As well as clear instruction and a logical pathway these books include many practical exercises, which are. How to play more advanced blues guitar solos antony reynaert. This is the only pentatonic scale pattern that requires a position shift. To play the g minor pentatonic scale in the third position, begin with your middle finger on the sixth string, eighth fret and play through the pattern as noted. Dominant chords have a major third and a minor seventh b7. Now another example with the g minor pentatonic scale gbbcdf. Ideas music theory lessons, jazz guitar lessons, music theory guitar. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. How to practice pentatonic scales on guitar jazz guitar lessons. Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons. Learn 159 focused exercises to master the guitar fretboard. Premium learning minor pentatonic scales pdf ebook.
The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. The minor pentatonic scale by paul tauterouff the minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. How to play over chords only using the pentatonic scale. These skills can then be carried forward to future grades, and the creative concepts can be transferred to the other 4 positions of the minor pentatonic scales, and also for the 5 major pentatonic scales.
Here you can learn all essential exercises for minor pentatonic. The first position of the pentatonic minor scale that well learn, will be the a. To get around this, knopfler dips into a d harmonic minor scale, which is a d minor scale with a major 7th. Use the e minor pentatonic scale when playing 12 bar blues in. Pentatonic and blues scales covers the essential guitar theory for the minor pentatonic. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. This is one of the main scales used for lead playing. E g a b d the relative major of e minor is g major. Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. Check out my free video lessons on my free lessons page.
The minor pentatonic scale has a minor third, which may clash with the chords minor third. Pentatonic scale name pentatonic scales contain five notes, which is how it gets its name penta5. Pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic scale root note fret. All pentatonic essential exercises guitar lesson youtube. This is used to solo over a blues or a song in the key of a minor, and we will be learning a 12bar blues in the key of a very soon, so practise this scale now so you are ready to jam when we get to that. We may earn a commission for amazon purchases using our links. In this new lesson, darrell braun offers three pentatonic exercises that are designed to increase your speed, accuracy and creativity. The major and minor scales may be musiceducation stalwarts, but they sound a bit academic when used over chord progressions. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale. Christopher will show you all five minor pentatonic boxes, how they form an interconnecting pattern across the entire guitar fretboard and how to systematically practice them. Master pentatonic scales for guitar in 14 days book. You understand how caged works and how to practise scales in positions. How to solo over any chord using the pentatonic scale steve stine guitar lesson.
Heres a lesson that walks guitarists through learning to play the major and minor pentatonic scale in five positions, all over the guitar fretboard. C 1 eb b3 f 4 g 5 bb b7 as you can see, by knowing the c major scale and the makeup of the minor pentatonic scale, we are able to determine the notes of the c minor pentatonic scale. Learn to play major and minor pentatonic scale patterns and licks all over the. Im going to show you each position of this scale and break it up a little so it will be easier to visualize. When you reach the second string, youll need to shift your hand up one fret. How to reuse the patterns to cover the entire fret board. Therefor the c minor pentatonic scale contains the following notes. This means the minor pentatonic scale is made up of the 1st root, 3rd. Traditionally, many guitarist learn the minor pentatonic scale first and relate all other scales such as the diatonic major and minor scales, etc.
I am not the only guitarplaying quoran to owe a debt to this book. Introduction people that might find this book useful. The minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar. This week, well be playing the minor pentatonic scale. For the a minor pentatonic scale, this gives us the notes a, c, d, e, and g. Three pentatonic exercises every guitarist should know. Major and minor pentatonic scales on the guitar online. Guitar pentatonic and blues scales fundamental changes music. Although the pentatonic scale is not the only scale available for playing rock lead, it is. Can somebody recommend a good book on pentatonic scales for. The 5 guitar patterns of the a pentatonic minor scale. Guitarists wanting to learn how to play guitar solos and improvise along with songs. It is incredible how wide the range of sounds you can pull from a minor pentatonic scale is. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale.
The word pentatonic implies that there are five notes in these scales, and that is correct. Learn to play major and minor pentatonic scale patterns and licks all over the neck play guitar in 14 days book 2 kindle edition by nelson, troy. This book maps out various pentatonic and blues scales including. Pentatonic scales for guitar a pentatonic scale has just 5 notes. For rock guitar, youll want to learn to play the pentatonic scale, which supplies you with better melodic fodder. Still, this scales importance cannot be underestimated, as it is used in so many genres of music, from rock and blues to country and bluegrass. Pentatonic scales and the caged system lead guitar. The two notes removed are the 2nd and 6th intervals. What this effectively means is that the major and minor pentatonic scales use the same shape, but start on different notes. In this case its in a minor pentatonic, but if you are really serious to learn it go for more keys. In this case, the minor pentatonic scale contains the minor seventh. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo.
