Minor Pentatonic vs Major Pentatonic for Beginners

Arriving Early July!

As we continue our journey, this level dives deep into minor chords, scales, and expanding your musical understanding.

What You'll Learn:

• Understand how minor chords work (Em, Am, Dm)
• Explore the G major scale and key
• Introduce the E minor pentatonic scale
• Learn picked arpeggios
• Master the second most common strumming pattern (DDDDU)
• Practice chord accents and variations
• Consolidate previous chord knowledge
• Explore Oasis-style chord voicings
• Understand common guitar keys

This level focuses on building your musical vocabulary, introducing minor chords and scales that form the foundation of many rock, blues, and pop songs. Dynamic jam tracks and song tutorials will help you apply these new techniques in musical contexts.

Practice routines will reinforce your learning, helping you connect the notes and understand how to use them creatively in your playing.

Lessons In This Course:

• How Minor Chords Work: Em, Am, Dm
• Electric Guitar Jam Track 15 - Picked Arpeggios with C & Am
• Consolidation & Review of All Chords + Common Guitar Keys
• 2nd Most Common Strum DDDDU & Accents
• Electric Guitar Jam Track 16 - w/ DDDDU G D Am C
• Oasis Chords with 3/4 Fingers Down
• Electric Guitar Jam Track 17a - G Major Pentatonic Melody Lower Octave
• Electric Guitar Jam Track 17b - G Major Pentatonic Melody Higher Octave & Slide
• E Minor Pentatonic Scale Open Position
• Electric Guitar Jam Track 18 - Cramps Style Jam Track
• Practice Routine & Songs for Level 5