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A minor
Pentatonic scale, starting on the C note.
By now you should be familiar with the A
minor pentatonic scale in the root note fret position,
tablature,
exercises and
triplets. I
would now like to expand a little more on the A minor pentatonic
scale at a different position. What I mean by position is, another
position of the guitar to play the A minor pentatonic scale. The
root note fret for the A minor pentatonic scale starts on the
5th fret. But, the same scale can be played starting at other frets
and different positions.
The root note fret for A minor starts at
the 5th fret. The notes for the A minor pentatonic scale root note
fret are (A, C, D, E, G)
Look at the scale below and notice that
the scale now starts at the 8th fret or C note. This is the same A
minor pentatonic scale, but starting at a different fret and has a
different fingering pattern. All of these scales should be learned
to play lead guitar. Remember I stated that the root note fret is
the easiest to play. This is true because the 1 finger never has to
leave the 5th fret. In the next position you have a different
fingering pattern to learn. All of the patterns of the Am pentatonic
scale have the same notes. A, C, D, E and G. All of the different
patterns should be used when playing lead guitar or practicing
scales.
Tablature below.
------------------------------------------8-10-
---------------------------------8-10----------
-------------------------7--9------------------
-----------------7-10--------------------------
---------7-10----------------------------------
-8-10------------------------------------------
Listen to this
position C to C
Now Watch the scale
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The new fingering for this position will
be 2-4, 1-4, 1-4, 1-3, 1-3, 1-3. This will be starting at the C note
8th fret Low E string, look above.
Remember to pick down, then up. Work your way down the scale and
then back up. So the above illustration shows the A minor pentatonic
scale with the notes and the lower illustration shows the A minor
pentatonic scale with the fingers in the VIII position. Notice that
the C notes are highlighted in blue and the Root note A in yellow.
This is a popular position to play lead over the C chord.
So we have learned the fingering of the
root note fret above and the VIII position starting on the C note.
Each position has a different fingering, but the same notes.
Remember, all of the A minor pentatonic positions you learn will
have the same notes. A-C-D-E-G.
So far I think you should be a little
familiar with the
guitar
fretboard,
tablature,
exercises,
triplets and up
to now, two positions of the A minor pentatonic scale.
So far you have learned the A minor
pentatonic scale root note fret position and the VIII position. In
the next lesson I would like to expand on the
A minor
pentatonic scale in the 10th position, starting on the D note,
10th fret.
Good Luck,
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