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Listen to Joe Satriani playing some 'pentatonic licks' using the vertical scale below. YouTube™Video

 

VERTICAL BLUES/ROCK SCALE RUNS

The minor pentatonic is in green. The blues scales with the extra notes are shown in blue. Notice the similarity between the scales.

Fret numbers are indicated in pink under the starting note of each scale. The string at the bottom of each diagram is the sixth string.

All the scales listed below are in the key of A.

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   DIAGONAL BLUES/ROCK SCALE RUNS
  Ascending 3 octave run shown in G

e-------------------------------8-9-10-13-15---------------
B------------------------6-8-11----------------------------
G------------------5-6-7-----------------------------------
D------------3-5-8-----------------------------------------
A------3-4-5-----------------------------------------------
E--3-6-----------------------------------------------------

Whole pattern showing Key notes:

Descending 3 octave run shown in G

e--15-13---------------------------------------------------
B--------15-14-13------------------------------------------
G-----------------15-12-10---------------------------------
D--------------------------12-11-10------------------------
A-----------------------------------13-10-8----------------
E-------------------------------------------10-9-8-6-3-----

Whole pattern showing Key notes:

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