Natural Minor guitar scale
See the Natural Minor scale on a guitar fretboard, learn its notes and degrees, and practice it in any key.
What it is
The standard sad or serious sounding scale: dark, emotional and stable. It has the same notes as the major scale that starts three half steps above it.
How to use it
Play it over minor chords and minor 7 chords in a minor key (i, iv, v, ♭VI, ♭VII). It is the home scale of much rock, pop and metal in a minor key. Over a minor 7 chord the ♭6 is the avoid note: pass through it.