At this time there is also an offer for a free pdf copy by contacting the author. It has all the essentials you need and packed with cool features. Pentatonic licks beginner lesson guitar masterclass. Dec 22, 2016 it is incredible how wide the range of sounds you can pull from a minor pentatonic scale is. For your convenience, i have included a pdf of all the pentatonics. This is my first lesson, im going to go in depth of how amazing the pentatonic minor and blues scale can be. Its available on a pc or mac and there is a ipad, iphone and android app ready to go. So youve learned a pentatonic scale and youre ready to start playing your own solos. Guitar lick in pentatonic or modal pattern aeolian, locrian, ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian for electric guitar solos in the style of blues, rock or pop. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. Chord fills and a great pentatonic trick on the guitar jens larsen. The lesson goal the material i cover is going to give you some new. Here is the basic c major pentatonic scale form that this lick comes out of.
How to use various majorpentatonic shapes for soloing. Unfortunately, it can be difficult at first to make the notes you are playing sound more like a proper lick and less like a scale. Practice each with a metronome and make sure to play clean at all times before speeding up. You can hear how they sound with the music at the bottom of the page.
Cherrypicked collection of pentatonic licks within five scale shapes. This book provides the pentatonic scale fingerings, diagrams, lessons and licks that every guitarist needs to know. Pentatonic scales pdf and instructional video the pentatonic scale is a 5 note scale that is widely used in rock, blues, country, and other genres. Pentatonic scales pdf and instructional video guitar alliance. Each boxe of the diagram represent a minor pentatonic scale position. Each lick has full tab in pdf and 34 backing tracks at varying speeds for practice with a looper. Stache of licks major pentatonic many guitarists spend years learning all sorts of minor pentatonic licks only to find out that major pentatonic arent played the same way.
This video is on 3 exercises and some licks showing how to make some great modern sounds with a simple a minor pentatonic scale. Major and minor pentatonic scales on the guitar online. Used in the right context, its almost impossible to make them sound bad or unusual. The 2nd lick is a ii v i in d major and the em pentatonic part on the ii chord is making use of a 3 notes per string way of playing the scale. Be able to play great rock and blues guitar solos with style and conviction. There are 5 licks for each of the 5 minor pentatonic scale shapes.
The scales shapes are presented in guitar neck diagram which makes it easy to. This lick comes mostly out of a g major pentatonic scale in the 7th position. The diagram 1 has root notes on the sixht and fourth string. All except that note on the 8th fret of the 1st string. They are usually the first scales beginner guitarists learn to play. I also include a classic del mccoury style lick at the end.
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. Caged and diagonal pentatonic scales there is a lot of discussion about the glory of the caged system. James hogan s credits range across almost every style of music. Pentatonic scale shape exercises around the fretboard. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated sound. A c eb g it is worth noticing that this is an inversion of a cm6 chord. In the example below you see that we start in the a major pentatonic scale box position and then we jump to the a minor pentatonic scale also in box position. Plucked from anonymity in jackson, new jersey, at age 20, zakk wylde formerly jeff wielandt forged a new path of style, personality and tone that continues to grow and evolve to this day. The pentatonic scale pentatonic scales have only five notes penta means five. Advanced pentatonic ideas you need for fusion and jazz guitar. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the scales in all keys. A m6 pentatonic is a minor pentatonic scale where the b7 is replaced with a 6th.
Easy soloing guitar coach notes open position position 1. Pdf version of this guitar scales chart by entering your email below. Watch the 50 power pentatonic licks online guitar lesson by tony smotherman from 50 power pentatonic licks you must know welcome to 50 power pentatonics guitar licks you must know. In this microlesson ml042 ill show you how to play 3 awesome major pentatonic licks in the key of e. They are hugely popular mainly because they are quite easy to play and are very easy to use in a musical situation right from the start. There is a very powerful secret in this ebook that most dont know about. Youll find all the patterns of the pentatonic scales and more in our new ultimate scale finder. Pentatonic blues licks must know minor pentatonic licks. Youll notice that every single note that i play comes from a pentatonic scale pattern seen in part 1. Pentatonic scales are widely used scales on the guitar. Jan 28, 2015 5 basic licks using the pentatonic scale guitar lesson brett papa papastache102 papastachepop papastache. This book contains 25 new and original minor pentatonic blues guitar licks.
Lrt023 pentatonic blues solo patrick macfarlane licks, riffs, and tricks learn a complete blues solo based on the pentatonic scale, written and recorded by francesco cagnacci. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to. You will never be at a loss of what notes to play when. Thats great if you start out with soloing, in fact its better to stay with that for a while to explore all the possibilities. Major pentatonic scale the major pentatonic scale shares five notes with the major scale. The first position e shape its because its the most comfortable shape to play in. You could play these licks over a iivv blues progression where a7 is. As the minor pentatonic scale has 5 notes, its useful for us to know what those notes are. How to use the simple pentatonic scale to solo over. Jun 11, 2018 with the release of ozzy osbournes no rest for the wicked in 1988, a sound was unleashed on the world that changed the lexicon of rock guitar and redefined the meaning of guitar god. In these 3 licks i hope it will change how you view the pentatonic scale and most of all give you ideas of your own. Next level guitar was born in 2005 by cocreators tim gilberg and david taub. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians.
