Elevate Your Guitar Playing to the Next Level with "Next Level Pentatonics," an exceptional online guitar course exclusively available on TrueFire, produced in collaboration with JamPlay. Designed for intermediate to advanced guitarists, this course takes you on a transformative journey through the world of pentatonic scales, unlocking new dimensions of creativity and musical expression.
Led by expert instructors from JamPlay, "Next Level Pentatonics" offers an in-depth exploration of advanced pentatonic concepts, techniques, and applications. With 49 immersive lessons, you'll learn to break out of scale patterns, incorporate chromaticism, use intervallic sequences, and integrate modal ideas, allowing you to create captivating and innovative guitar solos.
This course goes beyond traditional pentatonic scale shapes, empowering you to unleash your creative potential. You'll study the playing styles of influential guitarists, analyze their approaches, and gain insights into their signature techniques. Through practical examples, jam tracks, and interactive exercises, you'll develop a unique voice as a guitarist and refine your improvisational skills to perform with depth and sophistication.
TrueFire's state-of-the-art learning platform ensures an immersive and interactive experience. High-definition video lessons, on-screen tablature, and downloadable practice materials make it easy to follow along and reinforce your understanding of each concept. You'll have access to backing tracks and interactive tools, allowing you to apply your skills in a musical context and refine your improvisational abilities.
Unlock the full potential of the pentatonic scale with "Next Level Pentatonics." Break free from conventional boundaries, explore uncharted musical territories, and take your guitar playing to extraordinary heights. Enroll today and ascend to the next level of guitar mastery.
What you'll learn
Play diminished pentatonic scale pattern as a foundational skeleton
Play the F# minor b5 pentatonic scale over D9 chord
Use four-bar phrasing with tension on the fourth measure
Move the same fingering pattern in minor thirds while staying in the same scale
Add tension notes (flat 7, sharp 11, flat 2) to create full diminished scale
Join Jeff Marshall in this intensive new course that will take your knowledge of pentatonic scales to the next level.
2Pentatonic Sequences and Phrases
Before we can get into complex pentatonic substitutions, let's start with some simple phrases, sequences, and patterns based on our classic minor pentatonic.
3Pentatonic Sequences and Phrases
Before we can get into complex pentatonic substitutions, let's start with some simple phrases, sequences, and patterns based on our classic minor pentatonic.
4The Mighty Minor Pentatonic - Part 1
We take a look at using different minor pentatonic shapes to create a modal sound over a minor root chord.
5The Mighty Minor Pentatonic - Part 1
We take a look at using different minor pentatonic shapes to create a modal sound over a minor root chord.
6The Mighty Minor Pentatonic - Part 2
Building on the previous lesson, we learn to apply minor pentatonic shapes over a major chord.
7The Mighty Minor Pentatonic - Part 2
Building on the previous lesson, we learn to apply minor pentatonic shapes over a major chord.
The course is well structured and offers many ideas for using pentatonics beyond their classic application.
Jeffery explains things in a simple way, and the examples are immediately applicable.
