Creative Scales - Pentatonic Hybrid Scale

Hey everyone and welcome to this Creative Scales tutorial! We are going to get creative with the Pentatonic scale by creating a hybrid of two scales: A minor Pentatonic and E minor Pentatonic What we are going to do is make 2 groups of three strings and apply each of those respective scales to each group of strings. So, for the lower 3 strings (which are ...

Time to get working on the 5 scale positions! There are a number of ways you can visualize these shapes to make it easier for yourself. There are 2 methods which you can try. Either you can think completely in A minor (dorian) or you can think A minor on the lower 3 strings and E minor on the upper three strings. I find doing both beneficial, as always. ;-...

OK, here's a no frills improvisation example using the Pentatonic Hybrid scale. Hopefully, you can hear how pleasing it is to the ear with the addition of the 9th to the scale. Also take note that I try to stick to just the notes of the scale without adding any other notes (although there are 1 or 2!). This is a real challenge as you must be as creative as ...

Have fun with the backing track! Be sure to post a take in the forums so everyone can check out your improvisational skills. ;-)