Minor Scales, like major scales include eight notes and can be played in any key.  The notes in a minor scale elicit a sad sound.  There are two variations of the minor scale called: Harmonic minor scale, and Melodic minor scale.  For the Harmonic:  raise the seventh note of the scale by one half step.  For the Melodic: raise the sixth and seventh notes by a half step on the way up the scale, and return them to natural on the way down the scale.

Red= Held note Blue= Start of new octave 1-4 = fret The scale should be read left to right, and bottom to top This is the basic outline of the scale.  The fingering can be transposed up the neck on any set of frets.