Minor Scale - Shape 2
This minor scale pattern does not start on the root note, this is an important point. As you can see below by where the dark notes are placed. Placing your 1st finger on the 5th fret and then playing this scale does not make that an A minor scale (it would be a B minor scale because that is where the root note is placed).
The reason for this is because we are looking at this scale as a soloing scale, 3 notes per string. This makes it a quick repetitive scale and a good place to start if you want to play fast on the guitar.
Below is an "A Minor Scale" written in TAB
|-----------------------------------------------5--7--8--|
|--------------------------------------5--6--8-----------|
|-----------------------------4--5--7--------------------|
|--------------------3--5--7-----------------------------|
|-----------3--5--7--------------------------------------|
|--3--5--7-----------------------------------------------|
The MIDI below is the sound of an "A Minor Scale" starting from the 5th fret.
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