This lick spans four octaves of the A minor pentatonic scale (A C D E G). Bar 1 features the same five-note scale fragment played in three different octaves, and is played with five evenly spaced ...

Like the scale, minor chords have a dark and moody sound. Play a minor chord and compare it to a major chord (any chord with just a letter name, eg, 'G' or 'A'). You will notice that major chords ...