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A minor pentatonic · box 1 · A7 on top

Filled dots are the chord tones of A7. Hollow dots are the other scale notes. The band from fret 5 to 8 is box 1, the E shape. The 3rd, C#, is not in the scale.

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  • Root (A)
  • 3rd (C#)
  • 5th (E)
  • b7 (G)
  • Scale note (C, D)
  • Box 1
Uses this view:Ex. 8 · A7, D7 and E7 arpeggios inside box 1Ex. 9 · 3rds only, over the whole 12 barsEx. 14 · E shape with box 1 on top