Guitar Lesson - E Minor Pentatonic Lick #1

Here is an E Minor Pentatonic Lick over a very common progression. It incorporates both the 1st and 2nd minor pentatonic boxes.

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[06gibsonsg06]

Hi there can you explain how you can do a lick in C if the music key is E?? thanks Dan

[mikeelsner]

@06gibsonsg06 The 'lick in C' is basically a C arpeggio with the added 9th over the C chord (which also has an added 9th, thus the Cadd9 chord). Even though the progression is based around E minor, you're hitting specific 'target notes' that outline the arpeggios of the chord that you're playing over throughout the progression - specifically the notes of C major over the C major chord.

[jrlawingjr1377]

nice lick. the arpeggio is a nice addition to the common blues lick,bravo! i was wondering if those are the dg20 pickups on your strat? if so do ya like em?

[mikeelsner]

Yes, they are the EMG David Gilmour pickups. I love them.. they sound great.

[Genuino85]

Hey!! Who is the name of the music intro?? is a sweet picking very melodic and cool!

[mikeelsner]

It's a clip from the song King It Down off of my solo album Stained Voodoo.

[smokinbassist]

stevie ray posters do too make people cool, silly.

[MikeAdozen]

I really appreciate the close up camera view, good job.

[MyCatLovesMetal]

Pretty nice lick, but the last arppegios is a Em7

[MrPropriaPersona1]

Is that a strat ultra w/lace sensors? What gauge strings?

[humblejumpify]

Nice lesson--Excellent tone

[donottawaguitar]

cool

[FrustratedBaboon]

I have that same color Guitar

[samuraikills]

I love your guitar

[MrDohmah]

wtf what i see doesn't match what i hear when you say g and b and play exactly as you say i get like an octave higher wtf

[mysoukouss]

thanks for sharing the lick. God bless

[ThomasBCullen]

sweet tone

[xt288subwoofer]

great!!! more to come