Guitar Hacks: 3NPS Scales
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3NPS (three-note-per-string) scales are one of the most efficient ways to navigate the fretboard — used by legions of guitarists and popularised mainly by Joe Satriani. The consistent three-notes-per-string layout makes scales predictable across the entire neck in a way that other systems don't, and the picking patterns are uniform once the logic clicks.
The problem is the way 3NPS is usually taught. Most methods hand you seven patterns per scale and send you off to learn them all before anything becomes useful. This PDF cuts that down to three patterns instead of seven — and one picking pattern in two directions instead of multiple. Same fretboard coverage, significantly less to memorise.
This is not a theory book and contains no pentatonic scales. It's a practical woodshed resource for learning a wide variety of scales all over the fretboard — something to put the repetitions into. It will improve your picking technique, your speed, and your fretboard fluency.
Free — download instantly.
The problem is the way 3NPS is usually taught. Most methods hand you seven patterns per scale and send you off to learn them all before anything becomes useful. This PDF cuts that down to three patterns instead of seven — and one picking pattern in two directions instead of multiple. Same fretboard coverage, significantly less to memorise.
This is not a theory book and contains no pentatonic scales. It's a practical woodshed resource for learning a wide variety of scales all over the fretboard — something to put the repetitions into. It will improve your picking technique, your speed, and your fretboard fluency.
Free — download instantly.