{"id":14598,"date":"2018-04-29T23:41:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T23:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/?post_type=blog&p=14598"},"modified":"2020-07-08T08:53:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T08:53:07","slug":"tapping-into-pentatonic-scales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/tapping-into-pentatonic-scales\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapping Into Pentatonic Scales"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you start out playing, there\u2019s an array of different scales<\/a> to learn. In the beginning, you\u2019ll familiarize yourself with the basics: major scales and natural minor scales.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve got the basics down, you\u2019ll graduate to harmonic minor scales and melodic minor scales.<\/p>\n

Then, it becomes slightly more advanced: chromatic scales, diminished scales, and Lydian augmented scales. Have you got them all down?<\/p>\n

Wait a minute…<\/p>\n

The pentatonic<\/a> scales. The key to pretty much every folk song<\/a> ever written under the sun. What you\u2019ll also notice, when listening to folk, is the tapping technique often incorporated into the songs. So let\u2019s dive right into it…<\/p>\n

Tap into your potential<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First, however, we need to know how to tap. This is the technique you\u2019ll recognize from your heroes Eddie Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, Marty Friedman and Steve Hackett.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re already familiar with this step then feel free to skip ahead, but for those who aren\u2019t here is Chainsaw Guitar Tuition<\/a> with some tips for you:<\/p>\n\n

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