I think you may be overthinking this. These licks are based around, or located on the fingerboard, around the A chord (using the "G" shape for the licks in the first line) or the D chord (using the "C" shape for the licks in the second line).
I circled the notes in the licks that should correspond the notes of the A or D chord these licks are based on. When you play these licks you should use the same fingers for those notes that you would use to play those chop chords.
A Chord (for the lick's on the first line)
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| | I | 4
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| | | M 5
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| R | | 7
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So, the above A chop chord("G" shape) would be your starting point to play the first lick on the first line:
|-5-9-5-------|------------|
|-------7-5-4-|------------|
|-------------|-7----------|
|-------------|------------|
M L M R M I R
The fingering for notes that are shared with the chord shaped are bold.
Thats all they are trying to illustrate, the connection between the chord and the lick. If you can think of these licks in relation to the chord shape then you can use these licks anywhere you can play the chords.
Yes, the lick is made up of notes from the A scale(for the examples on the first line). But that is somewhat incidental to what they are trying to illustrate here.
Yes, the chord is made up of notes from the A scale(for the examples on the first line), But again, that is somewhat incidental to what they are trying to illustrate here.
Clear as mud?
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