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HOW TO LOCATE Major And Minor Pentatonic
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
- I will teach you a simple way to locate the major and minor pentatonic scales on the fretboard. You can easily locate the major and minor pentatonic scales by locating the root note of the pentatonic scale. This will make it more fun to improvise blues rock guitar solos over a backing track. This is also a great way to visualize the guitar fretboard. You will be a more confident guitar player with this simple major and minor pentatonic connection.
Video Contents
0:00 Locate the major and minor pentatonic scales intro.
0:34 How to connect the major and minor pentatonic scales together.
1:56 Using the root note to locate the major and minor pentatonic scales together.
4:55 Improvise blues rock lead guitar solos by locating the root note.
6:27 Visualize the guitar fretboard with this root note concept.
8:32 Don't over think it!!! Have fun with this major and minor pentatonic connection.
Once again, another light bulb moment for me!! As an intermediate player, this lesson was very, very helpful to me! Thanks for all you do Rusty, sure do appreciate your teaching style!!
I’m really glad to hear that Craig thanks for watching and enjoy your weekend👍
Great lesson Rusty ,really appreciate your channel.
Thanks a lot! I appreciate all your support👍
Thanks Rusty, for your knowledge and ability to explain ! So helpful in my guitar journey, you are a fantastic teacher and player.
You’re welcome blues man! I’m glad the lessons are helpful! Thanks and enjoy your weekend👍
You make things so easy and understandable without being complicated. You are a great teacher and know how to communicate your ideas to the average Joe.
I’m happy to hear that Bill! Thank you for the comment and enjoy your weekend 👍
Rusty, I have been wanting to ask you this for sometime now. Can you tell me/everyone what amp and rig you use? I like the tone you have and at such a low volume. What amp head, cabinet, pedals, etc... do you use to get that great tone? Any and all information would be much appreciated. Regards.@@rustysguitar1
@@billgates5458 I’m using the amp that sits behind me. The Revv G 20 amp set clean and driving it with the Revv tilt overdrive pedal. Also some reverb with Strymon BigSky. This amp goes directly into my interface. That’s the set up I use for most videos. Thanks for the question Bill.👍
You give the guitar community another reason to like Fridays, Rusty! 🙏🏻 I like how you make the mayor pentatonic sound bluesy and musical. I’m a minor pentatonic guy but this lesson might move me to mayor for a while! I wish you a nice weekend! All the best from Belgium 🙏🏻😎☀️🇧🇪
Yes, Friday is video day!!! Dig into that major Pentatonic. It’s a blast! I hope you have a great weekend also! Greetings from Chicago.👍
Your finger trick is very practical. Thank you sir.
You’re welcome! Thanks so much for watching👍
All the right notes, in all the right places! 🎸🙂👍
I’m glad to hear that DC! Thanks for watching👍
Inspirational as always , thanks Rusty 😊
Cool! Glad to hear it. And you’re very welcome Alan.👍
Another great lesson to have a bunch of tools nearby to sound awesome, thanks a lot Rusty!
Always good to hear from you Rafa! Thanks buddy👍
Great lesson that makes total sense and is easily applicable ! Thank you !
I’m glad you liked it! Thanks so much for watching👍
Essential lesson! 👍
Thanks John! I appreciate it👍
Great lesson Rusty.
Thanks a lot Greg👍
Another good idea, thanks Rusty.
I’m glad to hear that fender bender and you’re very welcome buddy👍
Great lesson. Thank you for the teachings.
You’re welcome SM thanks for watching👍
This is gonna take some time for me to figure out as still trying to get the major and minor scale patterns down but you've shown me it all starts with the rute note as the anchor. 👏🏽
If you can locate the root notes you will be able to play the pentatonic scales anywhere in the fretboard. Keep rockin bro 😎
@@rustysguitar1 Will do!
Great lesson.
Thanks a lot Lawrence.👍
I like the way you say rute (root) note! 👍🏽
Oh yes I love the RUT note 😂 Thank you for watching Eric! 👍
So good. Thanks Rusty.
You’re welcome, John! I appreciate the comment. Thanks.👍
You are very much appreciated!😀
Thanks so much and enjoy your weekend👍
Brilliant as always
Thank you Mike much appreciated👍
It’s about time that someone FINALLY went into more detail about this concept. When I first started playing, six years ago this March in fact, I kept hearing from long time guitarists that I just needed to learn all the root note locations and just play the scale.
