HOW TO USE The Minor Pentatonic Scale on the Guitar

How to Use the Minor Pentatonic Scale on Guitar ✅ Check out Lauren's Stage 2 Items: www.laurenbatemanguitar.com/st... - In this guitar tutorial, I'm going to be going over HOW to use the pentatonic scale all over the neck of the guitar. In order to do that, I'm going to have to explain some very brief music theory for you.
The Pentatonic scale is a very useful tool in a guitarists arsenal, but unfortunately, most students don't now how to apply the pentatonic scale to the guitar. So let's get started!
⏱ How To Use The Minor Pentatonic Scale Chapters: ⏱
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Minor Pentatonic Scale Review
1:00 - Figuring Out What Key You Are In
1:30 - A Minor/C Major Pentatonic
2:13 - E Minor Pentatonic
2:25 - The "Odd Man Out" Method
5:00 - Final Thoughts
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[@gsxrg46]

You are such a great teacher! I kind of understood this but you gave me a real "light bulb" moment. Explaining the odd man out to know the key is so helpful and then moving back 3 frets for the minor. Thanks so much for your lesson and explaining these together. Most "teaching" videos are explaining for 10 seconds and then 10 minutes watching a professional musician play something that would take me 5 years to learn LOL. Thanks Again!

[@LaurenBateman]

Ha ha ha. Yes I've been taught by some of those teachers 🙄🙄🙄 Glad I gave you the lightbulb moment.

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❤️🎸 _Idk if you’ll see this comment, but wanted you to know this is the best guitar video on how to apply the minor pentatonic to guitar playing. I’m happy I found your channel. Compared to you, all other guitar teachers on KZbin are subpar._

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Awww that's very kind of you. 🙏

[@karatekidakakatelyn8114]

@@LaurenBateman Just a request for a future lesson where maybe you could use a song like “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and apply the concepts of this vid towards it. Thanks again! 🎸🎶❤️

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At last! I found someone who can put it across simply and be so descriptive. Thanks 👍

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[@FleshChopper]

This has got to be the clearest explanation on how to use the pentatonic scale. Kudos to you for explaining this so clearly and concisely!

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You're welcome!

[@darrenoak7187]

This is an amazing Lesson Lauren, I love the the odd man out, wow

[@LaurenBateman]

Works for 90% of songs.

[@larryrichards3668]

It's all coming together for me now, thank you very much Lauren. 🤠

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Another easy-to-understand lesson from Lauren. The songs refences and association with a popular song is a built-in reference for remembering scales. Another master class.

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[@jimallen4328]

Thanks for this pentatonic lesson Lauren. I didn't think I needed to watch another pentatonic tutorial, but I decided that I wanted to see what you had to say about it. I'm glad I did because the "odd man out" tidbit was a gem! It seems so obvious now....but I never thought about it that way. I'm glad that I stayed for the entire lesson!

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Very informative!

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Welcome aboard!

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Thx Lauren.... It helped me understand how to move the box..I am sooooooooo glad I subscribed!!

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Thanks for subbing!

[@JackKirbyFan]

Hey Lauren. My guitar teacher covered this as well. What brought this video was the fact I wanted to learn the RIFF for 'So What' by Pink. It was written in F# minor and as I saw the tab sheet, I realized with some thinking that it was just using the Penatonic scale for the riff -> and it is also wickedly fun to play. I never imagined how much Penatonic scales are used in pop music - I do now! You are the best.

[@LaurenBateman]

Awesome. Yeah the Pentatonic scale has so many great uses. Very popular all over many genres of music.

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Thank you, Lauren, for this fantastic lesson. Finally I understand!! You are an amazing teacher.

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Wow! Thank you!

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As always like your videos/ because always so understandable , love going back to your videos just to refresh my thinking on guitar theory Like you so much !

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Awesome. Good idea!

[@i8hopp]

Thank you very much for this lesson, it was the one I was looking for. I feel much better if I understand the theory . Without theory I’m always afraid to use wrong notes and everybody will here them besides of me, because I’m not so talented in hearing wrong notes. And, Laura, you teach it very easy to understand, for me you are a very good teacher.

