Pop improvisation in E New
The relative C# minor pentatonic scale (position 1) works over this pop grid in E major (E-A-B-E): the same principle as a minor-key improvisation, simply shifted onto the relative minor.
Tips
Locate the C# root on the neck before playing over the grid: it doesn't match any chord played directly, which can be confusing at first, but it remains the most rhythmically stable note.
Chord progression — E
Bar 1
E
Bar 2
A
Bar 3
B
Bar 4
E
Fretboard position
root note other scale note
Chords
Related sheets
- Pop in G — alternating bass fingerstyle (Level 4)
- Pop in F — syncopated rhythm (Level 4)
- Pop in C (with barre) — syncopated rhythm (Level 4)