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 an F on the first fret using your first finger and an A flat on the fourth fret using your fourth finger
play the fifth string open (A), a B flat on the first fret using your first finger, a B on the second fret using your second finger and a C on the third fret using your third finger
on the fourth string play an E flat on the first fret using your first finger and an F on the third fret using your third finger

E Shape

start by assigning your fingers to the third, fourth, fifth and sixth frets
on the fourth string play an F on the third fret using your first finger and an A flat on the sixth fret using your fourth finger
shift your hand down one fret and on the third string play an A on the second fret using your first finger, a B flat on the third fret using your second finger, a B on the fourth fret using your third finger and a C on the fifth 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 second finger and an F on the sixth fret using your fourth finger

D Shape

start by assigning your fingers to the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth frets
on the fifth string play an F on the eighth fret using your fourth finger
shift your hand up one fret and on the fourth string play an A flat on the sixth fret using your first finger, an A on the seventh fret using your second finger, a B flat on the eighth fret using your third finger and a B on the ninth fret using your fourth finger
shift your hand down one fret and on the third string play a C on the fifth fret using your first finger and an E flat on the eighth fret using your fourth finger
on the second string play an F on the sixth 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 an F on the eighth fret using your first finger and an A flat on the eleventh fret using your fourth finger
shift your hand down one fret and on the fourth string play an A on the seventh fret using your first finger, a B flat on the eighth fret using your second finger, a B on the ninth fret using your third finger and a C on the tenth fret using your fourth finger
on the third string play an E flat on the eighth fret using your second finger and an F on the tenth fret using your fourth finger

A Shape

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

G Shape