Easy Major Pentatonic Licks

In this lesson, we revisit the major pentatonic scaleand then learn some simple licks to get started using this scale in a musical context.

Although many of the moves and positions will be familiar, we must use the major pentatonic in a different way than the minor pentatonic. In improvisation, they are not interchangeable. The major pentatonic should be seen as a reduced major scale, which is exactly what it is.

Remember, the start and end notes of your licks are critical to make the major pentatonic sound right!

See this exemplified in the licks below.

4a. Demonstration of licks in context

4b. TAB for each lick