Influenced by John Petrucci, Steve Vai and Kiko Loureiro (Angra). The solo starts in F# Phrygian mode and then it modulates to B minor scale. We will use Alternate picking, Vibrato, Slides and Palm muting in this lesson.

Create modern sounding chord voicings by using the minor pentatonic scale

In this lesson we will learn how to switch between a pentatonic and the minor scale.

"In this lesson we will study the minor pentatonic scale. This is a very basic scale but has the advantage of being useful in almost every musical context. The minor pentatonic is a 5 note scale. The notes of the scale are the root, minor 3rd, natural 4th, natural 5th and minor 7th. "

Inspired by bands like Extreme, GN'R, Jane's addiction and Aerosmith. The solo is a funky rock solo which includes lick in the style of Nuno Bettencourt, Dave Navarro and Slash.

Minor pentatonic scale and minor triads! The idea is to practice the five different minor pentatonic boxes.

Find new sounds within the pentatonic scale by applying these 9 substitutions. We'll be emphasizing Dorian, Aeolian & Mixolydian sounds.

Explore your first pentatonic scale with hammer-ons, pull-offs, bending and release.

This time I am showing how to extend riffing in E minor pentatonic mixed with some passing soloing patterns.