Identifying The Triads Within Each Major Pentatonic Shape

Hello Cherries! You can add to your minor pentatonic box shapes by targeting chord tones using a very simple triad technique. This is going to help you play better blues. Within the Minor Pentatonic "Shape 1" that we all know and love, or the "E Chord" shape, there are triad sets on each group of 3 string. In the blues you generally have 3 chords. In the key of G you have G, C, and D, a 1 4 5 progression. You can play the triads of those 3 chords right on the top 3 strings of the guitar, the G,B and little E strings. A triad is just the Root, 3rd, and 5th of a chord and essentially is the chord broken down to it's simplest form. By playing the triads of the 3 chords on the same 3 strings, you're targeting the important notes of the chords. Add that with your minor pentatonic blues scale for your greasy blues bends and you have the formula for a great blues improve. In this video I'll show you this formula. I don't stop there. We'll do this same thing on the other 3 string sets. D,G,B strings, then the A,D,G strings, lastly the low E,A,D strings. These are all connected. It's a great exercise to limit yourself to a small area like 1 string set. It forces you to see all that you can do there, and the ways that you can move into the next chord. Enjoy the video and have a great week Everybody.