Pentatonic Scales: The Easy Way!!

This is the easy way to learn the pentatonic scale. Really? But another video on the minor pentatonic scale? Yes, actually, this is the way we all should have learned it the first time.

00:00 Thesis
01:31 Introduction
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02:22 Introduction
03:32 Lesson
11:11 Wrap Up
12:21 Bloopers

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Chris

[stevehebert-jkrz]

Omg! Somebody finally showed me how to work the fret board in a language that is understandable. Nobel Peace Prize coming you way. Thanks so much, now I can go learn how to use this with practice and confidence. appreciated.

[MikeyBakerMusic]

"It's always better for you to find the limits of the instrument than the instrument to be limited by your capability." That is gold sir.

[ryanphillips]

Been playing 25 years and this was a light bulb moment for me. Thank you!

[bobbyharrellalonewithmygui]

I’ve been playing for 20 years, and I’ve been in a rut these past few months. You just reignited my passion, and gave me something exciting to learn again

[ednaplate]

Such a simple concept and an approach I’d never considered. This lesson is gold!

Watching your extraordinary explanation I come to the conclusion that the Master is not the person from which you will learn "everything" you need to know, but the person from which you will learn "the only" thing you need to know. Thank you so much

[mauriceb]

It's been about 3 weeks. Got Am mapped and playing all over the fret board... up and down.Got an Am backing track. I impressed myself. Throwing in some slides, vibratos and bends...yeah baby!

[Mosteller]

"Taking the cognitive load out of mapping the pentatonic scale across the entire fretboard" is an incredible hook and deserves a subscribe on that alone.

[rachelghanem]

You always turn the most boring theory and fretboard lessons into fun and exciting rides !
love your lessons and I thank you for them ! <3

[ChadwickRider]

Thank you Chris, much appreciated. I've played for over 25 years, mostly as a vocalist and rhythm guitarist so I have the dexterity... these little nuggets are super valuable to guys like me who are wanting to get into more lead guitar.

[johnnewman]

That's actually a very good exercise and one that, unusually, provides more benefit the longer you've been playing. It's very easy to play scales the same way over and over again, which means that when we land on a note and our brain finds an appropriate scale pattern we will end up playing the same way over and over. Being able to switch to a different shape than we're used to opens up all sorts of ideas that normally would never see the light of day. Great lesson!

[johnflorian]

This looks really helpful to me. Anything that requires memorization causes me to struggle and learning scales in various positions has been slow and challenging and worse, demotivating. I like how this strips away things that, while they may be useful to know eventually, aren't really a prerequisite. Kudos for providing such clarity.

[tiemenbouma]

Man, Ive been playing for ages and hit the famous intermediate plateau. Im trying to break this with learning the basics of the pentatonic scales. Your vid helped me find the logic in the guitar again! Much appreciated!!!

[Pathological_Flyer]

Thank You for this lesson Chris ! I combined your technique with Stich’s “never-lost” system and now I am INVINCIBLE ! (both systems compliment one another) 👍🏻🎸🤘

[MrPhilharmonica]

Thank you. I simply jam. I am very green. On the harmonica I jam by ear. Now jamming on the guitar. I am boring. I have a visual of the 5 pentatonic patterns. All blues keys are now possible to have fun with because of the patterns. A well placed half tone sets it up good for some melodic latin stuff. I want to learn more and when I end up jamming with backing tracks I fall into my meditative mood and just jam. I can certainly say that I learned something I will remember from your video. Baby steps for an old guy lol. Your teaching sets it up for me to search the root from a different approach. Normally using the G string to find my favorite pattern to start with. It will change as of today. Index and ring finger. My name is not Django he was great.

[MrDoneboy]

Excellent video Chris. As a 50 plus year veteran of the guitar, I am constantly amazed of the multitude of approaches, that can be applied to learning the fretboard!

[markgoodwin]

Great video once again. The minor pent is perfect for minor 7 chords, seriously so perfect.
I like to call the major pent, the major pentatonic, plus. Haha, because because if you wanna cover a chord, you’re hitting the chord tones, plus whatever you wanna add or what you think is important

[acousticadventure]

👌 great stuff Chris. I've been waiting for one of my you tubers to release this very thing. When I figured this out couple years ago I think it was my biggest AH HA moment ever. Only thing to accompany this is learning where all the root notes are.

[aliasproductions]

Ty so much! I'm an intermediate player and this breaks down the wall for me in transcending to the next step with improvising solos! Splitting each position into two halves alone is huge for me! I can't believe I've never thought of it like this (using only 2 fingers for root placement too), but now with some more practice and quizing my memory I won't have to pause before knowing exactly where I need/want to be in a scale to improvise solos with new phrases/runs!

[The_Macaroon]

Playing over 30 years. Learned something new. Many thanks