a penta blues


The A pentatonic key is my favorite key when it comes to blues. In fact, most blues artists (and also rock artists) often play in A or E since the rhythm progressions of both these keys are pretty easy to execute (it can be done without the use of much bar chords).

This one starts of with what has to be the most used blues and rock technique : bending the 3rd (D) to the pitch of the 4th (E), holding that bend and while releasing it playing that same 4th on the 2nd string, followed by the 1st one octave higher (1st string)
(key of A pentatonic root to root : 1A 2C 3D 4E 5G 6A)

The fast follow-up of notes on the 5th and 8th fret should be played with hammer-ons and pull-offs, I just forgot to mention them on the tab.

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