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A minor scale
Tabbed out below is the scale of A minor played from the 5th open string (A). The arrangement of notes in all minor scales is exactly the same. For example, A minor contains the following notes: A B C D E F G A Minor Scales always have the following arrangement of notes: tone semi-tone tone tone semi-tone tone tone So, A - B is a tone B - C is a semi-tone C - D is a tone and so on... Most important of all, play through the scale as tabbed below and listen carefully...! |
A minor scale - ascending
Play slowly through the scale using downstrokes at first.
As your left hand fingering becomes more confident, start to use alternate strokes - downstroke / upstroke.
L.H.F = left hand fingering
1E ---------------------------------------------------
2B ---------------------------------------------------
3G ------------------------------------0----2-------- ----
4D --------------------0----2----3------------------- ------
5A ----0----2----3-----------------------------------
6E ----------------------------------------------------
LHF=________2____3________2____3________2
A minor scale - descending
1E ---------------------------------------------------
2B ---------------------------------------------------
3G ----2----0----------------------------------------
4D ---------------3----2----0------------------------
5A -------------------------------3----2----0--------
6E ----------------------------------------------------
LHF=___2_________3____2________3____2_________
2B ---------------------------------------------------
3G ------------------------------------0----2-------- ----
4D --------------------0----2----3------------------- ------
5A ----0----2----3-----------------------------------
6E ----------------------------------------------------
LHF=________2____3________2____3________2
A minor scale - descending
1E ---------------------------------------------------
2B ---------------------------------------------------
3G ----2----0----------------------------------------
4D ---------------3----2----0------------------------
5A -------------------------------3----2----0--------
6E ----------------------------------------------------
LHF=___2_________3____2________3____2_________
Practising these scales will really help
your all round guitar playing technique.
They will also help with composing your own tunes, improvising
solos & working out songs.
Play slowly and let each note ring (sustain) and sound clearly.