LeLapinFou Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Does the 3-fret shift to play in minor key from the related major key applies for all scales? Or is it just for scale pattern 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yves Cadieux Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Hi! The answer to the first part of your question is YES it works for all scales. A relative minor scale ( relative to its major scale ) is always the 6th note of its major scale. For example, in the C major scale, the 6th note is A so the relative minor scale of C is Aminor. Those 2 scales share the exact same notes. The 6th note of any major scale is always 1 1/2 step from the next note 1 of the scale and on a guitar fretboard 1 1/2 step corresponds to 3 frets. In other words, to play in A minor, you start pattern 6 on the A note because it is the 6th note of its related major scale. To stay in key, you would then play Pattern 7 starting on the B note ( one step away from A ) and then back to pattern 1 starting on the C note ( 1/2 step away from B ). It works for all keys! Hope it helped you! YC🎸 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LeLapinFou Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 Yves, thank you! This is so informative and very well explained. Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Does the 3-fret shift to play in minor key from the related major key applies for all scales? Or is it just for scale pattern 1?
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