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Tapping with Pentatonics

Mike Salow
AdvancedRockCool Riffs 4 lessons5m

Hi guys! In this tutorial, we'll be talking about three different ways to tap out pentatonics! We will be in the key of E minor and will be using three different pentatonic boxes. I suggest you familiarize yourself with the pentatonic shapes below, if you haven't already. I'll be showing you each tapping style in the form of licks. These are purely just examples. It would be a good idea to take this examples and expand on them so to incorporate into your own style/playing.  Have fun!

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  1. 1 1:15 Lesson · 1m Tapping with Pentatonics: Intro Hi guys! In this tutorial, we'll be talking about three different ways to tap out pentatonics! We will be in the key of E minor and will be using three different pentatonic boxes. I suggest you familiarize...
  2. 2 1:28 Lesson · 1m Tapping with Pentatonics: Lick 1 Lick 1! In the first lick we'll be using the first two pentatonic shapes that were discussed. This lick is kind of in the style of Greg Howe or maybe even Michael Romeo of Symphony X. We'll be using two... Tab Guitar Pro
  3. 3 1:15 Lesson · 1m Tapping with Pentatonics: Lick 2 Lick 2! This one is very much using the Van Halen style of tapping. Leading with the tapping finger in the right hand. Again, three notes to each string but this time we'll be climbing up the strings in groups... Tab Guitar Pro
  4. 4 0:48 Lesson · 1m Tapping with Pentatonics: Lick 3 The final lick/style of tapping pentatonics! This final lick was inspired by Guthrie Govan's approach to tapping 7th chord arpeggios but in our case, we'll be using pentatonics.  We finally will add in our... Tab Guitar Pro

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