Pentatonic Scale Tab About Fretboard Theory Free Tab This collection of free tab will help you get started learning melodies, riffs, solos and bass lines based on pentatonic scale patterns. It s a perfect resource for applying the scale and music principals taught in Fretboard Theory. Did you know that: * 99% of popular music is Pentatonic and Major scales. * Scales aren t just for playing guitar solos. * Rhythm guitar players can benefit from scales too. You Don t Need to Learn a Bunch of Scales You need to learn all the different ways of playing and applying the Pentatonic and Major scale patterns. When you learn how to do this properly you ll have 99% of the music you listen to covered. That s the truth! If you want to explore the other 1% after reading Fretboard Theory then you ll have the proper foundation to do it. Chapter : The Pentatonic Scale Chapter of Fretboard Theory, which is also available for purchase on DVD, not only teaches you everything for getting started with the Pentatonic Scale, but includes additional insight most veteran Pentatonic players are missing out on. Rhythm uitar The purpose of learning how to apply the pentatonic scale, or any scale for that matter, isn t solely for playing guitar riffs and solos. Even if you re strictly a rhythm player you can make good use of occasional scale phrases. You can even add pentatonic notes to old chords and create rich new sounds. Compose On Your uitar There s one more thing about applying the pentatonic scale you should take into consideration. The pentatonic scale isn t a scale unique to only guitar and bass players. All instruments utilize the pentatonic scale including voices. Many songs have pentatonic scale vocal melodies, keyboard parts, horn parts and more. These things can be worked out and arranged on your guitar if you know your scales.
About Free Tab Please note that Fretboard Theory only teaches the theory behind songs. It is NOT a tab book and won t teach you how to play songs. But, I ve included special details along with the notation that correspond to what you learn in the book about scale patterns, keys and major/minor tonalities. These songs range from beginner level through advanced and make perfect exercises for developing Pentatonic Scale technique. The better you learn these and play along the more you ll train your ear too. Order Fretboard Theory The Fretboard Theory guitar theory book is available in both hardcopy and e-book format. Select chapters are also available on video DVD. Order from anywhere in the world! Pay online with credit card, PayPal, or mail a check. Shipping is calculated at checkout before your order is finally submitted. MONEY-BACK UARANTEE! Learn more at the link below. BUY NOW! Pentatonic Scale DVD The Pentatonic Scale is also available on video DVD. Sign up for a free preview online! FREE PREVIEW!
Use the bookmark tab in Adobe Acrobat to navigate through this document. Lowrider War Lady Marmalade Patti LaBelle Susie Q Creedence Clearwater Revival My irl The Temptations Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd Tweezer Phish Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix Breakdown Tom Petty Pawn Shop Sublime Turn Off the Light Nelly Furtado Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix Yellow Ledbetter Pearl Jam Sunshine of Your Love Cream Baby Please Don t o Them/Van Morrison Iron Man Black Sabbath Roadhouse Blues The Doors Heartbreaker Led Zeppelin Maggie May Rod Stewart Sir Duke Stevie Wonder
Lowrider War minor pentatonic Lowrider Line pattern minor pentatonic pattern Hammer-on Hammer-on Hammer-on Hammer-on War Copyright???? Lady Marmalade Patti LaBelle Chorus minor pentatonic : Lady Marmalade Line Patti LaBelle
