However, as guitarists, we have the luxury of being able to learn movable shapes. We have spent a bit of time in the previous lesson and in this lesson explaining the theory behind scales – knowing their interval structure, exploring the names of the notes inside scales etc. It’s important to note that when you lower any sharp (#) by a semitone, it becomes a natural, not a flat (b). Therefor, the A minor pentatonic scale contains the following: The A major scale contains the following: C (1) – Eb (b3) – F (4) – G (5) – Bb (b7)Īs you can see, by knowing the C major scale and the makeup of the minor pentatonic scale, we are able to determine the notes of the C minor pentatonic scale.Therefor the C minor pentatonic scale contains the following notes: The C major scale contains the following notes: 7th note of the major scale, lowered by a semitone (b7). ![]() ![]() 3rd note of the major scale, lowered by a semitone (b3).What this translates to is that the minor pentatonic scale is made up of the following: Using this method, we can say that the minor pentatonic scale is made up of the following: Now we’re going to do it with the minor pentatonic scale. We did this briefly in the previous lesson, using the ‘natural minor’ scale as an example. A more commonly used method is to relate any scale back to the major scale, in terms of numbers. However, looking at the interval structure is only one way of identifying with a scale. You can use the interval structure to figure out the minor pentatonic scale in every key, just like with the major scale. For example, playing a B minor pentatonic scale, by starting on the 2nd fret of the 5th string would look like this: Using The Major Scale To Produce The Minor Pentatonic You can practise playing the scale on one string, as we did with the major scale in the previous lesson. minor 3rd (3 semitones) – tone – tone – minor 3rd – tone.If we look at its interval structure, it goes like this: The Minor Pentatonic scale is a five note scale. One of the easiest and most usable scales for lead guitar, is the minor pentatonic scale. Guitar solos and melodies are strongly associated with scales, because we use scales as tools to build guitar solos. That aside, lead guitar is strongly associated with guitar solos and melodic playing. The truth is that the lines are often blurred, a guitarist can often play a song or a part that contains both lead guitar and rhythm guitar elements. Ok, that is a very simple explanation, but it’s a good starting point. ![]() When you see/hear a guitarist doing a guitar solo, that’s lead guitar. When you see/hear a guitarist playing chords, they’re playing ‘rhythm guitar’. In this lesson, we are going to look at another scale – the ‘minor pentatonic scale’, so that we can explore lead guitar playing. We focused on major scales, because they are in a sense, the ‘master scale’. In the previous lesson we discussed what scales are, why they’re important, and the many benefits of learning them well.
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