Pentatonic Master Class Part 3

Another way to overcome the barriers between the boxes is to take 1 pair of strings, and go through all the box shapes on those two strings. So lets say, E & A. You would basically play this:

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-5-----5-8------8-10-------10-13-------13-15-------15-18-|
E|--3-6-----6-8-----8-10------10-13-------13-15-------15-18-------|

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And that would also increase your ability to improv and you will see the whole neck in a completely different way. For the rest of the pairs of strings, it would look like this:

A & D
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------3-5-----5-8------8-10-------10-12-------12-15-------15-17-|
A|--3-5-----5-8-----8-10------10-13-------13-15-------15-17-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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D & G
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------3-5-----5-7------7-10-------10-12-------12-15-------15-17-|
D|--3-5-----5-8-----8-10------10-12-------12-15-------15-17-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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G & B
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-6-----6-8------8-11-------11-13-------13-15-------15-18-|
G|--3-5-----5-7-----7-10------10-12-------12-15-------15-17-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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B & E
E|------3-6-----6-8------8-10-------10-13-------13-15-------15-18-||
B|--3-6-----6-8-----8-11------11-13-------13-15-------15-18-------||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------||

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Well, that's it for the lesson. The minor pentatonic scale is a major milestone in the transition from rhythmist to soloist, and I hoped this small contribution helped you out along the way.