If you didn’t catch it from the video, the basic pattern of a power chord is as follows. The examples below are of an A and a D power chord.
5 -- 7 -- 7 -- X -- X -- X (A)
or
X -- 5 -- 7 -- 7 -- X -- X (D)
Remember, make sure you don’t play the strings marked by X. They’re not part of the chord.
In this video I show you how to use 4 chord formations to create 48 different chords. The 4 basic chord patterns are shown below:
6 -- 5 -- 4 -- 3 -- 2 -- 1 (string number)
0 -- 2 -- 2 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 “E” Pattern Bar Chord
0 -- 2 -- 2 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 “Em” Pattern Bar Chord
X -- 0 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 0 “A” Pattern Bar Chord
X -- 0 -- 2 -- 2 -- 1 -- 0 “Am” Pattern Bar Chord
When read the patterns above, if there is an X, don’t play that string. Where there are numbers, make sure you’re pressing the correct string on the given fret number.
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The pentatonic scale is the first scale any guitar player should learn. It is the easiest, and also the most important. Even if you never learn another scale in your life, if you master the pentatonic scale, you’ll go far -- it’s that important!
With that said, here it is:
The scale in this video is the minor pentatonic scale, and the scale pattern for it is below. The numbers represent your fingers; index being 1, pinky being 4. The red note is the root, and the others are octaves of that same note.
E: |--1--|—--|—--|--4--| — 1st string
B: |--1--|—--|—--|--4--|
G: |--1--|—--|--3--|—--|
D: |--1--|—--|--3--|—--|
A: |--1--|—--|--3--|—--|
E: |--1--|—--|—--|--4--| — 6th string
The tab starts at the 5th fret (Am Pentatonic position)
You can see the whole fretboard in the diagram on the right. The red notes are the root notes. Try to get used to seeing how the scale repeats itself. Every time you see a red note, that’s the octave, and it means the scale is starting over again.
The minor pentatonic scale I just showed you in this video is really only the tip of the iceberg. If you really want to accelerate your mastery of blues guitar, checkout Playing Through The Blues by Griff Hamlin. It’s a great course that will have you on your way in no time!
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