Minor scale.
The formula for the Natural Minor is 1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7 (W - H - W - W - H - W - W).In the key of A minor it looks like this A - B - C - D - E - F - G.The difference between Major and Minor scale is the 3rd,6th and 7th which in the Minor scale is lowered by a half step.
E||--------------------------|| B||--------------------------|| G||--------------------------|| D||--------------------5--7--|| A||-----------5--7--8--------|| E||--5--7--8-----------------||Here is the same scale in two octaves.
E||--------------------------|--------------------5----|| B||--------------------------|-----------5--6--8-------|| G||--------------------------|--4--5--7----------------|| D||--------------------5--7--|-------------------------|| A||-----------5--7--8--------|-------------------------|| E||--5--7--8-----------------|-------------------------||Here is the same scale again in seven different positions.
E||--------------------------|--------------------1----| B||--------------------------|--------------3--5-------| G||--------------------------|-----2--4--5-------------| D||--------------------2--3--|--5----------------------| A||-----------2--3--5--------|-------------------------| E||--1--3--5-----------------|-------------------------| --------------------------|---------------------3----| --------------------------|---------------5--6-------| --------------------------|-----4--5---7-------------| --------------------3--5--|--7-----------------------| -----------3--5--7--------|--------------------------| --3--5--7-----------------|--------------------------| --------------------------|---------------------5----| --------------------------|------------5--6--8-------| --------------------------|--4--5--7-----------------| --------------------5--7--|--------------------------| -----------5--7--8--------|--------------------------| --5--7--8-----------------|--------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------7----| ----------------------------|-----------------8--10-------| ----------------------------|------7---9--10--------------| ----------------------7--9--|--10-------------------------| ------------7--8--10--------|-----------------------------| --7--8--10------------------|-----------------------------| -----------------------------|--------------------7--8----| -----------------------------|-------------8--10----------| -----------------------------|--7--9---10-----------------| -------------------7--9--10--|----------------------------| ---------7--8--10------------|----------------------------| --8--10----------------------|----------------------------| --------------------------------|---------------------8--10----| --------------------------------|----------8--10--12-----------| --------------------------------|--9---10----------------------| ---------------------9--10--12--|------------------------------| ----------8--10--12-------------|------------------------------| --10--12------------------------|------------------------------| ----------------------------------|---------------------------12----|| ----------------------------------|---------------12--13--15--------|| ----------------------------------|--111--12--14--------------------|| --------------------------12--14--|---------------------------------|| --------------12--14--15----------|---------------------------------|| --12--13--15----------------------|---------------------------------||
E||--5--7--8--10--12--13--15--17--|| B||-------------------------------|| G||-------------------------------|| D||-------------------------------|| A||-------------------------------|| E||-------------------------------||
Hereīs a few licks and exercises you can use to practice this scale.
E||--12-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-|--5-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-|| B||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| G||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| D||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| A||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| E||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Example 2 and hereīs the Backing track
E||--------------------------|---------------------------|| B||--------------------------|---------------------10----|| G||--------------------------|------------------9--------|| D||--------------------------|-----------7--10-----------|| A||--------------------5-----|-----5--7------------------|| E||--5--7--8--5--7--8-----7--|--8------------------------||
Example 3 and hereīs the Backing track
E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G||*--5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---|--7-5-4---7-5-4---7-5-4---7-5-4---| D||*--------2-------2-------2-------2-|--------7-------7-------7-------7-| A||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E||-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|------------------------------------|| --5-------5-------5-------5-------|--66-5-----6-5-----5----------------|| ----7-5-4---7-5-4---7-5-4---7-5-4-|-------7-5-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4---*|| ----------------------------------|---------------------------------7-*|| ----------------------------------|------------------------------------|| ----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
Example 4 and hereīs the Backing track
E||------------------------------|---------------------------|| B||------------------------------|---------------------------|| G||-------9-5---5-4--------------|--4-5-4-5-7-4-5-7-9--------|| D||--7--------7-----5--------5-7-|---------------------------|| A||-------------------7--7-8-----|---------------------------|| E||------------------------------|---------------------------||
Example 5 and hereīs the Backing track
E||--------8-10-12-10-8----8-7-8-10-12-10-8-7-|--8----8-10-12-8-7----13-12-10-8----7-8-10--|| B||-----10--------------10--------------------|----10-------------10------------10---------|| G||*--9---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|| D||*------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|| A||-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|| E||-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
Example 6 and hereīs the Backing track
E||------5----5-7-8-------5--|------------------| B||---8----------------8-----|------------------| G||*-------------------------|------------------| D||*-------------------------|------------------| A||--------------------------|------------------| E||--------------------------|------------------| -------------------------------|--8----------7---------|| --13b---13--12--13--12--10--8--|--10---------8---------|| -------------------------------|----------------------*|| -------------------------------|----------------------*|| -------------------------------|-----------------------|| -------------------------------|-----------------------||
Example 7 and hereīs the Backing track
E||--------------------------12----12----------12----|--13-12-13-12----12-13-15-17--------|| B||--13-12-13-12----12-13-15----15----15-13-15----15-|--------------15--------------------|| G||--------------14----------------------------------|------------------------------------|| D||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| A||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| E||--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
Example 8 and hereīs the Backing track
E||-----------------------------------12-------12-17-|--15----------12----------8-7-5---5----|| B||-----------------------13-------13-------13-------|-----17-15-13----15-13-12-------8------|| G||-----------14-------14-------14-------14----------|---------------------------------------|| D||--------14-------14-------14----------------------|---------------------------------------|| A||--12-15-------15----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| E||--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||Example 9 and hereīs the Backing track
E||-----------------------8-7-8-5----|--8-0-12-0-8-0-12-0-7-0-10-0-7-0-10-0--|| B||--------------------10------------|---------------------------------------|| G||*-----------------9---------------|--------------------------------------*|| D||*----------7-9-10-----------------|--------------------------------------*|| A||---------7------------------------|---------------------------------------|| E||---5-7-8--------------------------|---------------------------------------||
Example 10 and hereīs the Backing track
E||---8b-8--7-5---5-----------3-|------------3---3-5---5-7-8-7---5-| B||-------------8-------5---5---|--6-5-3-5-6---6-----8---------8---| G||*----------------------7-----|----------------------------------| D||*----------------------------|----------------------------------| A||-----------------------------|----------------------------------| E||-----------------------------|----------------------------------| --8b-8--7-5---5-----------3-|-------------------------|| ------------8-------5---5---|--6----5-----3----1--3---|| ----------------------7-----|------------------------*|| ----------------------------|------------------------*|| ----------------------------|-------------------------|| ----------------------------|-------------------------||
Well,thatīs all for now.Hope you found this lesson useful.Remember that to get the most out of this lesson you have to practice this scale in every key and all over the fretboard.Also try to create your own licks and solos using the backing tracks above and the ones you can find on my jam page.
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