Here’s a diagram of Pentatonic scale pattern #4. Remember this chart is upside down! The yellow and orange notes are on the A 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 jam track of Chris Stapleton’s Tennessee Whiskey in the key of A major. To play along with this scale pattern put the orange note (your pinky) on the 12th fret:
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I have really enjoyed all of this information
Thanks Duane, glad you’re finding it helpful!
How do you know if it’s a major or minor how do you know which one to use
Hi Dave, great question! Do you mean how do you tell if a particular song is major or minor? And then which scale pattern do you use for that song? There are a few steps you need to take to figure out what key a song is in. I’ll create a tutorial explaining exactly how to do this, and send it out next week!