3rd Snake Exercise: Egypt Made Easy by Fun With a Variation of the Pentatonic Scale

3:1 At the 5^th fret, on the 6^th string, the fattest string, chromatically ascend 2 notes. When you ascend 2 chromatic notes from the 5^th fret, the fret you with end on is the 6^th fret.

3:2 When ascending from the 5^th fret chromatically, the notes using standard tuning are A, and #A on the 6^th string.

3:3 First, when doing this pattern use all down strokes when you pick the notes.

3:4 Second, when doing this pattern use up and down picking patterns.

3:5 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6, on the 6^th string.

3:6 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6 on the 5^th string.

3:7 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6 on the 4^th string.

3:8 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6 on the 3^rd string.

3:9 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6 on the 2^nd string.

3:10 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6, on the 1^st string.

3:11 Repeat steps 3:5-3:10 doing all DOWN STROKES.

3:12 Repeat steps 3:5-3:10 doing all ALTERNATING STROKES.

3:13 Repeat steps 3:5-3:10 doing using PALM MUTING of the played string with all DOWN STROKES.

3:14 Repeat steps 3:5-3:10 doing using PALM MUTING of the played string with all ALTERNATING STROKES.

3:15 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6 on the 1^st string.

3:16 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6 on the 2^nd string.

3:17 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6 on the 3^rd string.

3:18 In order, play fret 5, play fret 6, then fret 7 on the 4^th string.

3:19 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6 on the 5^th string.

3:20 In order, play fret 5, then fret 6 on the 6^th string.

3:21 Repeat steps 3:15-3:20 doing all DOWN STROKES.

3:22 Repeat steps 3:15-3:20 doing all ALTERNATING STROKES.

3:23 Repeat steps 3:15-3:20 doing using PALM MUTING of the played string with all DOWN STROKES.

3:24 Repeat steps 3:15-3:20 doing using PALM MUTING of the played string with all ALTERNATING STROKES.

3:25 Repeat steps 3:5-3:24 assigning a finger to each fret. The 5^th fret will always be played by the index finger. The 6^th fret will always be played by the index finger.

3:26 The distance between two adjacent frets is a half step.

3:27a Repeat steps 3:5-3:25 a half step up. Thus, on strings 1 through 6 the same exercise will be performed. Thus, play the 6^th fret with the index finger. Play the 7^th fret with the middle finger. Play the 8^th fret with the ring finger.

3:27b Repeat steps 3:5-25 up a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:27. These are frets 7, 8, and 9.

3:27c Repeat steps 3:5-25 up a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:28. These are frets 8, 9, and 10.

3:27c Repeat steps 3:5-25 up a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:29. These are frets 9, 10, and 11.

3:27d Repeat steps 3:5-25 up a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:30. These are frets 10, 11, and 12.

3:27e Repeat steps 3:5-25 up a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:31. These are frets 11, 12, and 13.

3:28a Now it is time to descend. Repeat steps 3:5-25 down a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:32. These are frets 10, 11, and 12.

3:28b Repeat steps 3:5-25 down a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:30. These are frets 9, 10, and 11.

3:28c Repeat steps 3:5-25 down a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:29. These are frets 8, 9, and 10.

3:28d Repeat steps 3:5-25 down a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:28. These are frets 7, 8, and 19.

3:28e Repeat steps 3:5-25 down a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:27. These are frets 6, 7, and 8.

3:29f Repeat steps 3:5-25 down a half step from where your fretting fingers were in 3:27. These are frets 5, 6, and 7.

3:30 Reverse the order. Instead of playing frets 5, 6, and 7, play this order, 7, 6, 5.

3:31 Play frets 7, 6, 5 on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:31a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:32b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:31c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:32 Play frets 8, 7, 6, on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:32a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:32b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:32c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:33 Play frets 9, 8, 7, on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:33a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:33b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:33c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:34 Play frets 10, 9, 8, on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:34a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:34b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:34c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:35 Play frets 11, 10, 9, on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:35a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:35b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:35c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:36 Play frets 12, 11, 10 on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:36a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:36b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:36c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:37 Play frets 13, 12, 11 on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:37a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:37b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:37c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:38 Move the descending 1 half step pattern down the fret board. Play frets 13, 12, 11, on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:38a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:38b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:38c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:39 Play frets 12, 11, 10, on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:39a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:39b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:39c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:40 Play frets 11, 10, 9, on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:40a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:40b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:40c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:41 Play frets 10, 9, 8, on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:41a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:41b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:41c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:42 Play frets 9, 8, 7, on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:42a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:42b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:42c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:43 Play frets 8, 7, 6 on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

3:43a Play without palm muting using down strokes.

3:43b Play with palm muting using alternating strokes.

3:43c Play with palm muting using down strokes.

3:44 Play frets 7, 6, 5 on strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and/or 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

3:45 The reason why I haven’t yet suggested playing above the 14^th fret or below the 5^th fret is to prevent the student from stressing their left hand too much.

3:46 The reason that 3 fingers are play on the 4^th string and 2 on all the rest is that in these patterns, the 4^th string contains an octave. Playing with respect to octaves helps make music tonal. Tonal music sounds better than atonal music.

3:47 The reason for the use of Egypt in the title is that if these note patterns have an Egyptian sound to them if played tonally.

3:48 A pentatonic scale gains its name because it has 5 notes. This is a variation of the most common pentatonic scale