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I'm edging towards the 5 because there are 5 pentatonic box shapes and they fit (pattern wise) into the set of 5 major scale shapes all be it with a couple of notes missing (obviously).
However wouldn't learning the complete set of 7 major scale box shapes ultimately lead to a superior understanding of the fret board?
Looking forward to the words of wisdom
Thanks.
Last edited by GuitarGuy on Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Both have their uses. I find that both of them to be a bit clunky, however in box developing total playing freedom. But a 5 box shape are inversions of The Pentatonic, and 7 include those pentatonic, plus the 4 and 7. Basically, Major scales.
The Pentatonic is used more often by people because it is theoretically safer, because it doesnt create any minor 2nd dissonances, or notes that sound bad when played against the chord. Like playing F over a C chord, where the E and F pitched together create a min 2nd dissonance.
