Chords for Joel Hoekstra - legato pentatonic exercise
Tempo:
87.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
G
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey everybody, this is Joel Hoekstra from Night Ranger, Rock of Ages and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Today's lick of the day is the big pentatonic scale.
[G] [E] All right, so basically what we're dealing with here is just taking the notes from the A minor pentatonic scale that I'm sure most of you know.
[Em]
And we're just [Gm] going to try and arrange those across the neck three notes per string.
So, ends up being a great way to switch positions between playing an A minor pentatonic here and [F#] A minor pentatonic up in the [E] 17th position.
Okay, so we're going to take the first three notes here [Am] on the low E.
[B] I'm using 1-3 and pinky to play the 5th, [E] 8th and 10th fret.
And then same thing here on the A on 7-10-12.
Now I'm going to come back down [D] and I'm also going to set down the 10th on the E.
So we've got
and then I pick these [A] again.
So I'm basically only picking the first note on each string.
I'm picking this, [D] hammering down, [E] back down, setting this one down on its own.
No pick.
[A] And then I [E] pick there.
And the reason I'm focusing on those first two strings is because really now it's the same idea.
You're just going to do different frets here on the D and the G.
So we're going
okay, so we have
[D] okay.
And let's keep it on going here.
We've got 15-17-20 [E] and 17-20-22.
So the whole thing
[C#] Right?
There we are.
And here we are again up [E] to speed.
Okay, so one thing you may have missed in that camera angle is very important is that as I go across,
my right hand kind of comes across the strings [G] to deaden any of them.
And also really the index finger of my left hand kind of flattens out a touch [C#] too, you may notice,
to kind of touch the string next to it.
That just alleviates open string noise ringing and makes a cleaner trail for the lick, [Am] if you will.
So here you can see my left hand, or my right hand rather, [D] is not really down on the string.
[E]
But as I come across now to the D and the G, you can see it's [Em] getting D and the A.
[E] And likewise, it's going to go even further.
[G]
You know, and that's all just part of having good technique as a guitar player,
trying to kill open strings from ringing behind you.
So [E] here it is slowly, and you can just watch my right hand in motion.
Today's lick of the day is the big pentatonic scale.
[G] [E] All right, so basically what we're dealing with here is just taking the notes from the A minor pentatonic scale that I'm sure most of you know.
[Em]
And we're just [Gm] going to try and arrange those across the neck three notes per string.
So, ends up being a great way to switch positions between playing an A minor pentatonic here and [F#] A minor pentatonic up in the [E] 17th position.
Okay, so we're going to take the first three notes here [Am] on the low E.
[B] I'm using 1-3 and pinky to play the 5th, [E] 8th and 10th fret.
And then same thing here on the A on 7-10-12.
Now I'm going to come back down [D] and I'm also going to set down the 10th on the E.
So we've got
and then I pick these [A] again.
So I'm basically only picking the first note on each string.
I'm picking this, [D] hammering down, [E] back down, setting this one down on its own.
No pick.
[A] And then I [E] pick there.
And the reason I'm focusing on those first two strings is because really now it's the same idea.
You're just going to do different frets here on the D and the G.
So we're going
okay, so we have
[D] okay.
And let's keep it on going here.
We've got 15-17-20 [E] and 17-20-22.
So the whole thing
[C#] Right?
There we are.
And here we are again up [E] to speed.
Okay, so one thing you may have missed in that camera angle is very important is that as I go across,
my right hand kind of comes across the strings [G] to deaden any of them.
And also really the index finger of my left hand kind of flattens out a touch [C#] too, you may notice,
to kind of touch the string next to it.
That just alleviates open string noise ringing and makes a cleaner trail for the lick, [Am] if you will.
So here you can see my left hand, or my right hand rather, [D] is not really down on the string.
[E]
But as I come across now to the D and the G, you can see it's [Em] getting D and the A.
[E] And likewise, it's going to go even further.
[G]
You know, and that's all just part of having good technique as a guitar player,
trying to kill open strings from ringing behind you.
So [E] here it is slowly, and you can just watch my right hand in motion.
