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Lesson 8: Related Scales
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Lesson 8: Related Scales

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Oct 31, 2023
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Lesson 8: Related Scales
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This lesson assumes you know your note names and have relative mastery of your Major and Minor scales.

Today we learn that Major and Minor scales are actually related to one another!

For example, the key of A Minor shares all the same notes as C Major. What changes is the “root note” or where we call home.

Review the diagram below of the A minor and C major scales. Notice there are no sharps or flats in either. Also notice the way that the two scales fit together like a puzzle.

Finally, notice where that transition happens. The 3rd note of your minor scale (C in this case) is the beginning of your major scale.

I want you to practice running your minor scale (A minor) up and back down. Shift those 3 frets up and play the relative major (C major). Do this a few times looking at the diagram and then see if you can do it with no diagram.

Our next step should feel familiar :) Let’s apply this pattern across the fretboard!

Key of E minor and G major (1 sharp - F#)

Key of B Minor and D Major (2 sharps - F#, C#)

Key of F# Minor and A major (3 sharps - F#, C#, G#)

From here I’m going to let you identify the root note and play through the exercise accordingly. Use the diagram of the circle of 5ths below and see if you can identify each key on your guitar.

Machine generated alternative text:
down by fifths 
(up by fourtlvs) 
add then 
remove 
Key Signatures 
jor Keys 
Minor Keys 
Circle of 
Fifths 
Db 
up by fifths 
(down by fourtKs) 
add then 
remove 
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