Introduction: Five Important Notes!
In this tutorial we're going to explore one of the most common sounds in rock soloing, by stripping the minor scale that you learned in the previous tutorial down to just 5 notes. These notes together form what's called the minor pentatonic scale - "penta" meaning 5.
When you improvise with these 5 notes it has a universal sound that has been used in everything from blues to jazz to metal; today we're going to explore the sound of pentatonic scales in a rock context. Let's get started!
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Chapter 1: Rock Chords: Open, Barre, and Power
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Tutorial: Open Chords Rock!
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Tutorial: Rock Your Barre Chords
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Tutorial: Power Chord Essentials
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Tutorial: Add a Finger to Your Open Chords
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Tutorial: Rock Chords: Easy Practice Exercises
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Chapter 2: Rock Rhythm: The Power of Rock
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Tutorial: Subdivisions: Splitting Up the Beat
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Tutorial: Anticipations in Rock
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Tutorial: Strumming in Rock
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Tutorial: Arpeggiation in Rock
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Tutorial: Rhythm Embellishments: Add Some Spice
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Chapter 3: Rock Soloing 101
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Tutorial: Major & Minor Scales in Rock
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Tutorial: Pentatonic Scales in Rock
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Tutorial: Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs in Rock
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Tutorial: Bending & Vibrato in Rock
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Tutorial: Intervals in Rock
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Tutorial: Rock Soloing: Put It All Together
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Chapter 4: Riffs, Licks, and Themes
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Tutorial: Rock Riffs
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Tutorial: What's the Difference?
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Tutorial: Riff Practice Tune 1
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Tutorial: Riff Practice Tune 2
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Tutorial: Easy Riff Exercises
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Chapter 5: Amps and Effects: Rock Your Tone
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Tutorial: Amps: The Foundation of Tone
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Tutorial: Gain Effects: Add Some Distortion
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Tutorial: Dynamic Effects: Volume, But Much More
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Tutorial: Modulation Effects: Cycle and Sweep
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Tutorial: Delay Effects: The Tail
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Tutorial: Wah Pedal: Talking Guitar
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Tutorial: Combining Your Pedals: The Pedal Chain
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Chapter 6: Born From the Blues
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Tutorial: Origins: Rock 'n' Roll 50s
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Tutorial: Blues Rock: The 60s and 70s
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Tutorial: The 80s: High Gain Rock
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Tutorial: Grunge Rock: The 90s
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Tutorial: Post Millenium Rock: The 2000s