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Here are the major and minor roots on the 1st pentatonic form as played on
guitar. The open circle shows the minor root and the diamond shows the major
root.
1st Form 2nd Form 3rd Form 4th Form 5th Form
On guitar, these five forms connect together like overlapping puzzle pieces as shown in the lower example.
4th Form 3rd Form 2nd Form 1st Form 5th Form
So, a very basic way to begin soloing over an A blues would be to use an A minor pentatonic scale.
1st Form 2nd Form 3rd Form 4th Form 5th Form
In the 1st minor pentatonic form in Am the three notes to bend are shown here
as open circles. These notes are good to bend in all of the forms, so practice
bending these pitches in all of the five forms.
= Notes to Bend