Chords for The COOLEST Pentatonic Technique I Learned On Guitar And Most USEFUL!!!

This is one of the coolest things I learned on guitar. _
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_ [A] _ Many players use this technique, _
including Joe Bonamassa and Eric Johnson.
Check out my right hand.
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] We just add a simple half sweep to your alternate picking.
Let me bring it in and show you how useful this is.
So we're going to use the D minor pentatonic scale for these examples today,
right in the [Dm] 10th fret here.
_ [G] But [Dm] _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] this technique will work in any position and any key also.
So let me play this at slow speed.
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[Bb] It looks harder than it is.
Check this out.
We're just doing two groups of five notes to start with. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Four notes in the [F] scale there.
13, [G] 10.
13, 10.
[B] _ Back [G] to 12.
_ So [A] that was all alternate picking there.
Watch my right hand.
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_ The last note was [A] a downstroke.
[Dm] You continue that downstroke to the next set of five. _
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See how that little half sweep I call it?
Again, two groups of five with this little half [Bb] sweep.
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And [E] then two groups of three.
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Three.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ Then continue that downstroke with a half sweep.
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_ _ _ _ Two times do [D] that.
I'm just trying to mix it up a little bit.
You can do the groupings of five down the whole scale,
but just try it this way first. _
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ And when [D] you get speed to that, _ _ _ _ _
this sounds really good.
I love the way that sounds.
So we're back to the root note here.
So we're just going to do a group of four alternate picked [G] _ down the scale. _
_ [Am] 12, 10.
[G] 12, 10.
And then one group of six.
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_ _ 12, 10.
[G] 12, [F] 10.
13, [D] 10.
_ _ [A] Back to the root note.
And land on the root note.
All [Bbm] together.
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_ _ _ _ Stay with me.
Shortly, I'm going to show you how this works up the scale.
Ascending.
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But if you play [C] this all together with some speed,
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] I'm telling you this half sweep is so useful.
I use it all the time.
Also ascending up a scale.
And again, these will work in any position or any key.
We're just going to stay in the first position D minor here.
[Dm] _ _ [A] _ _
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_ So walk up the scale six notes. _
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And then 10, _ 12, and that little half sweep up this time instead [G] of down.
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_ _ _ _ So watch alternate picked.
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[D] And then on that last time, you just continue up. _
_ _ [E] _ If you're having trouble with this, just do the three [F] notes. _ _ _ _ _
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So you just continue up the scale.
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_ _ [A] _ _ [D] So this little half sweep can add speed to your playing almost instantly.
And it just breaks up the scale a little bit.
This gives you a different vibe to use in your solo improvisations.
So I hope you have a blast with this.
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