Thanks for explaining the Pentatonic Scale. Even though I’m not a mandolin player, I was eager to watch this because I had tons of questions concerning the Pentatonic Scale. This answered some of my questions, but I still have a few,
- Whats wrong with the 4th and 7th tones that cause them to be excluded?
- Can you truly play ANY combination of notes from the Pentatonic Scale over any of the 7 tonic chords in a particular key and it sound good?
- This question really doesn’t relate to this lesson…What makes a lick work over a particular chord, are there rules that govern this? I. E. to play a lick over a G chord does the lick need to start or end on a G? I’m not talking about using the Pentatonic scale here, but just the regular major scale.
Anyone’s answers are appreciated.
Thanks,
Brandon C.