| brian writes This file is intended to help you with your picking technique, while learning to play in 3rds using the major scale. A 3rd interval is the distance from the root note of the scale to the major 3 or minor 3rd. In the key of G the major 3rd interval would be the note B.
Since were playing 3rds in a scale we will encounter both major and minor thirds. (G-B major 3rd), (A,C minor 3rd), (B-D minor 3rd) C,E major 3rd) (D,F# major 3rd) (E,G minor 3rd) (F#,A minor 3rd). When playing the scale make sure you use alternate picking throughout (down,up,down,up and so on..)
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
B||--------------------------|--------------------------|
G||--------------------------|-----------------------4--|
D||--------------------------|-----4-----5--4--7--5-----|
A||-----------3-----5--3--7--|--5-----7-----------------|
E||--3--7--5-----7-----------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------5-----7--5--8----||
-----------------5-----7--|--5--8--7-----8-------------||
-----5--4--7--5-----7-----|----------------------------||
--7-----------------------|----------------------------||
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