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The Minor Pentatonic Scale For Bass Guitar

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In this lesson we look at the Minor Pentatonic Scale. This is one of the most common scales in all of rock and pop music. We look at how to play a basic, common fingering of the scale, move it around to different areas on the neck and then learn a riff based on the scale.

Lesson Material available here: https://www.talkingbass.net/minor-pentatonic-scale/

Also see this other lessons for more Minor Pentatonic:
https://www.talkingbass.net/minor-pentatonic-scale-patterns-part-1/

THE Must Know Scale For Every Rock/Funk Bass Player

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