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. Unfortunately, it can be difficult at first to make the notes you are playing sound more like a proper lick and less like a scale. Using minor and major pentatonic together effectively. King, he is the master of maximising guitar licks and particularly blues guitar licks. Do to a dropbox issue sadly most of these tabs are no longer available. This means that a major pentatonic scale will often sound good if used over a major, major 7 th. Guitar scales handbook bonus lessons steeplechase music books. Learn major pentatonic licks for guitar in this simple lesson. Pentatonic scales are killer scales to play over blues and over iivv changes. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians. Com the 5 patterns of the major pentatonic scale for guitar.
In blues, these include the flatted 5thaugmented 4th, the minor 3rd in a major or dominant context. Pentatonic blues licks must know minor pentatonic licks. This simple lick is great for getting started with the major pentatonic and learning how to make the changes in a blues. Understand how the major pentatonic relates to the minor pentatonic and grab some great licks.
Theyre all very very common licks that youll find most blues players using, so you want to put these in your bag right away. You might be aware that the minor pentatonic moved down 3 frets becomes the major pentatonic but the function of the notes is completely different and you cant use you old minor pentatonic licks down 3 frets it just doesnt work. Please consider these notes in the following harmonic contexts. In this lesson, jody worrell will show you how to mix intervals, change note durations, and use a variety of techniques to create an interesting lick. Another way to do this is by taking a look at the underlying chords within the 1 4 5 progression, and simply outlining chord shapes, but also using hammerpulls and slides from the major 3rd to the minor.
Bend the b3rd or c note a quarter to a half step to the major 3rd. Like blues licks, country licks use minor and major pentatonic sounds with mixolydian shadings, like the classic openposition runs in figures 5ab, occurring in the key. Ill show you some easy patterns that you can connect to chord shapes so that you can easily improvise using the major pentatonic scale. Combining minor and major pentatonic scales guitarhabits. Any scale that contains 5 notes can be called pentatonic, but when people talk about pentatonic scales they refer to either the minor pentatonic scale or the major pentatonic scale. Beginner acoustic guitar lesson tom petty i wont back. Pdf guitar scales major pentatonic download full pdf. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. This guide maps out various pentatonic and blues scales including. Instant access to the 17 page pdf filled with scales 7 tips. Learn a complete blues solo based on the pentatonic scale, written and recorded by francesco cagnacci.
Theres a mysterious extra something you hear in the solos of many of the blues greats clapton, green, bb. Many great solos were played with just 1 simple or easy guitar lick which varies throughout for the solo. Now, thanks to griff, i git it one question, though when youre playing a minor pentatonic solo over a i chord, you dont change keys when it moves to the iv chord here, you moved keys. Major pentatonic licks for guitar fundamental changes music. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. At any point in your improvisation, you can always try jumping back and forth between the major and the minor pentatonicblues scales.
Using minor and major pentatonic together effectively minor and major pentatonic work great together in major keys and can say a lot more than if you were to just use one scale. Major and minor blues scales guitar tab and essential licks. The major pentatonic scale is a fivenote scale emphasizing the major 3rd and the 6th of the scale, rather than the. Watch the major pentatonic blues online guitar lesson by tom wolfe from 50 hard bop blues licks you must know the blues scale is very close to the minor pentatonic scale, with the exception of the flatted5th, they are identical. Learn it slow practice it on each chord and then try to string it together for the whole blues sequence as seen below and in the tab and guitarpro files. Welcome to 50 power pentatonics guitar licks you must know this course is designed to inspire and open your mind to all the great possibilities to this simplistic yet exciting scale. Now youll want to get these 2 shapes under your fingers right away. Printable downloadable major pentatonic scale guitar chart. In this blues guitar lesson youll learn how to play a slow blues in the key of g focusing on major pentatonic scale licks. So youve learned a pentatonic scale and youre ready to start playing your own solos.
Once you learn each example try transposing it to different keys. Combining the pentatonic scale 3 licks with tab pdf. The 3 blues licks are free and for you to use in your own improvisation. Often times you will find that some of your favorite stock minor pentatonic blues licks will work when played in this alternate position, giving them the. Here are 100 rock guitar licks and scalesoverchord ideas that coincide with the materials. Once you learn the string bends listed below, practice them using different shapes and in all keys. It is a warm contrast to the minor pentatonic blues scale and is often used right next to the minor pentatonic to suddenly lift a solo into a happier, major territory. Classic pentatonic blues licks in the style of jimi hendrix, eric clapton, stevie ray vaughan and othershow to use blues curls and other soloing tricks for an authentic blues guitar.
