Let’s play, connect the dots! It’s not “Let’s play connect the dots,” but truly, “Let’s play commaconnect the dots!” In this final installment of Elements of a Groove, I’m presenting you with a way to connect the dots … quite literally. Think of the notes of a groove as your “dots,” and then think of the shapes those notes would form on your fingerboard if you connected them with an imaginary line. The shapes enable you to see all the notes available to you to form a great groove, without having to line them up in any particular sequence. The harmonic shape of a groove is about being able to see, all at once, where your best notes for the groove are in relation to the root, and having your fingers hover above them ready to pounce at your bidding. It’s not so much about the sequence of the notes, but rather the geometric shape of the pattern the notes form on your fingerboard.  You only need three to five different notes to create a solid or even specta