Mixing Minor and Major Boxes in Blues - Part 3

Blues Lesson, by Ivan Milenkovic

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			SOLO LESSON.
			Third lesson in the series, where we will cover positions 3 of the minor and major pentatonic scales. Mixing of these two patterns is very important in blues and other forms of music as well, will create a more interesting vibe in your playing when alternating these two patterns/feels.		
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			blues, mixing, boxes, patterns, minor, major, pentatonic, bb king		

Hello GMC, and welcome to the third in line lesson of the series "Mixing Patterns In Blues".
In this lesson, we are covering the position 3 of both minor and major pentatonic scales. The reason we are covering all 5 position is because we learn to find our way on the entire fretboard.
Furthermore, you can combine different licks from all lesson in different positions, and experiment with various minor/major lick combinations to create a good balanced improvisation.
Not only is this concept good to use with blues music, but it can also be applied to other forms of music, specially many styles of rock. This particular lesson is based on B.B.King style of playing - lots of raked notes, natural mix of minor and major scales, and cool bendings.
Have Fun! :)
 
A minor pentatonic:

A major pentatonic:



Mixed patterns in position 3: