Moveable Shuffle Patterns
All the shuffle patterns in lesson six involved the use of open strings, making them unsuitable for moving up and down the fretboard. However, there are other patterns relating to the root 6 and root 5 bar chords, which can easily be moved to any position on the fretoard.
Here once again is the basic shuffle in the key of A, this time played in the fifth position. The first and third fingers remain on the strings, while the fourth finger stretches up two frets on the same string as the third finger. This one is played without right hand damping and uses alternating pick strokes. Listen to the different sound this produces.
Here are some variations. Apply each of them to the 12 bar Blues progression and then transpose them to other keys by moving them up or down the fretbaord. This next one involves a large stretch for the fourth finger, so take it slowly at first. It also uses the second finger instead of the third.
This one also makes use of the second finger.
This one involves a change of position from the 5th fret to the 7th fret halfway through each bar.
