In this free mandolin lesson by Brad Laird you'll learn how to play a basic major scale. As a child you may have learned to sing "do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do", which is actually a major scale. A major scale consists of eight notes and we'll learn a few ways we can play this scale.
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Let's look at the tablature for a G major scale.
Pentatonic Improvisation Basics by Brad Laird is a video lesson that will teach how to use the pentatonic scale. We'll first learn the scale itself, and then how to use the scale to improvise. Pentatonic scales are a wonderful tool for improvising because the scales are simple and it is hard to hit a wrong note. We've included jam tracks so you can practice soloing with this scale over different chord progressions. $4.99
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