Key:
E
D
G
Em
Am
E
D
G
Hey everybody, this is Joel Hoekstra from Night Ranger, Rock of Ages and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Today's lick of the day is the big pentatonic scale. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] All right, so basically what we're dealing with here is just taking the notes from the A minor pentatonic scale that I'm sure most of you know.
_ [Em]
And we're just [Gm] going to try and arrange those across the neck three notes per string.
So, ends up being a great way to switch positions between playing an A minor pentatonic here and [F#] A minor pentatonic up in the [E] 17th position.
Okay, so we're going to take the first three notes here [Am] on the low E.
_ [B] I'm using 1-3 and pinky to play the 5th, [E] 8th and 10th fret.
And then same thing here on the A on 7-10-12.
_ Now I'm going to come back down [D] _ and I'm also going to set down the 10th on the E.
So we've got_
_ and then I pick these [A] again.
So I'm basically only picking the first note on each string.
I'm picking this, [D] hammering down, [E] back down, setting this one down on its own.
No pick.
[A] And then I [E] pick there. _
And the reason I'm focusing on those first two strings is because really now it's the same idea.
You're just going to do different frets here on the D and the G.
So we're going_ _ _
_ _ _ okay, so we have_ _
_ _ [D] _ okay.
And let's keep it on going here.
We've got 15-17-20 [E] and 17-20-22. _ _
So the whole thing_ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ Right?
There we are.
And here we are again up [E] to speed.
_ _ _ _ _ Okay, so one thing you may have missed in that camera angle is very important is that as I go across,
my right hand kind of comes across the strings [G] to deaden any of them.
And also really the index finger of my left hand kind of flattens out a touch [C#] too, you may notice,
to kind of touch the string next to it.
That just alleviates open string noise ringing and makes a cleaner trail for the lick, [Am] if you will.
So here you can see my left hand, or my right hand rather, [D] is not really down on the string.
[E] _ _
But as I come across now to the D and the G, you can see it's [Em] getting D and the A. _
_ _ [E] And likewise, it's going to go even further.
_ [G] _
You know, and that's all just part of having good technique as a guitar player,
trying to kill open strings from ringing behind you.
So [E] here it is slowly, and you can just watch my right hand in motion. _ _
Today's lick of the day is the big pentatonic scale. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] All right, so basically what we're dealing with here is just taking the notes from the A minor pentatonic scale that I'm sure most of you know.
_ [Em]
And we're just [Gm] going to try and arrange those across the neck three notes per string.
So, ends up being a great way to switch positions between playing an A minor pentatonic here and [F#] A minor pentatonic up in the [E] 17th position.
Okay, so we're going to take the first three notes here [Am] on the low E.
_ [B] I'm using 1-3 and pinky to play the 5th, [E] 8th and 10th fret.
And then same thing here on the A on 7-10-12.
_ Now I'm going to come back down [D] _ and I'm also going to set down the 10th on the E.
So we've got_
_ and then I pick these [A] again.
So I'm basically only picking the first note on each string.
I'm picking this, [D] hammering down, [E] back down, setting this one down on its own.
No pick.
[A] And then I [E] pick there. _
And the reason I'm focusing on those first two strings is because really now it's the same idea.
You're just going to do different frets here on the D and the G.
So we're going_ _ _
_ _ _ okay, so we have_ _
_ _ [D] _ okay.
And let's keep it on going here.
We've got 15-17-20 [E] and 17-20-22. _ _
So the whole thing_ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ Right?
There we are.
And here we are again up [E] to speed.
_ _ _ _ _ Okay, so one thing you may have missed in that camera angle is very important is that as I go across,
my right hand kind of comes across the strings [G] to deaden any of them.
And also really the index finger of my left hand kind of flattens out a touch [C#] too, you may notice,
to kind of touch the string next to it.
That just alleviates open string noise ringing and makes a cleaner trail for the lick, [Am] if you will.
So here you can see my left hand, or my right hand rather, [D] is not really down on the string.
[E] _ _
But as I come across now to the D and the G, you can see it's [Em] getting D and the A. _
_ _ [E] And likewise, it's going to go even further.
_ [G] _
You know, and that's all just part of having good technique as a guitar player,
trying to kill open strings from ringing behind you.
So [E] here it is slowly, and you can just watch my right hand in motion. _ _