CH Jazzman's Helpful Guitar Patterns: guitar handouts

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

I only use my index finger to play the low F and G#.

In the G#, A#, C sequence on single strings, use slides, hammer ons, or pull offs,

not three fingers to play the scale so you do not injure yourself.

These are both Fminor scales that say the same thing. The pattern is the same notes.

Each F represents the root of the scale. There are 4. Thus, there are 4 octaves.

Fminor Pentatonic

3rd

5th

7th

9th

12th

Thickest string

Thinnest string

Pay attention to the thickness of the string to play the proper scale, this is why

the same finger chart is used twice.

This scale is particularly useful in the key of F minor, when using pentatonic scales.

Fminor Pentatonic

3rd

5th

7th

9th

12th

Thinnest string

Thickest string

This is harder than you might think.
Try to count to 4 each time you repeat the 4 note pattern.
Play the notes in order of number, 1, 2, 3, then 4.
Any string is fine. I prefer the G string because on my guitar it is the hardest to break.

thinnest string

	1 index	3 middle	2 ring	4 pinky


thickest string

This pattern is good for developing finger independence, meaning more control.
This pattern is great for both hands. Mentally I think it seems tricky, but that helps.
This pattern is great for building speed.
This is the beginning of many uses for this pattern. For instance this part of the pentatonic scale:

thinnest string		1 middle		2 pinky
		3 middle		4 pinky - root
	1 index		2 ring


thickest string

This is the more familiar part of the scale, but with a useful part in black relative to this exercise.
1			2		3
4			5		1
2		3		4
5		1
2		4
1			2