Now we're going to get into the Natural Minor Scale, typically just referred to as the Minor Scale (there is more than one type of minor scale, but this is by far the most common and the only one we are going to focus on in this course).
Take a look below at the Minor Scale starting on the 5th fret.
Take a look below at the Minor Scale starting on the 5th fret.
In this scale you will see that it has all of the same notes as the Pentatonic Minor Scale, plus some additional notes, but it does not have the blues notes.
Practice playing through this until you are comfortable. Once you are lets move on to another exercise.
Either have your friend play, or record yourself playing the following sequence:
Practice playing through this until you are comfortable. Once you are lets move on to another exercise.
Either have your friend play, or record yourself playing the following sequence:
While this chord progression is playing, play through the Minor Scale. You now the routine at this point, play back and forth through the scale, utilize hammer-ons and pull-offs, and make sure to experiment with the bend on the 7th fret of the G string.
Lets also expand on the hammer-on. Previously we had hammered-on from one fret to another. Now lets add a third fret into the mix like below.
Lets also expand on the hammer-on. Previously we had hammered-on from one fret to another. Now lets add a third fret into the mix like below.
The way to do this is to break this into two different hammer-ons at first.
Begin with hammering-on from the 5th to the 7th fret.
Begin with hammering-on from the 5th to the 7th fret.
Then go from the 7th to the 8th fret using your ring finger to the pinky.
When we first outlined the hammer-on I mentioned that one purpose it serves is to allow you to play faster, more specifically we are playing faster through the scale. Trying doing the opposite by pulling off as in the tab below.
Lets try another hammer-on/pull-off combination through this scale but this time on the B string.
And then the opposite pull-off.
Try using these hammer-ons and pull-offs while playing through the exercise.
In the genres of pop and rock you will find that the Minor Scale is used A LOT. But as mentioned before, don't be afraid to experiment by bending up into the blues note.
Click the link below to move on to Lesson #5.
In the genres of pop and rock you will find that the Minor Scale is used A LOT. But as mentioned before, don't be afraid to experiment by bending up into the blues note.
Click the link below to move on to Lesson #5.