Playing in key throughout the fretboard can be a daunting task. So in this lesson, I will try to get rid of any fear you have about staying in key. For each scale mode, I show easy to remember, symmetrical patterns. Each pattern starts from the 3rd fret. So by playing these 7 exercises, you are at the same time learning to play throughout the fretboard in 7 different keys! These exercises are my personal favorites - I can't get enough of them! Hopefully you will get addicted to!
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This exercise shows how to play throughout the fretboard by playing the Minor mode in 3 octaves. Since the G Minor mode is part of Bb Major, this exercise will enable you to effortlessly stay in the key of Bb.
The top image shows how we will play the exercise ascending, and the bottom image shows how we will descend. In the top diagram, the G Minor mode is shown 3 times by the color groupings. Notice how these 3 instances of the scale lead to a repeating pattern (i.e. we are doing the same exact thing 3 times). The final note shown in green signifies that that note starts the descending pattern. And in the descending diagram, we see that again, there is a repeating pattern.
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