A Minor Triad Scale — Guitar
A Minor Triad on guitar: notes A, C, E — free scale chart, no sign-up. The root, minor 3rd, and 5th of a minor chord — the foundational sound of sadness and introspection in Western harmony.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (5), fret 5 A (root), fret 8 C (flat 3), fret 12 E (5), fret 17 A (root), fret 20 C (flat 3), fret 24 E (5).
- A string: fret 0 A (root), fret 3 C (flat 3), fret 7 E (5), fret 12 A (root), fret 15 C (flat 3), fret 19 E (5), fret 24 A (root).
- D string: fret 2 E (5), fret 7 A (root), fret 10 C (flat 3), fret 14 E (5), fret 19 A (root), fret 22 C (flat 3).
- G string: fret 2 A (root), fret 5 C (flat 3), fret 9 E (5), fret 14 A (root), fret 17 C (flat 3), fret 21 E (5).
- B string: fret 1 C (flat 3), fret 5 E (5), fret 10 A (root), fret 13 C (flat 3), fret 17 E (5), fret 22 A (root).
- e string: fret 0 E (5), fret 5 A (root), fret 8 C (flat 3), fret 12 E (5), fret 17 A (root), fret 20 C (flat 3), fret 24 E (5).
Notes in the A minor triad scale
The A minor triad scale contains 3 notes: A, C, E. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · 5.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | A |
| b3 | C |
| 5 | E |
A minor triad on guitar
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.