E Major triad arpeggios, 2nd inversion, pattern 31, open position

• Pattern 31 is explained [here].

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B flat Major Pentatonic scale, pattern 12, 2 notes per string

• Pattern 12 is explained [here].

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C Major, 5th chords, slide exercise, pattern 51

• Pattern 51 is explained [here].

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F Major scale, pattern 12, Berklee fingering patterns

• Pattern 12 is explained [here].

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B Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 33, Berklee type 1A

• Pattern 33 is explained [here].
• Berklee type 1A refers to fingering pattern 1A from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).

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F Major scale, pattern 14, open position

• Pattern 14 is explained [here].

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A Major scale, pattern 13, Berklee fingering patterns

• Pattern 13 is explained [here].
• The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).

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E flat Major 7 chord arpeggios, pattern 32, open position

• Pattern 32 is explained [here].

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G flat Major triad arpeggios, pattern 31, Berklee type 2

• Pattern 31 is explained [here].
• Berklee type 2 refers to fingering pattern 2 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
• Please note: C flat is to be played as B.

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F Major scale, pattern 11, 3 notes per string

• Pattern 11 is explained [here].

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A flat Major Pentatonic scale, 2 notes per string

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D Major scale, pattern 13, open position

• Pattern 13 is explained [here].

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D flat Major scale, pattern 12, 3 notes per string

• Pattern 12 is explained [here].

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Basic exercise, pattern 61, fingers 3142

Pattern 61 is explained [here].

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F Major triad arpeggios, pattern 33, Berklee type 1

• Pattern 33 is explained here.
• Berklee type 1 refers to fingering pattern 1 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).

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G flat Major Pentatonic scale, pattern 11, 2 notes per string

Pattern 11 is explained [here].

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D Major scale, pattern 13, CAGED system

• Pattern 13 is explained [here].
• The CAGED system is a popular system for fingering patterns. You can find a lot of information and opinions on this sytem on the internet.
  

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G Dorian scale, pattern 41, derived from Berklee fingering patterns

The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music). Pattern 41 is explained [here].

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E flat Major scale, Berklee fingering patterns

• The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).

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B Major scale, pattern 12, open position

Pattern 12 is explained [here].

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G flat Major scale, pattern 14, Berklee fingering patterns

• Pattern 14 is explained [here].
• The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
• Please note: C flat is to be played as B.

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A flat Major scale, pattern 11, Berklee fingering patterns

The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music). Pattern 11 is explained [here].

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E flat Major scale, CAGED system

• The CAGED system is a popular system for fingering patterns. You can find a lot of information and opinions on this sytem on the internet.

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E Major scale, pattern 11, CAGED system

The CAGED system is a popular system for fingering patterns. You can find a lot of information and opinions on this sytem on the internet. Pattern 11 is explained [here].

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G flat Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 31, Berklee type 1

• Pattern 31 is explained [here].
• Berklee type 1 refers to fingering pattern 1 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
• Please note: C flat is to be played as B.

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B flat Lydian scale, pattern 41, open position

Pattern 41 is explained [here].

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E flat Major scale, pattern 11, open position

• Pattern 11 is explained [here].

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E Ionian scale, pattern 41, derived from Berklee fingering patterns

Pattern 41 is explained [here].

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D flat Mixolydian scale, pattern 41, open position

• Pattern 41 is explained [here].
• Please note: C flat is to be played as B.

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C sharp Harmonic Minor scale, 3 notes per string

Please note: B sharp is to be played as C.

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B Phrygian scale, pattern 41, derived from Berklee fingering patterns

• Pattern 41 is explained here.
• The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).

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E flat Major triad arpeggios, pattern 31, open position

Pattern 31 is explained [here].

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G flat Major triad arpeggios, pattern 33, Berklee type 4A

• Pattern 33 is explained [here].
• Berklee type 4A refers to fingering pattern 4A from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
• Please note: C flat is to be played as B.

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G flat Major I-IV-V arpeggios, pattern 21

Pattern 21 is explained [here]. Please note: C flat is to be played as B.

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Basic exercise, pattern 61, fingers 1234

• Pattern 61 is explained [here].

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G Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 33, open position

Pattern 33 is explained [here].

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E flat Major Pentatonic scale, pattern 11, 3 notes per string

• Pattern 11 is explained [here].

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G Phrygian scale, pattern 41, derived from Berklee fingering patterns

The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music). Pattern 41 is explained [here].

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Basic exercise, pattern 61, fingers 2134

• Pattern 61 is explained [here].

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D flat Major triad arpeggios, pattern 33, Berklee type 4

Pattern 33 is explained [here]. Berklee type 4 refers to fingering pattern 4 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).

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G sharp and A flat Melodic Minor (Ascending) scale, derived from Berklee fingering patterns

• On this page I explain why this melodic minor exercise is available in two versions.
• The fingering patterns of this exercise are based on the Berklee fingering patterns. The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
• Please note: C flat is to be played as B, E sharp is to be played as F, F double sharp is to be played as G.

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C sharp Harmonic Minor triad arpeggios, pattern 33, open position

The fingering patterns of this exercise are based on the Berklee fingering patterns. The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music). Pattern 33 is explained [here]. Please note: B sharp is to be played as C.

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E flat Harmonic Minor scale, open position

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B Melodic Minor (Ascending) scale, open position

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G flat Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 31, open position

• Pattern 31 is explained [here].
• Please note: C flat is to be played as B.

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A Ionian scale, pattern 41, open position

Pattern 41 is explained [here].

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E Major scale, 3 notes per string

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B flat Major I-IV-V arpeggios, pattern 22

Pattern 22 is explained [here].

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B Major triad arpeggios, pattern 31, Berklee type 2

• Pattern 31 is explained [here].
• Berklee type 2 refers to fingering pattern 2 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).

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E Major 7 chord arpeggios, pattern 34, open position

Pattern 34 is explained [here].

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