In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn to play a laid-back, J.J. Cale style lead using just 1 position of the Minor Pentatonic scale (Pattern 1). Limitation can set you free! … [Read more...]
Sometimes, 5 notes is all you need! Twangy guitar melody using the Minor Pentatonic Scale – EP596
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a fun guitar melody (think The Ventures or Duane Eddy) that uses only the 5 notes of the Minor Pentatonic Scale (1 position). … [Read more...]
Minor Pentatonic Blues – Play this by yourself using just 1 position – Guitar Lesson – EP586
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a minor pentatonic scale blues by yourself (no jam track needed). This first half is all played using only minor pentatonic scale pattern 1, limiting your options. … [Read more...]
Blending the Major & Minor Pentatonic scales in 3 ZONES on the fretboard – Guitar Lesson – EP530
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to go back and forth between the major and minor pentatonic scales using a single note as an anchor. You'll learn this in 3 zones (or regions) of the fretboard. … [Read more...]
Minor CAGED System (All 5 positions!) Connect the minor pentatonic and natural minor scale – EP525
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play minor chords, the natural minor scale, and the minor pentatonic scale in each of the 5 CAGED positions. Use this lead as a practice exercise. … [Read more...]
Improvise a soulful blues lead using the major & minor pentatonic scales – Guitar Lesson EP481
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to improvise a soulful blues lead using the major and minor pentatonic scales (and mixing in a few arpeggios). … [Read more...]
Learn how to Improvise using these 3 “Neighborhoods” on the neck. Guitar Lesson – EP471
In this week's guitar lesson, we're splitting the entire fretboard up into 3 easy to visualize zones or "neighborhoods" that you can connect to your major and minor pentatonic scales. … [Read more...]
Ideas for mixing the major & minor pentatonic scales. – Guitar Lesson EP437
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to mix the major and minor pentatonic scales to play the blues while learning this composition that you can play by yourself on guitar. … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Guide to the Pentatonic Scales – EP436
In this week's guitar lesson (more like a course), you'll learn everything there is to know about the pentatonic scales, where they come from, how they sound, when and how to use them. This lesson has 4 stand-alone composition practice songs, as well as 4 practice songs that you can play with jam tracks. Also includes the PDF files of the pentatonic patterns (the standard version and my 3 pattern version). … [Read more...]
Using Minor and Major Pentatonic Scales in the Blues – Blues Guitar Lesson EP368
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll explain how to easily find the minor and major pentatonic scales, and how to connect those scales to basic chord shapes. You'll then learn a stand-alone blues composition that uses both of these scales so you can understand how they relate to the blues. … [Read more...]
