Minor Scale Guitar Lesson for Beginners [How to Solo in Any Key]

This guitar lesson for beginners video will show how to solo in any key with the natural minor scale.
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Minor Scale Guitar Lesson for Beginners
With this minor scale guitar lesson video, we'll take the next step in how to learn to solo and improvise by showing how to play the minor scale box pattern in any key. This guitar lesson will also show how to play the minor scale along with backing rhythm tracks in different keys. Along with box pattern diagrams and guitar tabs, we'll cover it all with a step by step approach.

Minor Scale Basics Foundation
Before reviewing this How to Solo In Any Key Minor Scale Guitar Lesson, a minor scale basics foundation should already be established by knowing how to name letter notes on the guitar by using the chromatic scale and how to play the standard natural minor scale box pattern:

How to Name Every Note Guitar Lesson for Beginners [Chromatic Scale]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPBMwalEdRY
Minor Scale Guitar Lesson for Beginners [How to Solo]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1EkvaTeos0

How to Solo in Any Key Guitar Lesson for Beginners [Minor Scale]
00:00 Lesson Preview
00:21 Playing in Keys
01:19 Minor Scale Foundation
02:01 The Chromatic Scale
04:28 The Natural Minor Scale Box Pattern
07:34 'A' Minor Scale
08:24 Moveable Box Patterns
09:38 Method vs Memorization
10:54 Communicating with Musicians
11:51 Tips for Soloing with Rhythm
14:23 'G' Minor Backing Rhythm
14:52 Practice in Different Keys
16:53 'Db' Minor Backing Rhythm
17:22 Playing on Your Own
18:28 'B' Minor Backing Rhythm
19:21 Lesson Rhythm

Minor Scale Guitar Lesson Plan pdf
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How to Play in Keys on Guitar
Musicians rely on a system of notes and letters to communicate musical ideas, and this system is a must- learn when it comes to learn how to solo with the Minor scale on guitar. For example, if Carlos Santana were to ‘sit-in’ with Eric Clapton for an improvised ‘jam’, phrases such as 'Flamenco in A Minor' will be used instead of finger and fret numbers. This Minor Scale guitar lesson for beginners will show how to play in in the key of 'A' Minor, as well as any other key, using the Natural Minor scale box pattern.

Natural Minor Scale Guitar Tutorial
The Minor (aka Natural Minor) scale can generally be described as having a sad, serious, & Spanish/flamenco-like mood or tone. The Minor Scale can be played in various styles of music ranging from flamenco, to jazz, to rock. This minor scale guitar tutorial will show how to play the Natural Minor scale in any key.

Chromatic Scale Guitar Lesson
Musicians rely on a system or language based on the combination of numbers, letters, and words. The more understood about this system of music theory, the easier it will be to learn music, and the first step is to learn how to identify letter notes on the guitar.

Moveable Minor Scale Box Patterns
The Minor Scale box pattern is movable, meaning the same pattern can be played along any fret position or key on guitar. All that needs to be known is the letter name of the bottom (sixth) string note that begins the minor scale box pattern to determine the key. The minor scale box pattern played along the fifth fret position is in the Key of ‘A’ Minor because the first note played (sixth string/fifth fret) is an ‘A’ note. Shifting the same minor scale box pattern up one fret is the Key of ‘A#' Minor. ‘A#’ & ‘Bb’ are two names or synonyms for the same note or key. If one guitarist says to play in 'B flat Minor’, while another says to play in 'A sharp Minor’, they are both asking for the same scale and key to be played.

Method vs Memorization
Memorizing where all the letter notes on guitar isn’t as important as having a method to find notes along the bottom string to determine the key. Starting with the open sixth string (‘E’), ‘count-up’ the string using the chromatic scale to determine twelve potential keys for any Minor scale box pattern.

Practice in Different Keys
Once the ‘A’ Minor box pattern can be played, the next step will be to play the minor scale box pattern along different fret positions or keys. For example, playing the minor scale box pattern along the first fret position (‘F’) will be a great exercise because the fretting fingers are required to stretch more to reach the frets. Playing the minor scale box pattern along the ninth fret position (‘Db’) is also beneficial because more focus tis required to get clarity from each note played.

Flamenco Guitar Lessons Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOKVJibwUTbpXomxD29LooYH9NpfsGijh

Guitar Scales Lesson Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy0YgszScUI&list=PLOKVJibwUTbrYl16LJ2F7_I9_TvbvzLl8

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