Hexatonic Minor Scale Guitar Patterns- Fretboard Chart, Key of A
by Jay SkylerGuitar Lesson Summary & Chart Explanation
A Hexatonic Minor Scale on Guitar
For a more complete discussion of this scale see:
Hexatonic Scales- Guitar Theory GuideHexatonic Minor Scale
- Quality / Family:
- Minor
- Also Classified As:
- Hexatonic
- Notes (with a root of A):
A B C D E G - Scale Degrees:
1 2 3 4 57 - Alternative Names:
- No Common Alternative Names
- Important Modes:
- None
- IMPORTANT!
- This is not a mode of Hexatonic Major!
This six note scale minor scale can be thought of as Natural Minor with no 6th scale degree, or as Pentatonic Minor plus a natural second scale degree.
It is not the only six note minor scale, The Blues Scale is also minor and has six notes. You could also construct other 6 note scales that were also Minor (remember you must have aThe Hexatonic Minor Scalewe are referring to this version, because it is the most common type without an official name (like Blues). Important! This is not a mode of the Hexatonic Major scale!
Important!
This is not a mode of Hexatonic Major!