G Major Pentatonic Shapes and Patterns

Standard tuning

= 120
First 2 Bars using open strings. Feel free to try open strings with any of the other patterns.

Bass

3 5

7 10

12 15

12 15

7 10

2 5

7 10

12 14

12 14

7 10

2 5

12 14

12 14

12 14

12 14

4 2

9 7

14 12

14 12

9 7

14 12

14 12

10 7

14 12

14 12

10 7

10 7

15 12

15 12

10 7

5 7

10 12

15 17

10 12

5 7

10 12

14 17

10 12

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9 12

14 17

9 12

9 12

14 16

9 12

4 7

7 4

12 9

16 14

12 9

7 4

7 5

12 9

17 14

12 9

7 5

12 10

17 14

12 10

12 10

17 15

12 10

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Smoothly Joining Shapes. Shift hand position at the start of each bar.

2 5

3 5

2 5

7 4

Shift

Shift

12 15

12 14

12 14

12 14

17 14

17 14

17 15

Shift

7 10

7 10

Shift

Shift

7 10

7 10

12 9

Shift

16 14

Shift

12 9

12 10

12 10

Shift

12 14

12 15

12 14

12 14

12 9

12 9

12 10

12 10

Shift

7 4

7 5

7 5

2 5

3 5

2 5

An example pattern using the 1st 2nd and 5th degrees of each shape.

10

10

12

12

12

14

14

14

17

17

14

14

14

12

12

12

10

10

17

17

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Single String Excercises

12

14

16

16

14

12

12

14

17

17

14

12

10

12

14

17

17

14

12

10

10

Outlining Chords.

15

4
3

7
5

17

15

12

10

9
7

10

12
10

17

12

14

12

12

14

16
15

16

17

15 12

3
14

17

14

12

9
12

10 7

10

4
7

5 3

Chord Shapes.

4
5
5

7
7
7

9
9
10

12
12
12

14
14
14

16
17
17

16
17
17

14
14
14

12
12
12

9
9
10

7
7
7

4
5
5

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