Want tips on learning the Pentatonic Scale?? Part 1

When learning to play the guitar the first scale everyone learns is the Pentatonic Scale, there are many reasons for this, firstly the Pentatonic Scale is relatively easy to get relatively comfortable with compared to many other scales as there are less notes which means it's a lot easier for beginners. Another reason for it being popular is that the Pentatonic scale is so adaptable and can be used in most musical situations, everything from blues and country to rock and heavy metal, it sounds good slow and emotional but also sounds great in a shred situation. The other main reason why so many guitarists love this scale is the primal raw nature given to it with the absence of of the 2nd and 6th scale degrees which I will talk about in a second, this gives it a certain rawness that makes it perfect for blues especially.

 The Pentatonic Scale has five notes ("Penta" meaning five) as the 2nd and 6th scale degrees are absent compared to the Heptatonic Scale which has seven notes.

I think advice I can give you in learning the pentatonic scale is to learn all five box positions so that you know them inside out. When I first did this it really helped me out but I still struggled a bit with my lead guitar, if this happens to you another tip is learning all the scales on each string as this will help you be able to solo effortlessly around the fretboard.
Below are tab diagrams of the Minor Pentatonic box positions, to pick change scale just move scale up neck until the root is the note of the scale you want. Key- R= Root

E- |--|0-|--|R-|   
B- |--|0-|--|0-|      
G- |R-|--|--|0-|
D- |0-|--|--|0-|
A- |--|0-|--|0-|
E- |--|0-|--|R-|                             

E- |R-|--|--|0-|
B- |0-|--|--|0-|
G- |0-|--|0-|--|
D- |0-|--|R-|--|
A- |0-|--|0-|--|
E- |R-|--|--|0-|                                

E- |--|0-|--|0-|
B- |--|0-|--|R-|
G- |0-|--|0-|--|
D- |R-|--|--|0-|
A- |0-|--|--|0-|
E- |--|0-|--|0-|                               

E- |--|0-|--|0-|--|
B- |--|R-|--|--|0-|
G- |0-|--|--|0-|--|
D- |--|0-|--|0-|--|
A- |--|0-|--|R-|--|
E- |--|0-|--|0-|--|

E- |0-|--|--|0-|
B- |--|0-|--|0-|
G- |0-|--|R-|--|
D- |0-|--|0-|--|
A- |R-|--|--|0-|
E- |0-|--|--|0-|

Another piece of advice I can give you is to make sure you know where all your root notes are in each box pattern as this will help greatly when you start soloing and is very important to your playing. They say practice makes perfect but what they should say is perfect practice makes perfect, so make sure when practicing that you are getting it right, if you have any questions regarding anything just drop me a comment.
Part 2 of pentatonics will be up in the near future, have fun playing guitar!!