GOOD ON YOU, RUSTY! Appreciate your detailing what our thinking should be when we’re navigating to the root note locations.
I’ve been playing for a long time, but I still navigate to fretboard this way. The root note helps me locate triads and scales. Thanks a lot for this comment. Enjoy your weekend.👍
Thanks Rusty, this is right where I’m at this will really help understanding the major and minor sound around the root. Lesson learned !
You’re welcome John! I’m glad the lessons helpful and enjoy your weekend buddy👍
I've been playing over 40 years and I still love to listen to other guitarists speak and teach. Most of the time I don't learn anything new but maybe a different perspective about how to approach the same thing, but BETTER.
Anyway,..This man is one of the best on the internet...He is a big fundamentalist. Most guitarists either rush themselves past or get rushed past the very basics and fundamentals of playing.
The result is they never learn the fundamentals at all or they do learn but don't stay there long enough to become extremely proficient with the fundamentals...Which is where great playing truely lives and breaths.
For any true beginners out there or people that are somewhere between a beginner and an intermediate,.Rusty is likely better for you and your guitar journey than you realize.
Thanks so much for the kind message here! I really do appreciate it!!!👍
Kiss ass
A old guitar slinger I learned some from , one saying he repeated, it's all smoke and mirrors Boys just hat tricks....and he was right ! once you learn how to connect from one position to another in major and minor it opens up a whole new world of levels !!! Great lesson you kept to the root, it's this very teaching this should be the commandment 1 of guitar this very principle separates plinking from playing !
This is a good comment John! Thanks buddy👍
Thanks as always. Great simple strategy I will apply. I’m always fighting the overthinking. For a quite a few months I’ve been finding all the notes, on each string, of the circle of fifths, within the first 12 frets. I started at 60 bpm & have slowly worked up to 115. My goal is 120. But, I’m finding the triads quicker and the root notes of scale’s & arpeggios. Slowly, I’m getting rid of the dead spots on my fretboard. Thanks again for this finger position strategy. This fits well with where I’m at in studying this great instrument.
You are working on the right things JH! Thanks for watching👍
Thanks as always Rusty always look forward to your lessons, always practical and well explained. Have a great weekend.
You’re welcome Martyn! Enjoy your weekend also👍
thank you for sharing your great knowledge
I’m happy to help! Thanks for watching 👍
Yeah, those simple patterns around the root note make it easy to navigate both major and minor pentatonic. You can even throw in a 2 in the minor or a b7 in the major to get some sweeter sounds.
Well said!!! Thanks buddy👍
Thanks Rusty. You will soon hit 100,000 subs. Your channel is growing fast.
You’re welcome Ray! It’s always good to hear from you! Yes, the channel is certainly growing! And I’m having fun because of subscribers like you. Thanks so much Ray.👍
I think I might be able to follow this one... I will try today later after work.. sounds really good thank you for sharing rusty
Thanks Bryan! I hope you have fun with it! Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching.👍
@@rustysguitar1 ooooh mane rusty quess what your lesson just gave me a intro to the song of my last video. I been repeating the work up to the chord progression i what to embellish it all day today nothing else for me today but to embellish i will try to made a decent video later on of it thank you thank you for the lesson
Say Root Beer 😂 LOL. Love your lessons Rusty. Helping me become a much better player. Thanks.
Rut Beer 😂 I’m always happy to help! Thanks for checking out the video👍
Thank you for creating and sharing this lesson. For me it helped seeing the "patterns" around both the E and A chords. Mainly through knowledge of the fretboard gained from your lessons I am just beginning to move between the major and minor sounds. I truly believe this lesson is going to be a major stepping stone in getting the skill moved to the next level. Thank you so very much for sharing your experience, knowledge and passion with those of us trying to make music. Also thank you for the little slices of your own improvision as I ENJOY your music. BEST AND PEACE
This comment is very encouraging for me to keep these lessons going! I really appreciate subscribers like you. Thanks Chuck and have a great rest of your weekend.👍
You explain it in a super easy way to understand.
I’m glad to hear that! Thank you for checking out my lessons👍
Thank you for the excellent lesson, Rusty. This is a big help.
