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Minor blues on guitar (A)

Minor blues in A: A – C – D – Eb – E – 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; 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.

Climb it slowly and name each degree out loud before speeding up.

Scale diagramHorizontal fretboard with 6 strings, frets 0–4.12345b71b34b55b71b34b55b7
Frets 1–4

In the diagram, each dot carries its scale degree — 1 is the tonic, highlighted.

One box of minor blues on guitar is the start: the other 4 positions of this neck follow in the app. In Chord & Fret, you drill it in Exercise mode — in thirds, pairs or sequences, with the BPM climbing every repetition; 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 →

See the full explanation of the minor blues scale →