I said in another thread I'd post a straight 12 bar blues, and restrict the lead playing to the Pentatonic scale only. I can't even rememember why...
Oh yes, because beginners and intermediate players alike, myself included, can get cracking with the pentatonic while absorbing and learning.
Also, I think it's easy for people to say they're "stuck in the box", and generally they mean they're stuck using pentatonics only. Why stuck? It's a great scale with a great flexability!
Now, I'm sure there is plenty written about which would be way better than me going into any great detail and also plenty of you guys who use the pents better than I do, so here's the plan!
Have a go and post your own pentatonic stuff and we can share and learn from each other and expand our Pentatonic vocabularly.
For me, there's no reason to feel stuck in the rut as there's plenty that can be done. Let's share some of our licks and tricks and see if we can't get everyone feeling ok with using this fine ol' scale!
My version below is essentially using just the E minor pent shapes occuring from fret 7 through 15, yes I do use some other E pent shapes in other fretboard areas, but I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible and minimise any accidentals, not messing with the vocabularly and staying strictly Pentatonic.
'Kay posted my version and the backing track only for you guys to download and have a crack at.
It's a straight 12 bar in E.
Enjoy.