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A minor scale on guitar

A minor has 7 notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Also called natural minor, Aeolian.

A minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteABCDEFG
Degree12♭345♭6♭7
Step2122122

A minor on the whole neck

Every A minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2A2B2C3D3E3F3G3A2B2C3D3E3F3G3A3B3C4D3E3F3G3A3B3C4D4E4F4G3A3B3C4D4E4F4G4A4B3C4D4E4F4G4A4B4C5D5E4F4G4A4B4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A minor
Note names
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A minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 155b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A minor
Degrees

A minor in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A minor, position 1, frets 0 to 45b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    A minor, position 2, frets 2 to 6b712b345b6b712b345b6b716E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 16 notes
      A minor, position 3, frets 5 to 912b345b6b712b345b6b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        A minor, position 4, frets 7 to 102b345b6b712b345b6b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–10, 17 notes
          A minor, position 5, frets 10 to 1445b6b712b345b6b712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in A minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1AmA minor arpeggio
            2BdimB diminished arpeggio
            ♭3CC major arpeggio
            4DmD minor arpeggio
            5EmE minor arpeggio
            ♭6FF major arpeggio
            ♭7GG major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            2Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Cmaj7Cmaj7 arpeggio · Cmaj7 drop 2 · Cmaj7 drop 3 · Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            4Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            5Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6Fmaj7Fmaj7 arpeggio · Fmaj7 drop 2 · Fmaj7 drop 3 · Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7G7G7 arpeggio · G7 drop 2 · G7 drop 3 · G7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A minor, starting from another root.

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