Beginner variation
Three-note ascending cells
How to play it
- Play the first three notes, then begin again from the second note.
- Use the written A minor pentatonic fragment and stop after each three-note cell.
- Say “one-two-three” quietly to keep each cell even.
Read this pattern in words
Play low E fret 5, low E fret 8, A fret 5. Then low E fret 8, A fret 5, A fret 7. Continue beginning each cell one note later.
Focus points
- Knowing the new starting note before moving
- Even three-note groups
- Clean string changes
Common mistakes
- Playing the whole shape automatically instead of restarting the cell
- Adding a gap before the string change
- Make it easier
- Repeat only the first two cells.
- Make it harder
- Remove the pause between cells.