Accessible Guitar Scales

Guitar Scales for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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

C Shape

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

A Shape

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

G Shape

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

E Shape

start by assigning your fingers to the tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth frets
on the fourth string play a C sharp on the eleventh fret using your second finger and a D on the twelfth fret using your third finger
on the third string play an F on the tenth fret using your first finger, an F sharp on the eleventh fret using your second finger and a G on the twelfth fret using your third finger
shift your hand up one fret and on the second string play an A sharp on the eleventh fret using your first finger, a B on the twelfth fret using your second finger and a C sharp on the fourteenth fret using your fourth finger

D Shape