You’re welcome, Stephen! I’m always happy to help! Talk to you soon👍
Great lesson Rusty, thanks!
Thanks a lot PF! Enjoy. Enjoy your weekend.👍
Rusty is my go to guitar teacher. Most criticise youtube learning but with this guy you can't go wrong. The biggest problem with youtube is that guitarist's become musical tourists. Try keeping with one teacher of your choice.
I really appreciate that David! Thanks a lot for taking the time to watch my videos! Enjoy your Sunday🙏
Another outstanding, well explained lesson. You make guitar practice and playing fun and exciting!
Thank you, Joe! Enjoy your weekend👍
Another amazing lesson Rusty, so much in those 5 penta shapes. Great way to unlock Major and minor. Thank you so much, can't stop using them this way now.
It’s exciting to make new connections! I’m glad you got something from the lesson. Thanks for watching.👍
Rusty you say root note any way you want, your 1 good teacher my man, l love the way you teach. Thanks Much as always
I’m going to keep on saying it. Because it’s that important! I appreciate the comment, Larry. Later buddy.👍
Excellent lesson Rusty. Thankyou!
I’m happy to hear that! You’re welcome mate! Enjoy your Sunday 🙏
I like the tip that you give use ring finger on the root note to play minor pentatonic, while use index finger to play major pentatonic. Yes this lesson will keep me busy exercising for weeks. Thanks Rusty. Cheers from Indonesia.
Good to hear from you Mustafa! It is a good way to look at that root note! Cheers from Chicago! Thanks buddy👍
Great lesson, Rusty! Always great to gain valuable knowledge from you.🎸🎶 Happy Sunday!😊💗
Thanks a lot Colourful Girl! Happy Sunday ❤️
This is one sweet lesson, thanks.
I appreciate that Drew! Thanks for watching👍
Another great and hugely important lesson. Thank you man.
Thank you, Mark! And you’re very welcome👍
Wow wow, after follow and watching so many and different online teachers and lessons I finally found what I'm looking for. I'm playing the guitar since mid 70s, but mostly the basic chords, some lead, but never make time during the years to practice, and today while on retirement I think it's time. Thanks Rusty, I'll follow you on the tube... Love your playing, and for me, I think you're definitely in my top 10 of greatest guitar players, you show me everything what I want to do with my guitar. Bought about a year ago, Slash signature Epiphone version November Burst, of a Les Paul Standard, perfect for practicing your skills😂
Cheers
Hermie🇿🇦
I’m glad you like the lesson! We will keep working on this stuff! I hope you enjoy your Sunday🙏
Another stellar lesson Rusty thanks very much .........Paul from Ireland
Thanks so much Paul! Greetings to you way over here in Chicago. Enjoy your weekend 👍
Thanks Boss.. excited to try it!!😊
You’re welcome, Patrick! I hope you have fun with it! Talk to you soon👍
Awesome lesson! So I've been a guitarist for almost 20 years now just playing covers of my favourite songs. Never did learn music theory and scales much. Better late than never!
Nice! I’m glad you got some thing from the lesson! Enjoy your week👍
I have learned a lot from you and this video. Many thanks Rusty
I am so glad to hear that bud! You’re very welcome and enjoy your Sunday🙏
Watching this video again, I think it's one of THE top videos I've ever seen for someone starting out or just looking for new ideas for Pentatonic scales.
Thanks for watching it Jim! It’s a simple idea, but I still use it all the time! I appreciate your support buddy👍
@@rustysguitar1 You bet. I'm from south western NY, and like your NY T-shirt. Where'd you get it ?
@@jimdep6542 My daughter got it online years ago. Greetings from Chicago 🤛
@@rustysguitar1Hellooo Chicago ! Played at a Best Western down in Bradley, IL back in 79 or 80. I've been strictly a bass player / vocals professionally , but branching out into guitar .
Thanks! I appreciate you Rusty's Guitar
Thanks for the support to my channel! I really do appreciate it Randy. It means a lot to me. And it keeps me moving forward with my channel. Thanks so much Randy and I hope you have a great week ahead.🤛
Hey Rusty,thanks for your helpful lessons
I’m glad the lessons are helpful! Thanks a lot Ray👍
An excellent lesson today, Rusty ~ especially that rooot note! LOL
Thank you Karen! Always good to hear from you ❤️
Thx Rusty ❤. Stay well and practice self care. Love you
Thanks for watching my lessons. Good to hear from you.👍
Hey Rusty I have the same tee shirt!! GREAT LESSON rock on ...
