I suggest you read it once even if you’re familiar with key signatures and scales. In this article we’re going to examine where keys come from as well. We’ll discuss first how to recognize major and minor by reading the notation and then recognizing major and minor by ear. That sounds simple enough but it does take some practice so let’s look at the details. When reading the sheet music, the answer is in the key signature and in how notes and chords are used. When doing it by ear, listen to the major vs. How do you tell if a song or a piece is major or minor? There are two ways to tell whether a song is major or minor: by ear and by sight. I get this question quite often so let’s dive right in. It’s one of the first steps that allow you to really dig into the music and understand how it’s made. There are no fret numbers because this diagram can be seated at any fretboard position.Recognizing between major and minor is an important basic skill for any musician. The gray are other additional diatonic notes.
(The “blue” notes, which are not part of those scales but often used in blues and rock music, are shown in blue.) The red notes are major roots. The diagram below shows the spacing between the notes of the major and natural minor scales. You could then play that scale with any tonic note by shifting it up and down the fretboard. It would be beneficial if you learned the shape of the scales on the guitar. B♭ is by far more common because it’s more practical in standard notation. Note that there are other minor scales besides natural minor.Ī♯ and B♭ are enharmonic notes, keys, and chords, so you would play them the exact same way. If you want to end with B♭, don’t play the last two notes. Assuming you want the natural minor scale, this is one example of how to play it, shown in standard tablature: -6-8-9. There are many ways to play the B♭ minor scale on the guitar.
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