Pentatonic or Major Scale?

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john
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Pentatonic or Major Scale?

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Hello Board,

In my town there is a band that plays alot of Grateful Dead songs. My question to the board is (via the you tube video) the lead guitarist playing penatonic scales or major scales?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDLl3dsz ... annel_page
thx,

j
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Mike
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Post by Mike »

i would say that hes probably playing pentatonic with whatever else he feels thrown in
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Post by NicolaePaul »

I also say its a pentatonic pentatonic.
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