In this article I outline everything you need to know about the blues scale. If however you feel comfortable playing the minor pentatonic scale, and you are now looking to add some variety to your lead playing, then getting to grips with the blues scale is one of the best places to start. That will set you up with a lot of the information you need to start soloing and improvising in a blues context. If you are fairly new to the world of blues lead guitar and you haven’t yet encountered the minor pentatonic scale, I would recommend starting with my article: ‘ A Beginner’s Guide To The Minor Pentatonic Scale‘. In fact, for many guitarists, the blues scale is the first scale that they learn after getting to grips with the minor pentatonic scale. And as such – it has been used to great effect by countless blues and blues rock guitarists. Click on the following links to read more about arpeggios and related materials.If you want to create effective blues guitar solos, I would strongly recommend learning the blues scale.Īs the name suggests, this is a scale that creates a distinctly ‘bluesy’ sound.
That covers the CAGED positions for the Ab Major pentatonic scale. Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 1st Position (lowest fret is 1) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 3rd Position (lowest fret is 3) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 5th Position (lowest fret is 5) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 8th Position (lowest fret is 8) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 10th Position (lowest fret is 10) Let’s look at the 5 CAGED positions for Ab Major pentatonic. As none of the notes in Ab Major pentatonic can be played on the open strings, there is no ‘open position’ for this particular scale. The best way to practise any guitar scale is to memorize the individual positions along the fretboard.
Ab Major Pentatonic Scale CAGED Positions Therefore, the Ab Major pentatonic scale contains the same notes as the F minor pentatonic scale.įor an in depth lesson on the theory behind the major pentatonic scale, read the post on pentatonic scales. The relative minor of Ab major is F minor. The A Flat Major pentatonic scale contains the following notes:
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