Susie Q Creedence Clearwater Revival Intro E minor pentatonic Susie Q uitar Riff Hammer-on Hammer-on Creedence Clearwater Revival My irl The Temptations My irl uitar Riff Intro C major pentatonic Verse F major pent. patterns & 1 patterns & patterns & 1 patterns & The Temptations
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd Intro/Interlude major pentatonic Hammer-on Em7 Wish You Were Here uitar I Em7 Pink Floyd 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hammer-on 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Em7 A7sus 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Em7 Copyright Riffin' and Jammmin' with the Pentatonic Scale A7sus 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Tweezer Phish Intro A minor pentatonic Tweezer uitar Riff Phish Pull-off pattern Pull-off pattern Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix : E minor pentatonic Purple Haze uitar Riff pattern patterns & 1 pattern patterns & 1 Jimi Hendrix patterns & 1 patterns & 1 pattern patterns & 1 pattern pattern Bend Slide Bend Slide pattern patterns & 1 pattern pattern Bend Copyright 197, 198 by EXPERIENCE HENDRIX, L.L.C. Copyright Renewed 199 Slide Bend All Rights Controlled and Administered by EXPERIENCE HENDRIX, L.L.C. All Rights Reserved Slide
Breakdown Tom Petty Intro :1 Breakdown uitar Riff A minor pentatonic Tom Petty & The Hearbreakers pattern Slide, Pull-off, Hammer-on pattern Slide, Pull-off, Hammer-on
Pawn Shop Sublime Intro Solo :7 Em Bm Pawn Shop uitar Solo Sublime Chords repeat throughout E minor pentatonic patterns & Slide up Slide down 1 pattern 18 pattern patterns,, pattern
1 Turn Off the Light Nelly Furtado Solo Em : D Turn Off the Light uitar Solo Em E minor pentatonic pattern Nelly Furtado D Em D A C patterns,, 1 Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women Intro uitar Riff major pentatonic The Rolling Stones Bend only Bend and release
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd Intro Solo : Wish You Were Here uitar II Pink Floyd major pentatonic pattern pattern 9 1 Bend before you pick, release, then pull-off Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix Solo E minor pentatonic 1: Bend and release Hey Joe uitar Solo Jimi Hendrix Experience Bend, release, pull-off, hammer-on Slide down, slide up (E major pent.) Copyright 19 (Renewed) by THIRD STORY MUSIC, INC. All Rights Reserved International Copyright Secured
Yellow Ledbetter Pearl Jam Solo 1:9 E Yellow Ledbetter uitar Solo B A E Pearl Jam E major pentatonic patt. patt. 9 11 1 1/
Sunshine of Your Love Cream Verse Sunshine of Your Love Riff Cream D minor "blues" scale minor "blues" scale Baby Please Don t o Them/Van Morrison Intro CAPO 1 Em "blues scale" Baby Please Don't o uitar Riff Them pattern
Iron Man Black Sabbath Bridge B : Iron Man Riff B Black Sabbath Bm "blues scale"
Roadhouse Blues The Doors Roadhouse Blues uitar Riff The Doors Shuffle Verse : Em "blues scale" Em "blues scale" 9
Heartbreaker Led Zeppelin Intro Am "blues scale" pattern Heartbreaker Riff Led Zeppelin 1 1 1 1 Am pattern 1 1 Bm "blues scale" Am "blues scale" pattern pattern 1 1 1 Bm pattern Verse 1 Am pattern 1 Copyright Riffin' and Jammin' with the Pentatonic Scale 1 1 Cm "blues scale" pattern 1: Cm pattern 1 "blues scale" Dm Em "blues scale" pattern pattern 8 7 8 8 7 8 7 1 7 8 9 1 7 7 7 7 1 7 8 9 1 7 Dm pattern Em pattern 8 7 8 8 7 8 7 1 7 8 9 1 7 7 7 7 1 7 8 9 1 7
Maggie May Rod Stewart Solo Em : Maggie May uitar Solo A D Rod Stewart D major "blues scale" patterns 1 & 1/ Em D 1/ 1/ Sir Duke Stevie Wonder Interlude B major "blues scale" pattern 1: pattern Sir Duke Riff 7 Stevie Wonder 7 pattern 7 pattern 11 9 9 11 9 pattern X 1 1 1 1 1 18 1 17 18 pattern 18 19 pattern 1 11 1 11 pattern 1 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 pattern pattern pattern 8 pattern pattern