Comments on: Help! I’m in a pentatonic box and can’t get out! http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/ See the world through the eyes of a guitarist Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:48:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sammy http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-8699 Sammy Thu, 01 May 2008 21:38:51 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-8699 Hey Oracle, that's a great tip! That YouTube vid is great. It's similar to the Dan Denley series on two-string and 3-string pentatonics. Excellent! Hey Oracle, that’s a great tip! That YouTube vid is great. It’s similar to the Dan Denley series on two-string and 3-string pentatonics. Excellent!

]]> By: Sammy http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9175 Sammy Thu, 01 May 2008 21:38:51 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-9175 Hey Oracle, that's a great tip! That YouTube vid is great. It's similar to the Dan Denley series on two-string and 3-string pentatonics. Excellent! Hey Oracle, that's a great tip! That YouTube vid is great. It's similar to the Dan Denley series on two-string and 3-string pentatonics. Excellent!

]]> By: IG http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-8698 IG Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:36:52 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-8698 One thing you should do too, is listen to some of the great blues players, pay attention to their licks, and try to play them using the pentatonic scale. Like, say you get an Albert King CD. Pick a song, figure out they key (that way you know what pentatonic scale to use), then hum licks and parts of solos in your head, and try to find some of the most obvious notes in the pentatonic scale. The goal really is to internalize each scale note in you and know where to go when you hear a lick in your head. That's the beauty of the pentatonic scale, that you can depart from any of its notes and come right back. Each note has its little branch of places to go. So, when you know in your blood what each note sounds like, you free yourself up with the scale and just run with it. Like, for example, you should know where the flat 7ths are in the pentatonic scale, since that note is one of the scale's most go-to notes. Stuff like that. The pentatonic scale is way too fun, also very rhythmically inclined. Schweet. IG One thing you should do too, is listen to some of the great blues players, pay attention to their licks, and try to play them using the pentatonic scale.

Like, say you get an Albert King CD. Pick a song, figure out they key (that way you know what pentatonic scale to use), then hum licks and parts of solos in your head, and try to find some of the most obvious notes in the pentatonic scale.

The goal really is to internalize each scale note in you and know where to go when you hear a lick in your head. That’s the beauty of the pentatonic scale, that you can depart from any of its notes and come right back. Each note has its little branch of places to go. So, when you know in your blood what each note sounds like, you free yourself up with the scale and just run with it.

Like, for example, you should know where the flat 7ths are in the pentatonic scale, since that note is one of the scale’s most go-to notes. Stuff like that.

The pentatonic scale is way too fun, also very rhythmically inclined. Schweet.

IG

]]> By: IG http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9174 IG Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:36:52 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-9174 One thing you should do too, is listen to some of the great blues players, pay attention to their licks, and try to play them using the pentatonic scale.<br><br>Like, say you get an Albert King CD. Pick a song, figure out they key (that way you know what pentatonic scale to use), then hum licks and parts of solos in your head, and try to find some of the most obvious notes in the pentatonic scale.<br><br>The goal really is to internalize each scale note in you and know where to go when you hear a lick in your head. That's the beauty of the pentatonic scale, that you can depart from any of its notes and come right back. Each note has its little branch of places to go. So, when you know in your blood what each note sounds like, you free yourself up with the scale and just run with it.<br><br>Like, for example, you should know where the flat 7ths are in the pentatonic scale, since that note is one of the scale's most go-to notes. Stuff like that.<br><br>The pentatonic scale is way too fun, also very rhythmically inclined. Schweet.<br><br>IG One thing you should do too, is listen to some of the great blues players, pay attention to their licks, and try to play them using the pentatonic scale.

Like, say you get an Albert King CD. Pick a song, figure out they key (that way you know what pentatonic scale to use), then hum licks and parts of solos in your head, and try to find some of the most obvious notes in the pentatonic scale.

The goal really is to internalize each scale note in you and know where to go when you hear a lick in your head. That's the beauty of the pentatonic scale, that you can depart from any of its notes and come right back. Each note has its little branch of places to go. So, when you know in your blood what each note sounds like, you free yourself up with the scale and just run with it.

Like, for example, you should know where the flat 7ths are in the pentatonic scale, since that note is one of the scale's most go-to notes. Stuff like that.

The pentatonic scale is way too fun, also very rhythmically inclined. Schweet.

IG

]]> By: Wookie http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-8697 Wookie Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:40:44 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-8697 That is very cool. I've added that to my growing list of YouTube favourites. I was going to come up with something similar for drills myself, but the way he describes it makes it much more useful. That is very cool. I’ve added that to my growing list of YouTube favourites. I was going to come up with something similar for drills myself, but the way he describes it makes it much more useful.

]]> By: Wookie http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9173 Wookie Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:40:44 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-9173 That is very cool. I've added that to my growing list of YouTube favourites. I was going to come up with something similar for drills myself, but the way he describes it makes it much more useful. That is very cool. I've added that to my growing list of YouTube favourites. I was going to come up with something similar for drills myself, but the way he describes it makes it much more useful.

]]> By: Wookie http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-8696 Wookie Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:39:46 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-8696 Wow.. Thank you. I'm ordering my copies from Amazon right now. That is exactly what I'm after. Wow.. Thank you. I’m ordering my copies from Amazon right now. That is exactly what I’m after.

]]> By: Wookie http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9172 Wookie Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:39:46 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-9172 Wow.. Thank you. I'm ordering my copies from Amazon right now. That is exactly what I'm after. Wow.. Thank you. I'm ordering my copies from Amazon right now. That is exactly what I'm after.

]]> By: Michael Moncur http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-8695 Michael Moncur Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:01:16 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-8695 This is probably the obvious response, but i've been getting a lot out of "Blues You can Use" by John Ganapes. It starts with the boxes, but goes on from there (and there are two sequel books) - what I like best is the example sheet music (and CD track) for each section, which is always something more than simple scales. This is probably the obvious response, but i’ve been getting a lot out of “Blues You can Use” by John Ganapes.

It starts with the boxes, but goes on from there (and there are two sequel books) – what I like best is the example sheet music (and CD track) for each section, which is always something more than simple scales.

]]> By: Michael Moncur http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9171 Michael Moncur Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:01:16 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-9171 This is probably the obvious response, but i've been getting a lot out of "Blues You can Use" by John Ganapes.<br><br>It starts with the boxes, but goes on from there (and there are two sequel books) - what I like best is the example sheet music (and CD track) for each section, which is always something more than simple scales. This is probably the obvious response, but i've been getting a lot out of “Blues You can Use” by John Ganapes.

It starts with the boxes, but goes on from there (and there are two sequel books) – what I like best is the example sheet music (and CD track) for each section, which is always something more than simple scales.

]]> By: oracle http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-8694 oracle Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:40:39 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-8694 When I was first learning the boxes, this video help a little in breaking beyond the boxes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_qw03-3gFg When I was first learning the boxes, this video help a little in breaking beyond the boxes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_qw03-3gFg

]]> By: oracle http://www.guitartoybox.com/2008-04-28/help-im-in-a-pentatonic-box-and-cant-get-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9170 oracle Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:40:39 +0000 http://guitartoybox.com/?p=505#comment-9170 When I was first learning the boxes, this video help a little in breaking beyond the boxes.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_qw03-3gFg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_qw03-3gFg</a> When I was first learning the boxes, this video help a little in breaking beyond the boxes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_qw03-3gFg

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