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Here is a nice one from AC/DC's Angus Young. This
is from the solo to "You Shook Me All Night Long". This
is a great example of the mixture of minor pentatonic and major
pentatonic sounds. This lick is in the key of G, and can be used
over any Bluesy G major situation. And of course this lick can
be transposed to other keys as well.
Left
hand fingers
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2 1 1 2 1 1 2
1 3____ 4 3____ 1
E:------------------|------------10--------------
B:-----6-6------8-8-|---8-10b(12)---(12)r10-8----
G:--/7-------/9-----|-9--------------------------
D:------------------|----------------------------
A:------------------|----------------------------
E:------------------|----------------------------
1 3_____ 3_____ 1
2 1
E:------------------------------
B:--8-11b(13)--10b(12)-8---8----
G:-----------------------9------
D:------------------------------
A:------------------------------
E:------------------------------
The red numbers
are the notes that you should use as your guide. In this case
the red note is a G. If you wanted to play this lick in the key
of A, then you would move everything up 2 frets so that the notes
in red would be at the 10th fret (A).
For more information on how to read this, check
out the lesson on reading
Internet tablature.
I am now going to break this lick down into 3 separate parts
and show what scales are being used.
Part
1
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Left
hand fingers
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2 1 1 2
1 1
E:------------------
B:-----6-6------8-8-
G:--/7-------/9-----
D:------------------
A:------------------
E:------------------
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The first 2 notes are coming out of a position of G minor pentatonic,
and the next 2 notes come out of G major pentatonic.
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G
minor pentatonic scale
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G
major pentatonic scale
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Part
2
Left hand
fingers
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2 1 3____ 4 3____
1
E:------------10--------------
B:---8-10b(12)---(12)r10-8----
G:-9--------------------------
D:----------------------------
A:----------------------------
E:---------------------------- |
| Part 2 is completely out of a G
major pentatonic scale. When you bend the note on the 2nd
string 10 fret, up until it sounds like the 12 fret on the
2nd string, that is the same note as the 1st string 7th fret.
And that note is in the major pentatonic fingering to the
right |
G
major pentatonic
|-0-|---|---|-0-| -1st string
|---|-0-|---|-0-|
|-0-|---|-0-|---|
|-0-|---|-0-|---|
|-0-|---|---|-0-|
|-0-|---|---|-0-| -6th string
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7th fret |
Part
3
1 3_____
3_____ 1 2 1
E:------------------------------
B:--8-11b(13)--10b(12)-8---8----
G:-----------------------9------
D:------------------------------
A:------------------------------
E:------------------------------ |
Part 3 again uses a combination of G minor, and
major pentatonic.
G
minor pentatonic
|---|-0-|---|-0-|---| -1st string
|---|-0-|---|---|-0-|
|-0-|---|---|-0-|---|
|---|-0-|---|-0-|---|
|---|-0-|---|-0-|---|
|---|-0-|---|-0-|---| -6th string
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8th fret |
G
major pentatonic
|-0-|---|---|-0-| -1st string
|---|-0-|---|-0-|
|-0-|---|-0-|---|
|-0-|---|-0-|---|
|-0-|---|---|-0-|
|-0-|---|---|-0-| -6th string
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7th fret
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For more on pentatonic scales check out this lesson.
Minor
pentatonic - it's the king daddy of all scales used for improvisation
on the guitar.
Theory
- Pentatonic Scales
- Learn the construction of both major and minor pentatonic scales.
A reference of all pentatonic scale forms and functions is included.
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