There are two pentatonic scales, a pentatonic major and a pentatonic minor. 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. While the licks use the pentatonic scale, they feature techniques that help to disguise the scale and bring your pentatonic licks to life with fresh and unexpected sounds. Heres a new lesson in our ongoing series of bass lick lessons. Blues licks using e minor pentatonic and a minor pentatonic. The pentatonic minor scale high spirits flutes, 800. This is a hefty book, and working through it will take some effort. In this video, david wallimann teaches you five new, unconventional pentatonic licks in the key of a minor. There are 5 licks for each of the 5 minor pentatonic scale shapes. Jun 24, 2017 must know minor penatonic lick plus the 5 pentatonic scale shapes pdf. Mga where guitarists learn, improve, excel and have fun with lessons by robert renman. This lesson is an introduction to the major pentatonic scale and its basic soloing application. The e minor pentatonic scale blues guitar unleashed.
Recently ive been playing around with the aminor pentatonic scale, and in. Example 1 easy guitar licks a minor pentatonic lick. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. All of the licks are written in the key of e minor, so that you can easily master them in this popular key. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above.
Blues bass lick using a minor pentatonic no treble. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. The solo uses mostly the major pentatonic scale, with some blue notes, mostly minor thirds and chord tones rd5th7th the 12 bar form and solo is playedlooped twice for practicing purposes. 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. 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. This simple major pentatonic lick will help you make the changes. Register on the site still free get pdf downloads for many lesson, your own.
For a quick summary to this topic, have a look at pentatonic scale. The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. The minor pentatonic scale box patterns on guitar fretboard. If you wish to have the files in gpx, gp5, midi, ascii, wav, musicxml or. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. Minor pentatonic scale licks in all positions guitar. 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. This lets you combine any style of strumming with some light blues sounding licks. It is a warm contrast to the minor pentatonicblues scale and is often used right next to the minor pentatonic to suddenly lift a solo into a happier, major territory. Scale pentatonic minor 1,b3,4,5,b7 1th pattern root note e guitar tuning.
Pentatonic in a blues and in this lesson we learn an awesome little lick that can. 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. Well it all depends on where you start the pattern. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 25 major pentatonic scale licks for blues guitar. Follow along with the video and this transcription pdf. Finger choices are very important in this example, i slide with my second finger. Blues licks using e minor pentatonic and a minor pentatonic scales here is a simple lesson to get you working on your e minor and a minor pentatonic scales in 1st position. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five pitches per octave, in contrast to a heptatonic sevennote scale such as the major and minor scales. Both the pentatonic and the blues scales are particularly suitable for playing rock and 12 bar blues with.
This book contains 25 new and original minor pentatonic blues guitar licks. The first three bars are a pure c minor pentatonic scale played in a pattern. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used scales. A beginners guide to pentatonic scale improvisation.
As pointed out by tim, it is a common trick to use the major pentatonic scale over the i7 chord, and then switch to the. Pentatonic scales are very common and are found in musical cultures all over the world. E, which clashes with the b7 of the iv7 chord in c. Instant access to pdf filled with blues pentatonic. Connecting pentatonic patterns the essential guide for all. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts.
To grab your copy of this great app, simply click on the image above. If you prefer to see things in a structured, rhythmic presentation heres the. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Must know minor penatonic lick plus the 5 pentatonic scale shapes pdf. 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. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians. Jul 22, 2014 hi guys welcome back to another lesson. Sounds like you are playing a lot of pentatonics, reevaluate your approach. One of the most important pentatonic guitar scales is the pentatonic minor scale.
Finally, in the freddie king example, the minor pentatonic licks fall over the v to iv of the turnaround, followed by major pentatonic licks over the i chord in measures 11 and 12. Two notes per string, and lined up perfectly along a single fret as well, you cant really ask for a more simple scale pattern. Youve probably heard about the minor pentatonic scale from other guitar players and may even know the main pattern for it see below but may not know how to apply to songs youre playing. And again please remember to practice all these minor pentatonic scale box patterns in all keys. The pentatonic scales group themselves nicely by the number of black keys they use there are six allwhitekey pentatonic scales, three major and three minor, then two major and two minor pentatonic scales with just one black piano key, another four scales with two black keys, and so. All the fretboard diagrams below show c minor pentatonic, so the notes built on that root are c e. These are very useful scales for beginning to improvise. Must know minor penatonic lick plus the 5 pentatonic scale. This time, well play around with a minor pentatonic, in the key of a. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated. E pentatonic minor guitar scales all guitar chords. Major pentatonic licks for guitar fundamental changes music.
