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

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