The minor scale is one of the fundamental scales in music. A minor scale is a sequence of 8 notes (7 unique notes, with the 8th repeating the 1st an octave higher) that follow a specific pattern of whole and half steps. The minor scale follows this specific pattern: Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole. If you want to think of it as a phone number it would be 212-2122. You can apply this pattern to any starting note, and it will create a minor scale.

Minor scales have a sad or morose sound. They’re common in all types of music and serve as the foundation for understanding other scales and chords.

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Major Scale Triads

A Major Scale Triads 1st Inversion 4th String SetE--5--7--9--10--12--14--16--B--5--7--9--10--12--14--15--G--6--7--9--11--13--14--16--D---------------------------A---------------------------E---------------------------A Major Scale Triads 2nd Inversion 4th String SetE--9---10--12--2--4--6--7--B--10--12--14--3--5--7--9--G--9---11--13--2--4--5--7--D--------------------------A--------------------------E--------------------------A Major Scale Triads Root Inversion 4th String SetE--0--2--4--5--7--9---10--B--2--3--5--7--9--10--12--G--2--4--6--7--9--11--13--D-------------------------A-------------------------E-------------------------A Major Triads All StringsE--0--5--9---B--2--5--10--G--2--6--9---D------------A------------E------------E------------B--2--5--10--G--2--6--9---D--2--7--11--A------------E------------E------------B------------G--2--6--9---D--2--7--11--A--4--7--12--E------------E------------B------------G------------D--2--7--11--A--4--7--12--E--5--9--12-- B

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Fretboard Notes

You should begin to familiarize yourself with the notes on the fretboard. The following diagrams show the location of notes on the fretboard.

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Bar Chords

A Barre Chord or Bar Chord, is a chord that uses one finger to bar several strings at a time. Typically, the 1st finger would be used to bar all

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