Pentatonic scales pdf and instructional video guitar. This scale is transpositional and can be played in, and should be practiced in, all keys. A tab example has been provided for each of the new patterns. This is because this scale is really the blues scale with one note missing. The solution below shows the a minor pentatonic scale, on the piano, bass and treble clef the lesson steps then explain how to construct the scale using the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th minor scale notes for a quick summary to this topic, have a look at pentatonic scale. Intro to the minor pentatonic scale, the caged system, scale degrees vs. The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale guitar. This note can clash, but you can bend the minor third up a half step to a major third, which is a common tactic by blues guitarists. The trick here is to practice the patterns lots before you try and move it around. For example, in an a minor blues scale, the added note would be d sharp.
Meter, scales, and key signatures because the white keys running from c to the next c an octave higher form a sequence of notes that have minor 2nds only between ef the 3rd and 4th notes and bc the 7th and 8th notes, musicians call that series of notes a c major scale. The diagram below shows all the notes in the g minor pentatonic from frets 3 through 15. In this lesson you will learn how to build, play, practice and solo with the minor pentatonic scale in a jazz guitar setting. Thus the major pentatonic scale of a key is the minor pentatonic scale of. The minor pentatonic scale has a minor 3rd or b3 while the major chord as a major third. The pentatonic scale is use primarily used for soloing. The blues scale is very closely related to the minor pentatonic scale, and is used unsurprisingly in blues. The pentatonic scale is frequently used in lots of popular music styles.
This document was created with prince, a great way of getting web content onto paper. The pdf is for members only, so youll need to login to download it. The seventh scale degree is a half step away from the tonic. Basically, the 2nd and 6th notes are removed from the natural minor in order to create the minor pentatonic scale. Even better, the minor pentatonic works well over both major and minor chord progressions.
The basics of the minor pentatonic scale for guitar soundfly. The minor pentatonic expanded scale 2written by david taub now that you are familiar with the minor pentatonic scale in the box position and in an expanded 1 scale, lets learn the minor pentatonic expanded 2 scale. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. This is in a minor, but the scale pattern is moveable. Although various hemitonic pentatonic scales might be called minor, the term is most. The second shows you all 6 patterns i show you in the lessons. The aeolian mode starts on the sixth scale degree of the major scale, and is also known as the natural minor scale. I iv v bvii c all notes m 2 pattern 3 m 4 pattern 5 g pentatonic minor scale i step pattern. The lesson steps then explain how to construct the scale using the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th minor scale notes. This jazz guitar method about walking bass lines and chords is available as a pdf files containing 35 exercises with tabs, analysis. Technically, a pentatonic scale could be any 5 tone scale, but in practice when guitarists refer to the pentatonic scale, 99% of the time they are referring to the minor and major pentatonic scale. The root notes in this case a, are shown by the black dots, the other notes in the scale are shown by the red dots. D minor pentatonic has the same notes as f major pentatonic and so it goes.
Well take a closer look at each of the new patterns below. The five pentatonic scales are modes of the same set of notes, the only difference being the starting note or tonic. Below is a download link for the pentatonic scale pdf. Applying the minor pentatonic scale to the fretboard. Still, this scales importance cannot be underestimated, as it is used in so many genres of music, from rock and blues to country and bluegrass. This first file shows you the first licks that i play at the start and the picking. For your convenience, i have included a pdf of all the pentatonics.
The minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar. As a result, the pentatonic scale consists of notes which are at least 2 semitones apart. The minor pentatonic expanded ii scale now that you are familiar with the minor pentatonic scale in the basic box position and in expanded i form, lets learn the minor pentatonic expanded ii scale. This article serves as a reference for navigating minor pentatonic scales all over the guitar fretboard. Since our weather has been so blue up here, i thought it might be fun to work on our improv skills with minor pentatonic blues scales. The minor pentatonic scale uses the 1a, 3c, 4d, 5e, 7g notes of the scale. The solution below shows the a minor pentatonic scale, on the piano, bass and treble clef. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. The open strings themselves even make up the notes of the e minor pentatonic scale. Pdf a biological rationale for musical scales researchgate. In the diagram below the first pentatonic scale pattern is shown together with four more patterns. Lets take a look at what makes the aeolian mode so unique. That is, a natural minor scale without degrees 2 and 6.
A minor pentatonic it is important that if you are going to learn to improvise with this scale that you learn how it sounds. Strum a g minor chord, then play the notes of the g minor pentatonic scale. Now lets play the g minor pentatonic scale in the second position. Jan 31, 2014 free minor pentatonic blues scale chart. A major pentatonic scale comes from a major scale by removing the 4th and 7th degrees. The minor pentatonic scale on guitar this lesson well be looking at the minor pentatonic scale on guitar probably the most used scale in rock music, definitely the most used scale in blues although there is an extended blues scale which well look at another time. The minor pentatonic scale is probably the most commonly learned, practiced and used scale by guitarists of all genres. Minor pentatonic can be seen as a stripped down version of natural minor, dorian and other minor scales. The minor pentatonic scale is the scale youll hear most often when you hear a guitar solo. It tabs out the pentatonic scales in all 12 major and minor keys. For a quick summary to this topic, have a look at pentatonic scale. A brief lesson on how to extend the minor pentatonic scales to diversify your soloing technique. A c d e g a the blues scale it wasnt until later that i learned there is a blues scale.
