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Natural minor on guitar (A)

Natural minor 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.

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

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

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

This is one shape of natural minor on guitar — this neck alone holds 4 more mapped positions. In Chord & Fret, you press play and watch each note light up on the diagram the instant it sounds; flip between position boxes and three-notes-per-string, with CAGED forms named; and run it up, down or in a full round trip. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. Open in Chord & Fret →

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