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Many Heavy Metal lead guitarists use the minor pentatonic scale in their solos. Above 
are the 5 different patterns for E minor (E G A B D), all starting at the low E string. These 
patterns can be moved up and down the neck, depending on the key you 're in. Work it out! 
 
When playing those, you have to be able to pass from one position to another fluidly and 
feel comfortable in every position!  

1 
|--------------------------|--------0--3--0-----------|-------------------------|  
|--------------------------|--0--3-----------3--0-----|-------------------------|  
|--------------------0--2--|-----------------------2--|--0----------------------|  
|--------------0--2--------|--------------------------|-----2--0----------------|  
|--------0--2--------------|--------------------------|-----------2--0----------|  
|--0--3--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------3--0----|  

2 
|--------------------------|--------3--5--3-----------|-------------------------|  
|--------------------------|--3--5-----------5--3-----|-------------------------|  
|--------------------2--4--|-----------------------4--|--2----------------------|  
|--------------2--5--------|--------------------------|-----5--2----------------|  
|--------2--5--------------|--------------------------|-----------5--2----------|  
|--3--5--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------5--3----|  

3 
|--------------------------|--------5--7--5-----------|-------------------------|  
|--------------------------|--5--8-----------8--5-----|-------------------------|  
|--------------------4--7--|-----------------------7--|--4----------------------|  
|--------------5--7--------|--------------------------|-----7--5----------------|  
|--------5--7--------------|--------------------------|-----------7--5----------|  
|--5--7--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------7--5----|  

4 
|----------------------------|---------7--10--7------------|---------------------------| 
|----------------------------|--8--10------------10--8-----|---------------------------  
|----------------------7--9--|--------------------------9--|--7------------------------| 
|----------------7--9--------|-----------------------------|-----9--7------------------| 
|---------7--10--------------|-----------------------------|-----------10--7-----------| 
|--7--10---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------10--7----  

5 
|------------------------------|---------10--12--10-------------|----------------------- 
|------------------------------|-10--12--------------12--10-----|------------------------
|------------------------9--12-|-----------------------------12-|-9--------------------- 
|-----------------9--12--------|--------------------------------|----12--9-------------- 
|---------10--12---------------|--------------------------------|-----------12--10------ 
|-10--12-----------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------12--10--| 
  

Up from there you're back to pattern 1, same thing just one octave higher.  

|----------------------------------|----------12--15--12--------------| 
|----------------------------------|--12--15--------------15--12------| 
|--------------------------12--14--|------------------------------14--| 
|------------------12--14----------|----------------------------------| 
|----------12--14------------------|----------------------------------| 
|--12--15--------------------------|----------------------------------| 
  

|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------| 
|--12----------------------------| 
|------14--12--------------------| 
|--------------14--12------------| 
|----------------------15--12----|