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This Pentatonic Scale demonstration by guitar theory teacher Desi Serna shows you some of the licks, phrases and styles that can be played with the patterns. View more free samples of the DVD Getting Started with the Pentatonic Scale which teaches scale patterns, technique and theory. Learn about:
• Five pentatonic scale patterns
• Major, minor and blues tonalities
• Hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and bends
• Alternate picking
• Playing over chords and progressions
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Play Until Yer Fingers Bleed!
Mr. Desi Serna (Google me!)
http://www.Guitar-Music-Theory.com
Scales, Chords, Progressions, and More
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this dude has some …
this dude has some seriously versatile chops…yeah!!!
my girl
my girl
haha me too. when …
haha me too. when he played it, the song sounded familiar, but i couldn’t put my finger on it at the time
which one?
which one?
you look like a guy …
you look like a guy from high school musical
in that first …
in that first example i thought you about to play pink floyd wish you were here
si buenos licks es …
si buenos licks es facil componer canciones interesantes cuando sabes como usar esacalas arpegios y sabes progresiones de acordes que esten relacionados con esas escalas.
Once you understand …
Once you understand everything you can do with major scale patterns (and pentatonic too), then you can move onto more complicated ideas like the harmonic and melodic minor scales. Music theory is a process and each concept builds on the previous. Don’t get ahead of yourself.
The major scale has …
The major scale has seven notes and any one of them can function as the root. Each one of these “modes” has a unique sound. I teach all about the modal concept in my book Fretboard Theory and also my DVD entitled Guitar Modes – The Modal Scales of Popular Music.
so thats why A …
so thats why A minor is the same that C major
and one more thing
whats the difference between melodic and harmonic scales
and what are the modes(are somethin like scales too) please answer me it will help everybody seing this…
Very Cool! Thanks!
Very Cool! Thanks!
interesante.. …
interesante.. buenos licks
A lil bit of …
A lil bit of everything.
Good stuff man.. Good stuff! =)
The chord …
The chord progression is G and Em. I’m playing the G major/E minor pentatonic scale (they are the same) with pattern one (as I teach it) starting in the open position.
Hello.I wonder if …
Hello.I wonder if you`re playing the minor pentatonic scale in the key of G. Do you then start on the third fret and ends on the fifteen freet.??
you`re to handsome
you`re to handsome
Great Stuff Desi!!! …
Great Stuff Desi!!!…Hope you expand your line of great instructional DVD’s
…and the country …
…and the country one like The Rolling Stones song Honky-Tonk Women with a little Alan Jackson mixed in.
wow, Desi. You are …
wow, Desi. You are actually one of the few instructors on youtube that isn’t a complete tool, and can effectively teach. For that i commend you.
Great job Desi. I …
Great job Desi. I have your book and all of your posted videos help provide a “modeled” understanding of what you are teaching in the book. Thanks for the instructional videos!!
PRS CE24 and a Line …
PRS CE24 and a Line 6 Variax acoustic.
hey, is that a PRS, …
hey, is that a PRS, the red guitar you have? How bout the acoustic one? what guitar is it? Both look great!
you guys are very …
you guys are very helpful! thanks so much! 5 stars!!
That was the idea. …
That was the idea. Good ear!
No you didn’t.
No you didn’t.