As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. This scale is a mustknow melodic device for guitarists exploring the world of improvised music, be it in the jazz genre or otherwise. Lets start with the minor pentatonic, as thats used more in rock and metal playing. The minor pentatonic scale is constructed from five notes from the natural minor scale, also called the aeolian mode. The red dots indicate a root note and the black dots indicate a note in the scale. Intro to the minor pentatonic scale, the caged system, scale degrees vs.
Recall that most scales in western music contain 7 notes e. This is in a minor, but the scale pattern is moveable. The 2 12 pentatonic scale patterns that connect the entire. The minor pentatonic scale is built from the five scale degrees of root, b3rd, 4th, 5th, and b7th. The pentatonic scale is a great scale for improvising and soloing.
The minor pentatonic scale for guitar jazz guitar online. This is the only pentatonic scale pattern that requires a position shift. Printable pdf ebook method containing 40 major jazz guitar licks with tab. The 5 minor pentatonic positions deft digits guitar lessons. These scales have only five notes in each octave, and there is one for major and one for minor. A minor pentatonic scale shape 1 guitar couch lessons. Pdf of connecting pentatonic hotspots, after you learn the 2. Minor pentatonic scales and their corresponding caged chord.
All of the root notes are b because this is the b minor pentatonic scale. Much like moveable bar chords this scale can be moved up and down the guitar neck and the root note will determine the key you are playing. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in. Master the minor pentatonic scale using the whole fretboard.
Beginner acoustic guitar lesson tom petty i wont back down how to. Learn how to play up and down the neck with ease and break out of those box patterns. The minor part of the name is related to the sound this shape creates. For example, in an a minor blues scale, the added note would be d sharp. If you want to see this applied to the various minor keys, click on the minor pentatonic key of your choice below. It is the most used of the five pentatonic box shapes. The minor pentatonic scale uses the 1a, 3c, 4d, 5e, 7g notes of the scale. Some people find it easier to think in minor terms, and. A minor pentatonic also know as c major pentatonic. 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. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7.
The minor pentatonic guitar scale is a five note scale used often in rock lead guitar riffs and soloing, and is usually played over chord progressions that start with a minor chord. The big deal with the major pentatonic scale has the same visual shapes as the minor pentatonic so it is essential that you focus on where. The pentatonic scale, major and minor free piano lessons. 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. This is a guid to to show every pentatonic on the neck and in every key a b c d e f g. The minor pentatonic scale is made up of these scale degrees. By being outside the key means that you dont necessarily play chords and scale that belongs to the same key. 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. Feb 27, 2012 a guitar lesson showing you how to play the 5 minor pentatonic scale shapes on the guitar. As the name would suggest, the minor pentatonic scale contains 5 notes. There is a major pentatonic scale and a minor pentatonic scale. Theyve learned some of the standard box shapes, derived from the caged system, for the major pentatonic and minor pentatonic scales, but now they find they cant break out of those shapes.
Must know minor penatonic lick plus the 5 pentatonic. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. The name of the scale a comes from the fact that the very first note of this scale is a the 5th fret on the 6th string is a. Any note you hit in this scale, usually sounds right when soloing. The 5 major pentatonic scale shapes positions guitarhabits.
Jun 10, 2016 the minor pentatonic scale is a fairly wellknown scale, and i imagine many of you have used it before. How to build major pentatonic scales guitar masterclass. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. In summary, there are 5 main patterns across the fretboard which i encourage you to memorize. To apply this scale in a soloing situation, you can use the major pentatonic scale over major, maj7, maj6, maj9, maj69, 7th, 9th and th chords. This is because this scale is really the blues scale with one note missing. Im betting you learned at least a couple of these pentatonic shapes very early in your study of scales i know i did. Get your free instant download of the pdf version of this guide now. The devils interval this is quite important to know and will crop up again and again when using the pentatonic scale over different minor modes of the major scale. 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 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. Also, we are adopting a 2 notes per string system when it comes to minor.
This, and every, scale can be thought of in terms of a formula that shows how the scale can be derived from the notes of the major scale which is the reference point for most things music theory related. But there are many different pentatonic scales you can learn to harmonise with more specific chord types. An introduction to the king of all scale shapes minor. Now, the distance between these notes is a b5 or tritone. 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. Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees. You just need to know the right notes for each key. 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.
Show me chords that sound good with an a minor pentatonic scale. If you are stuck in the pentatonic box then this is the way out of it. Often times its thought of in a blues context, which of course the minor pentatonic scale lends itself to quite nicely. A minor pentatonicblues scale weeping willow guitar. As you know already, the minor pentatonic scale is a movable scale. 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. 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. Pentatonic scales have found their home in the hearts of jazz, blues. Jun 28, 2016 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. Within each of the 5 fingering patterns, there are five twostring shapes that repeat. This minor pentatonic scale shape can easily be called the king of all scales. Jul 09, 2016 this particular shape is called the a minor pentatonic scale shape 1 there are 5 different shapes. There are a few reasons that the penatonic scales are the short cut for the scales. Tweet name your favorite artist and theyve used this scale shape.
How to use the simple pentatonic scale to solo over. The first scales that you should be familiar with are the pentatonic scales. Different pentatonic scales for guitar most guitarists quickly become familiar with the elementary major pentatonic and minor pentatonic scales. Different pentatonic scales for guitar altered pentatonics. This lead guitar lesson will show you the five positions of the pentatonic scale.
Shell voicings guide tone chords guitar lesson with shapes. Diagonal pentatonics ive encountered countless intermediate guitar players who find themselves stuck inside the pentatonic box. Jun 19, 2019 from the basic pentatonic scale guitar fretboard pattern to improvising using minor pentatonic scales all over the guitar neck. 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 most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic. Similar to the major scale patterns, pentatonic scale patterns can be found across the entire guitar fretboard too. The major pentatonic scale is mostly used in country, folk country rock, blues and jazz. Minor pentatonic positions and their associated chord shapes. A pentatonic scale is like any other scale notes separated by intervals, but it contains just 5 tones, hence the greek word pentatonic, which simply means five. All the fretboard diagrams below show c minor pentatonic, so the notes built on that root are c e. Aug 27, 2014 this exercise is a simple scalar pattern based on the a minor pentatonic scale, but spanning 3 of the common box shapes. With each of the shapes we learn, there will be a chord shape that will go along with it. Must know minor penatonic lick plus the 5 pentatonic scale shapes pdf. Mastering pentatonic scale theory guitar masterclass.
The awesome part is that they contain the same note intervals with differing roots, so the patterns are the same. A short lesson on learning the 5 shapes of the minor pentatonic scale and how to use them. The basics of the minor pentatonic scale for guitar soundfly. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. The b minor pentatonic scale can be divided into patterns. However, i find that many musicians think about using this scale with a limited perspective. Jun 09, 2015 minor pentatonic scale s and their corresponding caged chord shapes. The guitar neck diagram shows you the big picture for the b minor pentatonic scale. Mastering pentatonic scale theory welcome to the learning pentatonic scales page at gmc run by yours truly, the professor. This makes it relatively easy to remember and also is great for hammerons and pulloffs. The first major pentatonic scale shape starts with our g root note on the 3rd fret of the 6th string. When you reach the second string, youll need to shift your hand up one fret. Sep 11, 2014 welcome to the first blog in a series that im doing on the pentatonic scale.
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