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Buddha Long15th July 2009Another great lesson - I love the different views, it makes it very easy to see exactly what you are doing. I usually snore through pentatonic solos but this is very cool.
David Wallimann1st January 2009Nice one of my favorite people to watch play!
nice job
Thanks so much!
That was a very nice compliment. :-)
beebo1st January 2009Nice one of my favorite people to watch play!
nice job
Dejan Farkas24th June 2008Nice phrasing
Nick Kellie23rd June 2008very nice
IceBurner23rd June 2008oh man...this one kicks me right whereit should be.
I notice that your lessons on modal work has been constant here...and sometime.. i have problem to follow (probably cause of lack of workout on these concept)
But i now understand why it is so important to get to these things to get better phrasing and understand!
Thanks for all that work you do for us....to open our mind into digging into it!
Pablo Vazquez22nd June 2008Very nice man!!
Carlos Carrillo22nd June 2008Great Lesson!!!
Excellent Job David!!!
Juan M. Valero22nd June 2008great lesson, really effective switch
Hisham Al-Sanea21st June 2008good lesson David
JuanMV21st June 2008Pretty helpful David, thanks a lot!
DeepRoots21st June 2008Great lesson idea- i'm guilty of the "change scale = change position" idea, so this is a great one for me to work on.
Trond Vold21st June 2008Nice lesson!
.. as usual 
Nick32521st June 2008nice lesson david
Gabriel Leopardi21st June 2008Very helpful lesson. Well done David.
Nemanja Filipovic21st June 2008Great one David.
Mats Hedberg21st June 2008great lesson idea, switching between different positions!
good David!
Mats.
Bogdan Radovic21st June 2008Excellent lesson David !!
Ivan Milenkovic21st June 2008Nice mixing of Pentatonic scales. Basics of fusion!
Good job man 
Muris Varajic21st June 2008Nice approach bro!!
Joe Kataldo21st June 2008Great Man
Jad Diab21st June 2008Great lesson david
Kristofer Dahl21st June 2008Very nice topic David - I think being able to start switching between positions is an important cornerstone in every lead player's development, thanks!
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- My notes
Pentatonic scales are a great way to get into lead playing. In today's lesson, we'll try to use that scale blending several positions together. The key is to find positions that will be close to each other.
The 3 keys we'll be playing in are A minor, B minor and D minor. On the first key, we'll use the 1st position of A minor pentatonic. On the first modulation, we'll use the 5th position of B minor pentatonic as it stays in the same area of the fretboard as for the first scale. Then on D minor, we'll use the 4th position.
Memorize all positions, and work through the examples slowly.
Have fun!
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