Pentatonic Lesson - Playing In Any Key

Here is a great trick or short cut to quickly playing any pentatonic scale in any key. If you have any questions, please write me. Good luck!!!!!!

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[SaintsCheat]

I am too noobish to get this. Why would i care what position I am in if I am on different strings? Basically I am playing the same lick starting on different A's on different strings...so ...why do i care if it is the 9th or 2nd position? I guess I dont see a 'tie-in' from positions. From 1st to 4thseems like a huge jump (6th fret E string to 12th fret A string) and why would I want to do that? haha. Good lesson for adv players who know more notes than just on E string I suppose.

[jhiken]

@SaintsCheat

Okay. For this to work, you do need to know the notes mildly well. If you know the e string, it's pretty easy to apply that to the other strings.

Anyway, You wouldn't necessarily want to jump from 1st to 4th. The point is that if you know that you are on the root, you can memorize which pentatonic shape you're in depending on which string you are on:

6th string-1st pentatonic

5th string-4th pentatonic

4th string- 2nd pentatonic

3rd string-5th pentatonic

2nd string-3rd pentatonic

[jhiken]

@SaintsCheat

The reason you are repeating that lick is because that lick is a pattern that repeats in every pentatonic. You can use it to know which pent. shape you're in by following the rule I explained in the previous comment. Try putting your first finger anywhere on the 5th string, it doesn't even matter what note. Now play up the 4th pentatonic shape. You will notice that you are playing in the key that your finger was on and that it starts with that lick I was repeating in A.

[SaintsCheat]

@SaintsCheat Ah. ok, i sorta got it, but what is the benefit of me knowing what box/shape I am in ? IS there a certain rule that says perhaps "you always should follow a lick/solo/improv in the 2rd penta followed by the 4th penta" or something like that? Lets say I did memorize all the 5 boxes/shapes in A. If i am playing on 5th string A fret (D note I guess), how does it help me to go "ahh am in the 4th pentatonic"? I am missing some valuable transition that you are trying to dish out...Thx

[jhiken]

@SaintsCheat

You've actually got it completely. By knowing that you're in the fourth pentatonic (D on the A string) you have a point of reference. Otherwise, it's hard to jump around trying to guess which shape you're in. How else would you know that the 4th pentatonic shape in D, is there at the 5th fret? Put it this way: You can now put your first finger anywhere on the A string, play the 4th shape and you'll know exactly what key you're in. Without this, you'd only know it's the 4'th shape.

[lynx777]

Thanks for emailing me this in that email...love it, great applications for a 1,4,5 progression with the 1,4,5 relative minors. Going to hit with your great tips! I am more of a pianist, really trying to unclog my left hand since it feels different on a guitar and slowly working drills

[jhiken]

@lynx777

Very happy to hear it. It really does make things easier. I'll have videos up soon with some info on how to build up your left hand for guitar.

[krauz111]

really useful, ty