This lesson is about deconstructing your Minor Pentatonic scale and learning to solo on just one string at a time.  What we are trying to do is break down the walls between each of your "box patterns".  When I limit myself to one string while I am improvising it usually makes me play a little more melodically since I can't really rely on most of my stock licks and ideas. 

Another way to work with this is to limit yourself to 2 strings at a time, either adjoining or giving yourself a string or two in between to jump over...you will find yourself playing all kinds of new phrases just by being out of your comfort zone!


If you haven't learned your Minor Pentatonic scales yet I have a couple of lesson series on my site here:

http://markweinguitarlessons.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=4&id=13&Itemid=35

At the end of the video I do a short improvisation that I might transcribe for a later lesson.




Click here for a printable version of this lesson









Remember that we still have our "Whole Mess of Blues" solo contest going on in my forum at http://www.mwglforums.com!!!