Lessons - Scales – Freestyle Major And Relative Minor Pentatonics (Guitar Intro Tab)

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[Minor Pentatonic]

e|x--------------------------------0-------|
B|x--x-------------------------0-3---------|
G|x-x----------------------0-2-------------|
D|x-x------------------0-2-----------------|
A|x-x--------------0-2---------------------|
E|x--x---------0-3-------------------------|
               ^         ^         ^
       Roots   0         2         0

[Major Pentatonic]

e|-x-----------------------------2---------|
B|-x-x-----------------------2-4-----------|
G|x-x--------------------1-3---------------|
D|x--x---------------1-4-------------------|
A|x--x-----------1-4-----------------------|
E|-x-x-------2-4---------------------------|
             ^         ^         ^       
       Roots 2         4         2

Notice how the LEFT side of the MAJOR shape plugs straight into the RIGHT side of the Minor shape? Stitch them together and you get this beauty.

 shape      overlap    broken apart
e|x--x---------0-3---------------------------0-3----|
B|x--x-x-------0-3-5---------------------0-3-5------|
G|x-x-x--------0-2-4-----------------0-2-4----------|
D|x-x--x-------0-2-5-------------0-2-5--------------|
A|x-x--x-------0-2-5---------0-2-5------------------|
E|x--x-x-------0-3-5-----0-3-5----------------------|
                             ^   ^   ^   ^   ^        
Look above the arrows. They have the same note name regardless of where you are along the neck.
Make it sound good and play over a progression and that's all the music theory you need to be famous.

Honestly. Since the shape if flat on the left end, you can play it all the way at the head. ************************************ [For Fun] Notice 50,50,50,40,50. That's one way to tune a guitar.

e|-------------------0----|
B|---------------0---5----|
G|-----------0---4--------|
D|-------0---5------------|
A|--0----5----------------|
E|--5---------------------|
    A    D   G   B   E

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[Summary]
e|x--x--|
B|x--x-x|
G|x-x-x-|
D|x-x--x|
A|x-x--x|
E|x--x-x|

[w/Minor Roots]
e|r--x--|
B|x--x-x|
G|x-x-x-|
D|x-r--x|
A|x-x--x|
E|r--x-x|

[w/Major Roots]
e|x--R--|
B|x--x-x|
G|x-x-x-|
D|x-x--R|
A|x-x--x|
E|x--R-x|

[w/Maj&Rel.Min Roots]
e|r--R--|
B|x--x-x|
G|x-x-x-|
D|x-r--R|
A|x-x--x|
E|r--R-x|for below

[Relativity] E|r--R-x| See how R is three frets higher than r? Musical Alphabet: A-BC-D-EF-G- C is 3 frets above A btw... Major (Ionian) is based on C to C. Minor (Aeolian) is based on A to A. [In Short] Major root -3 = Minor Root Minor root +3 = Major Root