Do you REALLY Know the Pentatonic Scale? [here's a cool sounding exercise]

For my Presets visit: johnnathancordy.gumroad.com/ The Pentatonic scale is underrated. Here's something I was practicing today which I think has a classy sound. Eric Johnson, Allan Holdsworth, Bill Evans, Joe Bonamassa.....Every vocalist, every saxophonist....They use the Pentatonic scale - it's great!
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[@Dankflamio]

I go to Berklee and our teachers often push us to go beyond pentatonics without ever exploring them in this depth. I love the sound of pentatonic scales and they are so versatile so I’m glad you’re showing their potential in ways many of us never learn

[@GS-uy4xo]

John your musicality is so inspiring, just want you to know you’re really appreciated!

[@bryantwalley]

So right in the middle of the video a commercial came on and the guy said “do you know there is a way to learn musical talent”.? So, I said “yep”, hit the skip button and went back to watching the video.

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

I’ve seen my share of ‘pentatonic secrets’ videos, so almost missed out on this gem. As an higher level intermediate guitarist I enjoy videos like this that don’t tediously break down everything note for note and instead focus more on the concept…then let us watch you apply it at different speeds. As guitarists we can’t forget that we are musicians first and foremost.

[@fivewattworld]

Love the fundamentals John!

[@valendis]

I love it! I need to practice that!

[@evanfield9106]

Wonderful lesson. Thank you!

[@levijessegonzalez3629]

Feel free to do more lesson videos. they are my favorite of yours and i always look forward to them

[@planzed463]

It’s a beautiful run man, nice lesson, thank you! Hope you’re well

[@serpensnovus9869]

Clear, concise and invaluable. Thanks again. Great teaching underpinned by great practical musicianship.

[@superlead1002]

Such a simple concept but so musical sounding!

[@jays2515]

Beautiful exorcize, really love it, very happy to have found you here!

[@dekka8241]

Sweet tone, it suits the style and note choice. Great lesson and video. I will definately be giving this try. Thanks to you John

[@tomasoyarzunarenas]

Dude, I'm basically obsessed with your playing. Really really inspiring stuff.

[@winstonsmith8240]

You get some of the best tones ever. Lovely playing too. So tasteful. 👍

[@manoskourtis5164]

Fantastic. I love your playing.

[@masterbuilder3166]

Fantastic phrasing in the intro John. Really like your style 💯🎸👍. Thanks bro

[@antreb15]

Sweet lesson, very musical.

[@GuitarLife123]

love your tone !!

[@davemassie3726]

Great lesson John! Love your K-Line. Thanks for sharing.

[@picksalot1]

Your playing, lessons, and insights are always helpful. I recently saw a video that demoed BB boxes (BB King/Blues Boxes). They are Pentatonic boxes, but are restricted to the 3 treble strings. This puts the notes typically used in Blues melodies right under your fingers, and in a shape that is useful for generating good sounding Blues licks and lines. Surprisingly simple and effective. 😎

[@videouploader1973]

Awesome, yet so simple and there before your eyes. a great extra flavour

[@craiger2399]

I love the pentatonic scale. It's so easy to aeolianize it or dorian it up. Or take it in the mixolydian direction. And the chord tones are often there too.

[@caydespliff181]

this totally clicked for me, and as a lower-level intermediate player who has been attempting to “break out of” or simply combine pentatonic boxes I was able to immediately apply this and thanks to you I have a new concept to practice applying. 😌 It should be mention additionally how great your playing is in this one, beautiful stuff man. I love the background droning tones as well. Reminded me a bit of animals as leaders(crazy as that sounds)

[@TheGuitarnut]

Nice idea for pentatonic. Thanks

[@israelr6636]

Awesome lesson.

[@joelandrew84]

Amazing, per usual 🫡

[@MattOlpinski]

This is such a beautiful video to help us understand and practice pentatonic sequences. So many people teach pentatonic scales, but very few play the different sequences at different speeds and in a musical context so we can actually hear what the end result is supposed to sound like. I'd rather watch 1 video like this than 10 garden variety lessons on playing the 5 box shapes. Nice work!

[@MrJohnclem]

Please do more of this would really appreciate it as unfortunately John some of us just don’t pick it up as quick as others love your playing absolutely amazing. Thanks PS LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. John from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@victaB]

Dude this is sick! Def gonna add this to my bag of tricks!!

[@DrThornton1]

Brilliant playing as always! Could you possibly give us a lesson on how to use the Helix or Helix LT looping set up? Your lessons are the best!

[@sacredgeometry]

Gorgeous!

[@tomcox875]

Thanks John.

[@bookMark2967]

I love the pentatonic scale so much and I'm always looking for different ways to use it. Not sure if I'm going to pull this off but I'll give it a shot! Also that might be a top ten intro for me!

[@stratman9449]

nice and simple....and very melodic...i like it....:-)

[@dustinarnold79]

Cool video thanks

[@david.petrey]

"Very nice!" You get a Borat two-thumbs up.

[@petr8767]

Dude right on!!

[@loopie007]

Really nice, thank you. This also really reminded me how I lack control over my pull-offs. I want them to be on tempo, at the same volume and sound like picked notes. I really have to play this slow and make it sound good. Stupid fingers!

[@utubeneer]

Beautiful work JC! I love the pentatonics for jazz because they offer distinct colors of the Maj scale. For instance over CMaj7, you could play AmPentatonic, EmiP, DmiP (carefully), and BmiP (with +11). Additionally, if you're playing a 2-5-1,for the 5 chord altered sounds, play a 4mi pentatonic.

