A Major Pentatonic Pattern

e|---------------------5-7-|
B|-----------------5-7-----|
G|-------------4-6---------| Altern. Picking
D|---------4-7-------------|
A|-----4-7-----------------|
E|-5-7---------------------|
   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v 

A Major Pentatonic (3 notes per String)

e|--------------------------------5-7-10-|
B|-------------------------5-7-10--------|
G|-------------------4-6-9---------------| Here you can use
D|-------------4-7-9---------------------| Sweep Picking
A|-------4-7-9---------------------------|
E|-5-7-9---------------------------------|                                      
^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v  ^ ^ v ^   
                                                                       
Lick 1  

e|---------------------------------------------5-7-|
B|---------------------------------5-------5-7-----|
G|---------------------4-------4-6---6-4-6---------| Altern picking 
D|---------4-------4-7---7-4-7---------------------| 
A|-----4-7---7-4-7---------------------------------|
E|-5-7---------------------------------------------|
   

Lick 2

e|-------------------------------------5-7-|
B|---------------------------------5-7-----|
G|---------------------4-6-----4-6---------|I Pick it this way 
D|---------4-7-----4-7-----4-7-------------| 
A|-----4-7-----4-7-------------------------|
E|-5-7-------------------------------------|
   ^ v ^ v ^ v v ^ ^ v ^ v v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v  

Lick 3

e|-----------------------------5-7-|
B|-------------------------5-7-----|
G|---------------------4-6---------| Altern Picking
D|-------------4---4-7-------------|
A|-----4---4-7---7-----------------|
E|-5-7---7-------------------------|
   ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v

Lick 4

e|-------------------------------------------------------------5-7-|
B|-------------------------------------------------5-------5-7-----|
G|-------------------------------------4-------4-6---6-4-6---------| Altern 
D|---------------------4-------4-7-4-7---7-4-7---------------------| Picking
A|-----4-------4-7-4-7---7-4-7-------------------------------------|
E|-5-7---7-5-7-----------------------------------------------------|
   v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v
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