Learn how to play the pentatonic scale in guitar
Learn how to play Pentatonic Scale
The pentatonic scale is one of the easiest but at the same time one of the most useful scales to play in guitar. Today you will learn how to play the pentatonic scale.
I’ll show you 5 positions to play it.
Minor Pentatonic Scale: Position 1 (A C D E G)
A C D E G A C D E G A C
1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 4
——————————-5–8—————
————————-5–8———————
——————-5–7—————————
————-5–7———————————
——-5–7—————————————
-5–8———————————————
(You can also start at fret 17)
Minor Pentatonic Scale: Position 2 (C D E G A)
C D E G A C D E G A C D
2 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 2 4 2 4
———————————–8–10———-
—————————-8–10—————–
———————-7–9————————
—————7–10——————————
——–7–10————————————-
-8–10——————————————–
(You can also start at fret 20)
Minor Pentatonic Scale: Position 3 (D E G A C)
D E G A C D E G A C D E
1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 3
—————————————-10–12—-
——————————–10–13————
————————-9–12——————–
—————–10–12—————————
———10–12———————————–
-10–12——————————————-
Minor Pentatonic Scale: Position 4 (E G A C D)
E G A C D E G A C D E G
1 4 1 4 1 3 1 3 2 4 1 4
—————————————–12–15—
———————————13–15———–
————————-12–14——————-
—————–12–14—————————
———12–15———————————–
-12–15——————————————-
Minor Pentatonic Scale: Position 5 (G A C D E)
G A C D E G A C D E G A
2 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 2 4 2 4
—————————————–15–17—
———————————15–17———–
————————-14–17——————-
—————–14–17—————————
———15–17———————————–
-15–17——————————————-
(You can also start at fret 3)
Learning this can be pretty boring, but i suggest you to play each position over and over again until you can play them by memory cause this is absolutely necessary for any blues, rock or metal player, great guitar players can make magic with this simple scales!
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