A natural minor scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the A natural minor scale (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7) on guitar: A · B · C · D · E · F · G.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
A Natural minor
12b345b6b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
A
· Root
2
B
· Tension
b3
C
· Third
4
D
· Tension
5
E
· Fifth
b6
F
· Tension
b7
G
· Seventh
Scale sheet
A Natural minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Notes in key
A B C D E F G
Typical use
Over minor chords, aeolian context.
Natural minor
The natural minor is the major scale's relative minor. It has a dark, melancholic sound and is the reference scale for minor chords in an Aeolian context.
Notes of the A natural minor scale: A · B · C · D · E · F · G.