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Visualize pentatonic scale on all fourth tuning system

On all fourth tuning system, you don’t need to remember 5 positions as in standard tuning system. Instead, you will just need to remember these 2 simple shapes

shape 1
shape 1
shape 2
shape 2

By connect these 2 shapes in different ways, we’ll have different options to travel through the pentatonic scale.

shape 1 top, shape 2 bottom
shape 1 top, shape 2 bottom
shape 1 bottom, shape 2 top
shape 1 bottom, shape 2 top
shape 1 left, shape 2 right
shape 1 left, shape 2 right
shape 1 right, shape 2 left
shape 1 right, shape 2 left
shape 2 stacked
shape 2 stacked
shape 1 stacked
shape 1 stacked

So it is basically how you want to move from 1 shape to another. For example, here’s how you would move through the pentatonic scale horizontally

Notice how it changes nicely from shape 1 to shape 2 to shape 1, so on and so forth
Notice how it changes nicely from shape 1 to shape 2 to shape 1, so on and so forth

Now, here’s the root for minor pentatonic

minor pentatonic root, shape 1
minor pentatonic root, shape 1
minor pentatonic root, shape 2
minor pentatonic root, shape 2

Here’s the root for major pentatonic

major pentatonic root, shape 1
major pentatonic root, shape 1
major pentatonic root, shape 2
major pentatonic root, shape 2

In conclusion, based on only 2 simple shapes, you can easily map out the whole pentatonic scale on the fretboard. There’s no need to remember the 5 positions as in the standard tuning system. It saves you a lot of time.

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