Patterns One and Four Combination
When pattern one (and its extension) and pattern four are combined, the overall pattern on the fretboard can be represented thus:
A Major Blues Scale/A Minor Pentatonic Scale
Practice and memorize this pattern combination in the key of A for Blues, major key and minor key progressions. For major key progressions, the entire pattern moves "down" three frets to the left. Once you are familiar with the pattern in the key of A, transpose it to other keys, e.g., E, G, etc.
The following lick uses both pattern 1 extension and pattern 4. Notice how using different patterns makes it possible to play the same notes in more than one place on the fretboard.
Pattern Five
By combining patterns one and four you create another pattern which links them together - pattern five.
For a Blues in A, pattern five starts at the 3rd and 15th frets. For a major key progression in A, pattern five starts at the 12th fret. For a minor key progression in A minor, pattern five starts at the 3rd and 15th fret.
These next two licks demonstrate the use of pattern 5. The first one is played over an A minor chord and uses pattern 5 at the 3rd fret. The second one is played over a progression in A major and uses pattern 5 at the 12th fret.
