Learn your major pentatonic scale and practice pentatonic exercise 1 in all 12 keys. Click here to grab your pentatonic scale chart plus more free. The e minor pentatonic scale consists of the notes egabd. If you dont have a keyboard in home, dont be desperate, we will explain in details how to create this scale. This practical guide to using the minor pentatonic. Use the e minor pentatonic scale when playing 12 bar blues in.
Pentatonic scales contain five notes, which is how it gets its name penta5, tonic tones. The minor pentatonic scale is constructed from five notes of the natural minor scale. Hit one of the chord with the sustain pedal on a keyboard and try the pentatonic scale over it. Diagonal pentatonic scale patterns by paul tauterouff. Each of the five chapters focuses on 1 of the 5 patterns of the caged system. Note that a minor pentatonic has identical notes with c major pentatonic but in different order. As a teacher i find that many of the intermediate or advanced level students who come to study with me may already know the 5 pentatonic patterns or boxes, but tend to have difficulty shifting between the patterns or positions when soloing. Having read the theory behind the pentatonic scales, you should already be familiar with the basic intervals and use of the major and minor pentatonic scale. The blues scale minor pentatonic and the major pentatonic scales on the guitar.
The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. A minor pentatonic scale 1st pattern the notes of the a minor pentatonic scale are a, c, d, e, and g. This is the only pentatonic scale pattern that requires a position shift. Guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. Its the repeating patterns thing i go on about all the time. Well take a look at how its built, each of the five patterns, and how to go about practicing the scale. 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. Pentatonic patterns for improvisation sample preparatory exercises below is an example of what i call pentatonic exercise 1 in the key of c major.
The minor pentatonic scale has 5 patterns along the guitar neck that act as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and provide a fret board path of what notes to play in a song or key. Apr, 2018 the minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar. In todays session we will use our caged system to discover how each of our five pentatonic scale boxes can be used in both major and minor soloing. The minor pentatonic scale is one that pretty much everyone should learn, regardless of the style you want to play because its a real foundation for many language styles. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the scales in all keys. There is a major pentatonic scale and a minor pentatonic scale. Jan 02, 2017 4 pentatonic exercises every guitarist should know. Its important to note that the fingering is very loose with the minor pentatonic, much more so than with other scales. Place finger 1 on the 8th fret and you will play the c minor pentatonic scale because the note at the 8th fret of the 6th string is the note c. Click here to gain instant access to pdf filled with pentatonic scales. The minor pentatonic scale has its own intervallic pattern of a m3, m2, m2, m3, and a final m2, which leads to the octave. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning.
Scale compendium, often referred to as the major 326 or minor 330 pentatonic scale 4, play the shapes found in the exercises, but replace the written notes with the notes of your chos en scale. To play the g minor pentatonic scale in the third position, begin with your middle finger on the sixth string, eighth fret and play through the pattern as noted. Pentatonic scale patterns 5 pentatonic scale positions. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used scales. This scale will have its root note on the 5th or a string and you can start with your 3rd finger. 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. This pdf ebook method contains 25 altered jazz guitar licks with tabs, patterns, scale charts and audio files to master, apply and. So place finger 1 at the 3rd fret and you will play the g minor pentatonic scale because the note on the 3rd fret of the 6th string is the note g. Most people learn the boxes first, and thats a good thing. How to use the pentatonic scale like mccoy tyner in your. The scale illustrated on the right is the most common basic box position. The most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic. The pentatonic scale is frequently used in lots of popular music styles.
Many guitarists get stuck in a rut playing the minor pentatonic scale. In this exercise we play our major pentatonic scale over the entire range of our instrument up and back down again. When you reach the second string, youll need to shift your hand up one fret. The 5 minor pentatonic scale patterns learning to play.
The root note is the key that the pentatonic scale will be played in. Its generally easy under the fingers and makes easy to remember visual shapes, so good for building a framework of the entire neck too. The major pentatonic scale has the 5 notes of the major scale. Oct 04, 2018 and welcome to another lead guitar tutorial. Learn the major and minor pentatonic scales, their patterns, when to use them, and why theyre the scale shortcut. Once learned, the player can immediately start improvising rock guitar. Pentatonic and blues scales are effectively equivalent. The easiest way to get to know the pentatonic scale on the guitar is to begin working in the key of e minor, because it uses all the open strings on the guitar and is very common in popular music. Click here for instant access to the 17 page pentatonic scales chart. Both the pentatonic major scale and minor scale have the same patterns. As your soloing gets more sophisticated, the less you have to hunt for the box patterns the better off youll be.
