Beginner Blues Guitar Lead Lesson 2
You should master lesson 1 before you tackle this lesson. This lesson builds from it. In this lesson we’re going to take the scale and licks… Read More »Beginner Blues Guitar Lead Lesson 2
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Pentatonic Scale
The word pentatonic gets it’s name from the Greek word “penta” which means 5 and tonic which stands for tone. That’s what pentatonic scales are: 5 tone scales.
There are only 5 basic pentatonic patterns. They are the C, A, G, E, and D. They are similar to the 5 basic chord patterns, because they can be closely associated with their chord counterparts. These patterns interlock with each other, meaning each pattern has notes that overlap with patterns adjacent to it.
To play in different key signatures we move the patterns around. The pictures on the left are the shapes with their suggested fingerings. The pictures on the right show how the scale shapes overlap the chord shape.
- These shapes are in their movable form. Learn about moving scale shapes to play in different keys besides C, A, G, E, and D.
- Also, check out the open pentatonic scale shapes, too. They are the same shapes, but we have to make a couple of alterations that you’ll want to be aware of.
- Check out the scale sequence charts: C scale sequence, A scale sequence, G scale sequence, E scale sequence, D scale sequence. Scale sequence charts are a way for us to see how the basic scale patterns are laid out on the fretboard in a particular key.
- There are five minor pentatonic scale shapes as well. They are actually the same shapes, but are associated with different chords in the CAGED sequence.
Moving Scale Shapes
There is a big difference between a scale pattern and the actual scale. The actual scale is only 5 notes. When we are learning scale patterns we are learning the location of the notes from the scale as they appear on the fretboard. The same 5 notes repeat themselves over and over on the guitar’s fretboard. What we need to be able to do in order to play from the scale is memorize these fretboard patterns.Read More »Moving Scale Shapes
What is chord phrasing?
Chord phrasing is art of taking a chord progression and turning it into a means of personal expression. Chord phrasing allows you total freedom during the performance of a song to do anything you can imagine with the song’s chord structure. In other words, when playing rhythm guitar you don’t have to just play the chords that go along with the progression. Playing just the chords can, and will get boring rather quickly.Read More »What is chord phrasing?
How To Read A Scale Diagram
Scale diagrams are like a snapshot of your guitar’s fretboard. This lesson will help you to learn to read scale diagrams for guitar. Scale diagrams… Read More »How To Read A Scale Diagram
E Harmonic Minor
The harmonic minor scale has a very distinct sound to it.
If you’ve ever heard Yngwie Malmsteen then you’ve heard the scale in action, because it’s just about the only scale the Swedish guitar master plays. It the primary scale used in the Neo-Classical movement led by Malmsteen.Read More »E Harmonic Minor
Creating Licks With The “C” Scale Pattern
There are 5 basic “shapes” of the pentatonic major scale on the guitar. They are C, A, G, E, and D. The shapes appear in… Read More »Creating Licks With The “C” Scale Pattern
How Do I Play Scales?
Scales are a collection of notes that go together. They can be practiced by playing one note at a time. They are not chords which… Read More »How Do I Play Scales?