The Pentatonic Connection

Hey everyone! Here's another episode of Scales & Tales with 'The Pentatonic Connection.' I recently posted 'The Power Of 5' lesson a few days ago and received a lot of feedback/messages from viewers that let me know it really helped them see how to approach practicing this beyond-common scale differently. So, I wanted to add this lesson hot-on-the-heels of the previous episode, which moves even deeper into understanding just how important and eye-opening this simple five-note scale actually is.
This lesson begins with a few additional ideas to help you practice this scale differently, which will also help you get away from being stuck in the fingering "boxes" that guitarists commonly find themselves trapped in. This includes learning to arrange this scale on a single string, in addition to arranging the notes on a single string so you can view where the elusive five fingering shapes are built.
From there, we're actually hitting the "connection" part of this lesson, which focuses on how the five-note pentatonic scale can be transformed into six of the most common/popular seven-note scales/modes from the major scale. As you'll see, the minor pentatonic can easily be changed into Aeolian, Dorian, and Phrygian - since the five notes of pentatonic also happen to live within these three popular scales. After we've hit minor scale conversions, we can perform a similar series of conversions using the major pentatonic scale and uncover Ionian, Lydian, and Mixolydian in the process.
Needless to say, if you watched the previous lesson The Power Of 5, are a player searching for more information/ideas/tips surrounding this extremely common scale, are curious how a five-note pentatonic scale can be transformed into various seven-note major/minor scales, or maybe you're just curious what all the fuss is about - this lesson is totally for you! Give this episode a view, leave some comments/feedback, and please subscribe to Late Night Lessons - THANK YOU!
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[@alvedodge8125]

Incredible to get videos 2 days in a row! What a treat!

[@karmadave]

I like how you connect the pentatonics to the modes. I haven't really thought about it in those terms before, but it make sense. I need to watch this video a couple more time to really absorb this...Thanks!

[@NoLegalPlunder]

Definitely an eye opening video. Thanks to you I’m starting to piece everything together. The fretboard is looking smaller and smaller to me. I would love a video where you teach how you name the chords so quickly and effortlessly. I sometimes get the names and sometimes I struggle.

[@SharjeelAhson]

To the point! Great teaching!

[@paulhicks3595]

A very, very high value lesson. In fact, I’d say this is most essential KZbin guitar video I’ve seen in ages. The only thing I’d add is which major scale of another key a mode relates to.

[@StrangeAngel66]

You forgot Zakk !! He’s the king of Pentatonic he rips those things like crazy😂👍🔥🔥 Oh love your videos by the way I’m learning so much from you.

[@randomlyselecteduser]

This video was an absolute revelation to me (haven't really taken many lessons). The entire concept of modes, and where the pentatonic scale came from has never been clearer to me. That was a perfect demonstration of both. Thank you so much!

[@christianbeltran4851]

Thanks David , i was struggling with this i was getting tired of the boxes , just to let u know ur right i got to learn my notes on the scales or i won't get away from this boxes man thanks .

[@eddiejr540]

I’ve been fumbling in the dark for a long time, but I’m trying to break free….thanks for this Dave👍

[@mrblavign]

This is a great video patiently explained. Enjoying your channel.

[@coalfacechris1336]

Thanks Dave. Great lesson, and so was the last one.

[@robertdemerski6641]

David - I’ve followed you for a few years now. The power of 5 was excellent . Could you do more Johnny winter specific songs?

[@knightfall9394]

21:53-22:44 best advice ever

[@ramencafe1]

20:50 what an awesome lick! love your lessons man with great examples of these concepts! thanks heaps :) ive learned so so much from your videos over the years

[@ransbarger]

"If you like these players", then shows the Goats. Great stuff!

[@davebowman6497]

GOAT listings are always opinionated. Just to stir the pot, I'm missing eg Robben Ford and Alvin Lee.

[@robertdemerski6641]

Incredibly versatile and knowledgeable. My go to .

[@lawrencedeans1433]

Fabulous it's what I should have done years ago 🎸

[@tonepoet]

I'd have to say that Eric Johnson is my go to pentatonic spirit animal. Great lesson, Dave, as always!!

[@waynegram8907]

LATE NIGHT, you can also do a cheat sheet Dorian penta = minor pentatonic add 6, Phrygian Penta = minor pentatonic add b2, Lydian penta = major pentatonic add#11, Mixolydian penta = Major pentatonic add b7. When you add in these Modal Leading Tones its call Adaptive pentatonic scale. The Adaptive is adding in & to the pentatonic. Its like Phrgyian Dominant Penta = major pentatonic add b2 & add b7 is someone is playing a Dom7b9 chord for the V chord you use this scale. Harmonic Minor Pentatonic = minor penta add b6 & natural 7th ( Augmented 2nd interval ) works over III Augmented chords and V chords

[@willabestorms6059]

A++

[@uncleremus5046]

🍺’ski love to see that Trower on Deck!

