Accessible Guitar Scales

Guitar Scales for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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

E Shape

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

D Shape

start by assigning your fingers to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth frets
on the fifth string play a G flat on the ninth fret using your third finger and a G on the tenth fret using your fourth finger
on the fourth string play a B flat on the eighth fret using your second finger and a B on the ninth fret using your third finger
shift your hand down one fret and on the third string play a D flat on the sixth fret using your first finger, a D on the seventh fret using your second finger and an E on the ninth fret using your fourth finger
on the second string play an F on the sixth fret using your first finger and a G flat on the seventh fret using your second finger

C Shape

start by assigning your fingers to the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh frets
on the fifth string play a G flat on the ninth fret using your second finger and a G on the tenth fret using your third finger
on the fourth string play a B flat on the eighth fret using your first finger, then shift your hand up one fret to play a B on the ninth fret using your first finger, a D flat on the eleventh fret using your third finger and a D on the twelfth fret using your fourth finger
on the third string play an E on the ninth fret using your first finger, an F on the tenth fret using your second finger and a G flat on the eleventh fret using your third finger

A Shape

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

G Shape