Learning your first scale on the acoustic guitar opens up a world of melody and soloing. The A Minor Pentatonic Scale is a great place to start—it is used in countless melodies, it is visual and symmetrical on the fretboard, and it can get you soloing quickly. In this video, guitarist Nicholas Veinoglou demonstrates how to play the A Minor Pentatonic Scale and shares some ideas for how you can make it your own.
00:00 Intro
00:13 The A Minor Pentatonic Scale
1:02 The Pentatonic Box
01:08 Playing the A Minor Pentatonic Scale
01:51 The Shape of the A Minor Pentatonic Scale
02:17 Close
To learn how to read guitar tabs, watch this other video in our series: https://youtu.be/01FHH9JQQRo
Check out the playlist of all of our acoustic guitar tips for beginners: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgcs1OjW_tDW_qdGcKGd7UuMhBg4BEla5
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