Pentascale or pentatonic scale pentatonic scale pattern. Instant access to the 17 page pdf filled with scales 7 tips. It is easy to create and to use some decades before, some musicians use to earn millions just playing this s. Practice each pattern and memorise the fingering required to play them. Link to page dedicated to the guitar diminished scale. This lesson will help you build licks that move smoothly between the two scales, in a blues context but you can use what you learn in any style. For a quick summary of this topic, have a look at pentatonic scale. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. The lesson steps then explain how to construct the scale using the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th major scale notes.
The guitar neck diagram shows you the big picture for the b minor pentatonic scale. To view the part 2 video, download the tablature, access the onscreen tab viewer, download the mp3 jam track, and the pdf files for this guitar. Using minor and major pentatonic together effectively minor and major pentatonic work great together in major keys and can say a lot more than if you were to just use one scale. The process of fi nding the relative minor scale from the 6th degree of the major scale will hold true with any major scale. Printable downloadable major pentatonic scale guitar chart. If you are playing in g major, use e minor pentatonic scale also know as g major pentatonic you have probably noticed that the pentatonic scale can be either a major or minor scale. Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees. Each one connects to the next and continues down and up the fretboard. Its a great scale because its fairly easy to play which makes it a perfect beginner scale for soloing, but it also has the functionality. Something about pentatonic scales just sounds good. The major pentatonic scale next level guitar lessons. Guitar major pentatonic scale chart printable pdf subject.
There is a lot of discussion about the glory of the caged system. Ive started writing up all the notes i give to guitar students so rather than getting a photocopy of something i wrote in the back of an envelope when i was 19 and figuring all this stuff out myself i can just print off or hyperlink to resources when i need to give stuff out. So this solo is designed to get the major pentatonic sound into your ears, and. Minor pentatonic the 5 patterns all of the 5 pentatonic scale patterns overlap in the same way with some being easier shapes to play than others. The awesome part is that they contain the same note intervals with differing roots, so the patterns are the same. A major pentatonic scale comes from a major scale by removing the 4th and 7th degrees. The solution below shows the d major pentatonic scale on the piano, treble clef and bass clef. Major pentatonic scales in open position closed mobile major pentatonic scales forms horizontal. For a quick summary to this topic, have a look at pentatonic scale. Link to free printable guitar scales pdf file with all 5 positions of the guitar diminished scale. How to superimpose the pentatonic minor scale over chord progressions in a number of different scenarios. Be aware that the key signature of both scales will always be the same.
Guitarists with an interest in learning to play lead guitar must learn their pentatonic scales. The minor pentatonic scale for guitar jazz guitar online. You will be learning two types of pentatonic scales, one is the minor pentatonic scale and the other will be the major pentatonic scale. By hal leonard corporation, jon chappell, mark phillips, desi serna. The word penta is greek for five and there are five different name notes in each minor pentatonic scale.
After pattern 5 the sequence starts again with pattern 1 at the 12th fret for the e minor pentatonic scale. With a basic knowledge of music theory one can easily create any one of the major pentatonic scales or modes with the included scale degree formulas. The best way to learn them is to choose one scale that appeals to you and spend a considerable amount of time an d energy practicing and thinking of ways. The guitar major pentatonic scale has a bright sound that is just right for country. And it is not hard to discover the reason why everybody uses and abuses of this scale. In breakdown by tom petty, the primary chord in the progression is am and the tonic note in the pentatonic scale riff is a, so you call it a minor pentatonic.
They are hugely popular mainly because they are quite easy to play and are very easy to use in a musical situation right from the start. Ukulele scales are created from a family of notes that sound pleasing together. As guitarists we all love our minor pentatonics but when it comes to using the majors many of us are on more uncertain ground. The difference between diatonic and pentatonic scales. Major and minor pentatonic scales avoid significant harmonic dissonance by adverting this tritone. For example, in an a minor blues scale, the added note would be d sharp.
There is a very powerful secret in this ebook that most dont know about. There are both pentatonic major and minor the minor is slightly more often used. The pentatonic scale is used both for soloing, and for basing song riffs around. Pentatonic scale patterns themselves are not considered diatonic because they are not based on the same two step formula that major scales are based on. If you want to download a free ebook of 15 ii valt i licks then subscribe to my newsletter. There is a major pentatonic scale and a minor pentatonic scale. For rock guitar, youll want to learn to play the pentatonic scale, which supplies you with better melodic fodder. Com the 5 patterns of the major pentatonic scale for guitar. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. Intro to the minor pentatonic scale, the caged system, scale degrees vs. Free pdf scales collection download over 150 pages. There are a few reasons that the penatonic scales are the short cut for the scales. Learn how to mix the major and minor pentatonic scales guitar.
