Is this the Pentatonic scale?

this is from another thread

if you dont use any open strings all things are relative...so if you play
a lick in the key of A at the 7th fret ..then  play it in the key of G
..play it at the 5th fret ( since G is 2 frets lower than A ..or a tone or 2 semitones )
if you play it in A# then the 8th fret is the starting point and so on ( for the same sequence of notes played in an identical manner and starting on the same string )

if you play the open C chord at the first position ( using an open E and G )
then move your fingers up 1 fret...everything goes pear shaped because everything
has gone up a semitone except E/G )so if you learn a lick in A ..dont use any open
strings..then you can play it in C by just playing everything 3 frets higher

google for the CAGED system of chords for similar principles involving chords
thus leading to barre chords ( no open strings )

some songs are very key specific
eg BLACKBIRD by the beatles can only be played ( as the record )
in the key of G because the G open string contributes to a lot of the overall
sound..learn a bit of it then try to play it in another key ( without using a capo )
if you can please post a clip

as far as fretting goes..the bass is exactly the same as guitar only an octave lower
and the top E and B missing ..the strings on a bass are E A D G on a guitar
you've got E A D G ( B E )

if you learnt a bass run then played it on guitar ..it would be the same
only an octave higher
try playing the E chord on your bass

scales are the same for all instruments ..you can play pentatonic scales on a
flute if you get pissed enough

a pentatonic scale is just a scale with 5 notes instead of the usual 7 ( heptatonic )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatonic_scale

Unfortunately, i can`t play the E chord yet. I have only got to C. Maybe i will learn that in lesson 2