Originally Posted by: twerm63when the instructor was explaning pentatonic boxing he was counting the notes 1234567plus 1 I don't understand how he counted notes.He just put finger on fret and said 1 then another and said 2 please explain how you get 1 note the 2 note and so forth

The numbers I call out are the scale degrees of the diatonic major scale. I know where they are because I know the sound of the scale & the fretboard pattern they make.

In order to understand how I use those to get to the pentatonic boxes you should work through these tutorials that cover the major & minor scale in depth.

www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=363
www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=743
www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=445
www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=744

After that, you'll be better prepared to work through the tutorial covering the pentatonic scales.

www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=296

Also, once you grasp how the major & minor scales have interval formulas that determine the fretboard patterns they make you can make better use of the fretboard graphics on the bottom of the lesson pages!

Hope this helps. Please ask more if necessary & have fun!