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Ear Training & the Pentatonic Scale

beginner mandolin

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Step 35 of 44 in Intermediate mandolin

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  1. 32 Billy in the Lowground
  2. 33 Exploring Backup- Ballads in C
  3. 34 Jamming the Major & Minor Pentatonic
  4. 35 Ear Training & the Pentatonic Scale — you are here
  5. 36 Chinquapin Hunting– Build-a-Break & Harmony! Up next
  6. 37 Whiskey Before Breakfast- Flat 3rd Tone Study
  7. 38 Saint Anne's Reel

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Can you find these pentatonic scale-based melodies by ear? In this lesson, I'll guide you through some ear training so that you can begin recognizing licks & melodies by ear...then PLAY them! We'll also connect our voice to our instrument, so that improvisation happens more naturally!

Improvisation Pentatonic Scales

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