Tag: pentatonic scales

Learning and being able to play the five main pentatonic scale patterns is a “must know” as far as guitarists are concerned. The following five patterns that you will learn are often referred to as “the caged system”.

In this first lesson, you’ll learn how to play all five pentatonic patterns in one position. By learning to play the patterns confidently in one fingered position without moving between patterns will give you a solid foundation before moving on to joining the patterns together.

If your pentatonic scale guitar fretboard understanding is limited then this lesson is a must view. The pentatonic scale is used extensively within a wide range of music. This lesson shows how pentatonic scale patterns can be played in five positions across the fretboard in one key utilizing relative major and minor scales.

PENTATONIC SCALE KNOWLEDGE FOR GUITAR PLAYERS

If your pentatonic scale guitar fretboard understanding is limited then this lesson is a must view. The pentatonic scale is used extensively within a wide range of music. This lesson shows how pentatonic scale patterns can be played in five positions across the fretboard in one key utilizing relative major and minor scales.

DOWNLOAD THE PENTATONIC SCALE GUITAR SHEET

The free PDF download supports the video and outlines the five pentatonic scale patterns for guitar.

When we start learning to improvise or take up the guitar and play scales, usually the pentatonic scale is the first port of call. Many guitarists become frustrated as they run out of ideas. This is mainly due to the fact that when we begin to play guitar, we usually play from a visual perspective. This may sound odd, but it is a fact. We look at the patterns and shapes we know and we create other patterns and shapes from these. These are then translated into sounds and ideas that we perform over chord progressions. It takes many years of practice to start hearing ideas derived from scales in a sonic as opposed to visual way.

In this journey, we can help ourselves by knowing more than the usual one pattern. There are five main pentatonic scale patterns that most guitarists eventually learn. The reason for learning these five patterns is that they offer us a single key in five positions. Therefore, we are not regulated to just playing in one position all the time. The other benefit from knowing these five guitar pentatonic patterns is that we get additional visual ideas from the different patterns we learn.

WHAT THIS PENTATONIC SCALE LESSON WILL TEACH YOU

You will learn the five main pentatonic patterns. You will also be instructed on how you can use relative major and minor theory so you can accurately use major scales over minor progressions and visa-versa.

Why not check out our other scale lessons! We have a great lesson on expanding these scales and creating blues scale guitar players love.

INTRODUCING “SCALES YOU CAN USE!” – THE GUITAR SCALE BOOK COMPANION FOR GMI VIDEOS

• 152 page full color print “Comb Binding” version for flat lie.

• Learn the essential scale patterns including the caged guitar system that are both powerful and musically meaningful. 

• Included is everything from pentatonic, to modal to exotic scale forms…see below.

• Much more than a book of scales, Scales You Can Use! includes the theory of the scales you learn, musical exercises to help you play them in a musical way, fret maps, comparison scalar tables and much, much, more.

• Created by GMI head tutor Ged Brockie.

No matter if you are a rock, blues, jazz, folk, funk, classical guitar player, these patterns are good for all musical genres.

Electric or acoustic guitarist, this book helps you make fast progress towards your guitar music goals.

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