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Old 06-22-2004, 01:21 PM
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There is always more than one way to play a mode. But this is a straightforward representation of the 5 modes of a minor pentatonic. The tones represent the 1st, 3b, 4, 5, 7b notes of the major scale with the same root for the first mode.

W = Whole step
H = Half step

Major scale:

F (W) G (W) A (H) Bb (W) C (W) D (W) E (H) F

Minor Pentatonic:

F (W+H) Ab (W) Bb (W) C (W+H) Eb (W) F

The special steps with W+H are what make a minor pentatonic "minor" like using the "minor" third... -- but they are a great bridge between majors and minors.

First mode:
Frets:
**1**2***3**4
---x-----------x--
---x-----------x--
---x-------x------
---x-------x------
---x-------x------
---x-----------x--

Notes:
**1**2***3**4
---F-----------Ab--
---C---------- Eb--
---Ab-----Bb------
---Eb-----F------
---Bb-----C------
---F-----------Ab-

Second mode:
Frets:
***3**4**5**6
--------x------x--
--------x------x--
---x-------x------
---x-----------x--
---x-----------x--
--------x------x--

Notes:
***3**4**5**6
-------Ab-----Bb--
-------Eb-----F--
---Bb------C------
---F----------Ab--
---C----------Eb--
-------Ab-----Bb--

Third mode:
(This one is a pain in the arse. I can never decide if it's better to play it starting with my middle finger or my index finger)
Frets:
**5***6**7**8***9
--------x------x-----
--------x-----------x
---x-----------x-----
--------x------x-----
--------x------x-----
--------x------x-----

Notes:
**5***6**7**8***9
--------Bb-----C------
--------F----------Ab
---C-----------Eb-----
--------Ab-----Bb-----
--------Eb-----F------
--------Bb-----C-----

Fourth mode:
Frets:
***8**9**10**11
---x-------------x---
--------x--------x---
---x--------x--------
---x--------x--------
---x-------------x---
---x-------------x----

Notes:
***8**9**10**11
---C-------------Eb---
--------Ab-------Bb---
---Eb-------F--------
---Bb-------C--------
---F-------------Ab---
---C-------------Eb----

Fifth mode:
Frets:
**10***11**12**13
---------x--------x---
---------x--------x---
---x--------------x---
---x--------------x---
---------x--------x---
---------x--------x---

Notes:
**10***11**12**13
---------Eb-------F---
---------Bb-------C---
---F--------------Ab---
---C--------------Eb---
---------Ab-------Bb---
---------Eb-------F---

Rinse, and repeat. The most important thing to notice is that they are all the same notes. The whole idea is that a mode starts on a different note than the root, for easy transitions to other chords.

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Old 06-22-2004, 01:22 PM
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sorry the spacing ended up sucking on the fret numbers. I'll fix it and add pipes for the frets when I have time.
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Old 06-22-2004, 02:03 PM
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{QUOTE: Third mode:
(This one is a pain in the arse. I can never decide if it's better to play it starting with my middle finger or my index finger)
Frets:
**5***6**7**8***9
--------x------x-----
--------x-----------x
---x-----------x-----
--------x------x-----
--------x------x-----
--------x------x----- QUOTE}

This is the BB King box. You can get some great sounds in this one that are different from the other positions, but you have to know a little secret:

You can play the notes indicated as "O" on the tab below and bend them up to the next notes. These are the 6th and the 9th degrees of the scale, and BB uses them to great effect. Try simple licks on the G and B strings using these "extra" notes and I guarantee you'll hear "BB" sounds!!!

**5***6**7**8***9
--------x------x-----
--------x------O----x
---x-------O---x-----
--------x------x-----
--------x------x-----
--------x------x-----
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This is the CAGED system. If anyone wants a detailed explanation send me an email.

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Old 06-23-2004, 08:35 AM
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This is the CAGED system. If anyone wants a detailed explanation send me an email.

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ahhh, there he is... I never knew that's what this was, this is just how I learned these scales ?? there is another way called "sweep" patterns, right? I don't understand the significance of those patterns.
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