For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. The major pentatonic scale guitar shapes and theory. For example in the g minor pentatonic scale all g notes are root notes. Minor pentatonic scale patterns the 5 positions as we learned in the minor pentatonic scale lesson, this scale has just 5 tones 1 root, b3 minor 3rd, 4 perfect 4th, 5 perfect 5th and b7 minor 7th. Again, while you should hit all twelve keys when practicing patterns, the keys you will most likely encounter using the boxes are in no particular order. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. Comping with pentatonic scales now there is a ocean of online, magazine, and video lessons about how to comp with pentatonic scales. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale guitar.
Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. D minor pentatonic has the same notes as f major pentatonic and so it goes. The same pattern is used to tune the 5th and 4th string. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. 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. This scale has its low root played with the first finger on the low e string. Major and minor pentatonic scales avoid significant harmonic dissonance by adverting this tritone. The 5 minor pentatonic scale patterns learning to play the.
There are both pentatonic major and minor the minor is slightly more often used. The word pentatonic implies that there are five notes in these scales, and that is correct. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. The awesome part is that they contain the same note intervals with.
The pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly used in all styles of music. Sep 15, 2018 in this lesson, were going to break down the minor pentatonic positions. Welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks. And of course the tonic minor chord gm6 is easily taken care of with a g m6 pentatonic scale. Most of the choices are using the standard minor pentatonic scale and i am also using a m6 pentatonic scale. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale. Since there are 5 notes in the pentatonic scale every 5th note, starting from a root note, is a root note. Most guitar players learn pattern 1 first as its an easy pattern to learn. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the minor pentatonic scale chart that prints nicely. Before we get started, here are the 5 pentatonic boxes in the way i look at them. The intervals in minor pentatonic are root or 1, b3rd, 4th, 5th, and b7th. Pentatonic scales are a nice tool to get hold of some of the upper structures of the chords. May 14, 2019 the minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar.
All 12 of the major pentatonic scales are provided in the pdf along with their relative minor partner. Oct 11, 2016 learn your corresponding pentatonic scale. Scale compendium, often referred to as the major 326 or minor 330 pentatonic scale4, play the shapes found in the exercises, but replace the written notes with the notes of your chos en scale. In the example below, and in most of the pattern tabs, well use the familiar a minor boxes.
Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. The minor pentatonic scale of a key can be found and played in the same pattern 3 frets below the major scale. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. As the name implies, a pentatonic scale is a scale made up of five penta notes tonic. 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. The aeolian mode natural minor is the 6th mode of the major scale. It is now time to learn how to use the minor pentatonic scale, which is a must if you want to learn to play lead guitar and improvise. In this case d7alt that is eb melodic minor and the ebm is a perfect scale choice. A minor pentatonic is the relative minor scale of c major pentatonic. Minor pentatonic scales to introduce a novice guitar player to the world of rock music requires that he learn a series of scales, which we can call the tools of the trade. Building the minor pentatonic from the natural minor scale. Sep 26, 2018 the pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly used in all styles of music. Once you are familiar with the intervallic characteristics of the scale, it should be very easy to play in any key.
If you play alto youre going to be playing your g majore minor pentatonic scale. The basics of the minor pentatonic scale for guitar soundfly. Heres a lesson that walks guitarists through learning to play the major and minor pentatonic scale in five positions, all over the guitar fretboard. The image below shows us how these major and minor pentatonic intervallic patterns relate to one. It leaves more of your brain power available to decide what to play when you dont have to think about how to play it. The open strings themselves even make up the notes of the e minor pentatonic scale. The minor pentatonic penta five scale is a five note scale with no second or sixth degrees. Do this by using your musicianship and feeling, not your muscle memory or.
Roll your mouse over the pattern number below to see what the pattern looks like. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. Three mustknow jazzy pentatonic patterns guitar world. Im going to be demonstrating on tenor sax so ill be playing my c majora minor pentatonic scale. Pentatonic scales are cleaner as far as diagrams so theyre a little easier to work with. For the most part, im going to deal with pentatonic scales, but you can do blues scales instead if you want. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale. One of the ways we use pentatonic scales is by exploring scale patterns.
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