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the fourth mode
the fourth note of the pentatonic minor scale

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the fourth mode is based on the fourth note of the pentatonic minor scale.
in e minor, the fourth mode looks like this (standard notation and one-string tab):

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the scale box for the fourth mode looks like this:



to play this scale in e minor, play the box with the first note at the seventh fret. this scale box has a pattern identical to the third mode of the pentatonic major scale, but the root and fifth appear in different places.

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back to the third mode

back to the pentatonic minor scale

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