Using Mini Patterns to Break Out of the Pentatonic Boxes

My first online guitar lesson focuses on breaking out of the 5 pentatonic box patterns that most guitar players learn when they first start playing. These never made any sense to me and I found it VERY hard to connect one pattern to another (frankly I had trouble even REMEMBERING) the 5 COMPLEX patterns. This lesson builds up 5 MINI-PATTERNS (4 notes across two strings) and shows you how to connect them together so that you can move in any direction on the neck in any key.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Guitar
• Scales
• Pentatonic
• Lesson

[N68172]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

[semikruller]

After about 4 minutes I was going to reply with a "duh, you just played the first 4 notes of each of the pentatonic positions, one after another" but then I hit 4:30 and the epiphany punched me in the mouth. I had never, ever seen the connection of the patterns in any other way than up and down the frets.. nicely done! Is this borrowed, or did you "discover" this?

[MrBalabushka]

Great job. Really enjoyed that. Simplified a lot of things

[AXmichigan]

craziness

never thought of it that way

thanks man

[MrJoekool30]

I have been confused about this for a number of years and no one could explain it so it clicked, until now. Thanks so much!!

[taureanbull78]

Such an awesome lesson,

I am still trying to connect the diff patterns for 4mos this explained everything in just 7mins

thanks

[Doyle2879]

Thanks that helped me sooooo.. much!! Great lesson, Ive never seen it explained like that. Most teachers say memorize the patterns. Gets confusing but this was excellent. Easy to remember.

[btelfair]

Thanks. I've never heard it explained like that before. Very interesting. I'll try it out.