So, let us deconstruct this scale and look at the intervals that make up a minor pentatonic scale. The fretboard is shown with the lowest pitch string at the bottom and the highest pitch string at the top unless youve tuned your instrument differently. Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees. Everything in this book is presented in the key of a minor so that you can see how it all relates together and so that you can begin to string licks together into larger ideas. One of the things that makes this scale a great one for improvisation is that you can play in 3 octaves, using exactly the same fingering for each octave. Chapter 6 major scales and key signatures 1 the seventh scale degree ti is a step below the tonic, so following the previous logic it should be called the subtonic. The pentatonic scale chose 5 from these notes and created another scale, this is why it is called penta. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to the heptatonic scale, which has seven notes per octave such as the major scale and minor scale pentatonic scales were developed independently by many ancient civilizations. The aeolian mode, or natural minor scale, is used in various styles of music and is a great way to introduce modal improvisation and tonality. Debussy, pentatonicism, and the tonal tradition pdf. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7.
Mastering pentatonic scale theory welcome to the learning pentatonic scales page at gmc run by yours truly, the professor. Two notes per string the pentatonic is an ideal scale for the beginner and experienced pro alike because it only has two notes per string. Sometimes its easier to think of a major pentatonic scale that starts and ends on degree 6. To build the minor pentatonic scaled, youll first need to know how to build the natural minor scale. It contains chromatic, ionian major, harmonic major. They are still used all over the world, for example traditional music, country music, blues and metal. Although various hemitonic pentatonic scales might be called minor, the term is most commonly applied to the relative minor pentatonic derived from the major pentatonic, using scale tones 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the natural minor scale. By combining pentatonics with fuller, seven note scale phrases, you instantly give your solos more variation and, because most pentatonic scale patterns use just two notes per string, you can inject quick runs that sound less linear and. You build the natural minor scale by taking the major scale and flattening the following scale degrees. The minor pentatonic scale is one that pretty much everyone should learn, regardless of the style. There are both pentatonic major and minor the minor is slightly more often used.
When playing the a minor pentatonic scale, youll only ever need to use two fingers per string. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale. So a major pentatonic scale consists of only the 1 2 3. It is very common, however, add the note that falls between the 4th and 5th scale degrees, thus creating what some refer to as the blues scale. The interactive app below lets you generate fretboard charts of pentatonic scales in all keys with custom. Pentatonic scale has notes that when played generate a pleasant melody, even if it is just the. This scale is a mustknow melodic device for guitarists exploring the world of improvised music, be it in the jazz genre or otherwise. Heres a little something that ive been working with in the studio this week. Starting on c this produces c d e g a a five note scale, hence the name pentatonic. The aeolian mode natural minor is the 6th mode of the major scale.
The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale. E d g b e a pentaton c minor scale box 1 glitarsik. If you know your scales that makes finding another pentatonic scale easy its just a major scale with two notes missing notes 4 and 7 understanding tones and semitones. The 5 minor pentatonic positions deft digits guitar lessons. Minor pentatonic scale guitar lesson with backing tracks. The minor pentatonic scale by paul tauterouff the minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. Above is the a major pentatonic scale shown in 5 positions. Apr, 2018 the minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar. The pentatonic scale is a major scale excluding the 4th and 7th degrees. This article and interactive web app help you learn all of the pentatonic scale diagrams. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to the heptatonic.
What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link. Learn how to play the minor pentatonic scale in all keys, and also how to use it for lead guitar playing. The minor pentatonic scale is 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 of the natural minor scale. Jun 28, 2016 this is a g minor pentatonic scale because the first note we play sixth string, third fret is a g note. Then again, the blues scale is based on the pentatonic scale. Major pentatonic scales in open position closed mobile major pentatonic scales forms horizontal. This is a g minor pentatonic scale because the first note we play sixth string, third fret is a g note. The notesintervals for the minor pentatonic scale can be found all over the fretboard. The rationale behind this is that the minor pentatonic scale is based off the natural minor scale. How to construct major and minor pentatonic scales music. Different pentatonic scales for guitar altered pentatonics. When we hear the seventh scale degree in the context of a piece of. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. The minor pentatonic scale for guitar jazz guitar online.
Starts on 3rd of the pentatonic scale starts on 5th of the pentatonic scale starts on 6th of the pentatonic scale. The lessons on this page are geared towards helping you build a strong understanding of each of the various pentatonic scales, how they are built, how they are related and how they relate to chords and arpeggios when. Each of the five chapters focuses on 1 of the 5 patterns of the caged system. A minor pentatonic guitar scales guitar scales chart. The pentatonic scale, major and minor free piano lessons. The blues players often ad an attitional passing note to the pentatonic scale which is technically known as a flattened 5th that means an extra note in between notes 3 and 4 of the pentatonic scale. The pentatonic minor scale high spirits flutes, 800.
Caged does a great job of associating major chords with pentatonic scale positions, but you. Learn how to play the minor pentatonic scale effortlessly anywhere on the fretboard. The minor pentatonic scale is made up of these scale degrees. The aeolian mode starts on the sixth scale degree of the major scale, and is.
Note that a minor pentatonic has identical notes with c major pentatonic but in different order. Free minor pentatonic blues scale chart saras music studio. All the fretboard diagrams below show c minor pentatonic, so the notes built on that root are c e. Once you are familiar with the intervallic characteristics of the scale, it should be very easy to play in any key. I have quite a few students who are fans of playing the blues. The pentatonic scale is formed of notes 1 2 3 5 and 6 of the major scale. Show me chords that sound good with an a minor pentatonic scale. This scale will have its root note on the 5th or a string and you can start with your 3rd finger.
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