Stop Playing Just Pentatonic! Try This Minor Blues Riff
Ready to break out of the same old pentatonic shapes? In this lesson, we'll use the full E natural minor scale to play a bluesy minor riff and explore some sounds you might be missing if you're sticking exclusively to the pentatonic scale.
This riff is a great way to hear how the full natural minor scale can work in a blues context. Learn the riff first, then pay attention to how the additional notes of the E natural minor scale add a different sound compared to using E minor pentatonic alone.
Once you have it under your fingers, try taking some of these ideas and using them in your own riffs and improvising.
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