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Slide into the major pentatonic
Same shape, three frets down: the same hand now plays major.
Notation
1♭345♭7
e
B
G
D
A
E
1
2
3
4
8
5
target
6 strings · A minor pentatonic → major pentatonic · box 1scroll the tab →
Degrees involved1 2 3 5 6 instead of 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
The gestureNo new gesture: you shift the hand three frets and play the shape you already know.
Target noteThe root, but it's no longer where it was: in the box at the 2nd fret, the A sits on the 6th string's 5th fret, not under the index finger.
Over which chordOver the dominant I (A7), which contains the major third. Over the IV it clashes: that's where you go back to minor. It's the practical rule for all major blues.
The rhythmThe change has to happen on the chord change, not at some random point in the phrase.
Common mistakeMoving the shape without moving the point of resolution: you keep closing on the fret that was the root in box 1 -- it's now the 6th degree -- and everything sounds like F♯ minor instead of A major. It's the most common mistake and the hardest to diagnose on your own, because every note is technically correct.