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[@enriquereyes4549]

Hi Lauren, good video to know the pentatonic scale! I like! Thank you

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[@deans.8659]

Perfect lesson and explanation, how to find the Minor when playing the Major. Take care!

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks!

[@stoopotts6908]

Fantastic next chapter to build upon your earlier pentatonic scale lesson!

[@LaurenBateman]

Indeed it is!

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Hi Lauren, I've been playing guitar by ear for decades, and now finally getting around to learning music theory. THANK YOU for making it make sense, before now it's always felt too overwhelming.

[@LaurenBateman]

Really glad to hear that! You are very welcome :)

[@jakesbuddy]

Great video Lauren. I was curious what a pentatonic scale was and now I know. It's a bit ahead of where I am on the course but I enjoyed it. Thanks.

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Glad it was helpful!

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That was very helpful

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You got it!

[@camara1194]

I love this idea of the odd man out method!! i’m going to try this on my favorite songs

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[@nancydevlin65]

Thanks, Lauren! I take it Larry had already watched this tutorial that he knew about the backing tracks! Been playing the Am pentatonic this morning on the 10 for 10 Challenge, and an hour or so after as well! Will keep doing this, it's fun!

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Wow amazing!!!! So you CAN move the A minor pentatonic scale up and down the neck!! Thank you so much!!

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Nicely explained. 😎

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I have watched more videos on learning guitar than I can count and have gotten massively frustrated at not being able to understand them. Then I found a video of yours on Travis picking which led me to all your other videos and in a couple of days learnt more useful theory than I'd learnt in months elsewhere (including the well known sites that I paid for). You are fantastic at explaining things in a way we all can understand. You have improved my knowledge and playing and I thank you 🙏

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The odd man out was a great example, thank you

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My pleasure!

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I'll try next time, but you could always slow down the video playback by selecting the gear icon at the bottom right of the video and by opening the settings

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Watch it as many times as you need.

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[@i8hopp]

Hi Lauren, as I wrote below, I’m enjoying your lesson very much and I’m trying to figure out the scales in songs. Not easy, sometimes it doesn’t sound right. For example for „House of the rising sun, I took F#m Pentatonic? I think it sounds strange?

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You have to line up the key correctly with the scale. House of the Rising Sun is an interesting song.

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I've been playing for around 20 years with no theory to lean on. This is the first time someone explained how to pick a scale that fits with the songs chords so simply!!! Find the odd chord and go back three notes, WHAT?!?! EVERYONE ELSE MAKES IT SOUND SO COMPLICATED!! Haha!!

[@LaurenBateman]

Ha ha ha. Honestly, I played guitar for 10 years and wrote a whole album without knowing a single thing about theory. So goes to show you it doesn't have to be complicated to help people understand. Theory has helped me so much and has helped me become a better player, but I always do theory on a need to know basis. It can feel like an algebra or calculus class for many and that's not always fun. Small doses at a time is a better approach unless someone is REALLY into it.

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[@dirkmoolman]

My goal is to understand the pentatonic scale/s next. Beginner here, 3 weeks in, but learnt so much already. I want that freedom on my electric guitar to be able to use the entire guitar. Pardon my bad English. I'm still learning to speak "guitar".

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Dirk, your english is great. Happy to help you.

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This lesson ia a hack ! So helpful

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Glad it was helpful :D

[@matthiasschucking2401]

Such a great lesson! Thank you very much! I’m just wondering what if the song is in a minor key: Do I have to play the major pentatonic instead and is there a similar rule? Or can I also just play the minor scale for a minor key? Btw, you definitely have a new subscriber 😊

[@LaurenBateman]

Minor scale works fine over minor key. Am pentatonic for A minor key. F#m pentatonic for F#m key.

[@jamiemoffatt50]

I refuse to give up. I’m learning this! Do you have videos on the other scales? Major pentatonic? Blues? Dorian? Phrygian? I found a chart picture but it’s not broken up into smaller parts to exercise? Looks like freakin Greek to me without it?

[@LaurenBateman]

Hi Mr Mofo, at this time I do not. But I'm working on it!

