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[Tombolino]

Hi

Question....

I know the typical different patterns for blues scale. I try when I practice to shift between them and down the neck. Any further steps to make it more fluid?

Also, I get pretty confused switching between blues and major pent on the same root when playing a blues. Any suggests?

thank you

[JakeJew]

[Tung]

As ffar as fingerings, it's really helpful to improvise in jazz to work out 3-note per string and fingerings like Frank Gambale's sweep patterns. He organized pentatonics to accomadate logical sweep picking directions. These type of fingerings will get you thinking out of the box positions and connect the various fretboard points easier.
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[lex_robben]

[mr. beaumont]

for blues playing, i sort of envision the whole thing as a pool of notes to draw from that includes the major and minor pentatonics as well as the dominant scales based on the I, IV, and V (mixolydian)

I try not to think too "scalar"--more focusing on hitting important notes over the chords (for example, the m3 bent up to the M3 over the I, 3rds and 7ths in general on everything) and crafting melody as opposed to worrying about linking scales. Seems to lead to more singable lines, which is what the blues is about anyway. There are melodic devices that DO work, like playing major pentatonic over the I, and playing minor pentatonic (from the I) over the IV.

If you need to view it from a scalar aspect, why not try writing out the different scales and seeing what notes they have in common, what are different, and how you could approach the next scale either diatonically or chromatically to keep things "flowing."

Blues may be from the gut, but there's no reason you can't have a roadmap to work with...
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