Identifying The Triads Within Each Major Pentatonic Shape

Hello Cherries! Ever find yourself aimlessly running scales? Using Target Notes grounds your improvisation in the underlying harmony. What's almost as important as the Target Notes are the notes and phrasing you use to get to that target note. The notes you play right before your target notes are called approach notes or part of an enclosure. Getting this concept smooth may be the most importing thing you can do on guitar. After all we want to play music with feel and emotion not endlessly and not ramble and noodle. In this video I work from a simple chord progression Dm G7 CM7 A7. I start by using an approach note a half step "1 fret" below the note I'm targeting. So when I'm playing Dm I know the next chord is G. I'm targeting the 3rd of G which is a B note. I'll play a Bb into the B. You have to play it in time obviously. The next chord is C. The 3rd of C is E. I'll play an Eb into the E. The next chord is A7. I'll target the 3rd, C#, and come in from a C. Finally back to the Dm where I'll play an E into an F. The 3rd of Dm. This is just one of a few ways I target notes in this exercise. It's such a great practice. Doing this will improve your playing by leaps and bounds. Enjoy the video and have a great week Everybody.