How Do You Play Pentatonic Scales On Blues Guitar?
The pentatonic blues scale for guitar is very useful and flexible. Though it’s called a “blues scale,” it can be used, with slight variations where needed, for a great number of the popular rock songs. By some accounts, it’s one of the most used scales for popular music. Give it a try to your favorite tunes and see how well it works. Place your fingers on the fret board in such a way that you can use all four fingers, index through little finger. One way to make sure you have the necessary reach is to place your thumb on the back side of the fret board, along an imaginary center line, and use that as your pivot point. Put your index finger on the sixth string of any fret you like. Determine your starting fret by deciding on which key you want the scale to be in. If the song you’re going to play along with is in the key of A, for example, you will start on the fifth fret. Press down on that string with your index finger and pluck the string. Press down with your little finger on the six
