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Accessible Guitar Scales

Guitar Scales for the Blind and Visually Impaired

G-flat Half-Whole Diminished Scale

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

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E-shape Scale

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

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

  • 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 an A on the seventh fret using your first finger, a B flat on the eighth fret using your second finger and a C on the tenth fret using your fourth finger
  • shift your hand down one fret and on the third string play a D flat on the sixth fret using your first finger, an E flat on the eighth fret using your third finger and an E on the ninth fret using your fourth finger
  • on the second string play a G flat on the seventh fret using your second finger
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A-shape Scale

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

  • 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, a G on the twelfth fret using your second finger and an A on the fourteenth fret using your fourth finger
  • on the second string play a B flat on the eleventh fret using your first finger, a C on the thirteenth fret using your third finger and a D flat on the fourteenth fret using your fourth finger
  • on the first string play an E flat on the eleventh fret using your first finger, an E on the twelfth fret using your second finger and a G flat on the fourteenth fret using your fourth finger
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