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Get Out Of The "Box" Pentatonic Exercise pentatonics scales Mar 06, 2026

This is an exercise to help you get out of a single pentatonic shape and start adding some horizontal movement that will bring you out of the "box" of the simple shapes.

If you get stuck in a single position, incorporating some horizontal motion will open up new shapes and areas of the fretboard.

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