Tablature Legend

Tablature Legend

Pentatonic

A C D etc. are the notes.
1 4 1 etc. suggested fingering

A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 1 (A C D E G)

 A  C  D  E  G  A  C  D  E  G  A  C
 1  4  1  3  1  3  1  3  1  4  1  4
-------------------------------5--8---------------
-------------------------5--8---------------------
-------------------5--7---------------------------
-------------5--7---------------------------------
-------5--7---------------------------------------
-5--8---------------------------------------------
(also starts at 17th fret)

A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 2 (C D E G A)

 C  D   E  G   A  C   D  E  G  A   C  D
 2  4   1  4   1  4   1  3  2  4   2  4
-----------------------------------8--10----------
----------------------------8--10-----------------
----------------------7--9------------------------
---------------7--10------------------------------
--------7--10-------------------------------------
-8--10--------------------------------------------
(also starts at 20th fret)

A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 3 (D E G A C)

 D   E   G   A   C   D   E  G   A   C   D   E
 1   3   1   3   1   3   1  4   1   4   1   3
----------------------------------------10--12----
--------------------------------10--13------------
-------------------------9--12--------------------
-----------------10--12---------------------------
---------10--12-----------------------------------
-10--12-------------------------------------------

A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 4 (E G A C D)

 E   G   A   C   D   E   G   A   C   D   E   G
 1   4   1   4   1   3   1   3   2   4   1   4
-----------------------------------------12--15---
---------------------------------13--15-----------
-------------------------12--14-------------------
-----------------12--14---------------------------
---------12--15-----------------------------------
-12--15-------------------------------------------

A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 5 (G A C D E)

 G   A   C   D   E   G   A   C   D   E   G   A
 2   4   1   4   1   4   1   4   2   4   2   4
-----------------------------------------15--17---
---------------------------------15--17-----------
-------------------------14--17-------------------
-----------------14--17---------------------------
---------15--17-----------------------------------
-15--17-------------------------------------------
(also starts at 3rd fret)

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