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Aeolian on guitar (A)

Aeolian in A: A – B – C – D – E – F – G. On the guitar, six strings open the scale into wide shapes — there is room to choose the region of the neck that sings best. The box shown runs from fret 1 to 4 — it is the CAGED A form; the lowest tonic sits on the 5th string, open, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Practice it tonic to tonic — hearing degree 1 at both ends anchors the scale's sound.

Scale diagramHorizontal fretboard with 6 strings, frets 0–4.12345b6b712b345b6b7122b345b6b7
Frets 1–4 · CAGED A

Read the dots by degree: 1 is the tonic (highlighted); the rest follow the scale's formula.

This is one shape of Aeolian on guitar — this neck alone holds 4 more mapped positions. In Chord & Fret, you hear the scale in the instrument's own voice, synthesized string by string; switch the dot labels between degrees, note names and fingers; and choose to start from the tonic or play the full box. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. See it in Chord & Fret →

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