Hi Mike here from Killer Guitar Tips.

I am now going to show you a couple of mini guitar lessons in this article that you really should know to help get your guitar soloing of to a great start and stop you from sounding shall we say mediocre!

OK, let;s get started...

This weeks mini guitar lesson is on how to use the Pentatonic Pattern #1 scale for major and minor solo's.

The first thing we need to understand is that every pentatonic pattern can be used for major and minor scales.

So, if you look at pattern #1 at the fifth fret we see that the two keys are A minor (Am) and C major (C). These are know as the relative major and minors.

Therefore to get a real cool bluesy rock sound and knowing that we can use this pattern for BOTH minor and major keys, Am and C maj, we simply play the Am pattern over a backing track written in A major!

Now here's the best part...

Using the very same pattern, move the whole pattern down the neck (towards the tuning pegs) 3 frets and play the very same pattern, this will put you in A major which will produce a melodic, tuneful soloing sound!!!

Moving onto the next little mini guitar lesson continuing the theme of moving pentatonic pattern #1 around the guitar neck to crete great solo's.

If we play in the key of A by playing pattern 1 at the 5th fret (Am) we can create a really cool bluesy rock solo.

Now here is a great little tip... Move the whole shape up the guitar neck by 7 to Em and continue playing! This will produce a great melodic sound using exactly the same pattern but played at a different part of the neck, try it, it's a mainstay in the guitarists bag of tricks.

If you make a place on your hard drive and create a folder for all the little mini guitar lessons I will be giving you over the coming weeks and practice them regularly you will build up an awesome bag of tricks that when put together in a solo will produce a killer sound. Your friends will be amazed at your skill!

Remember these mini guitar lessons are just a very small fraction of what you will receive if you subscribe to my killer guitar course, that will be released shortly.

Mike Jones - The Author: Mike is a Professional Guitar Tutor and has been teaching and playing guitar for over two decades. He has created a unique guitar tutoring course constructed using his very own amazing speed learning techniques to bring the beginner through to great player in the shortest possible time. To find out more and receive some super FREE tips and tricks why not go to his website at: Learn Guitar

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