Learning blues guitar, should I get my major and minor scales into my fingers fi!
Question: pentatonic?
I know the key signatures for all the scales, just wondering if I will be holding myself back from not learning the major and minor first. Ugh what is my problem I might as well just start learning them now, I'm just being lazy. :-(
Answers: pentatonic?
I know the key signatures for all the scales, just wondering if I will be holding myself back from not learning the major and minor first. Ugh what is my problem I might as well just start learning them now, I'm just being lazy. :-(
The pentatonic scales are just certain notes in the major and minor scales.
The major pentatonic is the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th notes of the major scale.
The minor pentatonic is the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th notes of the minor scale.
When playing blues, it is fairly common to mix both minor and major pentatonic into the same piece, since the scales offer different colors and feelings and often sound great when put together.
If you are just now starting blues guitar, I would actually recommend learning the pentatonics and a variety of blues licks and patterns.
When you start adding in chromatic notes (those outside of the key of the piece) and even when you use non-pentatonic notes, your playing starts to sound more like jazz. So if your ultimate goal is to become a jazz guitarist (no small feat!) then you ought to learn the major and minor scales first, but if you really just want to play the blues the pentatonics should be fine.
Doesn't matter so long as you take the time to learn them all at some point.