[@maurymockler632]

Super stuff Dave...!!! thx a mill from this old dude whos gettin started again...I never took the time for basics so this a great starting point

[@pincheperro100]

Dave ...you're like the Rosetta Stone of guitar👏

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

Great information and great set of lessons I look at as play music not up and down scales thanks David 👏👍🤘🎸

[@bradleystroup1457]

Good stuff. Expanding on that into licks, I always thought of it as using the diatonic notes as "within" my pentatonic/blues licks. As in, i'm squeezing that note within the normal lick. Atleast in the beginning. Weaving those licks into the other shapes is a whole-nother lesson. Guthrie Govan and Marty Friedman are the guys for that. Marty specifically has a great way of sticking with how the melody moves, almost like he's loosely cascading the melody when he's loosely sequencing up or down the scale or weaving to the next "box". Slash is pretty solid at weaving those licks into the next positions

[@badtonestudio]

I am familiar with the shapes, positions etc. & have been a practicing guitarist for decades. I come here because I really like how you present the concepts and information. The beauty of music is learning is endless if you want it to be. Thanks for helping & inspiring me.

[@MyName-4884]

Your vids are awesome, man. Thank you.

[@theninethenine7841]

You’re the best! Man I wish we lived in the same town.

[@bobbycain3719]

Damn. You are a damn good teacher

[@StevenPD]

Great follow up vid. I was wondering if you have or could do a video on notes vs intervals when it comes to ways of escaping pattern/box playing. Cheers from Canada!

[@akmt123]

Excellent, cheers from Canada....

[@melody6840]

Thanks Dave Awesome lesson!! You can build a whole career on this knowledge! Seriously after you get this under your fingers learn some intervals and triads and you’re very dangerous!! Oh.. I’m throwing my guitar theory poster away.. it’s like trying to memorize a phone book!!

[@stevenculver6416]

You are a great teacher...

[@PetraKann]

Dave have you reviewed the playing technique used by Matteo Mancuso from Palermo, Italy? Especially his outrageous right hand finger plucking technique on electric guitar?

[@STAMPER-DESIGN]

Wow. Thank you

[@fabghassem]

Thank you Dave…🖋️

[@guismth]

Dave, youre one smart cookie

[@realpool]

Great video! Have you thought about doing a lesson (unless I just can't find it) on superimposing pentatonics? Like B minor pentatonic over a Cmaj7 sounds Lydian etc...

[@billyknowdownside5026]

This is the good shit people!

[@ryanmcpherson5502]

Dave, Whats Goin on man.... Thanks for the late night lesson. The "Penta Weave" hair cut 😂 Dats Funny Dude!!!! Im a huge S.R.V fan and I'm sure you know the track "S.R.V Speaks" He says just play from your heart and let it come out dont play from your mind....Unfortunately that hasn't worked for me as well as I had hoped 😂 Anyhow, been working on this Dominant 22:56 Arpeggio approach and that to has broken me out of the straight Penta playing. Love your lessons... Hey BTW do you live in FLA? Do you teach lessons here? Thought I heard you say you were in Florida. ✌️

[@ant1738]

David, Not sure if you covered this concept ... Instead of a traditional pentatonic blue scale in each different positions .. If I use a five note scale Except they were all based on the modes? Which 5 notes / degree would be best to bring out the Phrygian mode? 1,3,b4,5,7 .. ? Or Locrian? Do better explain, To use the modes as pentatonic - Degrees would I use to bring out the flavor of each mode ? Instead of. Using all seven Thank u

[@LateNightLessons]

Hey, that's a more advanced idea, but definitely worth exploring. I created an entire modal series last year in the Scales & Tales series, and each video talks about the strong scale tones within each mode and the chords that imply the sound/tonality. Those videos would help, so I'll see what I can do about creating something like this in the future. "Modal Pentatonic Scales" or something like that. Thanks and ROCK ON!

[@robertdemerski6641]

How about more Jeff Beck ?

[@user-ko4iy1pp9j]

👏👏💯💯💜💙🤍❤

[@knightfall9394]

If people would’ve payed attention to the power of 5 video and actually watched it they would’ve learned something and saw that at one point you did play through and show the pentatonic scale positions. You showed everyone the 5 notes that make up the scale and even had a diagram where the root note was for the key you were in so it shouldn’t have been difficult for anyone.

[@TwistedRiffster]

Malarkey? Does this guy think it's 1924? EDIT: that was a Biden Commercial - I thought it was part of the video.

[@CorbCorbin]

Malarkey, it were! 😆

[@es5891]

My mom wants to know if you're single

[@johnp.johnson1541]

Page, super terrible player, one of the most overrated ever. Total junk. Meager catalog. Riff stealer from 1960s Amerrican electric blues. Overrated and meh: Clapton, SVR, Blackmore Overrated: EVH, Hendrix, Beck Meh: Gibbons Joe Walsh is cool though. Who is the guy on the bottom row, far left?

[@curtpozzi5527]

Who inspires you then?

[@knightfall9394]

@@curtpozzi5527 he likes shitty Japanese musicians, ignore him he’s your typical shit talker and thats all he does on Dave’s vids. The funny part is he has your usual “mouth breathing simpleton expert opinion” but he doesnt know who the player in the bottom left corner is