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How To Play the Minor Pentatonic Scale On Guitar

Monday January 18, 2021. 03:34 PM , from Sweetwater inSync
In the above video, we learn how to play one of rock’s most
important and pivotal scales: the minor pentatonic scale. This relatively
simple, 5-note (that’s literally what “pentatonic” means — it’s Latin for “five
tones” or “five notes”) scale is directly responsible for some of rock’s most
memorable riffs, licks, runs, and solos. Here are a few examples of classic
minor pentatonic riffs that are highlighted in the video: Deep Purple’s “Black
Night,” “Man in the Box” by Alice in Chains, “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix, and
Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love.”

In the accompanying video, we learn the A minor pentatonic scale. As I promise in it, here’s the pattern we learn in both fretboard diagram and tab formats. The numbers below each one are the suggested fretboard-hand fingerings:

1 = Index (pointer) finger2 = Middle finger3 = Ring finger4 = Pinky

The scale as shown above is often referred to as either
“Position 1,” “Pattern 1,” or “Shape 1.” There are obviously other A minor pentatonic
shapes or patterns elsewhere on the neck, too — to be exact, there are four
others. We’ll learn those in another video.

To close, as also promised, below is the link to a
downloadable version of the A minor pentatonic backing track used at the end of
the video:

Have fun with your new best friend — the minor pentatonic scale!
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