Pentatonic Scale Shapes - The Must Know Basic!

by Glenn Bird
Filed in Acoustic , Newbies , Technique , Theory

Today we'll be looking at the 5 Pentatonic Scale Shapes that give you a great framework to solo around, and ones that if you know them will give you the advantage if you ever need to learn how to play guitar solos. In the this video example from Joe Musella at Berklee music, he shows you clearly how to play the 5 shapes and the fingering involved.

This example starts with A as the root note, but these shapes can be used all over the neck for any notes you choose. Key points to remember are:

• Work out the chord progression that you wish to play over


• Find the chord root notes in the shapes


• Choose which shape fits for soloing either up or down from the root note.

Here are the 5 shapes as they are on the neck, note they do not start on any specific frets - refer to video for placement (Please right click and either View or Save image).

Good luck with these, and if you need any more training remember us at How to Play Guitar Solos!

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