Pentatonic guitar magic how to use the simple pentatonic scale to solo over chords from blues to rock tojazz. 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. Pdf blues licks you can use download full pdf book download. Well now that you know the minor pentatonic pattern 2, you should probably start using it. This is the only pentatonic scale pattern that requires a position shift.
Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. Major pentatonic licks for guitar fundamental changes music. In the first couple of examples, well continue to use the a minor pentatonic over a set of changes. Now, you can go ahead and add some color tones to your playing by adding in the remaining notes to create the a dorian mode.
The caged system for blues guitar covers both major and minor pentatonic scales,the blues scale and the mixolydian mode. You might be wondering the difference between the the major and minor pentatonic scales. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in. No problem with the pentatonic licks theyll fit anywhere but you cant get away with combining dorian and natural minor. You can hear how they sound with the music at the bottom of the page.
Once you learn the beginner level licks you can come back to. It is a warm contrast to the minor pentatonic blues scale and is often used right next to the minor pentatonic to suddenly lift a solo into a happier, major territory. This book spurs creativity byopening up the neck and most importantly, it teaches you an incredibly strong visual method to hang scales and licks off 5 easy to remember chord shapes. Playing the scale in this way removes the large stretches and organizes the notes in a way that is easy to grip, slide and bend. 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. This first lick is a good technical exercise to get the root position of the minor pentatonic scale under your fingers. After trying many ways of teaching scales to students and moving them on to improvising and soloing, i have developed this exercise ebook to really get to grips with these 5 scale shapes. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. We have included patterns for the e pentatonic and natural minor scales to help. Guitar pentatonic scales the 3 types of pentatonic scales. Easy jazz licks how to use the pentatonic scale jens larsen. That means that the cm6 pentatonic sale is a great option for this chord.
Schwartz teaches for guitar jamz a minor pentatonic licks for you. The pentatonic super highway global guitar network. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. So this solo is designed to get the major pentatonic sound into your ears, and give you a few tasty licks in various places on the neck. To remedy that, david wallimann has come up with five pentatonic licks that can help you memorize all the pentatonic positions along the fretboard. Compared to the a minor pentatonic scale, g minor is a bit rowdier. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In example 1, we have a common iiv7i progression, all handled with the a minor pentatonic scale. These five licks will help you memorize all the pentatonic. Pentatonic blues licks must know minor pentatonic licks. Use this to play the solo along to, and you can course use it to help you work on some. Here are the licks that i created from the a minor pentatonic scale to go with the example song from part 1.
Pentatonic scales can be broken up into patterns and shown on a guitar neck diagram. You will learn pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues scale and technical exercises to develop guitar licks and speed. The minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. A minor pentatonicblues scale weeping willow guitar. Some people find it easier to think in minor terms, and some find it easier to think in minor and. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. Pdf guitar scales major pentatonic download full pdf book. The basics of the minor pentatonic scale for guitar soundfly. Now lets combine the notes of the minor pentatonic and major pentatonic scale and create some soloing ideas. Licks for rock soloing rock guitar lesson the a minor.
Well it all depends on where you start the pattern. Mar 15, 2017 section 1 contains basic guitar licks from the a minor pentatonic scale or the a minor blues scale. Try picking them also, youll achieve a different effect. If you need additional help with learning the pentatonic licks. More than 44 exercises to develop speed and accuracy with pdf attachments.
Then well get into mixing and matching different minor pentatonics using the guidelines above. A minor pentatonic also know as c major pentatonic. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. These 5 licks use only notes from the minor pentatonic, and incorporate string bending as most blues licks do. The major pentatonic scale is a wonderful, simple way to add colour to your blues playing. Link to pdf file of all 5 positions of the minor pentatonic scale. Now the licks have been labeled so dorian can be combined with dorian and natural minor can be combined with natural minor. How to use the pentatonic scale download free fiction. How to tell when you can use the e minor pentatonic scale in a way that musically works and actually sounds good. Theyre all very very common licks that youll find most blues players using, so you want to put these in your bag right away. Keep that in mind as you nail this, and all future licks in this ebook. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated. Learn the guitar scale shape these pentatonic blues licks come from,how to play them and pick up loads of performance and playing tips to help you take your. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here.
