In this lesson, I’m showing you 10+ pentatonic licks for guitar improvisation, all played from one position on the neck. This is about building real solo vocabulary without running all over the fretboard.
Every lick in this video comes from the minor pentatonic scale in the key of E, and the goal isn’t to memorize a bunch of stuff — it’s to learn a few ideas deeply so they naturally turn into dozens of your own variations.
? What this lesson focuses on:
⦿ Over 10 pentatonic licks in one position
⦿ Bends, unison bends, pull-offs, and blues notes
⦿ Turning licks into phrases you can actually improvise with
Take these slow, loop them, and try them over jam tracks. Once these ideas sink in, they’ll start showing up in your solos automatically.
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0:00 – Intro
1:24 – Pentatonic Position Overview
2:18 – First Lick Ideas & Unison Bends
4:28 – Bend Variations & Repeating Licks
5:35 – Double-Stop Pentatonic Licks
6:37 – B String & High E Bend Ideas
8:29 – Lick Variations & Resolutions
10:07 – Pull-Offs & Blues Notes
11:25 – Repeating & SRV-Style Ideas
12:07 – Descending Pentatonic Runs
13:36 – Connecting Licks for Improvising
14:30 – Practice Tips & Final Thoughts