The Major Pentatonic is used in country or country blues. Basically, any chord progression that would use the Major Scale. Pentatonic scales have just 5 notes. There are five different major pentatonic scale patterns also known as boxes.

Major Pentatonic Scale Shapes
Major Pentatonic Scale Shapes
Major Pentatonic Scale Shapes
Major Pentatonic Scale Shapes
Major Pentatonic Scale Shapes

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Capo

A capo is a device you put on the neck of your guitar to raise the pitch and change the key. This is great for playing a song in a

Power Chords

A power chord is just a 5th note interval, just the root note and a 5th note. Typically, played on the heaviest strings. A power chord is neither major nor

Finger Picking – Combination Pinch

All examples below are using a G chord. Use a metronome. Focus on thumb independence. These exercises focus on pinches with thumb, index and middle fingers. m i m i