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Guitar Fingering Chart- A Spanish Minor Scale, 5th Fret Diagram
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Guitar Fingering Chart- A Spanish Minor Scale, 5th Fret Diagram

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CAGED system fingering diagrams for the A Spanish Minor Scale by Jay Skyler, Guitar Lessons San Francisco. Ascending and descending fingerings shown at the 5th fret on the guitar neck.

This guitar fingering chart consists of 2 diagrams. It shows both the ascending and descending fingerings for the Spanish Minor Scale at the guitars 5th fret.

  • It is in the Minor family of chord and scale qualities. It is the fifth mode of Natural Minor, 3rd Mode of Major. Also called the Phrygian Mode or Phrygian Scale.

Guitar Fingering Notes: The fingerings are identical ascending and descending! Do yourself a favor practice slow with accurate timing and get it right the first time! More about the Spanish Minor Scale on guitar:

 

The 7 Diatonic Modes:

(aka Major Scale or Church Modes)

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