There is a big difference between a scale pattern and the actual scale. The actual scale is only 5 notes. When we are learning scale patterns we are learning the location of the notes from the scale as they appear on the fretboard. The same 5 notes repeat themselves over and over on the guitar’s fretboard. What we need to be able to do in order to play from the scale is memorize these fretboard patterns.
Tab covered in this lesson: Backing track: Full Transcription: Black Magic Woman by Santana
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In the diagram below you can see all 5 scale patterns in the key of A minor. Notice how each pattern overlaps.
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