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hey guys, just hoping for a little help here. I think I'm about to get over a plateau that i've been on for about 3 years and finally get into lead guitar playing. i'm using fretboard logic and i can now find the pentatonic scale in any major key all along the fretboard and i memorized the lead patterns so i can go up and down the fretboard as well as across.
so now i know what notes to play, i have no idea how to apply them. so what i'm really looking for is examples of the pentatonic scale in music so i'll have something to learn from.
so could anyone offer a list of songs that use the pentatonic scale and what key the song is in so that i could have something to learn by? i think I learn best by example and i really want to see how this scale is used. I don't really care what kind of song it is, just not something TOO difficult. I just want to see this thing in action.
thanks guys
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99% of classic rock. Listen to Jimi Hendrix's solo in "Machine Gun" for some awesome pentatonic lead work. The song is in E.
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AC/DC
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Originally Posted by Kenny C. 99% of classic rock. Listen to Jimi Hendrix's solo in "Machine Gun" for some awesome pentatonic lead work. The song is in E. thanks man, that's exactly the kind of thing i'm looking for. i'll definately check that one out.
Originally Posted by el cabong AC/DC ...kinda looking for something more specific.
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Originally Posted by elijah77jc ...kinda looking for something more specific.
Solo to You Shook Me All Night Long.
For a bluesier sound solo to Ride On.
Angus Young pretty much just plays pentatonic stuff. So most AC/DC stuff is a good example of someone using the pentatonic scale.
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Basically, if you hear a guitar solo, the chances are good it's in a pentatonic scale. The way I learned how to use it was just learning the notes and then playing around with them until I got something that sounded nice.
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And learn all of the boxes, that way you aren't limited to playing vertically on the neck.
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Here is a link to 5 patterns of the minor pent. scale, as they move up the neck. The patterns are the same, whether you start #1 at the third fret (Gminor pent. scale) or start pattern #1 at fret 5, which would be the Aminor pent. scale, and so on. If you work on this, you will get it pretty quick .
http://worshipguitarguy.wordpress.co...c-minor-scale/
Okay, those of us playing these patterns already look for different ways to mix them up. I found this link interesting, it was something that I was trying to do already, sorta, but I find this vid. very helpful. Many of you know this and have more difficult exercises, but I hope it is helpful and interesting to a few. Joe Cefalu calls it "Hopscotch".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_qw03-3gFg
Take Care
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