Hacking the Guitar: The Ultimate Simplified Guide to Learning Guitar by Books Imitari

Author:Books, Imitari [Books, Imitari]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2013-03-30T04:00:00+00:00

The Minor Scale

The minor scale is commonly known in music as the ‘sad’ scale. It has been known to sound fragile, and frail, but also deep, cutting into the heart of the listener. Arguably, it is just as powerful as the major scale.

The minor scale, however, is constructed a bit differently than the major scale.

Like the major scale, the minor scale follows a specific series of half steps and whole steps, which make up its unique sound. But the minor scale has a different pattern than the major scale.

The pattern which makes up the minor scale is as follows:

whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step

Now, let’s take this formula, and use it to build A minor, which is the equivalent of C Major as it has no sharps or flats.

Starting on A, a whole step brings us to B (A, A#, B)

Then a half step brings us to C (B, C).

A whole step brings us to D (C, C#, D).

Another whole step bring us to E (D, D#, E).

A half step gives us F (E, F).

A whole step brings us to G (F, F#, G).

And a final whole step brings us full circle, to A (G, G#, A).

This means that our A minor scale looks like this:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

Pretty simple, right? That’s because major scales and minor scales, despite the differences in the formulas that make them up, are constructed very similarly.

Now, let’s play this scale on the guitar.

Start off with your A string, played as an open note. Next, move up to the second fret to get the note B. From there, move to the third fret for the note C. From C, you will want to move up two frets, to fret 5, to get to the note D, and then two more frets to the seventh fret for the note E. One fret from E will bring your to F, and two frets from F will bring you to the 10th fret for the note G. Two more frets and you are back at the note A, but now at the octave on the 12th fret.

Try making the rest of the minor scales, just as you did with the major scales. Since you should have gotten a hang of creating the major scales in the last chapter, creating the minor scales should be a cinch for you!

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