Guitar I: Time to Jam!

We are going to start improvising with a set scale and repeated chord progression. Some people might call this jamming. You might be one of those people. I know I am.

We are going to use the Em pentatonic scale to improvise over a vamp (repeated musical idea or chord progression) of the chords Em-Am.

The pentatonic scale is a 5 note scale. It generally removes the notes that might cause clashes with the chords of the accompaniment. The notes of the Em pentatonic scale will work over these 2 chords and sound great in the process. As you listen to the backing track, try out notes of the scale in different combinations, repeat notes, play notes together... You get the idea. Jam!

First here is what the scale looks like...



And here is the backing track. Go to town!