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The 5 Pentatonic Scale Shapes You Must Know

By Klaus Crow 91 Comments

In order to learn how to solo and improvise in blues and rock you must know the 5 pentatonic scale shapes. A lot of blues players tend to get stuck in the first pentatonic scale shape, but to be truly free and improvise across the entire fretboard you need to know all the shapes.

And it’s not just about that. Every shape gives it’s own sound and feeling to a guitar lick. This is where the magic happens. This is where the coolness and the beauty comes through all these different shapes. They all got their own personality.

Learn all the shapes thoroughly and when you do also learn them in different keys. It is a lot of work, but it is important that you do, so take your time with it. Practice with focus and dedication.

The examples below are all in the key of A, but you can play these shapes in every key, just move the shapes up and down the neck. The red notes are showing the root notes of the scale, so in the scale shapes below they are all A notes.

If you want to play the shapes in the key of G for example, all you need to do is move them 2 half steps down. (a half step is a one fret distance) If you want to play the shapes in the key of E move up 7 half steps, etc, etc.

Good luck and enjoy!

 
 

Pentatonic Scale Position #1 / E shape:

Pentatonic Scale Position #2 / D shape:

A MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE - POSITION #2 - D SHAPE

Pentatonic Scale Position #3 / C shape:

Pentatonic Scale Position #4 / A shape:

Pentatonic Scale Position #5 / G shape:

Do you really want to get the most out of your pentatonic / blues scale shapes, learn awesome blues licks, create your own licks, connect licks, and be able to improvise all over the guitar neck?

Check out: 50CoolBluesLicksImprovisation

Top 150 Greatest Guitar Players of All Time

By Klaus Crow 168 Comments

jimi_hendrixI grew up listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan. My oldest brother was a big fan of Stevie and he introduced me to the wonderful world of blues and rock. He did not play guitar himself but he loved listening to guitar players all the time.

I started playing guitar at the age of 9, but it took another 6 years before I started listening and learning the songs of Joe Satriani, John Frusciante, Scott Henderson, Jimi Hendrix, Dimebag Darrel, Marty Friedman, Slash and Frank Gambale to name a few.

Much later I began listening to pretty much the rest of the list presented below. Listening to all these guitar players enriched my playing and my life as a musician and music lover. I hope it does the same for you.

This is a list of the most greatest, influential and famous guitar players of all time in no particular order. The list is not complete, because it can never be.

It is a wonderful guide to learn from, listen to and read about. The musicians and their music will inspire and motivate you. If you want to become a great guitar player then these are your teachers.

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I present to you: The gurus, revolutionaries and guitar heros.

Enjoy!

001. Jimi Hendrix (Blues/Rock) – Tabs

002. Robert Johnson (Blues) – Tabs

003. Albert King (Blues) – Tabs

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3 Cool Blues Licks To Spice Up Your Improvisation

By Klaus Crow 11 Comments

Today I will teach you three cool blues licks to spice up your improvisation skills. There are a lot of blues licks out there that sound a little ordinary so here are some cool blues ingredients to make your improvisation sound more alive.

The licks are all derived from the A minor pentatonic scale, so you can play the licks over an A blues chord progression or a song in Am. I wrote down the tabs (tablature) below. Check out the video to hear what they sound like and how to position your fingers.

Enjoy!

 

 
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6 Essentials to Master the Blues

By Klaus Crow 18 Comments

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bluesplayer-5Blues is one of the most important things to learn when you want to become a rock – jazz – metal – country – all round guitar player All these genres are related to or arisen from the blues. There is also a lot of blues in the songs you hear on the radio without even realizing it.

It’s hard to be a great rock n’ roll guitar player without learning the blues first. Okay maybe you can, but you will probably sound like crap. :-) Blues is what makes your guitar cry, shiver and scream. It’s got anything you need to express your feelings. Besides that there are so many cool blues songs, progressions, licks and tricks out there that will ensure you have a great time practicing and will really improve your playing a lot. So sit down, read through these essentials, get your guitar amp all cranked up, plug in your favorite blues guitar and let’s get down to serious business.

Here are the 6 essentials to master the blues. Check it out:
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