(guitar book) rusty cooley - extreme pentatonics
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INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................3PART ONE - 6 STRING ...............................................................................................................4TRADITIONAL E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS................................................................5SINGLE STRING E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS .............................................................8DOUBLE STRING E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS ......................................................... 11LINEAR MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS .............................................................................15E MINOR PENTATONIC STRING SKIPPING GROUPS ..........................................................1715 E MINOR PENTATONIC STRING SKIPPING PATTERNS ..................................................22EXTENDED PATTERNS FOR STRING SKIPPING I .................................................................26SEQUENCED EXTENDED PATTERNS I ...................................................................................29EXTENDED PATTERNS FOR STRING SKIPPING II ...............................................................33SEQUENCED EXTENDED PATTERNS II ..................................................................................36TRADITIONAL E BLUES PATTERNS .......................................................................................40SINGLE STRING E BLUES PATTERNS .....................................................................................43DOUBLE STRING E BLUES PATTERNS ...................................................................................46LINEAR BLUES PATTERNS .......................................................................................................505 NOTE PER STRING BLUES PATTERNS ................................................................................53PART TWO - 7 STRING CONVERSIONS .............................................................................. 56TRADITIONAL E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING ..................................57SINGLE STRING E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING ................................60DOUBLE STRING E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING ..............................62LINEAR MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING ..................................................64E MINOR PENTATONIC STRING SKIPPING GROUPS FOR 7 STRING ...............................66E MINOR PENTATONIC STRING SKIPPING PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING ............................68EXTENDED PATTERNS FOR STRING SKIPPING FOR 7 STRING ........................................70SEQUENCED EXTENDED PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING ..........................................................73TRADITIONAL E BLUES PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING ............................................................77SINGLE STRING E BLUES PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING..........................................................80DOUBLE STRING E BLUES PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING........................................................82LINEAR BLUES PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING ............................................................................84PART THREE - THE LICKS ....................................................................................................87
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Extreme Pentatonics is basically a workbook for the aspiring guitarist. Inside you will find many new approaches to help youbreak out of the ever so tired pentatonic cliché.
This CD Rom will present immediate technical challenges for your fret hand, so be sure to take time and warm up properly.There are also additional licks on this subject in my first CD Rom “Shred Guitar Manifesto” (also available from Chops FromHell), as well as the Legato Workout which is very beneficial when it comes to wide stretches and fret hand development.
It’s going to be up to you to do the work, I can only present the material within. One of the things I stress as a guitarist andteacher is fretboard visualization. One doesn’t want to be bound by positions or patterns, you must be able to see the fretboardas a whole to begin to truly break through, although you have to start somewhere. Good luck, and thanks.
I would like to thank the following artists for inspiration: Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Jason Becker,Shawn Lane, Allan Holdsworth, Derek Taylor, Todd Duane, Paganini, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Alkan, andjust about the entire Shrapnel collection.
Extra special thanks goes out to: Susan, my beautiful wife for undenying love and support; my children, Sebastian, David, andJazzmine; my family and friends back in Texas; the guys from “OutWorld” - you guys ROCK; Chris Brungardt for all the helpand support, and for tolerating my dumb computer questions; Kevin Easton at Jackson Guitars; Jack Nau with EMG pickups;Anthony Truglio with VHT Amps; all the “webzines” and magazines for the interviews and reviews; and thank you to all myfans across the globe.
Love and World Peace,
Rusty
www.rustycooley.com
INTRODUCTION
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The five traditional minor pentatonic patterns in E
Pattern #4
Pattern #3
Pattern #2
Pattern #1
E minor pentatonic full fretboard diagram
TRADITIONAL E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS
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Practice ascending and descending.
Ex. 1
Ex. 2
Ex. 3
Ex. 4
SINGLE STRING E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS
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Practice ascending and descending.
Ex. 1
Ex. 2
DOUBLE STRING E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS
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Pattern #5 - A minor pentatonic
Pattern #4 - E minor pentatonic
Pattern #3 - E minor pentatonic
Pattern #2 - E minor pentatonic
Pattern #1 - E minor pentatonic
LINEAR MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS
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String skipping group 6 & 4
E MINOR PENTATONIC STRING SKIPPING GROUPS
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String skipping group 5 & 3
E MINOR PENTATONIC STRING SKIPPING GROUPS
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String skipping group 4 & 2
E MINOR PENTATONIC STRING SKIPPING GROUPS
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String skipping group 3 & 1
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Patterns built off the 5th string
Shape #5
Shape #4
Shape #3
Shape #2
Shape #1
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These patterns follow this formula: Two skips followed by an adjacent string
Shape #5
Shape #4
Shape #3
Shape #2
Shape #1
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These patterns follow this formula: Two adjacent strings followed by two skips
Shape #5
Shape #4
Shape #3
Shape #2
Shape #1
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These patterns follow the formula of two skips followed by an adjacent string
Ex. 4
Ex. 3
Ex. 2
Ex. 1
EXTENDED PATTERNS FOR STRING SKIPPING I
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These patterns follow the formula of two skips followed by an adjacent string
Ex. 1
Ex. 2
SEQUENCED EXTENDED PATTERNS I
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These patterns follow the formula of two adjacent strings followed by two skips
Ex. 4
Ex. 3
Ex. 2
Ex. 1
EXTENDED PATTERNS FOR STRING SKIPPING II
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These patterns follow the formula of two adjacent strings followed by two skips
Ex. 1
Ex. 2
SEQUENCED EXTENDED PATTERNS II
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The five traditional minor blues patterns in E
Pattern #4
Pattern #3
Pattern #2
Pattern #1
E minor blues full fretboard diagram
TRADITIONAL E BLUES PATTERNS
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Practice ascending and descending.
