Lesson 5: Fast runs with a pattern
When you want to play a very fast run, then you need constantly notes to play.
Then it is very usefull to have a pattern, because you know what is coming,
and the biggest advantage is that the run takes a longer time over the same distance.
Example 5.1:
Listen to the midi-file
Get the Guitarpro file
E||--------------------------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------------------------|
G||------------------------------------------------6-|
D||------------------------------6---6-7-6-7-9-7-9---|
A||------------5---5-7-5-7-9-7-9---9-----------------|
E||--5-7-9-7-9---9-----------------------------------|
--------------------------------------7----7-9-7-9-10-||
------------------7---7-9-7-9-10-9-10---10------------||
----6-7-6-7-9-7-9---9---------------------------------||
--9---------------------------------------------------||
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You can write this pattern down like 1-2-3 2-3-4 3-4-5 on and on
The numbers stand for the note of the scale. So 1 means the first note of the scale. But a better way of notation is like this:
Indicate the first step (1-2-3) and register the scale and the fact that the run is moving upwards or downwards.
So for example this is 1-2-3 downwards A maj
Example 5.2:
Listen to the midi-file
Get the Guitarpro file
Dit is 1-2-3 omlaag A majeur
E||--7-9-10----7-9------7--------------------------------|
B||---------10-----9-10---7-9-10---7-9-----7-------------|
G||------------------------------9-----7-9---6-7-9---6-7-|
D||------------------------------------------------9-----|
A||------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------|
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------6-------------------------------------------||
--7-9---6-7-9---6-7-----6-------------------------||
--------------9-----7-9---5-7-9---5-7-----5-------||
--------------------------------9-----7-9---5-7-9-||
You can also play the same pattern on different scales, upwards or downwards.
So there are an endless amount of possibilities. A condition is that you know the scales. Well, go experiment,
here you have certain examples
Example 5.3:
Listen to the midi-file
Get the Guitarpro file
1-2-3-4 A min upwards:
E||------------------------------------------------------------------
B||------------------------------------------------------------------
G||--------------------------------------------------------5-----5-7-
D||--------------------------------5-----5-7---5-7-9-5-7-9---7-9-----
A||--------5-----5-7---5-7-8-5-7-8---7-8-----8-----------------------
E||--5-7-8---7-8-----8-----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------7------7-8----7-8-10-12~-||
----------------6-----6-8---6-8-10-6-8-10---8-10-----10------------||
----5-7-9-5-7-9---7-9-----9----------------------------------------||
--9----------------------------------------------------------------||
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Example 5.4:
Listen to the midi-file
Get the Guitarpro file
1-3 C dor upwards:
E||--------------------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------------------|
G||------------------------------------------8-|
D||--------------------------8----10-8-12-10---|
A||----------8----10-8-12-10---12--------------|
E||--8-11-10---11------------------------------|
----------------------------------10----11-10-13-||
----------------10----11-10-13-11----13----------||
-----10-8-12-10----12----------------------------||
--12---------------------------------------------||
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Example 5.5:
Listen to the midi-file
Get the Guitarpro file
3-1 E min downwards
E||--15-12-14----12----------------------------------|
B||-----------15----13-15-12-13----12----------------|
G||-----------------------------14----12-14-11-12----|
D||-----------------------------------------------14-|
A||--------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
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--11------------------------------------------||
-----12-14-10-12-9-10----9--------------------||
----------------------12---10-12-9-10----9----||
--------------------------------------12---10-||
Invent patterns by yourself, go experiment!
You are able to do anything, the pattern may consists of two notes, but also 3,4,5,6,7,8 or 19 notes!
The craziest runs may be megacool!
Example 5.6:
Listen to the midi-file
Get the Guitarpro file
example: 1-5-6-5-4-3 B min upwards
E||-----------------------------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------|
D||----------------------------------7-9-7--------9-11-9-7----|
A||----9-10-9-7------10-12-10-9/7----------10-9-7----------10-|
E||--7----------10-9--------------10--------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------7-9-7--------9-11-9-7------11-12-11-9/7-|
----11-12-11-8/6----------11-9-7----------11-9--------------|
--9--------------10-----------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------7-9-7--------9-10-9-7----||
-----8-10-8--------10-12-10-8/7---------10-8-7----------10-||
------------11-9-7--------------9--------------------------||
--11-------------------------------------------------------||
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Example 5.7:
Listen to the midi-file
Get the Guitarpro file
This is an example of a large pattern,
1-2-3-2-1-2-3-4 E min upwards
E||--------------------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------------------|
D||------------------------------------------9-|
A||-----9-10-9----9-10-12-9-10-12-10-9-10-12---|
E||--12--------12------------------------------|
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--------9----------9-10----9-10-9----9-10-12-|
--10-12---12-10-12------12--------12---------|
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---------------------9-------9----------9-11-|
--9-10-12-10-9-10-12---10-12---12-10-12------|
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------------------------------------------10-|
-----9-11-9----9-11-12-9-11-12-11-9-11-12----|
--12--------12-------------------------------|
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--------10----------10-12----10-12-10----10-12-13-|
--11-12----12-11-12-------12----------12----------|
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-----------------------10-------10----------10-12-||
--10-12-13-12-10-12-13----12-13----13-12-13-------||
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