Pentatonic phrasing....

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Getting to the stage of solos. Have the pentatonic patterns down, but Im struggling with getting good phrasing, that doesnt sound like a scale.

Quite like jumping strings, putting bends in ect, but cant quite make a nice 4/5 note run at the minute.

Any hints tips and guys ?

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Mastodon2 said:

Learn modes.

For instance ?

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vournikas said:

The major pentatonic, BTW, is easy to find for a given key as well. Say you're playing in the key of A at the 5th position, the major pentatonic is exactly the same scale shape as the minor but played three positions down (i.e. play a minor pentatonic shape in the 2nd position).

Exactly why my tutor is sending me down this route.

Thanks for the input guys. Mt Cyder hits the nail on the head really - Im only at the stage of starting the engine on the Cessna currently!

However.....

Im now really starting to see the appeal of the Boss eband JS10........

Always play thru headphones at home, and am never likely to gig, so it seems to make a lot of sense.

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OllyMo said:

Rubbish. You'll be good enough before you know it, and it's the most fun you'll have

Genuinely, I cannot ever see me on stage. To be in the spotlight is anathema to me.

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Justin -sell me the idea of a JS10 - Im sure you have one ?

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Im struggling to find a bad thing about it tbh - other than price.

I can see my Vox going on the bay very soon....

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Justin Cyder said:

Keep an eye on the bay, they come up all the time.

OK, cheers.