Moveable Pentatonic Licks

This free heavy metal guitar video lesson by Peter Vogl will show you how to play a metal lick at several different positions on the guitar. Each position uses a different scale so we'll look at the G Minor Pentatonic, C Minor Pentatonic, and D Minor Pentatonic Scales. We'll also practice these licks over track 4, Minor Vanesque, of the Let's Jam! Hard Rock.

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We'll start by reviewing the Gm Pentatonic Scale

E minor Pentatonic scale

Here is the tab for Lick #1

Now let's take a look at the Cm Pentatonic Scale

e major pentatonic scale 2nd position

Here's lick 2

And now the Dm Pentatonic Scale

E Blues Scale

Let's give lick 3 a try

E Blues Scale

Now practice playing all of the licks over track 4, Minor Vanesque, of the Let's Jam! Hard Rock.

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