We have included patterns for the e pentatonic and natural minor scales to help. 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. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high quality. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated.
Each individual lesson depending on what is covered has either, sheet music often with tabs but not always as a pdf file, a audio mp3, the written lesson, and a video video lesson and sheet music often with tabs but not always as a pdf file. Dont overwhelm or put any undue pressure on yourself. There are three ways youll want to learn your major pentatonic scale forms. Figure 1 illustrates the e major pentatonic scale played in first position, utilizing open strings. Each one connects to the next and continues down and up the fretboard. Its very versatile and you could use it over a major, 7th, blues or even minor chord progression. Have fun with your new g major country guitar lick. Diagonal pentatonic scale patterns by paul tauterouff. Personally, the minor pentatonic is one of my favorite scales and probably the one i rely on most for live improvisations. This means that they are often one of the first scales that. Dec, 20 photo by bigstock photo a lot of guitar players use only one pentatonic position shape.
Traditionally, many guitarist learn the minor pentatonic scale first and relate all other scales such as the diatonic major and minor scales, etc. The pentatonic scales are a staple of modern rock, blues and pop music. 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. This g pentatonic lick uses some bluesy half steps and signature tony rice moves. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. In addition, all of these licks are from the same basic pentatonic pattern. Easy soloing guide layout 1 free online guitar lessons. Ive never been one to use forums, but the gt forum is f. I love the lock of hair bouncing in and out of the screen.
Minor pentatonic scales and the blues scale using scale tones 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the natural minor scale. Creative scales and licks for the inspired lead guitarist. The first note can be thought of as a half step approach to the 2nd note which is in the scale. Major pentatonic scales in open position closed mobile major pentatonic scales forms horizontal. The blues scale is very closely related to the minor pentatonic scale, and is used unsurprisingly in blues. Theres a mysterious extra something you hear in the solos of many of the blues greats clapton, green, bb. Bluegrass and flatpicking guitar workshop by dan geib contact.
This is a pentatonic lick that is really helpful as a tool to get from the lower frets up to a higher position. The best free guitar scales reference charts and tabs to learn how to play commonly used guitar scales. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. All of the licks are written in the key of e minor, so that you can easily master them in this popular key. Hot pentatonic licks page ebook next level guitar lessons. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high. Most guitar players are familiar with the minor pentatonic box 1, but what some may not know is that you can use this identical box played a down a minor 3rd or 4 frets down from the tonic note on 6th string to get major pentatonic.
Example 1 easy guitar licks a minor pentatonic lick february 10, 2016 2 comments in soloing by darius chrobak t his lick is in the key of a minor. More than 44 exercises to develop speed and accuracy with pdf attachments. C eb f g bb and the cm6 pentatonic will be c eb f g a. Majorminor pentatonic blues soloing anyone can play guitar.
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. Minor pentatonic scale patterns the 5 positions as we learned in the minor pentatonic scale lesson, this scale has just 5 tones 1 root, b3 minor 3rd, 4 perfect 4th, 5 perfect 5th and b7 minor 7th. Lesson 9 extending the blues and pentatonic scales dvd 3. Or maybe you feel like you are playing the same stagnate licks again and again. Jul 22, 2014 hi guys welcome back to another lesson. Use my search bar to find exactly what youre looking for. We all know that using the minor pentatonic scale sounds bloody marvellous when taking a blues solo, but there are times when using that scale alone doesnt quite cut it. The most common option is to play a lick in the major pentatonic scale and then a lick in the minor pentatonic scale, both played in box position. Pentatonic guitar magic how to use the simple pentatonic scale to solo over chords from blues to rock tojazz. This article and interactive web app help you learn all of the pentatonic scale diagrams. Try utilizing the passing tones in the diagram to the right. A supercharged pentatonic rock lick easy and very coolsounding. To remedy that, david wallimann has come up with five pentatonic licks that can help you memorize all the pentatonic positions along the fretboard. These skills can then be carried forward to future grades, and the creative concepts can be transferred to the other 4 positions of the minor pentatonic scales, and also for the 5 major pentatonic scales.
Minor pentatonic scale licks in all positions guitar. Journey to the core of zakk wyldes pentatonic shred guitar. Combining minor and major pentatonic scales guitarhabits. You will learn pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues scale and technical exercises to develop guitar licks and speed. Leigh fuge of mgr music works through 10 easy blues guitar licks for beginners that can be quickly worked into a practice routine. We also give you a 17 page pdf which details the 5 pentatonic shapes. These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons.
