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    How to play the Aeolian or natural minor scale in A: Secrets of the Guitar
    How to play the Aeolian or natural minor scale in A: Secrets of the Guitar
    How to play the Aeolian or natural minor scale in A: Secrets of the Guitar
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    How to play the Aeolian or natural minor scale in A: Secrets of the Guitar

    By Herman Brock, Jr

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    Learn how to play the Aeolian or natural minor scale in A.
    Learn all the scale patterns on different positions on the guitar neck, and how to switch positions fast.
    - Natural minor scale in A explained
    - Different positions on the neck
    - Guitar neck explained
    - I - IV - V explained
    - Practice exercises

    Available in this series:
    How to read guitar tabs and tablature
    How to play the blues scale in E minor
    How to play the E pentatonic minor scale

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHerman Brock, Jr
    Release dateApr 13, 2012
    ISBN9781476326290
    How to play the Aeolian or natural minor scale in A: Secrets of the Guitar
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    Herman Brock, Jr

    Herman Brock Jr. was born September 18th 1970 in Winterswijk, the Netherlands, son of a musician and guitar teacher. Herman has enjoyed a twenty-plus-year career as professional musician, international recording artist and guitar teacher himself, specialized in a diversity of modern guitar styles; Blues, Country, Folk, Funk, Metal, Punk, Rock and Rock & Roll.

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      How to play the Aeolian or natural minor scale in A - Herman Brock, Jr

      How to play

      The Natural Minor

      or Aeolian Scale in A

      By Herman Brock Jr.

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      Copyright © 2012 Herman Brock Jr.

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