Summary of Pattern One
In this section so far you have learned pattern one (and its extension) and applied it in three different ways, i.e., improvising with Blues progressions, major key progressions and minor key progressions in any key. The following table sets out the relationship between the location of pattern one for each of these different progressions:
Pattern one can be related to a root 6 bar chord in each of the three different progressions.
Blues Progressions: Pattern one occurs at the same position as the root 6 major bar chord having the same name as the key.
Major Key Progressions: Pattern one occurs at the same position as the root 6 relative minor bar chord (3 frets lower).
Minor Key Progressions: Pattern one occurs at the same position as the root 6 minor bar chord having the same name as the key.
You should now practice improvising in any key, playing any of the three types of progressions listed.*
In the next 3 lessons you will learn to extend each of the 3 scales so far discussed (i.e., Blues, major and minor pentatonic) over the entire fretboard, by the introduction of more patterns.
*A list of Blues, major and minor key progressions can be found in Appendix 6.