I suggest starting with the pentatonic scales from the dvd lessons and building from there. Other than the very first note, everything other note in this guitar lick is out of a c major pentatonic scale. As a teacher i find that many of the intermediate or advanced level students who come to study with me may already know the 5 pentatonic patterns or boxes, but tend to have difficulty shifting between the patterns or positions when soloing. The licks are huge and can be broken down into many little phrases to use independently. Its cool to see how you get these cool licks out of the pentatonic scale thanks muris, we beginners owe you a thanks. Pentatonic scale patterns 5 pentatonic scale positions. A lot of guitar players use only one pentatonic position shape. The pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly utilized scales in just about all genres of music. Licks shock the world with rock bonus pentatonic scale pdf free. Well learn how to extend the blues and pentatonic scales out past the open position to cover some of the other licks in down to the station. For this lesson ive put together a classic rockstyle solo using just the major pentatonic scale. These five licks will help you memorize all the pentatonic. The most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic.
Mar 12, 2010 im new in the guitar world, and i learn a lot by reading you articles and practicing your examples, thank you for sharing ive been a buddhist for 14 years, and i particularly like your spiritual and allinclusive approch to guitar playing, cool. So this solo is designed to get the major pentatonic sound into your ears, and. These patterns all link together as shown in the above diagram. Printable downloadable major pentatonic scale guitar chart. This technique is very handy when you want to practice.
Over two hours of hd video is used to break down each guitar lick slowly after a full speed demo, a pdf tab file is also supplied. Must know minor penatonic lick plus the 5 pentatonic scale. On this lesson i have five licks using the g minor pentatonic scale in the five positions. Chord fills and a great pentatonic trick on the guitar. Minor pentatonic pattern 1 major pentatonic pattern 5 playing this pattern from left to right and up across the strings means you will be playing the e minor pentatonic scale. It is used extensively in american blues music and other cultures around the world employ it frequently as well. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. In this lesson ill introduce the major pentatonic scale notes using the familiar minor pentatonic box down a minor 3rd from the tonic second position in a. There is no mystery or guess work involved and all the licks, tricks and secrets of the guitar greats are taught in these. Here are the licks that i created from the a minor pentatonic scale to go with the example song from part 1.
Well, sure, i wish i knew or was taught it 40 years ago when i started playing. Something about pentatonic scales just sounds good. You can also turn the g7 altered lick into a longer exercise moving in the scale. Guitar major pentatonic scale chart printable pdf subject. These minor pentatonic scale exercises are especially useful for anyone studying for their rockschool or rgt grade 34 electric guitar exams. Its really useful to have these transportation licks under your fingers ready for you to use when you need them. They were of the first to bring video lessons to the online guitar community and with their innovative and fun teaching methods quickly built a huge following. Lesson 9 extending the blues and pentatonic scales dvd 3 in this lesson. If you start at the g on the 3rd fret of the low e string youll get a g major pentatonic scale. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other.
The pentatonic note sequence grimoirium is a reference book for the beginner to. You can quickly add this lick to your soloing any time you are playing out of the g pentatonic scale position. Practice connecting them together to play in all the keys the full length of the guitar. The thing with music is those comfortable spotslike that bend you might do on the third string in the first positionis always gonna result in that particular interval being bent, and intervals in music are everything, david explains. From broadway shows and worldclass symphonies to sideman gigs and recording session dates with the likes of david sanborn, dave brubeck, patti labelle, the drifters, buddy miles, marty friedman, frank gambale and the drifters. Combining the pentatonic scale 3 licks with tab pdf.
We all must learn licks in the pursuit of developing our soloing abilities, and the next step is to break those lick habits and instead use your ear to listen to the many melodic possibilities that can be discovered as you play. By playing these licks, your fingers and ears will get used to playing lead guitar fairly quickly. You can also use these with the jam track in lesson ep230. Master blues guitar play blues guitar book 5 learn guitar guitar lessons. Guitar lovers licks riffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. A jimmy pageinspired pentatonic lick you need to know this classic rock phrase. Creative scales and licks for the inspired lead guitarist pratt, mr simon, alexander, mr joseph on. A james burtonstyle country lick a pedal steellike bending idea, inspired by the country guitar master. This course is designed to inspire and open your mind to all the great possibilities to.
Pentatonic and modal guitar lick for soloing in the style. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Its the repeating patterns thing i go on about all the time. Com the 5 patterns of the major pentatonic scale for guitar. Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons. The entire voicing in the scale is shown in the lowest diagram, with the. Styles run the gamut from straightforward bluesrock cliche licks, licks in the style of some of our favorite guitarists, to some fairly unorthodox ideas. Thats great if you start out with soloing, in fact its better to stay with that for a while to explore all the possibilities and to really be able to improvise with that one shape.
The two licks below use notes of both minor and major pentatonic scales. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and. 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. Now lets combine the notes of the minor pentatonic and major pentatonic scale and create some soloing ideas. You dont need to know this to play a pentatonic scale on the guitar, but its so useful to understand this if you want to take your musical playing to the next step. Premium learning minor pentatonic scales pdf ebook learn guitar for free. C minor pentatonic scales 5 fingerings from practice jazz guitar on youtube. A minor pentatonicblues scale weeping willow guitar.
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