

Your Bb scale in thirds:

ascending: Bb-D-C-Eb-D-F-Eb-G-F-A-G-Bb-A-C-Bb
descending: Bb-G-A-F-G-Eb-F-D-Eb-C-D-Bb-C-A-Bb

Bb concert scale in thirds:

ascending: G-B-A-C-B-D-C-E-D-F#-E-G-F#-A-G
descending: G-E-F#-D-E-C-D-B-C-A-B-G-A-F#-GWww@QuestionHome@Com

G-B-A-C-B-D-C-E-F#-A-GWww@QuestionHome@Com