Identifying Scale Patterns

Lesson 3/65 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Blues Guitar

Identifying Scale Patterns

If you look at the positions of the root notes (key notes) in the previous scale pattern, you will notice that they form a triangular pattern.

The following diagrams show the basic E chord and E form bar chord (root 6). You can see that the root notes are in the same positions as they are in the scale pattern. As a result, the previous scale pattern can be described as the E form of the scale. This is the form you already know as pattern 1.

E Form

Here is a solo in the key of C. All the notes in the solo come from the C minor pentatonic scale. It makes use of almost all of the techniques you have learned.

You should also experiment with the phrases within the solo and create variations on them to invent your own licks. It is also important to try them out in different keys. Make a habit of this with everything you learn.

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1- Bending Notes 2- The Blues Scale 3- The Minor Pentatonic Scale 4- The Mixolydian Scale 5- INTRODUCTION 6- The Triplet 7- Identifying Eighth Note Rhythms 8- Boogie Rhythms 9- Eighth Note Rhythms 10- Slurs 11- The Slide 12- Understanding Chords 13- Rhythm Notation 14- The Release Bend 15- Vibrato 16- Moving to Different Keys 17- Twelve Eight Time (<span class="symbolA">+</span> ) 18- Tuning Up 19- Five Forms Of The Pentatonic Scale 20- Moving Between Forms 21- More About The Blues Scale 22- Electronic Tuner 23- Vibrato With Bent Notes 24- Open Position A Blues Scale 25- Open Position Minor Pentatonic Scale 26- Open String Sounds 27- Open String Mixolydian Riffs 28- Strumming Triplets 29- Ties 30- Enharmonic Notes 31- Alternate Strumming 32- The 12 Bar Blues Progression 33- The G Major Chord 34- Blues Chords 35- Identifying Scale Patterns 36- Slight Bends 37- Five Forms of the Blues Scale 38- Experimenting With Sounds 39- Swing Rhythms 40- Jam Along Progressions 41- Open Position E Blues Scale 42- Blues Licks 43- Chord Diagrams 44- Syncopation 45- Strumming 46- Chords I IV and V in all Keys 47- Keys 48- Listening 49- E Minor Pentatonic Scale 50- Rhythm Notation 51- The Seventh Chord 52- I IV and V as 7th Chords 53- The Shuffle 54- Slide Finger 55- Scale Diagrams 56- Power Chords 57- Chord Progressions 58- Tablature 59- Right Hand Damping 60- The C Major Chord 61- Tablature Symbols 62- The Pivot 63- How To Hold The Guitar 64- Technique 65- Music Notation

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Identifying Scale Patterns