This exercise builds a valuable foundation of being able to create patterns from scales and is incredibly useful for both technique and improvisation. In this saxophone lesson we shall experiment with a few different patterns that involve running fours and use our current scale knowledge to really get them moving!

In this sax lesson we shall cover:
  • The running fours pattern
  • Running fours in major keys
  • Running fours in minor keys
Saxophone Worksheet

Saxophone Scale Patterns Worksheet for scale patterns in fours.