Accessible Guitar Scales

Guitar Scales for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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start by assigning your fingers to the first, second, third and fourth frets
on the sixth string play a G flat on the second fret using your second finger and an A flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger
on the fifth string play a B flat on the first fret using your first finger and a D flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger
on the fourth string play an E flat on the first fret using your first finger and a G flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger

E Shape

start by assigning your fingers to the third, fourth, fifth and sixth frets
on the fourth string play a G flat on the fourth fret using your second finger and an A flat on the sixth fret using your fourth finger
on the third string play a B flat on the third fret using your first finger and a D flat on the sixth fret using your fourth finger
shift your hand up one fret and on the second string play an E flat on the fourth fret using your first finger and a G flat on the seventh fret using your fourth finger

D Shape

start by assigning your fingers to the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth frets
on the fifth string play a G flat on the ninth fret using your fourth finger
on the fourth string play an A flat on the sixth fret using your first finger and a B flat on the eighth fret using your third finger
on the third string play a D flat on the sixth fret using your first finger and an E flat on the eighth fret using your third finger
on the second string play a G flat on the seventh fret using your second finger

C Shape

start by assigning your fingers to the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh frets
on the fifth string play a G flat on the ninth fret using your second finger and an A flat on the eleventh fret using your fourth finger
on the fourth string play a B flat on the eighth fret using your first finger and a D flat on the eleventh fret using your fourth finger
on the third string play an E flat on the eighth fret using your first finger and a G flat on the eleventh fret using your fourth finger

A Shape

start by assigning your fingers to the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth frets
on the third string play a G flat on the eleventh fret using your first finger and an A flat on the thirteenth fret using your third finger
on the second string play a B flat on the eleventh fret using your first finger and a D flat on the fourteenth fret using your fourth finger
on the first string play an E flat on the eleventh fret using your first finger and a G flat on the fourteenth fret using your fourth finger

G Shape