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5 A Diatonic Minor Scale (Open Position)

This lesson covers the “A” Diatonic Minor Scale, in the open position. Because the root note of this scale is on the 5th string, this is a root 5 scale.

4 Combining Relative Major & Minor Root 6 Diatonic Scales

This lesson is about combining different types of diatonic scales, so that you can really dig in and use your whole fretboard in a solo.

Before you take this lesson, make sure you’ve covered these ones first:

• The A Diatonic Minor scale
• The G Diatonic Major scale
• I IV V: Relative Major and Minor
• Relative Major and Minor: Chords and Scales

1 A Minor: The Diatonic Natural Minor Scale (closed)

The A diatonic ‘natural’ minor scale is so-called as all the notes in this scale are unaltered (i.e. natural) meaning no note/interval is raised or lowered. Played in the closed position, this scale is very common starting ground for riffs and melodies.

Here is the tab for the scale in this lesson:

3 Using Octaves with the Diatonic Minor Scale

Bringing octaves into your phrasing can really add some extra weight to your solos – it is especially effective in jazz and blues styles, but it is a technique that is found in most guitar genres. Here we will be applying octaves to the diatonic minor scale.