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The pentatonic scale is where it all begins. However, I have found a few new ways to make it a little more interesting.
The pentatonic scale is where it all begins. At least for me it did. Like most guitarists in the world, this scale was the first one I learned. The fact that those five magical notes sound great over any chord changes or style of music blew my mind. Especially when I heard Jimi Hendrix, Eric Johnson, George Benson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Paul Gilbert, Greg Howe and all of the hundreds and thousands of great pentatonic shred masters. It was very inspiring and exciting that you could get this much music and diversity out of five simple notes.
Over the years I have repeatedly used this scale over and over. At times, we all fall into a rut and your basic two-finger scale can get a bit redundant. You are continually trying to leap over the binding wall of monotony. However, I have found a few new ways to make it a little more interesting, some of which I would like to share with you.
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