The solution below shows the d minor pentatonic scale, on the piano, bass and treble clef. The major pentatonic guitar scale is usually played over major chords, and is used in rock music as well as country music. Some decades before, some musicians use to earn millions just playing this scale. To hear each pattern check out the a pentatonic blues scale tab page coming soon. Used in the right context, its almost impossible to make them sound bad or unusual. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab. Click here for instant access to the 17 page pentatonic scales chart. The minor pentatonic scale is probably the most commonly learned, practiced and used scale by guitarists of all genres. Major pentatonic scale diagrams beginning on each of the 12 chromatic tones. Pentatonic guitar magic how to use the simple pentatonic scale to solo over chords from blues to rock tojazz. Basic minor pentatonic scale theory rock house method. Major pentatonic drills fundamental changes music book. Understanding the major and the minor blues pentatonic. May 12, 2019 the minor pentatonic scale is the most used scale for soloing and it is used in a wide variety of music styles like pop, rock, country, metal, blues and more.
After trying many ways of teaching scales to students and moving them on to improvising and soloing, i have developed this exercise ebook to really get to grips with these 5 scale shapes. Its the repeating patterns thing i go on about all the time. And if you were looking for just the minor scales instead, here is the saxophone minor scales guide. If you were looking for just the major scales, here is the saxophone major scales guide.
Jun 28, 2016 this is a g minor pentatonic scale because the first note we play sixth string, third fret is a g note. 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. Although the pentatonic scale is not the only scale available for playing rock lead, it is. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. Learn all 5 patterns of the a pentatonic blues scale and learn to play. In the next lesson well learn the minor pentatonic scale, which is quite possibly the most popular scale among guitar players. The 5 minor pentatonic scale patterns learning to play the. 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. The diagram below shows the 5 major pentatonic scale patterns spread over the length of the guitar. Pentatonic scales are cleaner as far as diagrams so theyre a little easier to work with. Theyre used in all kinds of music all over the world. Since there are five notes in a pentatonic scale, there are five different forms that we can use to play the scale if we start on each different note. Some people find it easier to think in minor terms, and. The difference is which note is functioning as the tonic primary pitch.
The minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. The pentatonic scale compendia found in section one list all three hundre d thirty pentatonic scales 2 that contain the note c. For this lesson ive put together a classic rockstyle solo using just the major pentatonic scale. I use the minor pentatonic scale for some time now. D minor pentatonic has the same notes as f major pentatonic and so. Well, sure, i wish i knew or was taught it 40 years ago when i started playing. This is similar to how the minor pentatonic scale is constructed from five notes of the natural minor scale, see below table. The major pentatonic scale uses the 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 notes of the major scale. In this exercise we play our major pentatonic scale over the entire range of our instrument up and back down again. How to use the moveable pentatonic scale to play lead rock. Welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks.
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. A pentatonic scale is a pattern of 5 notes plus the repeated upper tonic note 5 penta plus 1 tonic for a total of 6 notes. Dont learn the pentatonic shapes, solo up and down the. A minor pentatonic also know as c major pentatonic. Or maybe you feel like you are playing the same stagnate licks again and again. The difference between major and minor pentatonic scales. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning.
A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. Before we get started, here are the 5 pentatonic boxes in the way i look at them. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. 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. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales. Chord progressions for minor pentatonic soloing guitarhabits. Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. Note that a minor pentatonic has identical notes with c major pentatonic but in different order.
They show the scales as played on a 4 string bass with standard tuning. All the fretboard diagrams below show c minor pentatonic, so the notes built on that root are c e. Jazz players often use a pentatonic scale as a melodic device, but overlook its harmonic possibilities. Major and minor pentatonic scales on the guitar online. Pentatonic scales are widely used scales on the guitar. For the most part, im going to deal with pentatonic scales, but you can do blues scales instead if you want.
Whole, whole, whole and a half, whole, whole and a half. Pentatonic scales are considered to be transilient scales scales that have fewer than 8 notes. Link to guitar pro file of tab for the guitar diminished scale. The pentatonic blues scale is a great tool for blues guitar and rock guitar soloing and improvising. The diamond shows the major root and the open circle shows the minor root. Now its time to use the mayor and minor pentatonic scale, but when i use a mayor pentatonic over a minor blues progression it does not sound right when i use minor pentatonic over mayor blues, it sounds good. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. The pentatonic super highway global guitar network.
