Guitar range

A 12 fret guitar can play from E2 to E5 in scientific pitch notation. A piano can play from A0 to C8. The lowest note E2 can be played by playing the 6th string open. The highest note E5 can be played by fretting the 1st string, 12th fret. Music for the guitar is written one octave higher on the staff than the note sounds. If a note is written for guitar where E2 is shown, this would be an E3 on the piano. If a note is written where E5 is shown, this would be an E6 on the piano. The guitar notes are written just on a treble staff rather than bass and treble to make it easier to read.

E minor blues guitar scale

To play the E minor blues scale:
E, G, A, A#, B, D, E

6th string, open
6th string, 3rd fret
5th string, open
5th string, 1st fret
5th string, 2nd fret
4th string, open
4th string, 2nd fret

B minor guitar chord

B minor chord: The fifth and sixth strings are not played.

4th string, 4th fret, 3rd finger
3rd string, 4th fret, 4th finger
2nd string, 3rd fret, 2nd finger
1st string, 2nd fret, 1st finger

E flat minor blues guitar scale

To play the E flat minor blues scale:
Eb, Gb, Ab, A, Bb, Db, Eb

4th string, 1st fret
4th string, 4th fret
3rd string, 1st fret
3rd string, 2nd fret
3rd string, 3rd fret
2nd string, 2nd fret
2nd string, 4th fret

This scale is enharmonically equivalent to D sharp minor blues.

D sharp minor blues guitar scale

To play the D sharp minor blues scale:
D#, F#, G#, A, A#, C#, D#

4th string, 1st fret
4th string, 4th fret
3rd string, 1st fret
3rd string, 2nd fret
3rd string, 3rd fret
2nd string, 2nd fret
2nd string, 4th fret

This scale is enharmonically equivalent to E flat minor blues.

B major guitar chord

B major chord: The fifth and sixth strings are not played.

4th string, 4th fret, 2nd finger
3rd string, 4th fret, 3rd finger
2nd string, 4th fret, 4th finger
1st string, 2nd fret, 1st finger

D minor blues guitar scale

To play the D minor blues scale:
D, F, G, G#, A, C, D

4th string, open
4th string, 3rd fret
3rd string, open
3rd string, 1st fret
3rd string, 2nd fret
2nd string, 1st fret
2nd string, 3rd fret

C sharp minor blues guitar scale

To play the C sharp minor blues scale:
C#, E, F#, G, G#, B, C#

5th string, 4th fret
4th string, 2nd fret
4th string, 4th fret
3rd string, open
3rd string, 4th fret
2nd string, open
2nd string, 2nd fret

C minor blues guitar scale

To play the C minor blues scale:
C, Eb, F, F#, G, Bb, C

5th string, 3rd fret
4th string, 1st fret
4th string, 3rd fret
4th string, 4th fret
3rd string, open
3rd string, 3rd fret
2nd string, 1st fret

G sharp harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the G sharp harmonic minor scale:
G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, Fx, G#

6th string, 4th fret
5th string, 1st fret
5th string, 2nd fret
5th string, 4th fret
4th string, 1st fret
4th string, 2nd fret
3rd string, open
3rd string, 1st fret

This scale is enharmonically equivalent to A flat harmonic minor.

G harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the G harmonic minor scale:
G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F#, G

6th string, 3rd fret
5th string, open
5th string, 1st fret
5th string, 3rd fret
4th string, open
4th string, 1st fret
4th string, 4th fret
3rd string, open

F sharp harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the F sharp harmonic minor scale:
F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E#, F#

6th string, 2nd fret
6th string, 4th fret
5th string, open
5th string, 2nd fret
5th string, 4th fret
4th string, open
4th string, 3rd fret
4th string, 4th fret

F harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the F harmonic minor scale:
F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, E, F

6th string, 1st fret
6th string, 3rd fret
6th string, 4th fret
5th string, 1st fret
5th string, 3rd fret
5th string, 4th fret
4th string, 2nd fret
4th string, 3rd fret

E harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the E harmonic minor scale:
E, F#, G, A, B, C, D#, E

6th string, open
6th string, 2nd fret
6th string, 3rd fret
5th string, open
5th string, 2nd fret
5th string, 3rd fret
4th string, 1st fret
4th string, 2nd fret

E flat harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the E flat harmonic minor scale:
Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, D, Eb

4th string, 1st fret
4th string, 3rd fret
4th string, 4th fret
3rd string, 1st fret
3rd string, 3rd fret
2nd string, open
2nd string, 3rd fret
2nd string, 4th fret

This scale is enharmonically equivalent to D sharp harmonic minor.

D sharp harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the D sharp harmonic minor scale:
D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B, Cx, D#

4th string, 1st fret
4th string, 3rd fret
4th string, 4th fret
3rd string, 1st fret
3rd string, 3rd fret
2nd string, open
2nd string, 3rd fret
2nd string, 4th fret

This scale is enharmonically equivalent to E flat harmonic minor.

D harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the D harmonic minor scale:
D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C#, D

4th string, open
4th string, 2nd fret
4th string, 3rd fret
3rd string, open
3rd string, 2nd fret
3rd string, 3rd fret
2nd string, 2nd fret
2nd string, 3rd fret

C sharp harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the C sharp harmonic minor scale:
C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B#, C#

5th string, 4th fret
4th string, 1st fret
4th string, 2nd fret
4th string, 4th fret
3rd string, 1st fret
3rd string, 2nd fret
2nd string, 1st fret
2nd string, 2nd fret

C harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the C harmonic minor scale:
C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C

5th string, 3rd fret
4th string, open
4th string, 1st fret
4th string, 3rd fret
3rd string, open
3rd string, 1st fret
2nd string, open
2nd string, 1st fret

B harmonic minor guitar scale

To play the B harmonic minor scale:
B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#, B

5th string, 2nd fret
5th string, 4th fret
4th string, open
4th string, 2nd fret
4th string, 4th fret
3rd string, open
3rd string, 3rd fret
2nd string, open