Level 12
Minor scales also use WHOLE and HALF step intervals to make a scale.
The HALF steps (or semitones) are after the 2nd note and 5th notes (rather than the 3rd and 7th).
Like the MAJOR SCALE, there are multiple shapes (and interval patterns) of MINOR SCALES.
This pattern starts on the A string. Practice this one back and forth!
E MAJOR
Step 1: Determine the root note (usually on the low E, A, or D string)
Step 2: Add the chord shape in front of the root note
Step 3: Bar the fret with the root note to "cover" the open strings
G MAJOR
E MAJOR
The easiest and most common shapes:
A MAJOR
A MINOR
E MINOR
ROOT: F# on E string
SHAPE: E major
F# MAJOR
F# MINOR
ROOT: F# on E string
SHAPE: E minor
ROOT: B on A string
SHAPE: A major
B MAJOR
B MINOR
ROOT: B on A string
SHAPE: A minor