hey man awesome videos. they are helping me a lot with the pentatonic scales. but I have a question for you. are all of these scales still in Am? or are they just named from the root note?
All the scales in these videos are in Am. But they are also movable. For example, if you move every scale down 2 frets (towards the headstock) then you will be in Gm. If you move every note up two frets (towards the bridge) you'll be in Bm.
It can't be done. If you look closely, you'll see this pattern spans 5 frets instead of four. You'll have to jump around a bit to play the scale unless you are blessed with an extra digit on your fretting hand.
You could however play the first four strings in the same position if you'd like. I actually sometimes do this but the way I demonstrate in the video is more like what I usually would use in an actual solo.
I say that because the pattern covers five frets (9 through 13) and the left hand has only four fingers. In order to play it you have to temporarily slip out of one position or the other. Just a technicality really.
BlueTattooMusic: Yea either way works. It's just that the way I do it minimizes the extra finger movement. Still, it's a good lesson you have provided
hey man awesome videos. they are helping me a lot with the pentatonic scales. but I have a question for you. are all of these scales still in Am? or are they just named from the root note?
temujinofwolves 2 years ago
All the scales in these videos are in Am. But they are also movable. For example, if you move every scale down 2 frets (towards the headstock) then you will be in Gm. If you move every note up two frets (towards the bridge) you'll be in Bm.
BlueTattooMusic 2 years ago
cool, thanks for that :-)
temujinofwolves 2 years ago
fair question sideler74
Mainscout 2 years ago
thanks again.
adserver 3 years ago
Thank you so much! This helped a lot
OlenNelo 3 years ago
Why don't you play this like you play pattern #2 (with all your fingers inline) instead of jumping all over the place?
Sideler74 3 years ago
It can't be done. If you look closely, you'll see this pattern spans 5 frets instead of four. You'll have to jump around a bit to play the scale unless you are blessed with an extra digit on your fretting hand.
You could however play the first four strings in the same position if you'd like. I actually sometimes do this but the way I demonstrate in the video is more like what I usually would use in an actual solo.
Hope this helps.
BlueTattooMusic 2 years ago
BlueTattooMusic: Why do you say "It can't be done".? I do it in my video.
Sideler74 2 years ago
I say that because the pattern covers five frets (9 through 13) and the left hand has only four fingers. In order to play it you have to temporarily slip out of one position or the other. Just a technicality really.
BlueTattooMusic 2 years ago
BlueTattooMusic: Yea either way works. It's just that the way I do it minimizes the extra finger movement. Still, it's a good lesson you have provided
Sideler74 2 years ago