Aeolian Mode – The First Position of the Natural Minor Scale

ByDanny Cruz

Aeolian Mode – The First Position of the Natural Minor Scale

The natural minor scale first position is also the Aeolian mode. This is where you start, on the first degree of the minor scale. As far as the relationship with the major scale, it’s the 6th position, because of course, the 6th degree of any major key happens to be the relative minor.

Since my major scale examples have been in the key of G major, the relative minor is E minor. You would start this shape using the E as the root, to play the E natural minor scale, or Aeolian mode.

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