Pentatonic-Scales » Chapter 2 23 = To give these licks more meaning, it’s important to play them with a background. Record the following chord progressions on tape and jam along until you've got the scales and licks under your fingers. Jamtrack 1 eoduna Am a) A minor pentatonic b) A dorian ¢) A aeolian Jamtrack 2 f_4 od ——oy Dm’ Sin —— Dai’ a) A minor/C major pentatonic “ 4 oe b) B minor pentatonic A minor pentatonic B minor pentatonic A minor pentatonic | Jamtrack 3 baa Dm’ a) A minor pentatonic x % 4 b) A minor pentatonic Bb minor pentatonic _B minor pentatonic C minor pentatonic ©) Eminor pentatonic F minor pentatonic E minor pentatonic G minor pentatonic PROJECT: ~ Learn the five fingerings of the pentatonic scale. ~ Transpose them to other keys ~ Invent some licks of your own and show them to your guitar playing friends. (Showing and trading among musicians is very important). ~ Use the scales to improvise over chord changes that you already know. ~ Play the pentatonic scale on a single string (horizontally, that is) Try this on all strings; slides on one string are a good way of changing position ‘on the fingerboard without too much effort.