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During my early years as a guitarist, I hit a frustrating plateau when it came to lead playing—particularly when trying to understand the difference between the major and minor pentatonic scales.
Like many guitarists, I was told the easy fix was to simply shift my minor pentatonic scale patterns down three frets to play in the major pentatonic…
I see many guitarists following this same advice (and honestly, I think it sucks...).
So let me explain why I don’t believe this to be helpful advice and give you a more effective way to think about these two scales.
The minor pentatonic and major pentatonic are two independent scales that need to be understood and practiced separately.
While the advice to “shift down three frets” might technically work, it can leave you stuck in a mindset that makes soloing with the major pentatonic scale far more confusing than it needs to be.
Trust me, you’d feel a lot more confident soloing with these scales if you just took the time to learn the individual positions, root notes, and theory behind both of them.
When you understand that the pentatonic scales are five-note skeletons of larger 7-note scales, you can begin to open up so much more potential in your lead playing.
The major pentatonic (five notes) is derived from the major scale (seven notes), and the minor pentatonic (five notes) from the natural minor scale (seven notes).
These insights allow you to break free from the same repetitive patterns and start crafting solos that really stand out.
And here's the best part: you can actually use both scales in the same solo to add a bluesy flair to your major solos.
The trick is to throw in minor pentatonic phrasing sparingly and resolve to a major sound.
Want to dive deeper into this concept? You can learn more by watching my latest YouTube lesson where I break it all down in detail. Just click the link in the comments to watch it.
P.S. - In case you haven't heard already, last month I launched a free intermediate soloing course "Melodic Soloing With Triads" and you can get instant access right here --->> bit.ly/47oWab8
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🎉 Bulletproof Guitar Player 2.0 Volume 1 is finally available!
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🚀 FINALLY!
🎸 My long awaited online course, Bulletproof Guitar Player 2.0 Volume 1, drops on Friday the 24th of November! 📅
📈 This course was designed for frustrated guitarists who have been stuck at the same level for 10, 20 or 30+ years and are ready to leave their intermediate rut in the dust and break through to an advanced level!
If you’re tired of wasting money on ‘shortcut methods’ that promise the world and fail to deliver, THIS is the anti-BS curriculum for guitar that you’ve been longing for.
❌ No lofty promises of ‘X result within Y weeks’.
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⏳And no more wasted time…
Only a step-by-step learning path that will:
✅ Challenge you and force you to go outside of your comfort zone
✅ Give you the mastery of the fretboard that you always wanted to have
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✅ Shatter the limiting beliefs that you’ve held onto for years about your lack of progress
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The powerful combination of music theory fundamentals and fretboard visualisation practice routines that when put into practice consistently, give you a control over the guitar that is bulletproof.
It’s like having 20/20 vision after having only ever previously seen the fretboard as a blurry mess of notes.
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200K! Thank you for your support 🙏❤️🎸
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Guys, did you know that it's almost September? 👀
With that in mind... tell me in the comments, what's ONE thing you really want to get better at on the guitar over these last few months of 2023? 🤔🎸⬇️
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Listen, know I've been quiet on here since the book came out...
But just FYI, if a few weeks go by where I don't post anything, that means I'm focusing all of my time and energy behind the scenes into creating something awesome for all of you legends who follow me 👀🎸
So... If you've been enjoying Beyond Pentatonic Blues Guitar and are hungry for new practice material, in less than 24 hours I'll be dropping something I think you're really gonna like...
(Make sure you're on my mailing list if you want to get it for an absurdly low price... Link in pinned comment 🎸🙏)
www.bulletproofguitarplayer.com/mailing-list-sign-…
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My FREE Blues Improvisation MASTERCLASS just dropped!
It's an hour-long guide to sophisticated blues improv that will pull you out of your minor pentatonic/blues scale RUT and teach you how to effectively highlight the I, IV and V chords in a standard 12-bar blues progression.
You’ll learn:
✅ Why the 12 bar blues progression calls for more than just the minor pentatonic and blues scales … (AND more than triads/arpeggios)
✅ How to highlight the I, IV, and V chord changes perfectly and always hit the right notes at the right times for captivating solos
✅ How to target the chord tones of the three chords to play super tasty licks
✅ How to stand out from 99% of other blues guitarists
✅ And best of all, you’ll get excited about learning and playing the blues again, just like you were when you first learned the minor pentatonic
TAB files and 3x backing track downloads are included, and if you head to the bottom of the masterclass web page there'll be a nice surprise waiting for you...
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Ok, it’s time to reveal the secret I’ve been talking about the last few days!
If you enjoy playing blues and improvising over backing tracks, then you’ll like this…
…and if you’ve ever watched Robben Ford, Matt Schofield, or Joe Bonamassa and wished you could make your guitar sing like they do, then check this out:
This Sunday the 16th I’m releasing a **completely free** online Blues Improvisation Masterclass that will show you exactly how to move beyond the minor pentatonic “prison” and completely transform your improv and solos.
You’ll learn:
✅ Why the 12 bar blues progression calls for more than just the minor pentatonic and blues scales … (AND more than triads/arpeggios)
✅ How to highlight the I, IV, and V chord changes perfectly and always hit the right notes at the right times for captivating solos
✅ How to target the chord tones of the three chords to play super tasty licks
✅ How to stand out from 99% of other blues guitarists
✅ And best of all, you’ll get excited about learning and playing the blues again, just like you were when you first learned the minor pentatonic
Moving beyond the basic blues scales, arpeggios, and triads - and instead learning to build your improv around the chord changes - will quickly turn you into a sophisticated blues improviser…
🎸And this is exactly what you’ll learn this Sunday.
So if you want to check out this FREE online masterclass, click the link below to sign up!
www.bulletproofguitarplayer.com/freebluesmastercla…
See you soon,
Ross
P.S. It’s not live, so don’t worry if your room is a mess or if you want to pause it here and there to practice a lick - go at your own pace!
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FAKE ACCOUNT ALERT!
It has been brought to my attention that a fake channel pretending to be me has been responding to comments left on a recent upload.
I have reported the channel so it should be taken care of but for future reference, DO NOT interact with channels that mention telegram in their name. I DO NOT use telegram and will never leave weird messages like this on my videos. These people are using my name to try and scam you. Do not fall for it.
If you receive a response from someone that looks like my channel, make sure it is my actual channel before interacting! My channel has a verified check mark and the channel name will only ever show up as 'Ross Campbell' so that's how you know that it's me.
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I think you guys are gonna enjoy the next lesson(s) 😉
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Hey! I create lessons for intermediates looking to progress to a higher level of guitar playing. Check out my instructional website here:
www.bulletproofguitarplayer.com
Please note that the email address below is for BUSINESS ENQUIRIES only.
Please do not email me asking for backing tracks/TAB/gear advice/playing tips - feel free to use the comments section for these kinds of requests.