TETRATONICS

As recorded by Derryl Gabel

Transcribed by Derryl Gabel Music by Derryl Gabel
Performance Notes

This idea is taken from an A minor pentatonic although I am not using the full pentatonic scale each time. I suppose this could be called a
tetratonic scale since I'm only using four notes of the pentatonic.

I'm fingering this using the "1-3" concept which refers to 1 note on one string and 3 notes on the adjacent string. By using this fingering we
will gain speed, articulation, and range.

Notice the economy picking used.

Example 1 is built from the root form of the A minor pentatonic.

Example 2 is built from the 1st inversion.
Example 3 is built from the 2nd inversion.
Example 4 is built from the 3rd inversion.
Example 5 is built from the 4th inversion.

Am/maj7 5 fr. Am7 5 fr.

x x x x

Example 1
P = 120
^ ^
Am7 Am/maj7
Gtr I

V V V V V V
I 44 V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V
1

Gtr II

8 12 10 8
T 10 10
5 7 9 9 7 5
A 7 7
B 5
3 5 7 7 5 3
5

Example
Am72
^ ^
Am/maj7

V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
3
I V V V V V V V V V
10 15 12 10
T 13 13
7 9 12 12 9 7
A 10 10
B 8
5 7 10 10 7 5
8

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Example 3

^ ^
Am7 Am/maj7

V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
5
I V V V V V V V V V

12 17 15 12
T 15 15
9 12 14 14 12 9
A 12 12
B 10
7 10 12 12 10 7
10

Example 4

^ ^
Am7 Am/maj7

V V V V
V V V V V V
V V V V V
7
I V V V V V V V V V

15 20 17 15
T 17 17
12 14 17 17 14 12
A 14 14
B 12
10 12 15 15 12 10
12

Example 5

^ ^
Am7 Am/maj7

V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
9
I V V V V V V V V

17 22 20 17
T 20 20
14 17 19 19 17 14
A 17 17
B 15
12 15 17 17 15 12
15

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