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A minor pentatonic scale starting at the 3rd and 15th fret G note

Recall that I stated that after every 12 frets all of the notes along the fretboard repeat. The illustration below shows the notes of the Am pentatonic scale starting at the 3rd fret, G note. This position has the same fingering pattern and notes as that of the 15th fret position. It's easy to learn the fretboard notes when you understand that all the notes on every string repeat after 12 frets. That means that the fingering patterns for all scales, chords..... repeat after 12 frets as well.

The fingering pattern for the A minor pentatonic scale that starts on the G note is as follows 1-3, 1-3, 1-4, 1-4, 1-3, 1-3 or you could use fingers 2-4, 2-4, 1-4, 1-4, 2-4 2-4.

Look at the illustration below. The 3rd fret position and the 15th fret position have been highlighted. Notice that each fingering pattern has the same notes and each are 12 frets apart. Recall all notes, scales, chords... repeat after 12 frets.

The image below, illustrates the notes used for the A minor pentatonic scale starting on the G note. Once again, the notes of the A minor pentatonic scale are A C D G and E. Penta means five so the pentatonic scale has 5 notes. We are going to learn the pentatonic scale starting at the 3rd fret, G note, look below. 

The illustration below shows the fingering that you use for this pattern. You start on the 3rd fret, 2 finger, Low E string. Then you move to the 5th fret, 4 finger, Low E string. So far all of the positions have been explained in detail. You should be able to figure out how to work through this position. Remember, it is the same fingering as the 15th fret. All notes and scales repeat after 12 frets.

The tablature has been included below.

Fingering pattern below.

1. Index finger
2. Middle finger
3. Ring finger
4. Pinky

The illustration below shows the fingering pattern starting starting at the 15th Fret. Notice that this is the same pattern as the one starting on the 3rd fret. It has the same notes and fingering pattern.

The image above show the notes that make up this fingering pattern. G-A, C-D, E-G, A-C, D-E, G-A.

The illustration below shows this fingering pattern using an alternative fingering pattern that starts with the 1 finger.
1-3, 1-3, 1-4, 1-4, 1-3, 1-3.

The tablature for the 15th fret position has been included below.

Play this fingering pattern a couple hundred times or until you can play it non stop, without looking.

Listen G to G

Assignment: 

1. Use these blank fret-board illustrations to fill in the notes of the G position of the a minor pentatonic scale at the 3rd fret position. 
2. Fill in one illustration of the fingers used for the G position.
3. Fill in one illustration of the notes used for the G position.
4. Remember, the same fingering pattern repeats at the 15th fret. 

The next position for the A minor pentatonic scale is the 17th fret. That is the same fingering as the root note fret 5th fret position. We should go take a look at this position. We will also call this the root note fret, but it's 12 frets higher. A minor pentatonic at the 17th fret A note.

Good Luck,

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