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As we have seen, we can join the Pentatonic Puzzle Pieces together across the neck to create Pentatonic Boxes. When combined like this, we get two octaves of notes, with two notes played on each string!
Each of these five Pentatonic Boxes are made up of the Pentatonic Puzzle Pieces we have already looked at.
Don't forget to "put your watch forward and hour" when you change time zone!
Some people refer to this as Position 5, as it is the 5th Box from the "Home" Box - which many people call Box 1. If you pay attention to the notes on 1st and 2nd strings, you should recognise our Lower Rectangle Pentatonic Puzzle Piece.
This next position is the most commonly used pattern in rock music. Again, if you observe the two strings closest to the floor, you should see the Home Pentatonic Puzzle Piece. Most players I know call this Box 1.
The next Box contains the Higher Rectangle on the top two strings. Although we are thinking A minor at the moment, I also think of it as the Major Pentatonic Box. It is popular to call this Box 2.
Looking at Box 3, we encounter the Forward Trapezoid on strings one and two.
Our final box outlines the Reverse Trapezoid on the two highest strings. Box 4 also outlines a Minor Barre Chord with it's Root on the 5th string, making it very easy to visualise the Chord Tones!
"Go Voltron Force"
"Go Voltron Force"
Voltron: Defender of the Universe was an animated kids show, popular in the mid-eighties. The show is about five pilots who command five robot lions which combine to Voltron - a super robot!
Each of our five Pentatonic scale shapes can join together in the same way, to create a super scale that covers the entire fretboard!
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