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Other tonalities,three notes per strlng "

Beloware the three-note-per-stringpatternsfor A and
E harmonic minor, three notes per string pattern1 beginson
scale C harmonic minor. In each case,
For faster scale runs, three-note-per-string
patternsare useful.There are seven differentthree- the root on the sixthstring,and the sequenceof the
patterns-one beginningon eachtone patternsremainsthe sameas on the previouspage.
note-per-string
of the scale. (Pattern1 is also shown at the octave
A harmonicminor
position,below.)
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. Consistentalternatepickingis recommended'
beginningwith a downstroke. For example,when l5 11

playingany of thesepatterns,string6 will

alwaysbe'down-up-down' followedby'up-down-
up' on string5. this
Repeat approachon strings
t5 t7
- 4 and 3, then againon strings2 and 1.
Patt.3
E harmonlcminor t5 t7

Patt. 1
l5 17
r5 t7

Patt.2

15 t'l

l5
Patt. 3

l5 l7 Patt.7

l5 t7
A

Patt.4
C harmonlcmlnor
t5 l7

Patt.5
l5 t'l

l5 t7

A
l5 t'l
Patt.6

t5 t7

Patt.7 o
t5 t'l Patt.4

l5 17
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Patt. 1 O
Patt.5
t5 t7

Patt.6
Fingering:Allow your position to change fluidly
througheachpattern.Forexample,pattern2 beginsin l5 l7

secondposition,changesto fourthposition(string2),
and stretchesbacka fret on string1. when spanning Patt. 7

five fretswith wholesteps (as in pattern3, string6), 5 7 9 1 2

use fingering1-24. When spanningfive fretswith a
minorthirdand halfstep(as in pattern3, string5), use For other keys,simplyslidethe patternsup or down
fingering1-3-4. the neck.(Seepage63 for notenameson the neck.)
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