[@marcdwonn9772]

What a coincidence, that's one of my favorite ways to practice the pentatonic fingerings lately (started doing it almost 2 years ago). It certainly sounds different when you play it, though. :)

[@Waberduggi]

WOW, your playing reminds me to the late Jeff Beck on Amused To Death

[@MrSonicAlchemy]

I learned this little pattern a while back but haven't revisited it in a long time. Thanks for reminding me of how great it sounds! Could you provide the chord names or a backing track for the chords you are playing over? Context is everything and the pentatonics sound killer over these chords.

[@chrisfunkmagic]

Such an inspiring lesson! Wow. Love how simple you make it! And the practice chords are amazing. Is that on a stomp with a preset?

[@johnnathancordy]

It is a stomp preset yeh!! I think you just grabbed them!

[@GreatKukuruzo]

Dude, your playing is so great. Where can i get your lessons?

[@grade43podcast]

Opening track was so tasty 🎉

[@kevinp_25]

Good stuff John. The last few weeks (?) I’ve noticed you got a new camera? New lighting too maybe? Videos are looking really good. 👍

[@johnnathancordy]

Hey Kevin! Hope you're well! I'm using an old camera but in a different kind of way - hopefully it makes stuff watchable?!

[@kevinp_25]

@@johnnathancordy I’m great John, thanks! I hope you and your family are as well! Whatever you did I think the videos are looking noticeably better.

[@jakollee]

This exercise is a little reminiscent of the beginning of EJ’s Forty Mile Town!

[@bruno0dagmar]

John, this is amazing, thank you so much, very very nice.

[@325bmr]

What are you using to get the pedal tone of underneath you for practicing

[@natemendsen1629]

Pretty sure I have seen Frank Gambale sweeping these things at warp speed ,sometimes instead of going 2 notes up and then 2 down he would go for 3 each or 3 up and 2 down .

[@lunde2000]

What do you use for the underlying pads? I want to do that haha

[@DanielJenkins92]

Hi Man, What lead tone preset is this in the bundle? I purchased it but I'd love to find this lead tone. It sounds incredible.

[@Andrew-su9rk]

Hi John, are you doing HO's when doing the reverse direction? Thanks, Andrew

[@piotrp.6280]

how do you turn on the chords in the backing track?

[@_hazriq_]

Thank you for the ideas! btw, how did you do the background chords while you're playing?

[@johnnathancordy]

Helix!

[@loopie007]

I think he uses a Helix with a chord freeze effect. This way he can pull up a patch, hit the chord, freeze it, then select a different snapshot within the patch to practice solo ideas, scales, etc. Check out his other videos on freezing, or you can get some simple pedals to add a background "pad". I prefer a stand-alone looper with a drum kit installed. I can play a simple chord, play the drum at a tempo and practice away. No rules.

[@nickcelej7201]

Do you ever "super-impose" pentatonics? maybe you could do a lesson on that? I never can get that to really sound natural.

[@grade43podcast]

JOHN, did you say you are using one of your pad presets for that?

[@eriknorlander5814]

What strap are you using? Looks very comfy

[@johnnathancordy]

Hey Erik! I use Franklin straps!

[@eriknorlander5814]

@@johnnathancordy Thanks John! Really enjoy the channel. You have a great taste in music and gear.

[@eduardojosepenablanco4605]

👌🙆‍♂🔥🔥

[@colinrobinson9674]

There was a pentatonic video where you link the boxes, titles "think out of the pentatonic boxes" or something like that, have you deleted it? can't find it anywhere

[@johnnathancordy]

I haven't - but for some reason it has been restricted - not sure if it as a result of the investigation into what happened but...Just trying to get some info.

[@colinrobinson9674]

@@johnnathancordy Thank you, it was super interesting. Waiting to see it again

[@ElmanAuthement]

I came here because Carl Brown mentioned your name lol.

[@johnnathancordy]

What a kind chap!!

[@jimmcdougall9973]

Ah so that’s what I’ve been playing for 45 years 😃

[@johnwardle9667]

4ths

[@Chris-Ian]

Yeah mate but you can play Kerry King's solos and still sound great, it doesn't count lol

[@Julius_Seizure]

Is this on your Stomp or the Helix Floor? Sounds like your EJ preset.

[@johnnathancordy]

The intro?

[@Julius_Seizure]

@@johnnathancordy yes the intro lead part It sounds so good and fuzzy. I need this preset!

[@johnnathancordy]

Yeh I think it's Eric lead (it's actually from JIMI tidied JC but it's the Eric Lead settings)

[@stratocumulusnimbostratus328]

Which folder are the pads presets in and is there some video on how to use

[@jfo3000]

In the first half of the video it sounds like an ambient reverb. I've set the Bigsky to get the effect of this "pad", I'm sure other modern verbs can do it as well.

[@Glensully]

as long as you dont stick in a box. slide up and down as well for sure. dont use a imaginary capo

[@Deep_Jimpact]

Rick Isabelle, if you see this; he good isn’t he!

[@southpaw335]

If there is an upside to your recent (F)Ark problem… it’s that a whole bunch of your old vids are dropping into my feed to (re)watch… gotta look for the positives right

[@dijonstreak]

..cool....but trouble is ya can't spend all your LIFE like a Butterfly among Sunflowers & Buttercups...........

[@johnnathancordy]

Huh