Ive written them out in the key of a but they of course work in any key. The major pentatonic is a really cool sounding scale, used a lot in country and country blues, and also great for playing over regular. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Basic guitar chords, keys, and scales december 30th, 2004 5 in the above chart, are listed what are called substitute chords. Now youll want to get these 2 shapes under your fingers right away. When indicating a major key, you can omit the word major. Major pentatonic licks for guitar fundamental changes. These scales are essential for beginning jazz guitarists and enable you to play over almost any jazz standard. The major pentatonic scale is the same as the minor pentatonic but has a different root note and tonal centre. However, the scale has been amended to stop at the a note 5th fret, 1st string like the first exercise, this keeps the scale in position. Each jam track includes a full band playing minus the lead guitar. The first pattern, figure 1, is a fullblown a blues scale in 5th position.
Mar 12, 2010 the pentatonic scale is the most often used scale for soloing and improvising in blues and rock. Printable pdf ebook method with 40 major ionian jazz guitar licks with tabs for beginner and intermediate players. Lets say you played the first chords listed in chart 1, in the order that they were listed. For the f major chord, you can substitute an f major 7th chord. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale. Here is the basic c major pentatonic scale form that this lick comes out of. The d minor chord can be replaced by the d minor 7th chord. The major scale the five patterns free guitar lesson from. The guitar patterns of c pen major and the trick to knowing your pen majors.
Here is the list of the printable pdf methods with audio files available for download. You can play the c major scale below in open position. Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. Other than the very first note, everything other note in this guitar lick is out of a c major pentatonic scale. All of the licks that well look at here will be presented in the context of an a major blues. Blues notes are scale tones that are adjusted slightly from their normal major scale. Kind of a mode of the minor pentatonic if you like. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. Lessons guitar pentatonic major scale and licks in a tab. How to play the major scale on guitar complete guide. The key of c is the simplest key to learn the scale because it contains no accidentals no sharps or flats. The 3 blues licks are free and for you to use in your own improvisation.
The pentatonic scale pentatonic scales have only five notes penta means five. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. Fire up your solos with 15 mindblowing patterns by guitar player staff 14 april 2020 take a look at the power of sequencing patterns and explore ways you can put them to use to ignite your solos and licks with a new intensity. Using the c major scale as an example of a parent scale.
Modal guitar licks a series of original guitar licks based on the modes of the major scale. This book of written lessons is an excellent tool and reference manual to develop and enhance your guitar skills. Though its called the major scale, its also referred to as the ionian mode, so knowing both names prevents. Major pentatonic licks for guitar fundamental changes music. Mastering the major scale guitar theory, technique, and. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Master the major scale in this dvd i guide you through a whole system to help you make music from the major scales all five positions, all over the guitar neck. This scale is used to solo over major family chords, especially tonic major chords, such as major, maj7, maj9, 6, and 69 chords. The major pentatonic penta five scale is a five note scale. Click here to download this free printable guitar scales chart pdf to your computer. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other. Major pentatonic scale the major pentatonic scale shares five notes with the major scale.
Every major scale, regardless of key, has the same intervallic structure, 2212221. Copy them, rip them apart, turn them around and make them your own. Once you can play up the scale, come down to the lowest note of the scale within the fret span. For each scale, you can learn a number of different shapes and patterns, depending on the zone of the fretboard youre working on. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated sound. The major scale is easiest to see by looking at the white keys on the piano. Jan 22, 2018 pentatonic major scale and licks in a solo tab. Learn 141 jazz guitar licks over common chords and chord.
The forth modes is a major mode that, in my opinion, is the most beautiful of all scales. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but shows also more advanced. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high quality. Learn the major scale with these easy shapes, patterns, fingerings, and more. Guitar lovers manual is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. The white keys with a black key in between are a whole step apart and the ones without a black key in between are a half step. One of the first scales you encounter when learning how to play guitar is the major scale. The major scale is used as the basic starting point for many scales and modes. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. They can be played over major chords as maj, maj6, maj7, maj9, maj11, maj, 69. Pentatonic major scale and licks in a lessons guitar. Use these instructional materials to help open up guitar avenues and to examine different chords and rhythms, lead guitar techniques, learning the fretboard, music theory,scales, and the world of playing over chord changes. The first note can be thought of as a half step approach to the 2nd note which is in the scale.
Guitar major scale learn the first and most important scale. Here are 100 rock guitar licks and scalesoverchord ideas that coincide with the materials presented. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used scales. Free printable guitar scales, ready to download and use. Mastering the major scale guitar theory, technique, and licks. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. If you are just starting out in blues you should definitely check out this video. Jazz guitar lessons pdf methods with audio files online.
Play blues scales in a in multiple fretboard positions. Jan 16, 2019 one of the first soloing concepts you encounter when learning how to play guitar is the major scale. A minor pentatonicblues scale weeping willow guitar. The 7 scales on the chart below are a good place to start. Major scale chart click here for high quality downloadable and printable pdf file. The major pentatonic scale is a wonderful, simple way to add colour to your blues playing. The major scale is used to solo over major family chords, especially tonic major chords, such as major, maj7, maj9, 6, and 69 chords. Pdf e book lead guitar licks lesson pentatonic scales rock. This course will help you structure your learning of the major scale and give you many tools to make music with it.
Try and use the major scale to improvise with the backing track once through each practice session. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. If you know the intervallic structure of a scale, any scale, you can create it in any key. Licks shock the world with rock bonus pentatonic scale pdf free. For example, the key of c major corresponds to the c major scale. All these lines are built from the major scale aka ionian mode. You will find that playing improvising for a full 5 minutes can be very challenging and that is the point im hoping that in the first few minutes you will get out all your pet licks and things you usually play so that the last couple of. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. G major scales and licks tab by lessons ultimate guitar. It contains the sections chord, scale and arpeggio. Youtube how to use the caged system to play a solo duration. This rock licks course comes complete with three dvds, and an audio cd with ten full on audio jam tracks.
Page 1 hi, and welcome to pentatonic scales for guitar a pentatonic scale has just 5 notes. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. Heres a free guitar scales pdf ebook 22 pages with plenty of scales and arpeggios patterns. Major scale guide for jazz guitar jamie holroyd guitar. Guitar lovers manual chord, arpeggio and scale pdf with.