We're looking at the G major pentatonic which is just a 5 note scale.

• The G refers to the starting note, in this case the lowest note of the G chord is where we start

• Major refers to using the major 3rd note or interval of the scale, which gives us the major sound

• Pentatonic just tells us this is a 5 note scale

G Major Pentatonic

This scale goes from the Root note (G) and to finish this first lower octave it ends at the open G string. If we were to carry on this scale the same 5 notes would repeat every time - the magic is that it's only a 5 note scale.

Fretting tips

We have the notes of the scale now which means we can focus on the picking hand if it's not quite working. Try this exercise in the video below to help get your picking spot on.

Picking tips