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I E naturatminor,threenotesper string iEr:!'
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For faster scale runs, three-note-per-string scale
6.n#io naIiries,ti iffffi'ffiffftri;t'
patternsfor A and
Beloware the three-note-per-string
patternsare useful.There are sevendifferentthree- C naturalminor.In eachcase, pattern1 beginson the
note-per-stringpatterns-one beginningon eachtone
root on the sixth string, and the sequenceof the
of the scale.(Pattern1 is shownat the octaveposition, patternsremainsthe same.
below, as well.) These are excellentpatterns for
sequencing practice,and are veryeffectivefor building A naturalminor
up yourspeedand pickingtechnique.
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beginningwith a downstroke. For example,when ,; l5

playingany of thesepatterns, string6 will

alwaysbe'down-up-down' followedby'up-down-
up'onstring5.F|epeatthisapproachonstrings l5 t7

4 and 3, then againon strings2 and 1.

Patt.3

E naturalminor l5 t7

Patt.4
,att. I
l5 t7

t5 t7
Patt.5

tatt. 2 l5 t7

A
l5 t7

l5 t7
tatt.3

Patt.7
15 t'l

l5 t7

A
,att. 4
C naturalminor
15 l7
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A
ratt.5
l5

l5 t7

A
tatt. 6 15 t7

l5 t7

Y
l5 t7
tatt.7
A

l5 t7

tatt. 1
A

octave)
l5 t7
l5 t7

Fingering:Whenthe notesspanfivefretson a string,

l5 t7
use fingering 1-24 (or 1-3-4). Also, allow your
positionto change fluidlyas neededthrougheach
Patt.7
pattern.Forexample,pattern3 beginsin thirdposition
(strings5 and 6), changesto fourthposition(strings3 5 7 9 1 2

and 4), and changesagainto fifth position(strings1

and 2). For other keys,simplyslide the patternsup or down
the neck.(Seepage63 for notenameson the neck.)
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