First Steps: The Minor Pentatonic Scale & Improvisation

Download or read book First Steps: The Minor Pentatonic Scale & Improvisation written by Anders Rye and published by First Steps In Guitar. This book was released on 2022-11-23 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Steps: The Minor Pentatonic Scale & Improvisation is for both acoustic and electric guitarists who are ready to take the first steps into lead playing and improvisation. If you know how to play chords and can confidently strum through a few songs, but your technique is limited and you have never played a solo or improvised, then this book is for you and it comes complete with 50 audio examples and backing tracks for practising. You will learn: - The minor pentatonic scale in all five shapes (and how it can work in major keys too). - To connect the shapes so you can play fluently all over the fretboard. - The basics of improvisation and how to use the minor pentatonic scale for improvising and developing ideas. - Easy licks that you can put together to make a complete solo, regardless of technical ability. - To develop your technique and apply it to your playing. The minor pentatonic scale is a cornerstone for all guitarists and this book will show you some of the possibilities to explore and get you started on the path to becoming a better guitarist.