Lead Guitar Step 1

 

 
 
Here’s a diagram of Pentatonic scale pattern #1. Remember this chart is upside down! The yellow and orange notes are on the low E string.

 
 
Count the notes up the low E string to find your starting point! You can use this diagram if you need a little help:

 
 
Here’s a fun jam track of B.B. King’s The Thrill is Gone in the key of Bm. To play along with this scale pattern put the yellow note (your first finger) on the 7th fret:
 

 
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