Major On The 1, Minor On The 4 - The KEY to BLUES!

Course: Acoustic Blues Bootcamp with Mike Bradley

In this video

We look at ways to use the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales over the different chords in a blues progression.

It's time to play some lead! In this lesson we're looking at the way we use the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales over the different chords in a blues progression - namely playing the Major Pentatonic over the I chord and the Minor Pentatonic over the IV chord.

Lesson Aims

  • Pay attention to the chord progression and use the Major or Minor Pentatonic over the appropriate chords
  • Learn to play the example from the start of the lesson
  • Practice your Hybrid Picking in this piece

Exercise 5 - Major on the 1, Minor on the 4

Next Up: Finger Picking Blues

Well done! Let's jump into the next lesson of the course.

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