#28 Minor Scale (Anchor-to-Anchor) (Lesson 2)

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This lesson introduces anchor-to-anchor practice in the minor scale.

Instead of thinking in long horizontal runs, we connect the fretboard through neighborhoods — familiar landmarks with different emotional architecture.

Same anchors as major.
Different notes in between.
Completely different feel.

🎯 Key ideas:

Anchors are landmarks — the scale fills in the roads

Minor uses the same geography as major, but speaks a darker language

Anchor-to-anchor makes the fretboard playable, not jumpy

We use the SpongeBob motif to test fluency:

1–♭7–1–2–1
(C–Bb–C–D–C)

Same shape as major.
Very different emotional weight.

🧠 How to practice:
Closed Skill (mapping + precision)

Map out anchors in C minor using alternate picking only

Move the SpongeBob motif through different neighborhoods

Focus on clean transitions and accuracy

Open Skill (2-minute backing track)

Minute 1

Connect anchors slowly with alternate picking

Minute 2

Play the SpongeBob motif in one neighborhood

Shift it to another and add expression
(slides, hammer-ons, vibrato)

💡 Why we do both:

Closed skill builds confidence and clarity

Open skill turns shapes into phrases

Together, you learn where the notes live and how they speak

🎵 Pro tips:

Compare the SpongeBob motif in major vs minor — same idea, different emotion

Land with vibrato on C (root), Eb (♭3), or Bb (♭7) to emphasize minor color

If you lose track, reset on C or Eb — they always sound grounded

Think of each neighborhood as having the same houses,
just different architecture.

The more neighborhoods you can move through,
the freer you’ll feel on the fretboard.

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