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5th Position A
Minor Scale |
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A minor scale is a C major scale played from
A to A
Every major scale has a relative minor. This
is found by starting on the sixth degree of the major scale.
If you count up six alphabet letters
starting on C you should get an A
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5th Position |
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Index
finger looks after 7th fret
Middle finger the 8th
Ring finger the 9th
Little finger the 10th
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A Minor Scale |
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Listen -
right click over link and you should have an option to open in new
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Solo over 12 bar blues in A using this A minor pentatonic scale
Click Here
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We could also use
one formula to build all minor scales.
W H W W H W W
Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole |
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More Free Lessons
- Scales
- How to build a major scale, both on one string and in 1st position.
- One
String Blues Fun - Crazy riff using an E blues scale.
The blues scale is a minor pentatonic scale with one extra note.
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