Nice! It’s a good one! Thanks so much for checking out the lesson Gary👍
Rusty, you can pronounce root note any way you want, just keep those lessons coming! BTW that is one sweet Strat you have. God bless you brother.
Thanks, Mike! I will keep saying RUT note then 😂 And I really do love that guitar.🎸
Brilliant.
Thank you, George👍
Great lesson Rusty. Your teaching style always gives me something to work on. I play in church mostly rythm but I still find it difficult to do anything particually unique.
I’m glad to hear that time! I play in church also. And I do have a worship guitar channel. I’m not sure if you knew that. Thank you so much for all your support.🙏 ruclips.net/p/PL4OkBpgZvoNwHAe8Qn6wcBELE_xI9wfcO&si=GoCNMAT1LcELen9a
Most helpful...thanks Rusty !
I’m glad the lesson was helpful! Thanks for watching👍
Sweet sounds on that guitar Brotherman :)
Thank you, Daniel! I appreciate it✌️
You are very welcome! This lesson was like Eureka lightbulb moment for me. It just seemed to connect all the dots. I’ve a number of your video all good bits and pieces but this one really helped a lot. Wish I knew what to ask for next but I I just don’t know. Thank you very much!!!
I’m glad you’re moving forward with my lessons! I appreciate the comment. Thanks a lot for all your support David.🤛
Today I jammed along with Dancing in a Burning room by john Mayer … it’s all in C#m 1st pentatonic, and playing within the chords .. that is C#m. A E … simple but sounds very sophisticated…. The things you’re explaining here …. Connecting things 😊
Thanks for checking out the video! Have a great weekend John👍
Thank you maestro. God bless
You’re welcome buddy 👍
always great lessons - thanks
I appreciate that. Joel! Thanks for watching.👍
Love it, finger positioning is crucial and this is good advice, I'm constantly running out of fingers just playing and it breaks my concentration looking for root notes, using one finger on M and another on m l this one I gotta try 🎉thanks Rusty and I am a root note guy 😂😂😂no complaints about your constantly mentioning that 😂
Cool, Alan! Well said. Enjoy your weekend buddy.👍
This lesson looks like a great starting point to use major & minor pentatonic scales. Get comfortable with this and then start to expand. Thank you ! I think what i'll do is work on this and then start mixing this in with major & minor triads on the top 3 strings. We'll see how it goes.
I use the same concept with Triad myself! Thanks for watching Jim👍
@@rustysguitar1 Hi again Rusty. Watching this video again, I think it's one of THE top videos I've ever seen for someone starting out or just looking for new ideas for Pentatonic scales. I like how you connected the major riff with the E9 chord. Do you have another video where you are connecting Pentatonic riffs with chords, such as more 7th chords as 13ths, minor chords, sus, aug, and diminished too ? With your teaching style, I know it would be good ! Thanks
@@jimdep6542 That’s a good idea for a video. I will have to look into that! Thanks for watching my videos Jim 👍
@@rustysguitar1 Thanks Rusty, whenever you can get a round to it would be great.
Hi Rusty, I’ve played(tried is probably a better description) guitar for years, many thanks for the tip on using the 1st & 3rd fingers for starting a major or minor pentatonic scale, No1 tip that, so useful, cheers🥃.
This helps us get into good position. I’m glad you got something from the lesson mate. Enjoy the rest of your weekend Chris. Cheers.👍
Thanks
Hey Alan, thanks a lot for this support to my channel! I greatly appreciate it! I hope you have a great weekend buddy✌️
Another really great lesson, we do tend to get bewildered by soloing then when it doesn’t make sense, we just put the guitar down. I’m going to just do it on one chord and when I’ve got it, then move to another chord, then i don’t get bogged down, it is hard when your alone😆😆🇬🇧🇬🇧
It’s such a good way to improvise using only one chord to start with. Then moving onto the other chords. Thanks a lot for checking out the video Albert.🤛
😁👍....great tip...
