G MAJOR & E MINOR SCALE
The G major, and E minor scales are now in 2 octave shapes. Notice how G major and E minor use the same notes but use a different root. This is called the relative major and minor.
Play the G major scale over this track.
Play the G major scale over Blowing In The Wind following the chords
Play the E minor scale over this track.
Play the E minor scale over Ride On following the chords
G MAJOR & E MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE
If we remove the notes C and F# out of our G major and E minor scale, we get a new 5 note (Pentatonic) scale. G major pentatonic sounds like the intro to the song “My Girl”. The scales are used quite a lot in styles like rock, blues, country and many more.
G major pentatonic scale
Once you learn the scale, now try to improvise over the track above.