Open Position Scales in the Key of A
Another popular key to use in the open position is the key of A. Study the following diagrams.
A Minor Pentatonic
A Blues Scale (open position)
Practice the following examples which ascend and descend the A minor pentatonic scale and A Blues scale until you are familiar with them.
The following examples are played within the key of A.
The next example uses the previous lick throughout a 12 Bar Blues progression in A.
Now apply the previous combination of shuffle and lead to a 12 Bar Blues progression. A variety of licks are used in this example.
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- The Rudiments of Music
3- Acoustic Slide Guitar
4- Alternating Thumb Style
5- Blues Progressions
6- Fingerpicking the Blues
7- Blues Rhythms
8- Advanced Lead Guitar Techniques
9- Blues Lead Guitar Techniques
10- The Shuffle Rhythm
11- Open Position Scales in the Key of A
12- Basic Blues Lead Guitar
13- Electronic Tuner
14- Natural Notes
15- Constant Bass Line
16- The Shuffle Rhythm (closed position)
17- Triplet Rhythms
18- Twelve Bar Blues Progression
19- The Swing Rhythm
20- Time Signatures
21- Chord Diagrams Used in This Book
22- Constant Bass Line in the Key of E
23- Scale Diagrams Used in This Book
24- Scales
25- Tablature
26- The Chromatic Scale
27- Tablature Symbols
28- The Major Scale
29- Rhythm Symbols
30- The Minor Scale
31- The Minor Pentatonic Scale
32- The Blues Scale
33- Keys and Key Signatures
34- Relative Keys