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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on November 9, 2019 at 1:26pm

Explanation:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatonic_scale

Pentatonic scale cbg:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjPHC727AU

Learn pentatonic scale:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a0iaR6BM69Y&list=PLpET_ZZI7rmROAI...

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on November 10, 2019 at 10:04am

I'm starting to get suspicious of you, I'm thinking a book about CBGs is in the works and you're  picking everyone's brain for research! Seriously I don't have a clue what you're talking about. But just be forewarned that you opened Pandora's box, you are in for lessons in theory. LOL been there, done that. Learned a lot from everyone. My advice, because I didn't. Is to copy and paste in a folder all the information that's about to rain on you for future reference.

K.D

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 10, 2019 at 6:21pm

LOL....I don't have a clue what I'm talking about either.

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on November 11, 2019 at 2:34am

James you are over thinking it..lol

pentatonic is literally a 5 note scale, most often used with blues in a CBG context.

incoming theory.. you have been warned.lol

a dulcimer scale is just all the correct notes in a scale ie. to keep things simple lets assume the scale ( key) of C major.. so the notes are C D E F G A B C . between C and the C an octave higher there are 12 frets. on your dulcimer the fret between C and D has been left out. the same for D to E, F to G etc.

what a pentatonic does is just leave out a few more...so yes you can absolutely fret a canjo etc in a pentatonic scale. the only really different thing is that a pentatonic scale flats the 3rd and 7th notes  so C pentatonic would be C Eflat F G Bflat C.

so you could just put those frets on a neck tune to G or what ever note you want to use as the root note and never play a bum note...lol

its too late and my brain is starting to hurt but im not sure if this would work with multiple strings.... what it would work for is 1 string 1 scale.. so a 3 string could have 1 string for A one for G one for E..

there are far better theorists than me on this site so be warned ,its a can of quavers you have opened...lol

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 11, 2019 at 3:29pm

"James you are over thinking it..lol"

Hey...it's what I do...

There's that vid of a guy playing a penta fretted CBG.

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on November 11, 2019 at 12:32am

I always thought 'pentatonic' was a radio brand and chromatic was made by Kodak! So don't feel bad. Everyday is a new opportunity to learn something here. Watch every video you can by Shane Speal, Glenn Watts, Del Puckett or Justin James or Johnson (I'll double check)tons of information, this on top of the people here that have music theory under their belts and are willing to share it! It maybe a little overwhelming at first, but believe me. They aren't out to make you feel stupid, far from it. If you don't understand something, they'll break it down for you.

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on November 11, 2019 at 5:59am

K.I.S.S.

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 11, 2019 at 3:28pm

Is it safe to assume you are not talking about the band?

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on November 11, 2019 at 3:50pm

• Keep It Simple Stupid... The best advice for solving problems. Don't over think something.

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on November 11, 2019 at 4:15pm

That Shane Speal video is vital, cuz he shows just how easy it is to remember & play the Blues scale? Even if he is soloing on just one string. Those are the basic fundamentals of the Blues in it’s most simple form? 
  

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 11, 2019 at 4:54pm

I hope I can learn to play a little. I'm getting arthritis in my hands, left is worst, and I'm starting to lose some function as well as gain pain.

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on November 12, 2019 at 3:22am

Some of the songs like "Bad Moon Rising" by CCR can be played with one finger(video by Glenn Watts) or do as a lap steel.

Btw 'Biofreeze' and CBD cream works wonders on my hands.

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