Pentatonic Scales (The Ultimate Guide)

What are pentatonic scales? Watch this video to find out!
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Pentatonic scales are everywhere from rock and jazz to gospel and funk.

Understanding what pentatonic scales are, how to practice them and more importantly how to apply them is key to improving your technique, bass lines and music theory knowledge.

This video is the ultimate guide to pentatonic scales!

In this video I'll reveal:

How to create pentatonic scales & the theory behind them.
How to use pentatonic scales to memorise the fingerboard.
How to use pentatonic scales to create cool bass lines & fills.
Which fingering you should use for pentatonic scales.
The two main pentatonic scales you should know.
A bonus scale that's similar to the pentatonic scale.


Timestamps:
0:00 - Why should we learn pentatonic scales?
0:20 - Pentatonic bass groove
0:29 - Pentatonic scale PDF
1:34 - What are pentatonic scales?
2:04 - The two main pentatonic scales you should know
2:24 - How to create pentatonic scales & the theory behind them
2:35 - Creating the C major pentatonic scale
3:55 - Which fingering should you use for pentatonic scales?
5:30 - Example of a major pentatonic scale bass line
6:20 - Creating bass lines with pentatonic scales
7:20 - Creating the C minor pentatonic scale
9:11 - Example of a minor pentatonic scale bass line
10:03 - How to use pentatonic scales to create cool bass lines & fills
10:54 - How to use pentatonic scales to memorise the fingerboard
15:42 - C major pentatonic bass fills
16:35 - How to practice the zig-zag pentatonic scale exercise
17:44 - A bonus scale that's similar to the pentatonic scale
17:55 - Theory behind the bonus scale
18:30 - Bonus scale bass guitar fingering
18:42 - Creating bass lines using the bonus scale
19:50 - Example of a bass line using the bonus scale
20:44 - 5 scales you MUST know!
22:14 - The 2 stages to practising these exercises
22:39 - 1st tip for creating bass lines with pentatonic scales
23:39 - 2nd tip for creating bass lines with pentatonic scales
24:55 - 3rd tip for creating bass lines with pentatonic scales



Have an awesome day,

Jaz



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