The ability to move minor pentatonic shape one or any other scale around the fretboard unlocks playing lead in any key!

Using the note circle and your knowledge of string 6 root notes, we'll relocate the familiar A minor pentatonic pattern (5th fret) to other positions like G minor (3rd fret) and B minor (7th fret).

This is just familiarity with the shape, practicing a few times will get this shape firmly in your mind and under fingers.

Example of A Minor Pentatonic Below - See the '5' on the image that shows the fret to start on.

Variation for A Minor Pentatonic below!

Main Learning Points:

• E minor at the 12th fret connecting to open position E minor pentatonic

• Focus on the middle octave where most riffs live on the thicker strings

• Classic riff applications: "Paperback Writer," "Paranoid" combining power chords with pentatonic

• Introduction to hammer-ons for building speed

• How all positions relate to familiar chord shapes (G major chord shape connection)