Form 4: A Criminally Underrated Pentatonic Scale Shape | How To Play & Use It

Guitarists everywhere are stuck using the same old first form of the minor pentatonic scale.  You know the one.  If you’re a rock or metal guitarist, it’s probably one of the first scales you ever learned.  It is known and loved by guitarists everywhere, and that’s for good reason. This scale is described as having a lyrical quality, and it’s easy to use because it has a lot of “safe” notes to land on when you’re in a pinch for making off-the-cuff melodies.  It’s also called “Box 1” of the minor pentatonic scale, which is probably a more fitting name because it makes players feel like they’re stuck in a box after abusing it to death.  Sadly, that’s what experience often tells guitarists when they see no other tools in their toolboxes.  The good news is that there are tons of different ways to play the pentatonic scale.  In fact, there are 5 whole different shapes that bring the pentatonic scale to new territories.  In this lesson, I’m going to show you one of my favorite pentatonic scale shapes that has opened up new musical doors for me.  By the end of this lesson, I hope this becomes your new favorite scale shape. Grab your axe, take a seat, and get ready to shred.

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