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Here's part three of the scale practice idea. This adds on to the two previous parts by adding a scale form. This will free you up creatively and let you practice more scale forms.

We'll start with the first and second scale form of the minor petnatonic and have a two chord progression to use.

Form 1                  Form 2                             Am7 D4
|------------------5-8--|--------------------------8-10--|--5------|
|--------------5-8------|---------------------8-10-------|--5---8--|
|------------7----------|-----------------7-9------------|--5---7--|
|----------7------------|------------7-10----------------|--5---7--|
|------5-7--------------|-------7-10---------------------|--7---5--|
|--5-8------------------|--8-10--------------------------|--5------|

This example shows The two chords and a lick that moves between the two scale forms. The key for the tab: h = hammer on, p = pull off, / = slide up.

|--5--------------------|--------------------|
|--5--------------------|--8---------8h1p-8--|
|--5--------------------|--7-5h7p5/9---------|
|--5-----5h7p5---7/9-7--|--7-----------------|
|--7-5h7-------7--------|--5-----------------|
|--5--------------------|--------------------|

To extend this idea, find chord shapes in other scale forms. Create a progression with those chords or just keep a simple two chord progression and move around between scale forms. The idea is the break up the monotony of practicing scales and to put scale in a context of how you'd use them musically.

Added on: 2010 01 18