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Pentatonic Minor Scale Position I
The first position starts on the low E-string with the first finger. The first tone is the ground tone of the scale. The examples and exercises are in the key of A minor, so we start on the A, which is the fifth fret on the low E string.
Exercise 1 - The Scale
Exercise 2 - Steps of Three
Exercise 3 - Steps of Four
Exercise 4 - Blue Notes
Blue notes are extra tones that can be added to the scale. They give the scale a bluesy sound. Note that these tones are "extra", they do not really belong to the scale. They are optionoal, the original scale is still a pentatonic (=5) scale.
Exercise 5 - Bending
In theory you can bend every tone in a scale. In practice this will not always result in a nice sound. In this exercise you'll learn safe bending positions: you can bend these tones anytime you want.
Exercise 6 - Double Stops
"Double stops" is the over complicated name of playing two tones at the same time.
