Hi Mike here from Killer Guitar Tips.

The following article will show you a couple of mini guitar lessons that will help bring your guitar soloing on leaps and bounds and help stop you from sounding shall we say mediocre!

OK, let\’s get into it…

This weeks mini guitar lesson is on how to use the Pentatonic Pattern #1 scale for major and minor solo\’s.

The first thing we need to consider is that every pentatonic pattern can be used for both major and minor scales.

The following are known as relative major and minors. That is, pattern #1 at the fifth fret produces two keys, A minor (Am) and C major (C).

Therefore this pattern can be used for BOTH these keys. If we use this pattern for Am and play it over a track written in A major we will get a really cool bluesy / rock sound!

Now here\’s the really cool part…

Keeping with this pattern, move the whole pattern down the neck towards the tuning pegs by just 3 frets. Now, when we play this same pattern here we will now be playing in A major that produces a very melodic, tuneful soloing sound!!!

This next little mini guitar lesson staying with the theme of moving the pentatonic pattern 1 around the neck creating killer solo\’s.

In the key of A, play pentatonic pattern #1 at the 5th fret (Am) you will create a great bluesy rock solo.

Now here is a great little tip… Move the whole shape up the guitar neck by 7 to Em and continue playing! This will produce a great melodic sound using exactly the same pattern but played at a different part of the neck, try it, it\’s a mainstay in the guitarists bag of tricks.

If you make a place on your hard drive and create a folder for all the little mini guitar lessons I will be giving you over the coming weeks and practice them regularly you will build up an awesome bag of tricks that when put together in a solo will produce a killer sound. Your friends will be amazed at your skill!

All these mini guitar lessons i will be giving you are just a very small fraction of material contained in the Killer Guitar Tips home study course but even so are invaluable in your journey to be come a great player.

About The Author – Mike Jones: Mike is a Professional Guitar Tutor and has been playing and teaching guitar as a pro for over twenty years. He has created a unique guitar tutoring program constructed using his very own amazing speed learning techniques to get the beginner through to great player in the shortest possible time. To find out more and receive some fantastic FREE tips and tricks why not go to his website at: guitar lessons

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