When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Stuart Ryan It contains just five notes and yet the minor pentatonic scale has been ...

Used in every style of music from blues to soul and metal, the minor pentatonic scale is one of the most common scales. Most guitarists know one easy-to-remember pentatonic scale shape, known as ...

if you fancy yourself as a bit of a riff-meister you’ll need timing, note choice and creative ideas aplenty, so, inspired by Led Zep’s Jimmy page, we’re using the E minor pentatonic scale (E G a B D).