Intro to Pentatonic Scales for Mandolin! 

The opening lick to Smokey Robinson.s "My Girl" is simply the pentatonic scale! That's how I can remember it. I got sunshine, on a cloudy day........

Scales on mandolin are so much fun. No irregular third like a guitar!

Thank you very much. Just picked up a mandolin impulsively yesterday. I've been playing guitar for maybe 6-7 years and honestly I never really practiced scales on that, but something tells me I'm going to want to with this.

Great stuff , been playing Mando by ear for years and I am learning loads from your lessons , thank you .

Been playing mando in the band and I make it look easy...two chords (copperhead road)....all I need to know....hehe Now everyone thinks I play guitar and mando....so now I gotta learn some....you're perfect for me...Thanks! PS...I'm a guitar player/pilot...frikin hopeless man....

Very interesting You know your theory Never learned - but 2 of my kids learned music theory in High School & AP Music Theory Thanks for the information Mrs Sheridan

I just gave my mandolin a first tune I bought along with a violin months ago, which I just gave a first tune as well. I am looking forward to playing both using this simple scale as you pointed out. Who knows how long those two instruments would be sitting behind my amp if I hadn't watched this video!

Looks so smooth n simple. But unless hour's of practice, tough to emulate.

Ben, your the man! Amazing content and you were far ahead of the rest of us just now jumping in! I've posted more in the last month than ever! I'm a guitar, fiddle mandolin guy myself, banjo...I have people for that! haha Thanks for the inspiration!

My old teacher been following Banjo Ben for a llllloooonng time

Superb, I'm a leftie, hardest bit was getting a decent leftie mandolin! Live in N orthern Ireland so any suggestions about decent leftie make/model would be greatly appreciated. Hen's teeth springs to mind

Cara, amo suas aulas, mesmo não entendo muito bem seu idioma, aprendo muito com você, muito obrigado mesmo. Saudações de um brasileiro 🇧🇷.

Thanks !! That is a blessing!

Great lesson.

I noticed you play "The Gibson." I know nothing about those instruments; I do know my cousin has collected The Gibson instruments for many years. He has every instrument made during the 1911 to 1926 period except four. He has all the Mandolins in that series. I'm not sure if I have the correct time period. My information comes from memory listening to he and others talk about the instruments. I have seen all of his collection and each one is beautiful. He is interested in selling his collection. Have no idea about price. He is 77 years old and collected many years. I enjoy your videos!!

Love the Aggie ring shimmering as you pluck!!!! Gig em!!

What a wonderful lesson. Terrific!

Great! Thank you! I am from Brasil e i’d like to play pentatonic scale in my cavaquinho (its tuned like bandolim). 👏👏👍🙏

banjo ben you are a wonderful man

Nice scales!

Great lesson. Classy pickguard.

good stuff, thank you.

I feel like a dummy, I'm getting brain freeze trying to follow along. Not you, its me. You're obviously very talented.

Great! Got it, Thanks for making the connections I need-ed. I play fiddle so it is a bit of stretch- ha ha.

Lookin for a good mandolin strap for f model any suggestions thanx

I like your mandolin!

thanks!

So do you just treat the pairs as one string?

you kick butt sir!

OK, so I can play that scale on mandolin or guitar. But it's missing a C note. My instinct is to land on a C note when the song changes to a C chord, but that isn't in the pentatonic scale. Help please?

I am left handed, do they make a left handed mandolin?

Nice shotgun shell lights lol

Trying to start a dead cover band lmk if anyone can shred the mandolin like this

Muito bom. Obrigado.

Hey Ben, what mandolin or pick up do you use when you need to plug in? Just curious thanks!

I can play the guitar and just got a bluegrass mandolin for Christmas.

What strings do you use I'm kinda curious

From indonesia 👍🙏

Whose the band that made the song amy? Also wht mandolin brand do u recommend for beginners, I've been wanting to get one for a while

Thank you Ben! Hey, I'm just curious, have you ever tried to play a uke? They are really fun! I'm looking forward to that fingerstyle hymn...😀

Whoa! Man, you sho talk mahty fast fer a Texan ...

Mando Player

What strings do you use?

Maybe it's just me, but I thought this lesson was incredibly rushed and you didn't explain which fingers to use and you added stuff that wasn't on the tab. I would have preferred a much slower lesson with which fingers to use and sticking to the tab on screen only. I found it confusing and way too fast.

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Why are CC in Portugese? Why not English?!

Sorry, but you talk too fast for me to comprehend the lesson

I'll buy the lesson if you answer my question that I asked several weeks ago...

you move far to fast