The pentatonic scale is the core of many
In David Wallimann’s Guitar DNA: Pentatonics, his new TrueFire course, he’ll show you how to get out of using just a couple moveable shapes, and break down how to play all five while staying in the same position. In these free pentatonic
Getting Comfortable in the Positions
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Let’s combine all 5 positions of the minor pentatonic scale in this study that is tabbed out for you. Make sure you practice over the provided backing track. Have fun with this lesson!
Chromatic Notes in Position
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In this free
Narrow Modulation Zones
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In this
Mixolydian Jamming
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Let’s jam over an A Mixolydian backing track:
A Major pentatonic (Mixolydian)
D Major pentatonic (Ionian)
G Major pentatonic (Lydian)
Custom Dorian Pentatonic – Demonstration
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Let’s build a custom Dorian pentatonic scale! Although there’s more than one possible custom Dorian pentatonic scale, we’ll use the following formula which respects the rules described in the previous section: 1-b3-4-5-6.
Custom Dorian Pentatonic – Performance
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This tabbed improvisation is built using the custom Dorian pentatonic scale we built in the last section. Memorize your favorite licks and experiment!
Major Sweetness – Overview
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Major Sweetness – Performance
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Study this A Ionian improvisation at your own pace and make sure to apply anything you discover in your own playing.
Make sure to check out the rest of the course on TrueFire. There’s plenty more to be had in the full version of the course, with all