Mix a few pentatonic scales together and create a interesting improvisation with feel and shred.

With a little bit off stretching it is possible to re-use all the classic 3 note per string shapes and get a completely different sound, by using the pentatonic scale!

Heavy guitar riffs played at shred speed. Combines 16th note triplets and 16th notes at 144 bpm.

A few licks using the Dorian and minor pentatonic scale. The following licks are very usable in most musical situations.

Metal with some groove. A shuffle which allows to create interesting phrasing ideas. Combines alternate picking, legato, and sweep picking.

The Lydian mode is one of my favorites. It brings a mysterious kind of feel to a major 7th chord and is often used to "open up" a musical piece.

We'll talk about the Mixolydian mode. This mode is the 5th mode extracted from the Major scale.

Let me explain the methods I like to use to squeeze the juice out of the pentatonic scale!

Use the pentatonic scale for outside playing to create tension!