3NPS Patterns for Speed Playing: Mixolydian b6 (With Notes)

Are you striving to shred on guitar and embellish your solos with fast technical runs? If that's your current passion, then there's a tool that can assist you in achieving that goal already today. In fact, if you're not yet using it then that might be the reason which is holding your progress back. The tool that excels at this specific task is none other than 3NPS which stands for "patterns with 3-notes-per-string".

In this reference chart you'll learn all 7 patterns of the 3NPS system for the Mixolydian b6 scale—the 5th mode of Melodic Minor!

How 3NPS Can Help You With Building Speed?

When it comes to playing at high speeds, optimizing your hand movements becomes paramount. Your fingers move faster than you are able to mindfully control them and even the slightest alteration in a pattern can disrupt the fluidity of your playing.

A typical scale pattern consists of a mix of 2 and 3 notes per string which creates an inconsistent flow, impeding your speed. However, with 3NPS, there's always a fixed number of notes per string: 3. With this system, your fretting hand and picking hand movements will remain uniform throughout the strings. This all becomes of the utmost importance when playing at high speeds!

Features and Benefits of the Chart

• A system of scale patterns that allow you to play at higher than normal speeds
• Full set of 7 3NPS patterns on a single printable page
• Stacked and aligned horizontally to give you the best overview of how all patterns interconnect
• Includes a separate chart that shows each pattern in the context of adjacent patterns
• Option to learn just 3 highlighted patterns of 7 which cover 95% of the fretboard
• Movable patterns to any root note of your choice
• Beginner-friendly note names
• Highlighted root notes
• Scale formula included, no need for extra reference

What's Inside

The download package contains 2 PDF versions: a colored and a printer-friendly grayscale which is meant to save your ink/toner while also making sure you can see and read everything clearly.

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