Guitar Lesson: Intermediate – Expanding the Minor Pentatonic Scale by Nick Granville
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This free lesson discusses ways for an intermediate guitar player to expand their usage of the Minor Pentatonic scale. Many people are familiar with the first shape, but thats as far as they go. This lesson covers the 2,3,4 and 5th shapes, also known as positions, and using a vertical approach to increase knowledge of the scale and ultimately work toward knowing the scale across the entire fretboard. This is geared towards the improvising musician.
Visit www.nickgranville.com for a diagram of the scale shapes [positions]. Also, you can read my blog where I discuss the 4 t’s mentioned in this video – TONE, TIME, TASTE and TECHNIQUE.
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About Nick Granville:
Nick Granville is an expert guitarist, teacher and session musician who has worked with artists as diverse as Chris de Burgh, Ronan Keating, Delta Goodrem, Steve Smith, Mike Stern, Joey Defrancesco, Eric Marienthal, Kurt Elling and with the band on New Zealand’s “Dancing with the Stars”. Nick leads his own groups which play regularly around Wellington, and around New Zealand at the major jazz festivals. He is a founding member of the Wellington Jazz Orchestra. Nick has released four CD’s as a band leader and has played on many recordings, film scores, television and radio programs. Nick has taught at the New Zealand School of Music, Goodtime Music Academy, Musicworks retail stores, Christchurch Jazz School (CPIT), Otago University, Auckland University and at jazz festivals all around NZ. Nick has performed around the world and recorded in the best studios (including Capitol Recording Studio A in Los Angeles).
Nick has a masters degree with first class honours in jazz performance from the University of Auckland
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The material here is good stuff, but I reckon the way you're presenting it these days is so much better. it's just more relaxed, and it helps that you seem to be enjoying it. ????. (No need to respond, Mate).
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Excellent lesson! I will now expand my new learned pentatonic scale!
How about up one string then down the next! How about up one then down another key-up F then down Bb then up Eb and so on! Just some challenging ideas. Also combine 2 positions to create 3 note per string scales with repeated notes! Thanks for the post!
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A great channel!!! Also for more advanced players! And finally someone who tells you that you won't get any better without practising. Great!
u r very good!
Just got hip your lessons, great stuff (we exchanged messages per your Sco piece). I use a lot of the same concepts when teaching too. The minor pentatonics are just so, er, major to everything (plus they're pretty easy to learn, thank God). When students don't initially "hear" some of these things I back up and try simpler things first like, say, a G 6th arp over Am, then progress. Thx, Nick!
Great great this will take the knowledge of penta scale up to the next level thks man . Greeting from Belgium.
Pa'ens!!!
Hi, Nick! Great lesson, and great playing. Subscribed to your channel already. Do you like Ibanez guitars? I´m contemplating an AR (220, 325 or 420). Would you say they are nice/good guitars? Thanks!! Greetings from Venezuela.
Excellent lesson Nick.
Enjoyed that – heaps of great ideas.
Nice work Nick – there's a lot of music to be found in them thar pentatonic scales 🙂
AWESOME BRO!!! Love the new backdrop!
Subscribed 🙂