From: Colin.Irvine@spamcop.net   
      
   On 14 Jan 2005 13:15:16 GMT, mattearoadie@aol.com (Mattearoadie)   
   squeezed out the following:   
      
   >Hi,   
   >   
   >    I am not sure if I am in the right place but I will give it a shot anyway.   
   >I am learning Mandolin and bought a book on scales and studies.  I looked up   
   >pentatonic scales and they use a "R" on the staff lines, there is no reference   
   >to what the R means.  Can anybody here give me a clue?   
   >   
   >thanks   
   >   
   >Rene   
      
   Root? Try googling for pentatonic - typical hits are   
      
   http://www.flupe.com/lessons/01_foundationLessons/L09_Pentatonic   
   cales_1/pentatonic_scale_01.htm   
      
   http://www.lucaspickford.com/alteredp.htm   
      
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