Monday, July 8, 2019

Patterns Within Patterns 2: Where Dorian Pentatonic and Phrygian Pentatonic Meet


For an addition, I plan to post the patterns from the thinnest string first. Most guitarists consider these scales as upside down.



Dorian Pentatonic in Emin
Open5th Fret6th Fret7th Fret8th Fret9th Fret10th Fret
Fattest StringEA root2
2A34
3D51
4A23
5B45
Thinnest StringE12
Phyrgian Pentatonic - Same pattern of the Eminor Scale, but a full step higher than Dorian Pentatonic
Open5th Fret6th Fret7th Fret8th Fret9th Fret10th Fret
Fattest StringEB root2
2A34
3D51
4A23
5B45
Thinnest StringE12
Together: 2 Pentatonic Shapes with Common Notes
Open5th Fret6th Fret7th Fret8th Fret9th Fret10th Fret
Fattest StringEABCD
2ADEF
3DGAB
4ACDE
5BDEFG
Thinnest StringEABCD
The Cool Part
5BD rootEFG
Thinnest StringEABCD

The best way to go about learning these patterns is always:

Listen to a lot of music.
Practice the Dorian or Phygian Pentatonic scales a lot, and especially how they sound.
The idea is if you listen and play you will learn a mathematical language that you can sing through with your guitar.
These patterns go well with all kinds of music, but are more prevalent in blues style music.
Play music and see if you can solo along. These are common notes for making zillions of songs.
Don't worry if it doesn't sound good to you first, just keep practicing, but stop if it hurts. 

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