Thanks for watching WJ! Later👍
Another outstanding tutorial Rusty. First class 👍👍🎸🎸
Thanks Tony! Much appreciated 👍
Really gold stuff Rusty! It would have been nice if you mentioned which pentatonic form you are going for. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the feedback. Have a great weekend.👍
@@rustysguitar1 The same for you Rusty.
Excellent. If only I could make it stick!
You got this, Jack! Let’s keep working at this stuff together! Thanks for watching👍
Rusty is the best guitarteacher on youtube! And that’s for shure! 🙏💪👍🤘thx from holland
I appreciate that! Greetings from Chicago and thanks for watching my channel 👍
Great video!
Thank you! Happy Sunday 🙏
Great encouragement along with demonstration, bud!! Confidence is so vital and having all this great information and familiarity is the secret. You are definitely the secret teller! You sound a bit congested today?? Jim C.
Confidence is vital! I like how you said that Jim! Always good to hear your feedback. Thanks.👍
7:26 that bend slide thing is so sexy
It’s a good one! Thanks for watching👍
One of the best ,is. Mr Rusty..
Thanks so much, Larry! Talk to you soon👍
@@rustysguitar1 keep bringing it
Ty
I’ve played a long time and the first 10 years or so I didn’t hear about the caged system … this coincides well to connect the dots for sure …
Thanks a lot for checking out the video. I really appreciate it buddy.👍
Thanks!
I really do appreciate this support to my channel David! Thank you very much mate! Cheers 👍
In ur example, are you playing the 1st position of the minor and major Pentatonic scale in the different areas of the fret board? Love ur channel. It's the best.
I’m basically connecting the major and minor Pentatonic scale just by locating the root note. In any position. Thanks so much for checking out the video.👍
I understand the concept, I just can't seem to remember where the scale notes are on different areas of the fretboard. Guess I need to bear down and learn those positions!
That’s the beauty of knowing the root note of the scale. Then it’s easy to locate it anywhere in the fretboard. Thanks Billy.👍
Like any good teacher you make the student really think about the subject. So then, E major the target notes are (1,3,5) E,G#,B. F# andC# are then ornamental. Am I right about this?
Hey Dave, you are right about the target notes. And the other two notes complete the Pentatonic scale. Those other two notes can help you walk up or down to those target notes among other techniques, such as slides, bending, and hammer ons, and pull offs good question Dave! Enjoy the rest of your weekend👍
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day rusty also how is the weather today ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks for watching👍
If I play minor pentatonic such as box 1, I will superimpose box 2 over it. This is now major pentatonic while keeping the tonic chord tones in the same position.
I learned this from the jazz guys .
That’s a great way to look at it! Thanks for watching George👍
for me as beginner/intermediate, is how to "find" thus wonderful lickes you are playing around the root....
Thanks for watching! Happy Sunday 🙏
Are you using position one pentatonic for both major and minor off the root note?
Cheers!
As you move up and down the fretboard, you change positions. But I am really looking at just a simple, major and minor box with the root note at the center. Thanks for watching.👍
So, when you say "groupings around the rut note", you mean the 3x3's around the root note, right?
I was really talking about the 4 note boxes that are two frets up and two frets down from the root note. Then expanding to the rest of the major or minor pentatonic scale down to the next root note. Thanks for watching and enjoy your weekend.👍
Hey Rusty! Another killer lesson. Really good stuff!! Just a thought. I know you use the player level terms a lot … Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced … I would love to see a video where you explain each level. How does one know the progressions from beginner to the other levels?
That would be a good topic Clay! I will have to give that some thought. Good to hear from you! Talk to you soon, my brother.👍
@@rustysguitar1 Cool deal. Thank you my friend! 👍
Using to root notes to locate the major pentatonic scales helps a lot. I'm assuming when you refer to the "grouping of notes around the root note" your talking about the pentatonic patterns? I already know all the minor pentatonic patterns and the root locations. I just need to be able to transpose those roots over to the major pentatonic pattern that is adjacent to the minor using the same root. It would also help a lot to know when would be the best times to switch to the major pentatonic while soloing over a 12 bar blues progression.