Link to guitar pro tab file of the minor pentatonic scale. Jun 24, 2017 must know minor penatonic lick plus the 5 pentatonic scale shapes pdf. I have other charts and ebooks available for download including a 7part. Much like moveable bar chords this scale can be moved up and. Course details play videos download videos contact close instant download download all 12 videos. Im going to teach you a couple of simple licks and riffs based on the a blues minor pentatonic scale.
Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and. Each chord is shown at three different positions on the guitar neck, for a total of 108 chords. The pentatonic super highway okay, its not so much a road as it is a pathway through a scale you probably already know, the major minor pentatonic scale. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. C eb f g bb and the cm6 pentatonic will be c eb f g a.
We hope you have enjoyed this sample of 50 smoking licks for rock and metal lead guitar. The two licks below use notes of both minor and major pentatonic scales. Learn major pentatonic licks for guitar in this simple lesson. The dorian modal scale has a distinctive sound that can add interest to a solo. This does not mean you have to master every lead guitar avenue listed in each jam track before moving on to the next jam. All of the licks are written in the key of e minor, so that you can easily master them in this popular key. This lesson will help you build licks that move smoothly between the two scales, in a blues context but you can use what you learn in any style. Typical pentatonic blues licks welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. The minor pentatonic scale is probably the most commonly learned, practiced and used scale by. If you are playing in g major, use e minor pentatonic scale also know as g major pentatonic you have probably noticed that the pentatonic scale can be either a major or minor scale. Styles run the gamut from straightforward bluesrock cliche licks, licks in the style of some of our favorite guitarists, to some fairly unorthodox ideas. The minor pentatonic scale for guitar jazz guitar online.
This article and interactive web app help you learn all of the pentatonic scale diagrams. This short minor pentatonic soul jazz lick with tabs is from the 25 soul jazz guitar licks printable pdf ebook available for download here. But dont fret with the help of this course and just a couple of tweaks youll be well on your way to recognizing chord tones within the major pentatonic scale. These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons. I have other charts and ebooks available for download. Finally, in the freddie king example, the minor pentatonic licks fall over the v to iv of the turnaround, followed by major pentatonic licks over the i chord in measures 11 and 12.
In g minor pentatonic however, it has a bit more bite to it than it has in other keys. A m6 pentatonic is a minor pentatonic scale where the b7 is replaced with a 6th. Understand how the major pentatonic relates to the minor pentatonic and grab some great licks. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high. Premium learning minor pentatonic scales pdf ebook. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians. As well as practicing scale patterns, you should also learn common licks and phrases that you can apply to your jazz guitar solos. If you need additional help with learning the pentatonic licks, ask your private lesson guitar teacher for clarification. Easy soloing guitar coach notes open position position 1 the scale the eminor pentatonic scale in the open position position 1. Since the song is in a minor i can use the a pentatonic minor scale to solo over it. Scale study is essential for improvising, soloing and composing.
Using minor and major pentatonic together effectively. Major and minor blues scales guitar tab and essential licks. You should be able to hear how great the a minor pentatonic licks. And to get you going we are now looking at some licks words in this very fine position to get you going. Beyond learning these three particular licks, we can also apply this idea in a more general way. The guitar neck diagram shows you the big picture for the a minor pentatonic scale. In both licks, you will need to perform some string bending and i want you to pay attention to the pitching of your. The best way i have found to use these charts is to hang them on a wall, strap your guitar, start up a backing track with the proper chord changes happening and just jam. This printable pdf ebook available for free download contains 6 easy jazz guitar licks with tabsnotation, youtube video link and. Download our lead guitar cheatsheet to make things easier.
The major pentatonic scale has the 5 notes of the major scale. Many guitarists spend years learning all sorts of minor pentatonic licks only to find out that major pentatonic arent played the same way. For the purposes of this lesson, we will just go with the minor pentatonic looking at the a minor pentatonic scale in the key of a in just one position, you have. In this lesson youll learn the one scale that is responsible for about 95% of all the blues licks you hear the minor pentatonic and minor blues scale. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high quality.
