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    by Dirk Hagemann
    http://www.blueslessons.net

    Click here to read part 1

    Well, the probably most used Scale in improvising is the Pentatonic
    Scale. The Pentatonic Scale consists only of 5 Tones and it exists
    in a major and minor type…

    2nd Pattern

    Like the first pattern we stay in the keytone A. And the second
    pattern on the fingerboard looks like this:

    Fret  7   8   9  10
    e   |---|-x-|---|-x-|
    B   |---|-x-|---|-x-|
    G   |-x-|---|-x-|---|
    D   |-x-|---|---|-x-|
    A   |-x-|---|---|-x-|
    E   |---|-x-|---|-x-|
    

    Practise: Play the second pattern from the the high E-string to the
    low E-string and back

    e |---------------------------8-10-|-10-8-------------------------|
    H |---------------------8-10-------|------10-8--------------------|
    G |-----------------7-9------------|-----------9-7----------------|
    D |------------7-10----------------|---------------10-7-----------|
    A |-------7-10---------------------|--------------------10-7------|
    E |--8-10--------------------------|-------------------------10-8-|
    

    Now you know the first two patterns. Practise them, until you can play them easily and smoothly!

    Practise: Move the patterns on the fingerboard into other keys!

    Now we take a look how the two patterns can be connected on the fingerboard:

    1=Notes from Pattern 1
    2=Notes from Pattern 2
    1/2=common notes from Pattern 1 and 2.

        5   6   7   8   9  10
    e |-1-|---|---|1/2|---|-2-|
    B |-1-|---|---|1/2|---|-2-|
    G |-1-|---|1/2|---|-2-|---|
    D |-1-|---|1/2|---|---|-2-|
    A |-1-|---|1/2|---|---|-2-|
    E |-1-|---|---|1/2|---|-2-|
    

    Practise both patterns alone and in connection on the fingerboard!

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