Ex. 1
Ex. 2
Ex. 3
Ex. 4
SINGLE STRING E BLUES PATTERNS
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Practice ascending and descending.
Ex. 1
Ex. 2
DOUBLE STRING E BLUES PATTERNS
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Pattern #5
Pattern #4
Pattern #3
Pattern #2
Pattern #1
LINEAR BLUES PATTERNS
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“T2” and “T3” indicate taps with the pickhand 2nd and 3rd fingers, respectively.
Ex. 1
Ex. 2
Ex. 3
Ex. 4
5 NOTE PER STRING BLUES PATTERNS
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RUSTY COOLEY - EXTREME PENTATONICSTRADITIONAL E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING
Pattern #4
E minor pentatonic full fretboard diagram
Pattern #1
Pattern #2
Pattern #3
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Pattern #5
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Ex. 1
The rest of the single string E minor pentatonic patterns for 7 string are the same as those for 6 string, of course.
SINGLE STRING E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING
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Ex. 1
The rest of the double string E minor pentatonic patterns for 7 string are the same as those for 6 string, of course.
DOUBLE STRING E MINOR PENTATONIC PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING
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Pattern #5 - E minor pentatonic
Pattern #4 - A minor pentatonic
Pattern #3 - A minor pentatonic
Pattern #2 - A minor pentatonic
Pattern #1 - E minor Pentatonic
Because of the amount of fretboard these patterns take up, you will only get a couple to each key
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RUSTY COOLEY - EXTREME PENTATONICSE MINOR PENTATONIC STRING SKIPPING GROUPSFOR 7 STRING
The rest of the string skipping groups for 7 string are the same as those for 6 string, of course.
String skipping group 7 & 5
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Pattern #5
Pattern #4
Pattern #3
Pattern #2
E MINOR PENTATONIC STRING SKIPPING PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING
Pattern #1
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RUSTY COOLEY - EXTREME PENTATONICSEXTENDED PATTERNS FOR STRING SKIPPING FOR 7 STRING
Ex. 4
Ex. 3
Ex. 2
Ex. 1
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RUSTY COOLEY - EXTREME PENTATONICSTRADITIONAL E BLUES PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING
Pattern #4
E minor pentatonic full fretboard diagram
Pattern #1
Pattern #2
Pattern #3
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Ex. 1
The rest of the single string E blues patterns for 7 string are the same as those for 6 string, of course.
SINGLE STRING E BLUES PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING
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Ex. 1
The rest of the double string E blues patterns for 7 string are the same as those for 6 string, of course.
DOUBLE STRING E BLUES PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING
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RUSTY COOLEY - EXTREME PENTATONICSLINEAR BLUES PATTERNS FOR 7 STRING
Pattern #5
Pattern #1
Pattern #2
Pattern #3
Pattern #4
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Lick 1 - B minor pentatonic / blues (CD track 5)
THE LICKS
Lick 2 - B minor pentatonic / blues (CD track 6)
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Lick 5 - E minor pentatonic (CD track 9)
Lick 4 - E minor pentatonic / blues (CD track 8)
Lick 3 - B minor pentatonic / blues (CD track 7)
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Lick 6 - E blues (CD track 10)
Lick 7 - E minor pentatonic (CD track 11)
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Lick 8 - C# blues (CD track 12)
THE LICKS
Lick 9 - C# minor pentatonic (CD track 13)
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Lick 11 - G minor pentatonic (CD track 15)
Lick 10 - C# minor pentatonic (CD track 14)
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Lick 12 - E blues (CD track 16)
Lick 13 - A minor pentatonic / blues (CD track 17)
THE LICKS
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Lick 14 - D minor pentatonic / blues (CD track 18)
Lick 15 - A minor pentatonic (CD track 19)
THE LICKS
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Lick 16 - C# blues (CD track 20)
Lick 17 - A minor pentatonic (CD track 21)
Lick 18 - E minor pentatonic (CD track 22)
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Lick 19 - A minor pentatonic (CD track 23)
Lick 20 - C major pentatonic (CD track 24)
THE LICKS
Lick 21 - E minor pentatonic (CD track 25)
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Lick 22 - F# minor pentatonic / blues (CD track 26)
Lick 23 - F# minor pentatonic (CD track 27)
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Lick 24 - E minor pentatonic (CD track 28)
Lick 25 - E minor pentatonic (CD track 29)
Lick 26 - E minor pentatonic (CD track 30)
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Lick 27 - C# minor pentatonic (CD track 31)
THE LICKS
Lick 28 - E minor pentatonic (CD track 32)