DJ,
There are five positions/patterns/forms for both the major and minor pentatonic scales. I think you can play any one of the patterns in any key you choose by simply moving the root note up and down on the low E-string, although I'm not sure about that.
You can in any case get acquainted with these (and other) scale patterns on this site's Scale Finder, at least until Christopher Schlegel joins this thread and schools us properly on this matter. Look through Chris's archive of tutorials for low difficulty lessons pertaining to pentatonic scales. Realize, however, that it's strongly recommended that you start at the beginning of any tutorial/course wherein such individual lessons are found.
Sascha
Sascha,
Thanks so much for your reply and directing me to the scale finder, something I should have already been using. I guess with 7 notes, A-G and 5 positions for each one, it seems a bit overwhelming to learn al of them?
I think Anders was showing it in the Scale of A, Position, or Position 2 and I guess my real question is, how far do you have to go. I don't want to short change myself, but at the same time, I don't want to go overboard learning things I'll never use.
DJ
DJ Miller