You might be wondering the difference between the the major and minor pentatonic scales. I like to connect all of these short guitar licks into long phrases. In the fourth bar the phrase is repeated up a half tone. This santana lick actually starts out with an fmaj7 arpeggio, which is a chord that can be build from the d minor scale. Five minor pentatonic licks that dont sound like minor. The major and relative minor pentatonic scale pairs. Get the pdf here after clicking and logging in to patreon, look for the file attached. Styles run the gamut from straightforward bluesrock cliche licks, licks in the style of some of our favorite guitarists, to some fairly unorthodox ideas. We are going to use shape number 1 and 2 of the a minor pentatonic scale. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in.
F g b all the fretboard diagrams below show c minor pentatonic, so the notes built on that root are c e. A brief lesson on how to extend the minor pentatonic scales to diversify your soloing technique. 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. We have included patterns for the e pentatonic and natural minor scales to help. Pentatonic licks 15 pattern 3 for electric guitar solos in. Pentatonic blues licks must know minor pentatonic licks. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. On the guitar, this scale just lines up so beautifully, its perfect. If this is you read on to learn how to make music with the minor pentatonic scale.
The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. The licks in chapter four will develop your muscle memory for connecting minor pentatonic patterns 3 and 4. Easy blues guitar blues guitar scale guitar blues scale blues guitar licks. We arent always inspired to come up with new and fresh ideas, so guitar licks are like an emergency reservoir for your soloing jam sessions. Repeating phrases up or down a half tone is a very common thing in modal jazz. Youll find 50 allpurpose pentatonic licks to be generous. This piece is part of our mccoy tyner piano licks compilation. It includes a practice solo in a major with 9 licks that are all broken down. Beyond learning these three particular licks, we can also apply this idea in a more general way. That way, you can build a solid skeleton for your guitar solo. The most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic.
A lick is a small musical phrase which you can use to help you improvise. One of the ways to connect two pentatonic shapes is by sliding between them. Easy soloing guitar coach notes open position position 1 the scale the eminor pentatonic scale in the open position position 1. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. Intro to major pentatonic soloing 9 major pentatonic. Five pentatonic licks in pattern 3 for electric guitar solos in the styles blues, rock and pop with music notes, tab tablature and sound. Pentatonic scales are a key feature of the mccoy tyner style. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. And so on, through five minor and major pentatonic fingering patterns. In this lesson youll learn the one scale that is responsible for about 95% of all the blues licks you hear the minor pentatonic and minor blues scale. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely.
This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. I already have a couple technique and other guitar books, but in a kindle. Pentatonic scales have five notes two of the notes in the ordinary scale are missed out. On this lesson i have five licks using the g minor pentatonic scale in the five positions. A four note a minor pentatonic guitar lick guitar couch lessons. Styles include blues, funk, rock, country, licks, theory, technique and more. Another scale you might use to improvise with along with this carlos santana guitar lick is the d minor pentatonic scale. The minor pentatonic scale in action ok, now we know how to play the minor pentatonic and the blues scale, lets talk about how we can put them into action. The licks audio and the backing track are included.
Another great way to integrate the a minor pentatonic scale into your playing is to learn some minor pentatonic licks. Minor pentatonic scale improvisation minor blues tutorial. Combining the pentatonic scale 3 licks with tab pdf. Below, you will find some free tabs with licks and exercises. These scales are easy to learn and generate lots of music, from blues and heavy metal through to mainstream rock jamming and folk tunes. The lesson steps then explain how to construct the scale using the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th minor scale notes. Neoclassical, pdf printers printer driver guitar arpeggios, pentatonic blues, harmonic minor, yngwie malmsteen style and vanhalen style guitar licks with. May 26, 2017 a nother short a minor pentatonic guitar lick. A four note a minor pentatonic guitar lick guitar couch.
Schwartz teaches for guitar jamz a minor pentatonic licks for you. The major pentatonic scale is a wonderful, simple way to add colour to your blues playing. In blues, these include the flatted 5thaugmented 4th, the minor 3rd in a major or dominant context, and the minor 7th. At this time there is also an offer for a free pdf copy by contacting the author. Here are three exercises showing how the minor pentatonic scale can be used in a major 2 5 1 progression. The best known are the major and the minor pentatonic scales but there are many others. Get your guitar, turn on the radio and find the key of a song, try minor pentatonic scale, major pentatonic scale or blues scales over it. James is not only one of todays top go to guitarists, hes also a passionate educator with an insatiable appetite for researching musical styles, studying the fretboard masters within those styles, and then generously sharing that knowledge with other students of guitar. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. The solution below shows the a minor pentatonic scale, on the piano, bass and treble clef. Mccoy tyner mccoy tynerstyle pentatonics for piano riff. The 5 minor pentatonic positions deft digits guitar lessons. Whenhow to switch in between major and minor pentatonic. The minor pentatonic, along with the blues scale, are quite likely the most used.