Volume 11 Lessons

This volume of online guitar lessons covers the Major Pentatonic scale, applying the major pentatonic scale, and major, minor, and dominant 7 arpeggios.

Pentatonic Major Scale

Pentatonic Major Scale

In this lesson we will learn the Pentatonic Major scale and discuss how it can be used. The pentatonic major scale is a 5 note scale with a major 3rd giving it a more upbeat sound than the pentatonic minor.
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Some Major Pentatonic Riffs

Some Major Pentatonic Riffs

In this lesson we will learn and examine some licks and riffs using the Major Pentatonic scale.
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Pentatonic Major Chops Exercise

Pentatonic Major Chops Exercise

In this lesson we will learn a few exercises that will help build your chops and get more familiar with the Pentatonic Major Scale.
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Relative Pentatonic Major and Minor

Relative Pentatonic Major and Minor

In this lesson we will discover how Pentatonic Major and Minor are related and how we can use this relation to move around the neck and expand our lead vocabulary.
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More Pentatonic Major Licks

More Pentatonic Major Licks

In this lesson we will learn some examples of how to use the relative pentatonic minor scale to expand our major pentatonic licks.
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Blue Sky by the Allman Brothers

Blue Sky by the Allman Brothers

In this lesson we will learn and study the song "Blue Sky" by the Allman Brothers. This song exemplifies the use of the Pentatonic Major scale.

Song Difficulty: 5

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Major Arpeggios

Major Arpeggios

In this lessons we will discuss and learn some Major triad arpeggios.
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Minor Arpeggios

Minor Arpeggios

In this lesson we will learn and discuss minor triad arpeggios.
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Dominant Seventh Arpeggios

Dominant Seventh Arpeggios

In this lesson we will discuss and learn Dominant 7th Arpeggios.
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Killer Scale and Arpeggio Exercise

Killer Scale and Arpeggio Exercise

In this lesson we will learn a scale/arpeggio combo exercise that will be a great finger and picking exercise.
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