Such a simple process. You learn three things. An arpeggio shape (easily moveable), the neck note names, and how chords are built.

Module 1: root string 6 “one octave” major pattern See comment for handout

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“It’s on the AND OF 3” Ok, ok. I get it. My teacher of (many) years ago was shouting at me (again). Granted, he wasn’t wrong. The lick came in about halfway through the third beat. No problem! Right? Wrong. Look. You learn a song 3 times. 1. By yourself, with the recording. 2. With the band - you play with them and fulfill 80% of the recording (80% accurately is great!) 3. In front of an audience. Ahhhh yes. Add the element of people, time and place…and you have the secret recipe to life as a musician…

The secret chords inside each pentatonic box. E minor pentatonic = G major pentatonic Same scale and finger patterns Homework: play thru both pages, calling out each circled note as “E” and each squared note as G. Play the chords in that box neighborhood by forming the grip with your fingers, saying the name, then running the scale. Run the scales ascending and descending. I find my students do the best when they have mindful practice - saying the note, and thinking about what’s going on in that box. 5 minutes of this mindful approach is better than 30 minutes of mindlessly running scales Lmk if any questions