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[ Guitar Scale Animations ] [ A minor pentatonic ]
[ A minor grouping ]
The next illustration will be that of the A minor
pentatonic scale scanning 5 different positions. Now you will be really moving
around the fretboard. In this exercise you will be playing from left to right. Everything starts on the G note or the 3rd fret
Low E string. This
exercise is to help you play in different positions and combine some
of the positions we have covered. This exercise starts on the G note.
Look at the illustrations below.
The first illustration shows the exercise with the notes. The second
illustration shows the fingers that play it. 1-3, 1-3 slide
down two
frets. As soon as you hit the second 3 you slide and never pick the note
that you slid to. Then 1-3, 1-3 slide again. Finish off the scale with 1-3, 1-3, 3.
You will be ending on
the high E 12th fret. You need to practice this over and over again
until you have it completely memorized.
Now Listen to this run
Look above and find the G note on the Low E
string 3rd fret. Play that note with your 1 finger. Now find the
A note on the Low E string 5th fret. Play
that note with your 3 finger.
The next note will be on the
A string
3rd fret. Play that C note with your 1 finger. The next note is again on
the A string, but this time as soon as you
pick it slide your 3 finger down to the 7th fret same A
string. This is how
leads are really played. You play both of those notes by only
picking the string one time.
Tablature below.
---------------------------------------------8-10sl--12---
--------------------------------------8--10---------------
---------------------------5--7sl--9----------------------
--------------------5--7----------------------------------
--------3--5sl--7-----------------------------------------
-3--5-----------------------------------------------------
By playing this exercise over and over again, you will begin to come up with
your own ideas. Pieces of the puzzle will start to come together.
Our CD ROM a Visual Learning Experience has tons of
scales with audio, video and tablature included.
Good Luck,
From the Jam Room
