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Note Targeting in Pentatonics

Instructor: Richard Lundmark
Topic: Exercises
Style: Fusion
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    Note Targeting in Pentatonics - Introduction Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: Welcome guitar slingers! The goal of the "Note Targeting in Pentatonics" tutorial is for you to be able to improvise freely across any key changes, anywhere on the neck, and learn how to conceptually visualize scales and keys, and using scale superimposition. Before launching head on into this tutorial, I must advise you to first backtrack and review my ot...

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    Note Targeting in Pentatonics - Part 1 Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: Now, just as we did in the Pentatonic Finder tutorial, we need to set a "range" of the fret board to work with. As in that tutorial I've chosen to have you start with the first position (Box 1) of the blues scale, as "home base". This time however, we'll be moving in the keys of Dm and Fm.   When in that "range" of the fret board (say frets 9-14) the ...

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    Note Targeting in Pentatonics - Part 2 Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: The second interval we will target is the b3 in each respective key. The b3 of Dm is of course the F, and the b3 of Fm is Ab. Once again, you can see how much the keys have in common. The b3 of Dm is the root of F, and the b3 of Fm is the b5 of Dm.  Now, you can see in the scale chart below that I have not printed out the actual note names. The reason ...

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    Note Targeting in Pentatonics - Part 3 Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: So, by now you should have the concept in firm grasp and be ready to venture out on your own, picking and choosing intervals to practise in the change. Below I have provided you with a more advanced "hybrid" Blues scale, combining the Blues scale with the Dorian mode, BUT (important to note) keeping the POSITION within the boxes. We are still making the blue...

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    Note Targeting in Pentatonics - Backing Track Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: Here's the backing track guys! I've made it plenty long for you, and it's the same backing I used to play over in the tutorial. It alters between Dm(9) and Fm(9). So go crazy and post something on the Tube if you feel like it. And be sure to share it in the forum!

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