This is in a minor, but the scale pattern is moveable. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in. Print and download in pdf or midi pentatonic scales. The pentatonic scale is frequently used in lots of popular music styles.
The major pentatonic scale key points the major pentatonic scale is constructed from five notes of the major scale. How to use the moveable pentatonic scale to play lead rock guitar. Soloing with the combined minormajor pentatonic scales by steve stine 26 september 2018 become a more versatile player by learning how to combine the minor and major pentatonic scales. This lesson is an extract taken from my brand new book soloing school. The pentatonic scale, major and minor free piano lessons.
Since this scale isnt entirely made up of steps, some interesting voicings result from. Remember that you can find all the major pentatonics by going through. This pdf method for guitar contains 40 ii v i jazz guitar lines with tab, standard notation, analysis, scale charts and audio files. There are three ways youll want to learn your major pentatonic scale forms. The red dots indicate a root note and the black dots indicate a note in the scale. The scale were about to learn is used loads in country, blues and rock. Strum a g minor chord, then play the notes of the g minor pentatonic scale. Using minor and major pentatonic together effectively. Maybe i was a dumb kid and so were my friends but nobody bothered to tell us this.
Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. Scales you can use in the real world, created by a human guitarist. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. Its a little strange to get used to at first, because the patterns are the same as for the minor pentatonic, but the root note is different huh. This is because this scale is really the blues scale with one note missing. The b minor pentatonic scale can be divided into patterns. The way i like to look at this scale is that you isolate a group of notes from the natural minor. Show me chords that sound good with a d major pentatonic scale.
The 5 minor pentatonic positions deft digits guitar lessons. Any note you hit in this scale, usually sounds right when soloing. Click on the required key for scale notes and fret position diagrams in each key. Basic minor pentatonic scale theory the minor pentatonic scale is the most widely used scale in rock and blues music. This minor pentatonic scales ebook is a compilation of 9 years of preparation work teaching guitar to a wide range of abilities. Scroll down to download a printable pdf version of the chart, with no login or signup required.
The basics of the minor pentatonic scale for guitar soundfly. As the name suggests, a pentatonic scale only has five notes. The bass scales chart below shows three common bass scales pentatonic minor, blues and major as patterns on a fretboard. The pentatonic scale is one of the most commonlyused scales in rock, jazz and pop music. Here you will find scale diagrams for the five patterns of the minor pentatonic scale and tips on the fingerings for each however, i repeat, you will be best learning these patterns in context over the first two blues lead guitar modules essential blues lead guitar and all over blues lead guitar which is all about using all five patterns all over the neck. Playing the scale in this way removes the large stretches and organizes the. Something that cannot be said of the two notes of the major scale that are not included in the major pentatonic scale the 4th and 7th. Now lets play the g minor pentatonic scale in the second position. Pentatonic patterns for improvisation sample preparatory exercises below is an example of what i call pentatonic exercise 1 in the key of c major. A pentatonic blues scale free pentatonic blues scales. Pentatonic scales trombone lexcerpts sheet music for.
You just need to know the right notes for each key. Pentatonic and blues scales are effectively equivalent. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. Each scale is illustrated in more than one fretboard position, giving you a suitable scale. I use this scale for soloing over minor and mayor blues progressions. But the notes contained in pentatonic scales can be considered to be diatonic to a key when the same notes are found in the parent major scale. Premium learning minor pentatonic scales pdf ebook. The pentatonic scale is a flexible scale for improvising and apart from the standard way, which is combining a scale with chords in the same key, you could also be outside the key. Ukulele scales and modes by 7 mustknow ukulele scales in standard tuning gcea. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc. Guitarists use it in riffs, song melody lines and lead guitar improvisation.
All of the root notes are b because this is the b minor pentatonic scale. The major pentatonic scale shares the same notes as its relative minor counterpart so although the diagrams might seem familiar its important to take note of where the root notes differ for the major pentatonic positions as opposed to minor pentatonic. In this guide i want to discuss major pentatonic scales for the saxophone. They serve as the foundation to a tonality major or minor. The most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic. The major and minor scales may be musiceducation stalwarts, but they sound a bit academic when used over chord progressions. 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. On this page there are easy to follow tabs along with audio at three different speeds. The pentatonic scale is a great scale for improvising and soloing. This means that they are often one of the first scales. These are the five forms of a c major pentatonic scale or an a minor pentatonic scale. Pentatonic scales have found their home in the hearts of jazz, blues, and. The pentatonic super highway okay, its not so much a road as it is a pathway through a scale you probably already know, the majorminor pentatonic scale.
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