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E minor scale
Tabbed out below is the scale of E minor played from the 6th open string (E). The arrangement of notes in all minor scales is exactly the same. For example, E minor contains the following notes: E F# G A B C D E Minor Scales always have the following arrangement of notes: tone semi-tone tone tone semi-tone tone tone So, E - F# is a tone F# - G is a semi-tone G - A is a tone and so on... Most important of all, play through the scale as tabbed below and listen carefully...! |
E minor scale - ascending - 2 octaves
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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------
2B ---------------------------------------------------------------0----1----3------------------------
3G ----------------------------------------------------0----2----------------------------------------
4D ------------------------------------0----2----4--------------------------------------------------
5A --------------------0----2----3-------------------------------------------------------------------
6E ----0----2----3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LHF=________2____3________2____3________2_____4________2________1____3_
2B ---------------------------------------------------------------0----1----3------------------------
3G ----------------------------------------------------0----2----------------------------------------
4D ------------------------------------0----2----4--------------------------------------------------
5A --------------------0----2----3-------------------------------------------------------------------
6E ----0----2----3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LHF=________2____3________2____3________2_____4________2________1____3_
E minor scale - descending
1E ----0------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2B ----------3----1----0--------------------------------------------------------------
3G --------------------------2----0----------------------------------------------------
4D ------------------------------------4----2----0------------------------------------
5A -----------------------------------------------------3----2----0--------------------
6E ---------------------------------------------------------------------3----2----0-----
LHF= 3____1________2________4____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.