This scale in its two most common positions are as follows:Īs the name suggests, the scale is used heavily in blues but is also used in rock and jazz based styles a lot too. Once you learn the minor pentatonic scale, it should be relatively easy to learn the blues scale as it is essentially the same with one additional note (a flattened 5th).
If you would like to practice this scale over a backing track you can use the blues backing tracks or the backing tracks designed for the Aeolian mode or the Dorian mode. I might devote lesson to these more advanced uses in the future. Once you have mastered the basics of using the scale over a minor chord progression, there is also some more advanced uses based on playing different positions of the scale over a minor chord or moving the scale up or down a fret to get a “playing outside” sort of sound. The scale is quick to learn and easy to learn to improvise and phrase with. The two main positions this scale is played in are: The minor pentatonic scale is typically the first scale guitarists learn to solo with and is very commonly used to form solos in rock, blues, and other popular styles. The 6 Most Commonly Used Guitar ScalesĪ pentatonic scale is a scale that has 5 notes per octave.
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I’ll then also discuss how to practice these scales as well as some basic theory concepts that are useful to understand in relation to scales.
Here I will show you through some of the most common scales used on the guitar in soloing and improvisation, talk a bit about their use and illustrate some of the most common positions to play these scales.
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