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Shift Hand Positions to Climb the Fretboard (Target the Root Note) – Guitar Lesson – ML150

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play up the neck of the guitar (starting lower and working up to higher notes) by targeting the root note within the Minor Pentatonic scale patterns

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  1. kennard r says

    September 4, 2026 at 6:25 pm

    Awesome lesson. Good learning take aways.

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  2. San Luis Rey says

    September 4, 2026 at 6:25 pm

    This is a great tool to have under your fingers! For me position 4 and 5 need the most work. Thanks Brian

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  3. Kevin D says

    September 4, 2026 at 7:15 pm

    cool

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  4. Mike R says

    September 4, 2026 at 7:27 pm

    Thank You! This is something I have always wanted to know. I knew the fingering was the key, just not sure what the best method was. This is huge.

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  5. Michael Krailo says

    September 4, 2026 at 7:50 pm

    This is really useful information on key details for shifting positions. You don’t get that from tabs. Same goes for efficient picking patterns.

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  6. Charles Q says

    September 4, 2026 at 8:52 pm

    good lesson on learning the fingerboard

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