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I’ve known about this concept for a long time and have one friend that relies on it for all his improvising. This video shows that the 3 note per string major scale has 3 repeating patterns that follow a few simple rules. The pattern repeats over 7 strings so we only see 6 of the 3 note patterns in any position. You can create the major scale or any mode by applying the simple rules. I have seen exercises that target the most difficult shifts in these patterns to work on picking speed and synchronization.
In addition, I find it interesting because the patterns also reveal intervals. ie for the major scale pattern, Y has to be 7, root, 2 followed by 3,4 5. The intervals represented by shape Y would change with each mode, however.
The pentatonics have a repeating pattern, also, that occurs over 5 strings and, again, placement within the pattern reveals clues about the interval. The CAGED major scale and major mode patterns also have a 5 sting repeating shape.
Check it out.
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