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I have been working on my scales and triads as a matter of practice at least twice a week for a while now, and this new way of looking at it has really helped my over all sense of awareness, and use of melodies within a key. It took what I already know about the major scale and just glued it all together in a simplified way that leaves me with a very symmetrical pattern all over the fretboard!
Here is the new pattern, with no visible six included on purpose. It’s very easy to get to.
If your not as familiar with the basic major scale patterns as they flow from string numbers, then you will have some work to do yet. But I have been working on this for a while so that my fingers can just do the dance as Brian calls it. So here are the basic patterns that I have always worked on. The green notes are the 3rd and 5th so you can clearly see the triad of resolving notes. The gray notes are the tension builders, but it really depends on the chords in the progression.
From the 5th string the pinky version spans four strings and so gets shifted in a favorable way.
From the 4th string, we get this pattern
This is the video that turned me on to this other simplified way to look at the major scale from any root note on just two strings. The advantage is the pattern is symmetrical and creates just a few notes to solo with per string pair, which leads to better phrasing. This really works quite well. It also covers the minor scale as well, which is equally just as easy (just start with index on root).
Root note patterns >>> CAGED shapes >>> TRIAD'S. Just put in the work and watch your guitar skills soar.
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I love patterns. This is very helpful. I’ve been trying to put together some more triad work over the Quist track you helped me with. It’s going to take me a while but this is another bit of helpful info to put in my practice routine. Thanks Mike.
Joe
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
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It’s helping me too. I think the idea of limiting focus on two strings like that can spark creativity and get the fingers more in tune with the backing track.
I know for a fact that limiting yourself to one single string absolutely forces you to think more melodically, but two strings is just the right balance.
Root note patterns >>> CAGED shapes >>> TRIAD'S. Just put in the work and watch your guitar skills soar.
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