Thanks for checking out the video, bro! Yes, I was referring to the pentatonic boxes as groupings of notes. Once you get those major Pentatonics down, you will be off to the races. But they’re really are no rules as far as when to use major or minor over a blues progression. For me, I like to pick one main scale major, or minor Pentatonic. Then I will simply just add a few notes from the other scale to the main scale. I’d like to do that instead of switching from one scale to another. But you need to do whatever feels comfortable and sounds good to you. Thanks for checking out the video. Talk to you soon.👍
Hi Rusty
Thanks again for a great lesson, is there a tab available for this? 👍
Sorry, no tabs. Thanks so much for checking out my lessons, Mark.👍
Subbed
Nice! Thanks a lot for subscribing to my channel! Catch you later👍
So when you play off that root note are you just using "Shape 1?" of the either the major (if you use your index finger)or the minor if your using your ring finger and then just continuing the fretboard..but if not shape 1 then how do you know what shape of the pentatonic that your in to use other than finding shape 1 and then seeing where you are...Thanks, I love your lessons!!
It depends on what root note you are targeting. As you move up the fretboard, the Pentatonic patterns change. In this video, I was just targeting some simple four note boxes, two frets down from the root note and two frets up from the root note. In this video was just a simple way to get the major and minor sound. Sorry I didn’t make that very clear. Thanks for the question and enjoy your Sunday Julie 🙏
Hi Rusty, thank you for this revealing video but please, can you clarify the following. When you shift three frets to move from major to minor, do you play the same scale or the adjacent scale? The reason I’m asking is that I can visualise the shift by using the pentatonic shapes 1 and 4, as they have both major and minor roots on the same string (E and A respectively), but what if you’re using other shapes? Many thanks, Gaetano
When you shift three frets, it is the same scale shape. But the scale itself contains different notes. When you shift to different pentatonic positions, this three fret rule does not apply. There are different intervals you move up and down the fretboard. Thanks for checking out the video.
@@rustysguitar1Thank you very much for your prompt and clear reply. This is such a useful and revealing lesson, it’s given me a real a-aha moment. I have been practising your instructions and my guitar playing has immediately improved. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Gaetano.
Question.
If your key is E does that mean the E is the root note?
Also am I correct in noticing that the third fifth seventh and ninth are all odd numbers?
And what are they always odd numbers or are even numbers used sometimes?
Hey Jeremy, first, I was targeting the root note of the E chord. But that also is the root note of the major or minor pentatonic in this case. The numbers you’re referring to are chord tone degrees. They’re not always odd numbers, but they are a lot of the time. Thanks for checking out the video video and have a great Sunday.🙏
@@rustysguitar1 Thank you
Have a great Sunday as well!
Hi bud, love your videos.
What year/model/color is that Strat? She’s a Beauty.
“Rusty” is such a good stage name for a guitarist (Rusty Bridges- Rusty Tremolo- Rusty Frets) 🤷♂️😁 IMO anyway.
Thanks bud.
It’s a good name for a guitarist, but also for a handyman😂 Thanks a lot for checking out the video. I bought the Guitar used so I don’t know the model for sure. I think it’s called a sienna burst finish. But it’s a great versatile guitar.🎸 Enjoy the rest of your weekend, mate 👍
@@rustysguitar1 I think you might be right. My GAS guitar right now, is my birth year 1979 Fender Strat in Sienna Burst. And it looks similar. Thanks again bud
Your tone is awesome what's your rig
Hey Ron, I’m using the Revv G 20 amp and driving it with the Revv tilt overdrive pedal. Also, some reverb from the Strymon BigSky. Thanks for checking out the video.👍
Ok so explain why when you want to play a minor pentatonic you start with the root on your pointer and if you want major you shift to your pinky finger on the root. It seems like the exact opposite direction as what I see you doing on this lesson?
I did not start the major pentatonic on the low E string. That’s what made it look different. I should always include diagrams to avoid confusion. Thanks for checking out the video, Michael.👍
It’s simple, it’s not complicated, divide them up into their own individual parts
Then blend them with slides, triads, bends and all that fluffy stuff 😂 hammer ons, pull offs, double stops arpeggio’s
Well said Jonny! Thanks for watching👍
A little confused about the shape you use for the major pentatonic at 1:30. Looks like you went from minor pentatonic G shape home box to a D shape for your major. Please explain.
I was playing the Notes of the E major pentatonic scale. Based off of the open E chord.