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1 Note changes everything! The Major Pentatonic scale + 1 note sounds amazing! Guitar Lesson – EP614

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a bluesy lead that is based on the major and minor pentatonic scales for the key of the song (A), however, by adding 1 note to the Pentatonic, you’ll give it a more sophisticated sound.

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  1. John C says

    July 4, 2025 at 6:12 pm

    To me the use of the major 7th note has has always given a unique magical feel to a song.
    You used well it in lesson EP466. Misused it can sound terrible.

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  2. Michael Allen says

    July 4, 2025 at 6:54 pm

    As always, I love it and can’t wait to learn it. Thank you Brian

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  3. LoboGator says

    July 4, 2025 at 7:14 pm

    This is an awesome lesson!!! Thank you for all your efforts!

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  4. San Luis Rey says

    July 4, 2025 at 7:17 pm

    Wow! This is a 4th of July Blast! One of the best you’ve written Brian. Just starting this one and can’t get through it all because it just wants to take me all over the board improvising and enjoying the sound of an extra note.

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  5. Ralph P. says

    July 4, 2025 at 7:58 pm

    Very classy jazzy and bluesy composition. Love those extra color notes that you added. Really dresses up the Maj. Pent. Scale and keeps things from sounding cliche. Perfect Humbucker tone too.

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  6. Charlie N says

    July 4, 2025 at 8:23 pm

    Great lesson thanks Brian

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  7. Jim M says

    July 4, 2025 at 9:11 pm

    Sweet !!!

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  8. Mike R says

    July 4, 2025 at 9:59 pm

    Another great sounding lesson that will be a lot of fun to play. Lots of good licks to steal and it’s hard to beat that maj 7 sound, especially when mixed with other colorful sounds like the diminished 7th and the secondary dominates. Reminds me of some of your older jazz blues tunes. I like where your ear takes you and hope that I can pick up on some of this myself. I always appreciate these types of beautiful progressions and solo’s. Lot’s to learn here.

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