A Minor Hexatonic Cuatro Venezolano Scale

Cuatro Venezolano scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram

A minor hexatonic scale — 4-string guitar fretboard diagramInteractive fretboard diagram showing the A minor hexatonic scale on 4-string guitar with 15 frets. Notes: B, C, D, E, G#, A.BCDEG#ABCDG#ABCDEG#ADEG#ABCDEABCDEG#ABC13579111213

A Minor Hexatonic in Standard — Notes and Intervals

The A Minor Hexatonic scale is a six-note scale that bridges the gap between the minor pentatonic and full modal scales. On Cuatro Venezolano, it contains the notes A, B, C, D, E, G#. It has a soulful, minor character but offers more melodic flexibility, making it a common choice for blues and jazz-rock soloing. Commonly used in Blues, Jazz-Rock, R&B, Soul. Notable players include B.B. King, Albert King, John Mayer. Use over m7 chords and blues changes. More flexible than minor pentatonic but less complex than full Dorian.

Notes: A, B, C, D, E, G#

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5P, 7M

Degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6

Formula: W-H-W-W-4-H

Number of notes: 6

Tuning: Standard (B-F#-D-A)

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