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Patterns over minors .
These are some of the patterns I try to visualise when I'm playing over minor
chords . They are just modal scales , and used over a Major or its
relative minor . I use them like pockets to help me see
where the notes are lying , and don't always play the exact notes either .
It depends on the song , or the mood .
I would tape the chords Cm Fm Gm7 Cm a few times , and then play each
pattern over them . The beauty is that each pattern has it's root in its major
open position , with the exception of the last I . That would be the AB position
for C , and instead of using fret 3 with the B pedal , I gave it fret 4 ,
no pedal , to keep in the same pattern as the V7 one .

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F# 1_______________________________________________________________4_________
D# 2_________________9________________2_____________4__________4_____________
G# 3_________________________________________________________________4_______
E 4_____________________________________________________________4___________
B 5___________8_9_9A__________1_1A_2A________3_4_4A_____3_4_4A______________
G# 6_________9_______________2_______________4__________4____________________
F# 7______8_9_____________1_2_______________4________________________________
E 8_____8_______________1_______________3_4_________________________________
D 9_________________________________________________________________________
B 10________________________________________________________________________

I IV V7 I

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This next pattern starting on the 9 string D , is basically just the IV pattern
again but starting and finishing on a D# instead . It is also a major scale for
Eb . The reason I added it is because I would use this one for playing harmony
against the V7 pattern above .

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________________________
F# 1________________________
D# 2________________________
G# 3________________________
E 4________________________
B 5_____________1_1A_2A____
G# 6____________2___________
F# 7_________1_2____________
E 8________1_______________
D 9_______1________________
B 10_______________________


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This is just a scale , a combination of two of the patterns above
and it can be used over something in Cm or Eb major .

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F# 1________________________________________________
D# 2_______________________2_4______________________
G# 3________________________________________________
E 4________________________________________________
B 5_______________1_1A_2A_____4A_4_3_______________
G# 6_____________2____________________4_____________
F# 7_________1_2________________________4___________
E 8_______1______________________________4_3_______
D 9_____1____________________________________3_1___
B 10_______________________________________________

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I hope the tab is correct

Ingo.

Ingo! Its really nice to see someone posting helpful tablature on a regular basis. Especially licks and patterns of this quality. I've only been playing for about six months so its hard for me to master some of your riffs; however, they all sound excellent. Patterns like the ones above are very helpful for guys like me. Thanks again for all your time man!

Regards,
Scooter

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Scooter Heath
New Steeler
Carter S-10

Hey Scooter, glad to see you finally made it here. Enjoy!!!

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Jim Smith
<Dekley D-12 10&12>

Ingo,

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Drew

Ingo, where's the .wav? Tab is meaningless to me.

Hello Ingo,

Thank you for being so active in posting tab. Keep up the good work.

Dayton

Hi all ,
Thank you very much for the kind words and the encouragement . I'm glad you like the stuff .
Ingo .