[@urmom5885]

Hi first off I would like to say great lesson! This was explained perfectly and easy to follow. I have one question though. I understand you’re supposed to find your a note then count back 3 notes to find your box to play the minor pentatonic. However why does the minor pentatonic sound good when playing it in the regular major key box as well? For example if a song is in the key of G major and you play the minor pentatonic shape on the 3rd fret where the G note is why does that still work? Thank you

[@LaurenBateman]

Well, when you think of the difference between a G major and a G minor chord, there is only a one note difference. The b3. So the Minor Pentatonic still shared notes with the major scale. Not all the notes will work perfectly but many will work well.

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[@messengerofiexist2139]

Why is the on screen guitar layout upside down compared to the guitar your holding? In some videos they don’t label the frets, compounding the problem.

[@LaurenBateman]

It mimics TAB. That’s my best guess.

[@bscher5003]

Thanks for the lesson. Understand A minor is the relative minor of C major.... Why do musicians play A minor pentatonic over an A Major chord progression? Only for blues? Thanks.

[@LaurenBateman]

Yeah that's a blue things. It has to do something with the Dominant 7.

[@bscher5003]

@@LaurenBateman Thanks Lauren. I'll check that out.

[@paulcockerill4260]

If I find a backing track for A minor pentatonic scale does that mean the backing track will be in the key of C?

[@LaurenBateman]

Yes, C Major. The notes in a C Major scale: C D E F G A B The notes in the A minote scale A B C D E F G Some notes, different arrangement.

[@Mofjos]

My brain just doesn't get it. You did a great job. Thanks.

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad to help

[@davidfarrar3666]

At 1:5 you said we need to understand the relationship between the A pentatonic and the C major scale...because I don't understand that, I understood nothing after that point.

[@LaurenBateman]

They are the same exact notes, the starting point is different

[@BillzWW2]

Also look to your circle of 5th's chart it is an amazing tool to help you understand the major keys and relations to each other such as C major count three spaces to the right and it is A,which is the relative minor of C,do this with any key letter and that will give you your relative minor for that key,and there is so much more to this tool.

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Rock on

[@paulkennedy5822]

Could, would or should I also be playing a C Major pentatonic scale instead of say the A Minor pentatonic over say a song that is in C Major?

[@LaurenBateman]

You can play both.

[@matovudeus7686]

What if the key of the song is F,, how do you find the pentatonic minor

[@LaurenBateman]

D minor pentatonic.

[@lbuckley2]

I’m 59 now When I was 15 I got a box and learned chords from a chord book In those days we had record players I don’t know where it came from but I would and could play along not even know what keys were By 17 there was nothing I couldn’t play or pick lead to Never had a lesson and made a living at it for couple years I had hip replacement October 2021 and only played three times since SO I’m going back and looking at all teaching lessons I’m no genius but to me it’s like a man and a dog There’s something natural there like between a man and a guitar That’s how see it It’s natural And don’t get stuck move to n then come back That’s just how I see it If that makes any sense Snd yeah I guess I’m weird lol Just a thought everybody is different As they say Far Out lol

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A little lightbulb..thx

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad it was helpful 😃

[@sjyhope]

Is there only one pattern for all minor keys??

[@LaurenBateman]

Yes, this pattern is moveable depending on the key.

[@jzemens4646]

Seems to me something is backwards here. If one plays that shape with the index finger on the root note, let's say A for example, I believe you're playing the Am pentatonic scale in that position (or the Cmaj pentatonic as referenced by your little finger on the C note). Moving back three frets would position one's pinky now on the A note, and the same pattern would now render such an Amaj pentatonic scale. This seems to conflict with what you're teaching. Am I missing something here?

[@LaurenBateman]

It is NOT the major pentatonic scale. Am pentatonic scale to relative major scale. So C major may be the key but A minor pentatonic is the scale.

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I think a penny might've drop in my ol' thick head ! Thank you Lauren .

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It is!

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Oh no. Take your time and watch it a couple times.

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Gerald?

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Another light bulb moment right there. Thank you Lauren.

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You're so welcome!

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isn’t Sweet Home Alabama in the key of D?

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LOL, Sorry Mrs Nash ;)

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Then play with the backing tracks..

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Yep

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married with children by Oasis also uses this pentatonic!

[@LaurenBateman]

So many songs use it.