I think the pentatonic scale is used in most rock, country and blues music.
http://www.guitartricks.com/search.php?input=scales+and+chords&search.x=12&search.y=10
here's link to major pentatonic scale tutorial with Doug Showalter
http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=12681&c_id=13&ch_id=76&s_id=657
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