| I want to move through all the notes in succession all | | | | position. At this stage you're just trying to train |
| the way through the neck for a particular key. When | | | | yourself to access the scale notes in any position, or |
| you move from pattern 1 all the way through to | | | | "map out" the guitar fretboard. |
| pattern 5 using the major or minor pentatonic scales, | | | | After you have memorized and can play all five |
| how do I ensure I move to the next note for the | | | | pentatonic scale patterns ascending and descending |
| next pattern? | | | | you need to transpose to new keys and practice |
| This is a common music theory question about | | | | connecting the patterns again. |
| learning pentatonic scales for guitar that basically asks | | | | The final step is to put the patterns to use by |
| whether or not there is a "correct" way to finish one | | | | learning lots of pentatonic scale songs. Pentatonic |
| pattern and then start the next. In addition, some | | | | melodies, riffs, lead guitar solos, and bass lines will be |
| guitarists wonder if they should connect the patterns | | | | in various keys and move through the patterns in |
| in a continuous manner so that they don't skip or | | | | various ways including starting and stopping, reversing |
| repeat any notes. | | | | direction, skipping and repeating notes, and shifting |
| The answer to both questions is no. Players should | | | | positions. Through this song learning process you'll |
| just play up and down a pattern in one position and | | | | develop a practical understanding of the guitar theory |
| then move up the guitar neck to the next, restart, | | | | behind applying the pentatonic scale, both major and |
| and play up and down the new pattern in the new | | | | minor, to different music styles. |