Section 2 contains double stop licks from the a minor pentatonic or a minor blues scale and so on. The red dots indicate a root note and the black dots indicate a note in the scale. Aug 07, 2015 now lets combine the notes of the minor pentatonic and major pentatonic scale and create some soloing ideas. Oct 12, 2014 this entry was posted in resource and tagged 3 notes per string, arpeggio, chord, download, fingering, maj7, major 7th, minor pentatonic, pdf, pentatonic scale, positions, scale on october 12, 2014 by jens. For example in the g minor pentatonic scale all g notes are root notes. The most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic. Compare these scales c major pentatonic and a minor pentatonic with the c major and a minor scales, respectively. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing. How to play the minor and major blues scales with solo examples.
When you reach the second string, youll need to shift your hand up one fret. This minor pentatonic scales ebook is a compilation of 9 years of preparation work teaching guitar to a wide range of abilities. Combining minor and major pentatonic scales guitarhabits. The free pdf download is located directly below each video demonstrating the lick. The pentatonic scales are a staple of modern rock, blues and pop music. Soul jazz guitar lick lesson with tabs minor pentatonic scale lick. You could play these licks over a iivv blues progression where a7 is the i chord, d7 iv chord and e7 v chord. Major pentatonic licks for guitar fundamental changes. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. Learn 3 great minor pentatonic blues guitar licks in the styles of masters like jimi hendrix, stevie ray vaughan, jimmy page, eric clapton and others.
A c eb g it is worth noticing that this is an inversion of a cm6 chord. So feel free to try these 4 licks along with playing the e minor pentatonic. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. There are 5 licks for each of the 5 minor pentatonic scale shapes shown below. The pentatonic scale itself is used widely in genres like rock and roll, blues, and country music.
Watch the 50 power pentatonic licks online guitar lesson by tony smotherman from 50 power pentatonic licks you must know heres an interesting motif in b minor pentatonic, although quite simple. You could play these licks over a iivv blues progression where a7 is. Using minor and major pentatonic together effectively minor and major pentatonic work great together in major keys and can say a lot more than if you were to just use one scale. Even if you already use the dorian mode in your playing, using pentatonic shapes to play dorian licks will give you a new approach to use in your solos. Its available on a pc or mac and there is a ipad, iphone and android app ready to go.
If you were to play this scale on the 8th fret it would be a c minor pentatonic scale consisting of the five notes c, eb, f, g, and bb. All of the root notes are a because this is the a minor pentatonic scale. The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. That lesson includes a pdf download which includes beginner level guitar licks. 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. Guitarjamz minor pentatonic licks 12video digital course. In fact, many blues and rock guitar heroes of the past and present love going back and forth between those two scales. Must know minor penatonic lick plus the 5 pentatonic scale. The secret to why minor pentatonic scales are so useful. Free pentatonic scales tutorial pentatonic guitar scales. Break away from the minor pentatonic boxes with the dorian. Each lick has a corresponding audio example which is available.
Link to dedicated page for the minor pentatonic scale. For your convenience, i have included a pdf of all the pentatonics. This entry was posted in resource and tagged 3 notes per string, arpeggio, chord, download, fingering, maj7, major 7th, minor pentatonic, pdf, pentatonic scale, positions, scale on october 12, 2014 by jens. How to play more advanced blues guitar solos antony reynaert. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 25 major pentatonic scale licks for blues guitar.
If you want to download a free ebook of 15 ii valt i licks then subscribe to my newsletter. Once you know the patterns you can play pentatonic scales in any key because the patterns are moveable. Dorian mode pentatonic licks a new approach to modal. They are usually the first scales beginner guitarists learn to play. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. Next there are diagrams for 42 popular guitar scales including major, pentatonic major, blues major, minor, pentatonic minor, and blues minor scales. For this lesson, david created five licks in a g minor pentatonic context using the five positions. Talk about the pentatonic scale generally refers to the major pentatonic scale and its relative minor, but its a mistake, indeed, there are. The a minor pentatonic scale can be divided into patterns. Check out my free video lessons on my free lessons page. To grab your copy of this great app, simply click on the image above.
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