Monday, January 17, 2011

Using Scales to Play Solos - The Pentatonic Scale

This is going to be a research post about using scales to solo. Not only will I be helping other aspiring musicians, but the research for this project will help me improve my skills as well. I'll continue to update this regularly, so check back for updates. I'm also going to be posting about other scales and I'll dive deeper into more guitar techniques later. First off, we're going to start with the Pentatonic Scale.

I don't know how many musicians feel like me, but I like using the Pentatonic Scale because it's easy to work with. Blues scales are nice too, but the Pentatonic just kind of flows easier for me. I don't know, it's probably just personal preference... Of course, when you're writing a song you're going to use whatever scales make your song sound better. Remember that one of the most important things about being a musician is feeling and emotion, so follow your heart when you're writing. Learning theory is extremely important, but at the end of the day, play whatever feels right to you.

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