In fact, the three easy shapes we're going to look at are here almost identical to open chords you’ve probably already worked out. Play through the chord and scale before attempting this Keith ...

It’s easy ... the pentatonic pattern because I’m thinking about how I might embellish a G chord, rather than playing notes from a scale. I’ve chosen the D shape in the key of A major here.

In the minor pentatonic scale every interval is either a two-fret (a major 2nd) or three-fret (a minor 3rd) gap. This is the best known minor pentatonic ... scale - there are loads of other notes on ...

Every player is aware of the minor pentatonic, but not everyone knows how to make the most of it. These examples – in the style of some prolific pentatonic players – will help you master the shape eve ...