pentatonics
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Russell Adkins
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pentatonics
the pentatonic scales are fabulous, does anyone have any tabs for these scales on the e9 or c6 neck ?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ITUuY8NS_sBen Edmonds wrote:I think Mickey Adams has some examples on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujkolCny6lU
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Earnest Bovine
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This will bail you out in places where you have no clue where the song is going.
The Cmaj Penta for the key of C played at the pedals down C position at the 3rd fret.
You noodle around in this awhile and you will begin to feel it. This scale and unison pedal bend 1st and 4th string combination goes with any chord in the cycle.
Just don't lenger too long in one place
The Cmaj Penta for the key of C played at the pedals down C position at the 3rd fret.
You noodle around in this awhile and you will begin to feel it. This scale and unison pedal bend 1st and 4th string combination goes with any chord in the cycle.
Just don't lenger too long in one place
I'll make a suggestion, for which YMMV.
After you spend some time with the videos shown, you may need to hear it actually applied to a song. Pick a song that you've heard a thousand times, where the main riff, or maybe the simple solo, is pentatonic.
It doesn't matter what genre. But it's probably going to be classic rock. And if experience is any teacher, there's a good chance that it's in the key of A. And....it will also probably include a flatted 5th in the lick. No big deal. If you're lucky, it'll be a song that your band is already messing with.
At this point you don't need a twenty minute segment. You just need to get a short snippet to work with, to get a handle on this for starters. Baby steps.
Find where it seems like the main and easiest pattern/version/layout lays on the neck.
Next step: Then work on the versions up and down the neck from that.
For example, start on the highest note and go down the neck to find the lower pattern/layout.
Then, start on the lowest note and go up the neck to find the next pattern/layout.
You'll probably find one or two that are "easier" to play because they have less bar and/or pedal movement. It's the same thing for six stringers, too. There are certain layouts that are easier or provide certain sounds/licks quicker.
I'll offer up a few suggestions for songs. These are all easy, short, and probably burned into your memory. Once again, the genre isn't important here.
Green River, solo section, Key of E
Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo, main riff/phrase, Key of A, includes flat 5th
I'm Going Down (Jeff Beck etc), main riff/phrase, Key of A
Sunshine of Your Love, main/riff phrase, key of D and also G, includes flat 5th
One Way Out (Allmans), main riff/phrase, key of A
Will you be an expert at this in a week? Probably not. But if you keep working at it, one day before too long you'll look back and go "Wow, I think I'm getting it".
Hope this helps.
After you spend some time with the videos shown, you may need to hear it actually applied to a song. Pick a song that you've heard a thousand times, where the main riff, or maybe the simple solo, is pentatonic.
It doesn't matter what genre. But it's probably going to be classic rock. And if experience is any teacher, there's a good chance that it's in the key of A. And....it will also probably include a flatted 5th in the lick. No big deal. If you're lucky, it'll be a song that your band is already messing with.
At this point you don't need a twenty minute segment. You just need to get a short snippet to work with, to get a handle on this for starters. Baby steps.
Find where it seems like the main and easiest pattern/version/layout lays on the neck.
Next step: Then work on the versions up and down the neck from that.
For example, start on the highest note and go down the neck to find the lower pattern/layout.
Then, start on the lowest note and go up the neck to find the next pattern/layout.
You'll probably find one or two that are "easier" to play because they have less bar and/or pedal movement. It's the same thing for six stringers, too. There are certain layouts that are easier or provide certain sounds/licks quicker.
I'll offer up a few suggestions for songs. These are all easy, short, and probably burned into your memory. Once again, the genre isn't important here.
Green River, solo section, Key of E
Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo, main riff/phrase, Key of A, includes flat 5th
I'm Going Down (Jeff Beck etc), main riff/phrase, Key of A
Sunshine of Your Love, main/riff phrase, key of D and also G, includes flat 5th
One Way Out (Allmans), main riff/phrase, key of A
Will you be an expert at this in a week? Probably not. But if you keep working at it, one day before too long you'll look back and go "Wow, I think I'm getting it".
Hope this helps.