This Beginner's Guide to Guitar Soloing™ is brought to you by the following sponsors: JoeGuitar.com Professional Music Products 99dollarGuitars.com Guitars, Effects, Basses, even Keyboards. Mostly under $99!   Practice Exercises for Building Finger Strength & Independence The next pentatonic scale exercise uses a technique called sequencing. Sequencing is the arrangement of scale tones in groups. This exercise uses 4 note sequences. Each sequence of four notes is played from consecutive scale tones. Play along with the animated illustration below until you become familiar with the pattern of notes. Once you have mastered the exercise with the example, use your metronome to practice, gradually increasing the tempo as your skill progresses. Next, practice the scale sequence descending from the first string. Both ascending and descending scale sequences provide valuable tools to help build interesting solos. Click to Continue...