A cool way to practice pentatonic scales with this pentatonic trick!
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Quick Pentatonic Trick for Bass Players
Video Transcript
Pentatonics in groups of threes and fours. I’m going to demonstrate that with my Pattern 1 in a pentatonic shape called the hexagon. Roots are here and here, major pentatonic, extend to the end of the shape root in minor, here and here.
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Turn around the starting point: [šµ[šµ[šµ Ari plays [šµ[šµ[šµ]
Groups of fours: [šµ[šµ[šµ Ari plays [šµ[šµ[šµ]
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While you’re doing these drills, make sure to index-middle-alternate in your plucking hand.
