Extending Scale Patterns
As you learned in the previous lesson, it is possible to find higher and lower versions of the same notes in many different places on the fretboard, e.g., the note G on the 3rd fret of the 4th string and the G an octave higher on the 5th fret of the 2nd string.
Because of this feature of the instrument, it is possible to repeat some of the notes of any scale within a fingering pattern. The following example shows the C Blues scale at the 3rd position with the notes G (5th) and B (flattened 7th) added on the 4th string. This demonstrates that you can start a scale pattern on any note of the scale instead of always having to start on the root note.
Here is a bass line which makes use of these extra notes. Once again, take care with the fingering of this example.
This one is derived from the A Blues scale and makes use of open strings.
The Dotted Quarter Note
A dot written after a quarter note means that you hold the note for one and a half beats.
A dotted quarter note is often followed by an eighth note.
