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A Minor Arpeggios Patterns on Guitar- Position I Chart
by Jay SkylerGuitar Lesson Summary & Chart Explanation
Harmonized Scale of A Natural Minor: Arpeggios I:
A Minor Arpeggios Patterns on Guitar- Position I (5th Fret, i.e. the root of the I chord) Chart
These are diatonic and are shared by all seven diatonic modes. See A Minor Arpeggios Patterns on Guitar- Position V Chart for more information.
Arpeggios Diagrammed in this Chart:
[Key to Symbols]
A Minor Arpeggios Patterns on Guitar-
The A Natural Minor Scale
- Quality / Family:
- Minor
- Also Classified As:
- Diatonic Mode
- Church Mode
- Major Scale Mode
- Heptatonic
- Notes in Key of A Minor:
- A B C D E F G
- Scale Degrees:
- 1 2
3 4 56 7 - Alternative Names:
- A Pure Minor
A Aeolian Mode
A Minor - Is a Mode of:
- All Seven Diatonic Modes
- Important Modes:
- The Major Scale is built on the bIII
- The Dorian Minor is Built on the IV
- The Spanish Minor is built on the V
Scale Based Arpeggios:
These have the same notes as the chords they are derived from; but they are laid out in the numerical or alphabetical sequence of the notes that make them up (e.g. R, 3, 5, 7, or A, C#, E, G# etc.) rather than in the voicings of the various chord grips like the chord based arpeggios.They may start on any scale degree depending on which hand position you are in.
The whole neck can be covered in 5 forms just like the scales.