The musical styles that use the major pentatonic are country, blues, fusion, jazz and rock. The major pentatonic is technically a better scale choice to play over a dominant 7th chord or the a7 chord in an a 12 bar blues, because more of the notes in an a7 chord are in this scale. A minor pentatonicblues scale weeping willow guitar. Major pentatonic licks for guitar fundamental changes. John lee hooker relocated to detroit and invented the boogie, which has resounded in blues, rock, and pop styles ever since. Even if you already use the dorian mode in your playing, using pentatonic shapes to play dorian licks will give you a new approach to use in your solos. The minor pentatonic scale for guitar jazz guitar online. Country style 8 bar blues lick in major pentatonic blues. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other. Tabs, fingerings, box patterns, licks, pdf and more.
The first batch of licks comes from the swing jazz and jump blues era of the late 1930s and early. In this case, we begin each line with one of three related licks in 5th position, then use a different position of the major pentatonic sound in each line to answer. There are three ways youll want to learn your major pentatonic scale forms. Majorminor pentatonic blues soloing anyone can play guitar. Alongside the minor pentatonic scale, minor blues is often the first scale guitarists learn. Before the solo starts, the track plays through the rhythm part for several measures tab included at the bottom of this page. Major pentatonic scales in open position closed mobile major pentatonic scales forms horizontal.
The blues scale minor pentatonic and the major pentatonic scales on the. As well as playing the lick, also try out the notes of that c major pentatonic scale form as well. The pentatonic scale is the most often used scale for soloing and improvising in blues and rock. The major pentatonic is easy to learn if you already know the minor pentatonic scale. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. Here is the blues in c chord progression i am using in the video, and what is used in the jam track below. If you are just starting out in blues you should definitely check out this video. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar. The major and minor pentatonics can have the same visual shape but the notes are completely different. In these 3 licks i hope it will change how you view the pentatonic scale and most of. 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.
A couple of years ago, id have had no idea what 8 bar blues lick in major pentatonic meant. A pentatonic scale is a scale that contains 5 notes. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It includes a practice solo in a major with 9 licks that are all broken down. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. The major pentatonic scale is a wonderful, simple way to add colour to your blues playing. He also expanded the sound of certain licks with his patented use of a major pentatonic shape known as the box. Intro to major pentatonic soloing 9 major pentatonic. We all know that using the minor pentatonic scale sounds bloody marvellous when taking a blues solo, but there are times when using that scale alone doesnt quite cut it.
Combining the pentatonic scale 3 licks with tab pdf youtube. This lesson will help you build licks that move smoothly between the two scales, in a blues context but. This printable pdf ebook available for free download contains 6 easy jazz guitar licks with tabsnotation, youtube video link and. The two licks below use notes of both minor and major pentatonic scales. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 25 major pentatonic scale licks for blues guitar. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. You could play these licks over a iivv blues progression where a7 is the i. The 50 licks in this course were created to breathe new life into the pentatonic scale with a myriad of ideas to explore and use in every day musical situations. Typical pentatonic blues licks welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks. They just ooze that minor bluesy vibe or sweet major vibe. Now lets combine the notes of the minor pentatonic and major pentatonic scale and create some soloing ideas. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high quality. As well as containing the major third that gives it its major tonality, the major pentatonic scale also contains the relatively innocuous major 2 nd and major 6 th tones.
Slow blues in g includes major pentatonic licks ep183. These 5 licks use only notes from the minor pentatonic, and incorporate string bending as most blues licks do. Guitar major pentatonic scale chart printable pdf subject. Super sorry for this as you can imagine im also bummed out because the tabs took me many hours to create. So, to make a riff using both scales, lets focus on the top two strings starting at the fifth. Copy them, rip them apart, turn them around and make them your own. Ive written them out in the key of a but they of course work in any key. The dorian modal scale has a distinctive sound that can add interest to a solo. Here is a blues in c jam track that you can use to put your new eric clapton lick into practice. Dorian mode pentatonic licks a new approach to modal. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Essential minor pentatonic blues licks in this guitar lesson ill show you step by step how to play three essential minor pentatonic blues licks which you can use to spice up your blues soloswatch to discover.
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