Hey Friend,
I know I might sound like a broken record, but understanding that patterns rule the guitar fingerboard (as well as music in general) will take you far.
Because patterns are a very simple concept to understand, you can very quickly start to use them in your playing.
There’s no confusing theory to master, the fingering is super easy and since they’re patterns, they repeat themselves. You learn them once, but they can be applied all over the neck.
Octave Interval Pattern
First, let’s look at the octave interval pattern. There are a number of ways you can use octaves in your playing, either as parts of riffs or as chords to make them sound fuller.
When we play barre chords, the note in the bass is the lower octave of the root note for the chord.
When you’re trying to learn where notes are on the fingerboard, knowing where to find the octaves is a great start for finding the other scale notes across the frets.
Major Fifth Interval Pattern
The major fifth interval patterns sets you up with the two strongest notes in the the triad. And when you combine the root and fifth notes from a scale, you get a power chord.
As Rockers, we use power chords ALL THE TIME.
The major fifth interval gets used in melodies and guitar solos, too, so knowing the fingering preps you for creating cool riffs.
Major Third Interval Pattern
Another pattern you can can use for playing harmonically interesting phrases is the major third interval. Using these in your playing can spice up a chord progression or a solo, so we’re going to look closer at these as well.
In the next email, I’m going to give you examples of how to use these simple patterns in your playing. We'll go into some depth on each of these patterns and have some fun tabs to play with.
Even if you just picked up a guitar today, I guarantee you they’re easy and you’ll be able to play them.
I’ll see you on Sunday - have a great Friday!
Peace~
Dave
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