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1"+*

"omit
Hereis the entireneckfor E naturalminor.The
B, string3" referenceon lowerpattern1 tellsyou that
one note which is unavoidablyincluded in the
bracketedareashouldbe skipped.The higherpattern
1 beginsat the eleventhfret, and so, does not need
this indication.
The naturalminorscaleis the counterpart to the major sgdtsfsf,p#sss*', .*+sFE{+4i46$$s{\Sd4sdft+4$$flpExw*ffiex$at$*xffiw#s$@s*sw\
scale-often consideredits polar"opposite." Thisdark, o Pausethe scalefromtimeto time anclplaytne
sad-sounding scaleis at homein metal,rock,pop,and Em anchorchords.Thisway,yourear will be
folk styles.lt is a seven-tone(diatonic)scale with a sure to hear E as the root.
minor3rd,minor6th,and minor7th.The notes,tones,
and intervallic structureare shownbelow,basedon E. E naturalminor
Patt.1(omitB, str.3) Patt.3 Patt.5 Patt.2 Patt.4

F*
A

o
U

= ; 5 t r G 1 5 7 9 1 2 l5 17 19 2r
r l
Patt.2 Patt. 4 Patt. 1 Patt.3
I n t e r vWa Hl sW : W H W W

E natural minor, patterns 1 - 5

The naturalminorscale has five ditferent"positional" l5 19 2l

patternson the neck.Thesecontainand correspond to

the minor pentatonicboxes (page 10). This makes
learningthe natural minor scale somewhateasier Other tonalitles
becauseyou are just addingon to patternspreviously Beloware full neckpatternsfor A minorand C minor'
learned.Below,the pentatonicboxes are shown in "anchot''chords.Playthe
along with the appropriate
solid dots with added tones 2 and b6 shown in grey chordsand patternsfor each tonality.
dots.Takentogether,theyformthe full diatonicnatural
minorscale.
' A naturalmlnor
Patt.4 Patt. 1 Patt. 3 Patl. 5 Patt.2
t--____----r
Patt. 1
A

3 5 7 9 l5 r7 19 2l

Patt.5 Patt.2 Patt.4 Patt. 1

Patt.2

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Patt.3 C naturalminor
Patt.3 Patt.5 Patt.2 Patt.4
r-____---l
A A
a

A
3 5 7 9 12 15 17 19 2l
Patt.4
Patt.4 Patt l Patt.3 Patt.5

A
I) t7 ll

Patt.5

t2

Fingering:Pattern1 is in open (first)position.Pattern For otherkeys,simplyslidethe nearestpatternup or

downthe neck,placingthe circledrootlocationsat the
2 is in second position. Pattern 3 is in fifth position
appropriatefret.(See page 63 for note nameson the
(fourthfor strings3 and 4). Pattern4 is in seventh
position.Pattern5 is in ninthposition(tenthfor strings neck,if necessary.)
1 and 2).
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