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Accessible Guitar Scales

Guitar Scales for the Blind and Visually Impaired

D-flat Arpeggio Scale

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C-shape scale starting on the fourth fret
A-shape scale starting on the fourth fret
G-shape scale starting on the sixth fret
E-shape scale starting on the ninth fret
D-shape scale starting on the eleventh fret

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C-shape Scale

  • start by assigning your fingers to the first, second, third and fourth frets
  • on the fifth string play a D flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger
  • on the fourth string play an F on the third fret using your third finger
  • on the third string play an A flat on the first fret using your first finger
  • on the second string play a D flat on the second fret using your second finger
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A-shape Scale

  • start by assigning your fingers to the third, fourth, fifth and sixth frets
  • on the fifth string play a D flat on the fourth fret using your second finger
  • on the fourth string play an F on the third fret using your first finger and an A flat on the sixth fret using your fourth finger
  • on the third string play a D flat on the sixth fret using your fourth finger
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G-shape Scale

  • start by assigning your fingers to the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth frets
  • on the third string play a D flat on the sixth fret using your first finger
  • on the second string play an F on the sixth fret using your first finger and an A flat on the ninth fret using your fourth finger
  • on the first string play a D flat on the ninth fret using your fourth finger
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E-shape Scale

  • start by assigning your fingers to the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh frets
  • on the sixth string play a D flat on the ninth fret using your second finger
  • on the fifth string play an F on the eighth fret using your first finger and an A flat on the eleventh fret using your fourth finger
  • on the fourth string play a D flat on the eleventh fret using your fourth finger
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D-shape Scale

  • start by assigning your fingers to the tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth frets
  • on the fourth string play a D flat on the eleventh fret using your second finger
  • on the third string play an F on the tenth fret using your first finger and an A flat on the thirteenth fret using your fourth finger
  • shift your hand up one fret and on the second string play a D flat on the fourteenth fret using your fourth finger
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