Lesson 5
                             Extended Pentatonics


Hey Again!

Ok, in the last lesson, we had learned that you can move the Pentatonic scales all 
over the neck of your axe.

Extended Pentetonics is just a way to "tie" these scales together and widen the use
of the fretboard.  These "chromatic" notes are a cool way to add "color" to your
leads.

For this lesson, the --/s-- on the string indicates a "slide up", and --\s-- indicates
a "slide down".

Let's start with an example in the Key of F:

    1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10
e -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|--s/-|--r--|
B -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|-----|-----|
G -----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|--s/-|--r--|-----|-----|-----|
D -----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A --i--|-----|--r--|--s/-|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E --i--|-----|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

Did you notice that the "shape" of the pattern repeats itself?  It is the same pattern
on the 6th, 4th, and 2nd strings.  No slides on them.

Then on the 5th, 3rd and 1st strings, you have the slide.  This simplifies
the memorization of the pattern.  Just remember that the "odd" number strings are where
your shift or slide occurs in this first pattern.

Another very cool thing about this pattern is that it is completely mobile!!  Try the 
pattern out in a different location.  Say, starting with A, located on the 1st string,
E, on the 5th fret.

    5     6     7     8     9    10     11   12    13    14
e -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|--s/-|--r--|
B -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|-----|-----|
G -----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|--s/-|--r--|-----|-----|-----|
D -----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A --i--|-----|--r--|--s/-|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E --i--|-----|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

Now that you've ascended up the pattern, try decending down the pattern.

    1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10  {Start Here!!}
e -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|--s\-|--r--|
B -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G -----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|--s\-|--r--|-----|-----|-----|
D -----|-----|--i--|--s\-|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A --i--|-----|--r--|-----|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E --i--|-----|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

Once again, plug in your trusty Metronome and practice until you get up to a good,
comfortable speed for yourself.  Try it also with a recording of a chord in which you
could play to.  In the above example, record yourself playing an F chord.

Just when you thought you were done, there's more!

Another common pattern is listed below:

    1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10
e -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|
B -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|--s/-|--r--|
G -----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|-----|-----|-----|
D -----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|--s/-|--r--|-----|-----|-----|
A -----|-----|--i--|-----|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E --i--|-----|--r--|--s/-|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

Again, here in the key of F, you can see that the same strings have similar patterns
as we had discussed above.  6, 4, 2 and 5, 3, 1 strings.  The difference in memorizing
this pattern is that the slide happens on the "even" numbered strings.

Again, this pattern is completly mobile!

Ok, now practice both patterns until they are totally imbeded in your noodle.  Practice
them in a variety of locations, sliding up and down, with your metronome, and a
recorded chord.

One last note for this lesson.  Well, ok, it's a "mini-lesson" in a lesson.  Chromatic
notes.

You can add notes inside the patterns to make your lead more colorful.  These notes
are "passing" notes in your extended scale.  This means that if you're soloing, you'd
want to use them to add to the lead, but not use them as key notes in that lead.  If
you hold them too long, it will sound like you hit the wrong note!  Yikes!!

They are there to create a step to the "resolving" note, which is one of the notes in
the extended pentatonics we just practiced!

Ok, here they are.  I used the "O" to show the chromatic notes.

                           PATTERN #1

    1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10
e -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|--O--|--r--|--O--|--r--|
B -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|--O--|--r--|-----|-----|
G -----|-----|--i--|--O--|--r--|--O--|--r--|-----|-----|-----|
D -----|-----|--i--|--O--|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A --i--|--O--|--r--|--O--|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E --i--|--O--|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|


                           PATTERN #2

    1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10
e -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|--O--|--r--|
B -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|--O--|--r--|--O--|--r--|
G -----|-----|-----|-----|--i--|--O--|--r--|-----|-----|-----|
D -----|-----|--i--|--O--|--r--|--O--|--r--|-----|-----|-----|
A -----|-----|--i--|--O--|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E --i--|--O--|--r--|--O--|--r--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

This gives you an additional 9 notes!  Now try all kinds of cool additions.  Hammer-On,
Pull Off, Trills, Bends, etc., as you ascend and decend through each pattern, in
various locations on the fretboard.  Use the Chromatic notes to add color and style to
your solo.  Be sure to make a backing tape of the Chord that you'll be soloing over!

See ya next lesson!

Mike