This jam track is in the key of A minor with a funk style groove, 12 Bars over a i-iv-v chord progression.
- Chords: Am, Dm, Em
- Tempo: 110 BPM
- Time: 4/4 Straight Groove
The jam tracks works well over a Am pentatonic or blues scale but the diagrams shown will all be based on the A Natural Minor Scale and Chord Tones
A Minor Scale Formula and Notes:
- 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
- A B C D E F G
Fretboard diagrams used in this video
A Natural Minor Scale Position 1 showing scale degrees
![a-natural-minor-pos-1 A Minor scale Position 1 with scale degrees](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-natural-minor-pos-1.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 1 with Am chord tones in orange
![a-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-am A Minor scale Position 1 with Am chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 1 with Dm chord tones in orange
![d-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-am A Minor scale Position 1 with Dm chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/d-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 1 with Em chord tones in orange
![e-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-am A Minor scale Position 1 with Em chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 2 showing scale degrees
![a-natural-minor-pos-2 A Minor scale Position 2 with scale degrees](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-natural-minor-pos-2.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 2 with Am chord tones in orange
![a-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-am A Minor scale Position 2 with Am chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 2 with Dm chord tones in orange
![d-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-am A Minor scale Position 2 with Dm chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/d-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 2 with Em chord tones in orange
![e-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-am A Minor scale Position 2 with Em chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 3 showing scale degrees
![a-natural-minor-pos-3 A Minor scale Position 3 with scale degrees](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-natural-minor-pos-3.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 3 with Am chord tones in orange
![a-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-am A Minor scale Position 3 with Am chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 3 with Dm chord tones in orange
![d-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-am A Minor scale Position 3 with Dm chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/d-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 3 with Em chord tones in orange
![e-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-am A Minor scale Position 3 with Em chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 4 showing scale degrees
![a-natural-minor-pos-4 A Minor scale Position 4 with scale degrees](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-natural-minor-pos-4.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 4 with Am chord tones in orange
![a-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-am A Minor scale Position 4 with Am chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 4 with Dm chord tones in orange
![d-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-am A Minor scale Position 4 with Dm chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/d-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 4 with Em chord tones in orange
![e-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-am A Minor scale Position 4 with Em chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 5 showing scale degrees
![a-natural-minor-pos-5 A Minor scale Position 5 with scale degrees](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-natural-minor-pos-5.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 5 with Am chord tones in orange
![a-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-am A Minor scale Position 5 with Am chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 5 with Dm chord tones in orange
![d-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-am A Minor scale Position 5 with Dm chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/d-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-am.png)
A Natural Minor Scale Position 5 with Em chord tones in orange
![e-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-am A Minor scale Position 5 with Em chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-am.png)