Interactive guitar scale
A Natural Minor Scale on Guitar
A natural minor uses the same notes as C major but makes A feel like home. It expands the pentatonic sound with B and F for fuller melodies and harmony.
Fretboard map
A Natural Minor Scale on Guitar notes
Root note Scale noteTap a note to hear it
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
e
B
G
D
A
E
How to use this scale
It works over Am, Dm, Em, F, G and C. The F note is especially important because it distinguishes natural minor from Dorian.
A useful exercise
Play A minor pentatonic first, then add B and F one at a time so you hear what the two extra notes contribute.
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