How To Play The Minor Pentatonic Scale

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Learn To Play the Most Important Guitar Scale Ever!

 

 

 

 

 

The minor pentatonic scale is one of the most important scales to learn on guitar. It is used extensively in blues, rock, metal, country and jazz guitar playing – in fact it’s hard to play almost anything without it.  It’s  a great way for beginners to start learning how to play lead guitar solos. The scale shape is quick and easy to learn and it is a scale you will use all through your career as a guitar player. Millions of great guitar licks and solos have been played using this simple 5 note scale we call the minor pentatonic.

Here’s a breakdown of what you learn in this video:

0:21 Why the minor pentatonic scale is a great place to start when you want to learn how to play guitar solos and licks and how to improvise.

0:42 How to play the A minor pentatonic scale shape. Complete with description and fingering guidelines.

2:12 Check out myother videos to learn how to put the scale into other keys and how to convert it into another essential scale: the blues scale.

 

 

 

 

 



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