Where to Now?

Next Steps

Now that you have a handle on the Pentatonic scale, make sure to keep an eye out for the orange colored pentatonic riffs when you are learning a new song. Remember to practice the licks individually. Use the looper. Once you can play the lick 3-4 times in a row with minimal mistakes, then you are ready to try it out in context of the song you are learning.

Here are a couple songs with a pentatonic flare to them:

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  Song

  Intermediate

  • Difficulty
    
  • Key
    C
  • Tuning
    EADGBE

  Billy in the Low Ground version that features longer melody lines and some fancy up-the-neck action in the B section.

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  Song

  Intermediate

  • Difficulty
    
  • Key
    G
  • Tuning
    EADGBE

  There’s quite a bit more embellishment in this intermediate version of Cherokee Shuffle and you’ll really see the piece come to life.

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