Pentatonic and Blues Scales

Discover the world of pentatonic scales with various patterns, licks, and progressions. Learn to connect and combine patterns for versatile playing.

4.5 Hours

56 Lessons

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Course Content

All Topics

Scale Foundations

Pentatonic and Blues Scales

Modes Music Theory and fretboard visualization

Topic1

Mike Walker

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Pentatonic Scale - Series 1

00:00:0000:29:15

Introduction to Pentatonic Scales

Pattern 1 Notes and Shape

Licks in Pattern 1

Blues Progression

Chicago Blues

Power Chord Progression

Difficulty

Completed

Topic2

Mike Walker

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Pentatonic Scale - Series 2

00:00:0000:30:02

Pattern 2 Notes and Shape

Licks in Pattern 2

Pattern 5 Notes and Position

Licks in Pattern 5

Connecting Patterns 1, 2, and 5

Difficulty

Completed

Topic3

Mike Walker

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Pentatonic Scale - Series 3

00:00:0000:25:17

Pattern 3 Notes and Shape

Licks in Pattern 3

Pattern 4 Notes and Shapes

Licks in Pattern 4

Combining Patterns 2, 3, 4, and 5

Difficulty

Completed

Topic4

Mike Walker

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Pentatonic Scale - Series 4

00:00:0000:25:56

Two String Scale Sequence

Three String Scale Sequence

Horizontal Scale Sequence

Changing Key

Major Pentatonics

Difficulty

Completed

Topic5

Mike Walker

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Pentatonic Scale - Series 5

00:00:0000:10:30

Blues Scale Notes and Shape

Discussion and Improvisation

Three Notes per String

Difficulty

Completed

Topic6

Mike Walker

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Pentatonic Licks For Beginners

00:00:0000:24:21

Introduction

Licks 1 through 5

Licks 6 through 10

Licks 11 through 15

Licks 16 through 20

Licks 21 through 25

Combining all the Licks

Difficulty

Completed

Topic7

Mario Ticlea

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Pentatonic Licks and Improv Ideas for Intermediate

00:00:0000:44:59

Introduction

Licks in Position 1

Improvisation on Position 1

Licks in Position 2

Licks in Position 3

Licks in Position 4

Licks in Position 5

Difficulty

Completed

Topic8

Mario Ticlea

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Pentatonic Licks and Improv Ideas For Advanced

00:00:0000:23:44

Introduction

5 Shapes and Positions

Grouping of Seven Notes

Grouping of 8 Notes

Grouping of 9 Notes

Putting it all Together

Difficulty

Completed

Topic9

Mario Ticlea

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Pentatonic Licks and Improv Ideas on Two Strings - Advanced

00:00:0000:19:38

Two String Patterns (Patterns 1 and 2)

Two String Patterns (Patterns 3 and 4)

Advanced Licks

Improvisation

Difficulty

Completed

Topic10

Mario Ticlea

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Blues Scale

00:00:0000:15:47

Introduction

Positions 1 and 2

Positions 3 and 4

Position 5

Difficulty

Completed

Topic11

Mario Ticlea

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Techniques / Guitar Scales

Blues Licks

00:00:0000:19:11

Blues Licks in Position 1 and 2

Blues Licks in Position 3 and 4

Blues Licks in Position 5

Combining All Positions

Difficulty

Completed

Pentatonic and Blues Scales

All Topics

Scale Foundations

Pentatonic and Blues Scales

Modes Music Theory and fretboard visualization

Introduction to Pentatonic Scales

Pattern 1 Notes and Shape

Licks in Pattern 1

Blues Progression

Chicago Blues

Power Chord Progression

Pattern 2 Notes and Shape

Licks in Pattern 2

Pattern 5 Notes and Position

Licks in Pattern 5

Connecting Patterns 1, 2, and 5

Pattern 3 Notes and Shape

Licks in Pattern 3

Pattern 4 Notes and Shapes

Licks in Pattern 4

Combining Patterns 2, 3, 4, and 5

Two String Scale Sequence

Three String Scale Sequence

Horizontal Scale Sequence

Changing Key

Major Pentatonics

Blues Scale Notes and Shape

Discussion and Improvisation

Three Notes per String

Introduction

Licks 1 through 5

Licks 6 through 10

Licks 11 through 15

Licks 16 through 20

Licks 21 through 25

Combining all the Licks

Introduction

Licks in Position 1

Improvisation on Position 1

Licks in Position 2

Licks in Position 3

Licks in Position 4

Licks in Position 5

Introduction

5 Shapes and Positions

Grouping of Seven Notes

Grouping of 8 Notes

Grouping of 9 Notes

Putting it all Together

Two String Patterns (Patterns 1 and 2)

Two String Patterns (Patterns 3 and 4)

Advanced Licks

Improvisation

Introduction

Positions 1 and 2

Positions 3 and 4

Position 5

Blues Licks in Position 1 and 2

Blues Licks in Position 3 and 4

Blues Licks in Position 5

Combining All Positions

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