The notes of the B Minor Pentatonic Scale are B, D, E, F#, and A.

B Minor Pentatonic Scale – All Across the Neck

B Minor Pentatonic Scale

B Minor Pentatonic Scale – Pattern 1 

B Minor Pentatonic

B Minor Pentatonic Scale – Pattern 2 

B Minor Pentatonic

B Minor Pentatonic Scale – Pattern 3 

B Minor Pentatonic

B Minor Pentatonic Scale – Pattern 4 

B Minor Pentatonic

B Minor Pentatonic Scale – Pattern 5 

B Minor Pentatonic

B Minor Pentatonic Scale – Low Strings 

B Minor Pentatonic Scale

B Minor Pentatonic Scale – High Strings 

B Minor Pentatonic Scale

Try the following when playing this scale:

Use a metronome – start very slowly.
Play cleanly – Focus on fingering every note cleanly.
Alternate pick – Alternate between up and down. Play quarter notes and then eighth notes.
Down pick all notes – Play quarter notes and then eighth notes.
Triplets – Alternate pick 3 notes for each beat.
16th notes – Alternate pick 4 notes for each beat.
Fingerpick – Use just your fingers to pick. Thumb plays the top 3 strings, Index, Middle and Ring fingers play the bottom strings respectively. Thumb, index, middle and ring are usually indicated by the initials P, I, M, A.
Alternate Fingerpick – Alternate Index & Middle fingers to play each note of the scale.
Use hammer on’s and pull off’s – Can you play each one without picking?
Speed up – As you feel more comfortable, try to increase the metronome speed.
Turn off metronome – Play the exercises but name each note that you play (without looking at the diagrams). Go as slow as you like.
Name the notes – Play exercises and name only the root notes (without looking at the diagrams).
Different positions – Do all the exercises and picking variations for each position.

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Six Types of Triads on Different String Sets

Six Types of Triads on Different String Sets4th String SetE--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--B--4-----3-----3-----2-----3-----3-----3--G--4-----4-----3-----3-----2-----5-----4--D-----------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------E----------------------------------------- Gaug G Gm Gdim Gsus2 Gsus4 G3rd String SetE-----------------------------------------B--4-----3-----3-----2-----3-----3-----3--G--4-----4-----3-----3-----2-----5-----4--D--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--A-----------------------------------------E----------------------------------------- Gaug G Gm Gdim Gsus2 Gsus4 G2nd String SetE-----------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------G--4-----4-----3-----3-----2-----5-----4--D--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--A--6-----5-----5-----4-----5-----5-----5--E----------------------------------------- Gaug G

Intervals

Intervals

Finger Picking – The Pinch

A pinch is when you pinch two strings between your thumb and 1st finger. You can also pinch between your thumb and middle finger and even the ring finger. Let’s