Printable Natural Minor Scale Chart
The natural minor scale (also called Aeolian) is the sound of minor keys in rock, metal, pop and classical music. It adds two notes to the minor pentatonic. Here it is in A, across the neck and in seven patterns.
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What’s inside
- A natural minor across the whole neck
- Seven 3-notes-per-string patterns
- Scale degrees in every dot
How to use it
- Print it and keep it beside you while you practice.
- Learn one position at a time, playing it up and down slowly with a metronome.
- Say the note names or scale degrees out loud as you play.
- When a position is smooth, improvise over a backing track using only those notes.
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Questions
Is natural minor the same as Aeolian?
Yes. Aeolian is the mode name for the natural minor scale.
How is it different from the minor pentatonic?
It adds the 2nd and the ♭6, which gives more melodic options and a darker, more dramatic sound.
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