How to play the pentatonic scale on guitar dummies. Pentatonic and blues scales covers the essential guitar theory for the minor pentatonic scale, major pentatonic scale and the blues scale and highlights the characteristics of each scale with useful licks and exercises. The minor pentatonic scale has 5 different shapes, or positions, that can be played on the guitar. Pentatonic scale shape exercises around the fretboard. The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale. Go through each exercise slowly a couple of times before you try to speed up. Once again, bending the minor third up to the major third is a nice bluesy sound. The very first guitar scale we recommend you learn is the minor pentatonic. The pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly used in all styles of music. Look at the scale diagram below and notice the position of the root note the notes which are circled. A pentatonic minor scale box 3 tuned d g be glitarsik. Inside this book you will find guitar lessons packed with guitar tab and explanations for. Minor pentatonic scales bass clef for bass guitar, double bass, trombone, euphonium and any other bass clef instrument. Notice how both an e minor em chord and a g major chord fit.
Hip string bends when utilizing the above minor pentatonic scale. Learn to play major and minor pentatonic scale patterns and licks all over the neck play guitar in 14 days. Pentatonic scale practice advice to get the most from your practice time. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. How to connect the pentatonic scale across the entire fretboard and use it in your solos. How to use the pentatonic scale as major and minor on the. Bb pitch, eb pitch and bass clef versions of each book, making them useful for virtually all instruments. Ive written down 5 exercises that will help you build up speed but also to get a good grip on your pentatonic scale so you can learn to play them inside out.
We are going to learn the scale in the key of a, so, the a minor pentatonic scale. You can start with e minor pentatonic, but the same notes and patterns can also produce g major pentatonic. They include playing 16ths in sets of eight, playing triplets and. Pdf guitar scales major pentatonic download full pdf. To understand how this works, look at this example. Pdf e book lead guitar licks lesson pentatonic scales rock. Set up a slow tempo on your metronome and when you feel comfortable enough gradually increase the tempo. A lot of guitar players use only one pentatonic position shape.
The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. Learn the major and minor pentatonic scales, their patterns, when to use them. Learn to play major and minor pentatonic scale patterns and licks all over the neck play guitar in 14 days paperback december 8, 2018. These are excerpts from my book, guitar 1 start out jammin, which is available on our website at. Contains guitar theory, pentatonic licks, exercises and sequences. Once youve got a good technique and finger dexterity everything you play becomes easier from rhythm playing to soloing and everything in between. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. If you want to download a free ebook of 15 ii valt i licks then. Page 20 minor pentatonic scale page 21 single octave exercises. The minor pentatonic scale works well over minor chords.
The illustration below, shows all of the a minor pentatonic scale notes on guitar. For example, the major scale is a scale you can use over major chords. The last exercise is coming out of playing the minor pentatonic scale as chords. The pentatonic scale can function as both major and minor on the guitar. For an in depth lesson on the theory behind the minor pentatonic scale, read the post on pentatonic scales. This video is on 3 exercises and some licks showing how to make some great modern sounds with a simple a minor pentatonic scale. The best way to practice any guitar scale is to memorize.
This video is on 3 exercises and some licks showing how to make some great. Youre only limited by your ability, and what i mean by that is that at 59 it takes more practice to learn new. Similarly, figure 16b dresses up an open em chord with notes from the e minor pentatonic scale e g a b d. Welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks. To learn guitar scales is a great way of exploring the fretboard of the guitar and finding the patterns that will help you with improvising solos and also it will increase the flexibility and strength of your fingers the more exercises you do. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. From the basic pentatonic scale guitar fretboard pattern to improvising using minor pentatonic scales all over the guitar neck. The open strings themselves even make up the notes of the e minor pentatonic scale. Learn the major and minor pentatonic scales, their patterns, when to use them, and why theyre the scale shortcut. The first position e shape its because its the most comfortable shape to play in. Darrell uses the a minor pentatonic scale for these exercises. Since pentatonic scales contain 5 notes, we need to remove two from the minor scale in order to get the minor pentatonic. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading master pentatonic scales for. Read troy nelsons book master pentatonic scales for guitar in 14 days.
This book provides the pentatonic scale fingerings, diagrams, lessons and licks that every guitarist needs to know. Introduction to the minor pentatonic scale zombie guitar. These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons. So you will want to really get proficient at string bending. Master pentatonic scales for guitar in 14 days guitar books. There is both a major and a minor pentatonic scale which, as the name implies, contain a mere five notes. Minor pentatonic scales c pitch for piano, guitar, flute, violin, vibraphone, oboe and any other concert pitch instrument. The minor pentatonic scale, the major pentatonic scale, the minor blues scale, the major blues scale, the voodoo blues scale, the indian pentatonic scale, the dominant pentatonic scale, and the dorian pentatonic scale for you on left handed 6 string guitar in standard tuning. You could simply dive into the scale library and start playing scales every spare minute of the day. Once learned, the player can immediately start improvising rock guitar.
The minor pentatonic scale has the same interval structure as the major pentatonic scale but they are in a different order from the root note. Each major pentatonic scale has a relative minor pentatonic scale attached to it. Use my search bar to find exactly what youre looking for. The basics of the minor pentatonic scale for guitar soundfly.