Gateway Picking Exercises: Intermediate Guitar 1

Scale: Pentatonic shape in Amin.
1. For intermediates on guitar there are really only 3 keys on guitar, Emin, Emaj, and Amin.
2. Each of the gateway patterns are the same, having 2 notes per string.
3. Penta means 5. Notice on the scale that there are only 5 different letters/notes.
4. "Ton" of "tonic" refers to the origin of the word "tone."
5. Every scale has a root note, though sometimes with a bass play the root is implied.
6. This along with Emin and Emaj are the most common scales in rock or blues.
7. Play patterns using the index finger to the ring finger up the scale.
8. Play patterns using the ring finger to the index finger down the scale.
9. If the scale part seems confusing, then only worry about the the exercises.
The first position of the Amin pentatonic patterns is as follows:
	5th fret		7th fret
Thinnest String	root (A)			C
	E			G
	C		D
	G		root (A)
	D		E
Thickest String	root (A)			C
Exercise 1: Repeating G A C A
Pick pattern: Down, up, down, up
	5th fret		7th fret
Thinnest String	root (A)			C
	E			G
	C		D
	G		root (A)
	D		E
Thickest String	root (A)			C
Exercise 2: Repeating G A C D C A
Pick pattern: Down, up, down, up, down, up
	5th fret		7th fret
Thinnest String	root (A)			C
	E			G
	C		D
	G		root (A)
	D		E
Thickest String	root (A)			C
Exercise 3: Repeating D E G E
Pick pattern: Down, up, down, up
	5th fret		7th fret
Thinnest String	root (A)			C
	E			G
	C		D
	G		root (A)
	D		E
Thickest String	root (A)			C
Exercise 4: Repeating D E G A G E
Pick pattern: Down, up, down, up, down, up
	5th fret		7th fret
Thinnest String	root (A)			C
	E			G
	C		D
	G		root (A)
	D		E
Thickest String	root (A)			C
Exercise 5: Repeating G A C D E D C A
Pick pattern: Down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up
	5th fret		7th fret
Thinnest String	root (A)			C
	E			G
	C		D
	G		root (A)
	D		E
Thickest String	root (A)			C
Exercise 6: Repeating
Pick pattern: Down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up
	5th fret		7th fret
Thinnest String	root (A)			C
	E			G
	C		D
	G		root (A)
	D		E
Thickest String	root (A)			C
Exercise 7: Repeating D E G A C D C A G E
Pick pattern: Down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up
	5th fret		7th fret
Thinnest String	root (A)			C
	E			G
	C		D
	G		root (A)
	D		E
Thickest String	root (A)			C
Exercise 8: Repeating D E G A C D E D C A G E
Pick pattern: Down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up
	5th fret		7th fret
Thinnest String	root (A)			C
	E			G
	C		D
	G		root (A)
	D		E
Thickest String	root (A)			C

Practice to metronomes:
https://craig-hamilton-guitar-lessons.blogspot.com/2020/05/metronomes_9.html


Metronome playlist here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aGo24oKGjE&list=PLnwtC5S5oy6VWZA9MvoyKazilF8d1_VqQ