The first licks in this book are played solely within the Minor Pentatonic scale and use a variety of techniques that were featured throughout Progressive Beginner Metal Guitar .
This diagram highlights the most common pattern used for the Minor Pentatonic Scale (pattern one) in the key of A.
The following licks are played within the Minor Pentatonic scale pattern one extension that was introduced in Progressive Beginner Metal Guitar .
This diagram highlights the notes that make up the pattern one extension and its fretboard position in relation to pattern one.
Pick Tremolo is used in the following example.
This example makes use of left hand slurring.
The last two examples in this lesson are also played in the A position.