Major pentatonic guitar scale learn all five positions. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all. Get better at blues guitar how to use the blues scale. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Pentatonic scale and the blues scale and highlights the characteristics of each scale with useful licks and exercises.
By stripping away some of the more emotive and characteristic notes of the natural minor scale, we are left with a more to the point scale. In fact, you can simply stick to the key of the song without playing any. A common challenge i see with many students is that they always play and think of scales in box patterns and they stay in one box. The blues scale is esentially a minor pentatonic scale with an added flat fifth. After the pentatonic minor scale and major scale, the blues scale is probably the most widelyused scale in guitar improvisation. Use my search bar to find exactly what youre looking for.
Combine the pentatonic scales with the caged system to play blues guitar lesson ep356. Major and minor blues scales guitar tab and essential licks. For the most part, im going to deal with pentatonic scales, but you can do blues scales instead if you want. Something that cannot be said of the two notes of the major scale that are not included in the major pentatonic scale the 4th and 7th. Scale pentatonic blues 1,b3,4,b5,5,b7 fullth pattern root note a guitar tuning. Now we will add one note to the minor pentatonic scale and turn it into the sixnote blues scale. For those of you that dont know, the box refers to the minorpentatonic shape that is the first scale nearly every guitarist learns. How to play the pentatonic scale on guitar dummies. There are three ways youll want to learn your major pentatonic scale forms. A common challenge i see with many students is that they always play and think of scales. The additional note is a spice that works great in a blues soup, but too much and it can make your soup a little sour. Guitar workout is my new ebook that gives you the tools you need in order to play. It is very common, however, add the note that falls between the 4th and 5th scale degrees, thus creating what some refer to as the blues scale.
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. For rock guitar, youll want to learn to play the pentatonic scale, which supplies you with better melodic fodder. The minor pentatonic scale for bass guitar talkingbass. Link to guitar pro file for the blues guitar pentatonic scale. Despite its name, the blues scale is not only used in blues music. These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons. The blues scale, which as you can probably guess from its name, is a commonly used scale in the blues. Its the repeating patterns thing i go on about all the time. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Many big name players and rock bands have made careers using pentatonic scales. Click here for instant access to the 17 page pentatonic scales chart. Dont learn the pentatonic shapes, solo up and down the.
Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. Combining the pentatonic scale 3 licks with tab pdf. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. Practice soloing using pentatonic scales on a minor pentatonic blues, g major pentatonic, and around the pentatonic world.
The minor pentatonic scale is made up of these scale degrees. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. The pentatonic minor scale is the same as this but minus the second and sixth. Ive included a great downloadable pdf with free blues guitar scales. One note added to our trusty pentatonic scale converts it into a really evocative sound. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. This is a hexatonic scale meaning that it is made up of six notes just as the major blues scale. Although the pentatonic scale is not the only scale available for playing rock lead, it is. Major pentatonic guitar scale chart click here for a free printable pdf file of this scale. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. The guitar neck diagram shows you the big picture for the pdf on cultural anthropology e pentatonic blues scale.
Learn these 5 fingerings, one at a time, up the neck. Link to page dedicated to the blues guitar pentatonic scale. In his first online guitar class, the cofounder of rage against the machine will teach you the riffs, rhythms, and solos that launched his. All of the root notes are g because this is the g pentatonic blues scale. Its an old tricked used by solo guitar playersand bass players for that matter. Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons. 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. Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. The lesson is how to use the caged system to play a solo by scott paul johnson. Pentatonic or blues scale a minor and c major 5th fret 7th fret 1st position 10th fret 3rd position 12th fret 15th fret. Some even advocate for a 9note blues scale which means 9 out of the 12 notes in western music are available within the scale.
However, most people agree that the blues scale is a variation on the major and minor pentatonic scales, and those pentatonic scales are derived from the major scale and the natural minor scale. Aimed towards beginner players, tom demystifies the pentatonic scale and the blues scale to help you start improvising solos. Its typically played over major chords and dominant or minor seventh chords. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. Pentatonic scales are killer scales to play over blues and over iivv changes. A minor pentatonicblues scale weeping willow guitar. Using the same approach, here is an even better trick. Link to pdf of all 5 positions of the blues guitar pentatonic scale. The major and minor scales may be musiceducation stalwarts, but they sound a bit academic when used over chord progressions. The easiest way to remember this scale is to think of it as the minor pentatonic and simply learn where the added notes are within the normal five minor pentatonic positions. Welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks. Click on the image below and click full screen button to expand to high quality blues pentatonic scale tab and notation. One that can be opened with guitar pro 6, and one with guitar pro 5.
Pentatonic and blues scales are effectively equivalent. Minor pentatonics and how it relates to the blues scale for guitar sheet music sample pdf to be used with audio above and the video lesson below. For those wishing to experiment there are many exotic scales to explore. In a previous blog post, play guitar solo in any key without learning notes the 5 major scale patterns, we showed you how its possible to learn the patterns or shapes of any major scale without necessarily memorising the name of the notes being played. Guitar pentatonic scales the 3 types of pentatonic. All of the essential guitar scales are included, such as blues, pentatonic and major shapes. Click this link for to grab your free beginner pdf ebook with pentatonic blues scales, charts and diagrams.
It simply adds one note to the minor pentatonic and is also pretty easy to play. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. Wouldnt you love to be able to play as fast as you wanted. The pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly used in all styles of music. Click here for a free printable pdf file of this scale. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the scales. The illustration below to the right is the expanded i minor pentatonic blues scale.
The most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic. As your soloing gets more sophisticated, the less you have to hunt for the box patterns the better off youll be. Everything you need to know to play the blues scale minor pentatonic scale on guitar. A blues pentatonic scale all patterns created date. The blues scale is the pentatonic scale with the addition of one note. Heres a blues in a jam track you can use to practice with. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic. There is a very powerful secret in this ebook that most dont know about.
In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Check out my free video lessons on my free lessons page. Three note per string pentatonics global guitar network. A blues scale is really just a pentatonic scale with the addition of one note the blues note. The musical styles that use the major pentatonic are country, blues, fusion, jazz and rock. Combine the pentatonic scales with the caged system to. Minor pentatonic scales to introduce a novice guitar player to the world of rock music requires that he learn a series of scales, which we can call the tools of the trade. Dorian pentatonic blues bass line ideas guitar pro zip file mp3 jam track. They just ooze that minor bluesy vibe or sweet major vibe. Three note per string pentatonics if youve been playing guitar for a while you know about the box and being stuck inside it. Pentatonic guitar magic how to use the simple pentatonic scale to solo over chords from blues to rock tojazz.
You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. This simplifies the pentatonic whilst still giving it a minor edge. When the player wants to lighten things up, the major pentatonic is the scale of choice. The minor and major blues scales on bass guitar with. Jazz players will find bebop scales, altered scales, wholetone scales, for metal players there are all the modal scales, phrygian dominant scales and minor scales. Alongside the minor pentatonic scale, minor blues is often the first scale. On this page there are easy to follow tabs along with audio at three different speeds. You will never be at a loss of what notes to play when. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme. I hope you dont mind me mentioning another youtubers lesson here, but i think the two really compliment each other. The list of chords that you can solo over with the minor blues scale is. The minor blues scale or blues scale or pentatonic blues scale contains the. Learn the major and minor pentatonic scales, their patterns, when to use them, and why theyre the scale shortcut.
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