Anchoring scale patterns to chord shapes will help you have a more grounded understanding of where you can play in any given key. I use this approach and it has helped me tremendously.
In this video I share a simple and quick exercise that can help you create a pathway between the simple type 1 barre chord and an extended shape that brings you to a new area of the neck.
The more you can interconnect your understanding of the important pillars of guitar playing (scales, chords and arpeggios) the more easily you will be able to navigate through chord patterns. You’ll find it easier to jump into a solo when you can eliminate the separation between these things.
The goal is to have a holistic view of the fretboard that incorporates all these key technical aspects. The goal of today’s lesson is to help you really hammer out those connections in one area. The basic barre chord is probably the second type of chord that anyone playing guitar learns, so this basic pattern is a good place to jump off from.
I call these types of patterns “anchor points” because the chord serves as a simple place for you to re-orient yourself if you get lost. Just play the chord and then you can anchor yourself at that easy spot, jumping off into the scale patterns that it is connected to.
In addition to the basic exercise covered in this video, we’ll look at some double stop patterns that I’ve covered before, but are worth revisiting. We’re using the 3-2 pentatonic shape to connect to the barre chord, and that shape is fantastic for double stops.
I hope you enjoy the lesson and that you learn something that you can apply to your playing!
Thanks for your support,
Trent
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