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Accessible Guitar Scales

Guitar Scales for the Blind and Visually Impaired

F Oriental Scale

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E-shape scale starting on the first fret
D-shape scale starting on the third fret
C-shape scale starting on the eighth fret
A-shape scale starting on the eighth fret
G-shape scale starting on the tenth fret

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E-shape Scale

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

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

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

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

  • start by assigning your fingers to the tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth frets
  • on the third string play an F on the tenth fret using your first finger and a G flat on the eleventh fret using your second finger
  • on the second string play an A on the tenth fret using your first finger, a B flat on the eleventh fret using your second finger and a B on the twelfth fret using your third finger
  • on the first string play a D on the tenth fret using your first finger, an E flat on the eleventh fret using your second finger and an F on the thirteenth fret using your fourth finger
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