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Double stops
Note pairs on adjacent strings: the pentatonic makes them land a fourth apart almost every time.
Notation
1♭345♭7
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Degrees involvedVaries by pair; in the pentatonic they almost always come out as fourths.
The gestureA pick stroke that catches two strings together, or hybrid picking. The other four strings need muting.
Target noteThe upper note of the pair carries the melody: that's where you hear the target.
Over which chordAnywhere, but when the chord changes, one of the two notes can turn sour: they need to be moved, not held.
The rhythmRhythmic, repeated, often in eighths. It's the territory of playing rhythm and lead at once.
Common mistakeAn unbalanced attack: one string comes out louder than the other and the pair falls apart. The pentatonic produces fourths by geometry, not by taste -- notes on adjacent strings in this scale simply land at that distance.