Technique BREAKING THE “BOX” BARRIER Moving Seamlessly from One Position to the Next
by Chad Johnson
From Pentatonic Scales
for Guitar (00695699)
BREAKING THE “BOX” BARRIER
BY CHAD JOHNSON
Moving Seamlessly from One Position to the Next
So you’ve learned all your pentatonic scale forms, and you’ve got them all under your fingers. You can play several different licks in several
different positions on the neck without having to think for twenty minutes to do it. What’s left?
The true benefit in knowing all these forms is in the freedom it provides—freedom to move seamlessly from one position to the next without
having to think about it. Have you ever stared at a player in awe as he spanned the entire neck in one lick? Well, in this lesson, you’re going
to learn how to do just that. Before we jump in though, let’s make sure you’re solid on all the forms.
This lick incorporates all five forms of the A minor pentatonic scale in one non-stop lick. If you’ve fudged your way through any of the forms
so far, it’s going to show now.
So you’ve learned all your pentatonic scale forms, and you’ve got them all under your fingers. You can play several different licks
in several different positions on the neck without having to think for twenty minutes to do it. What’s left?
The true benefit in knowing all these forms is in the freedom it provides—freedom to move seamlessly from one position to the
next without having to think about it. Have you ever stared at a player in awe as he spanned the entire neck in one lick? Well, in
this lesson, you’re going to learn how to do just that. Before we jump in though, let’s make sure you’re solid on all the forms.
This lick incorporates all five forms of the A minor pentatonic scale in one non-stop lick. If you’ve fudged your way through any
of the forms so far, it’s going to show now.
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