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From there, you can play patterns 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, ending in the open position where you first practiced pattern 1. This scale is transpositional and can be played in, and should be practiced in, all keys. 5 Major Pentatonic Scale Shapes. In this post we use the G major scale as an example. Also, the Pentatonic scale can be easily turned into the Blues scale by adding the “Blues Notes”. Smooth 80 G minor/Bb major 4. MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE - 5 POSITIONS TAB (ver 2) by Lessons - Scales @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com Christmas Sale: Pro Access 80% OFF GET CHRISTMAS OFFER Filed Under. 1 is our root note, and wherever that note lies is the key of the scale. This position is three frets higher than fourth position, and two frets lower than first position. Intervals Part 2. Entire phone-book sized manuals are devoted to the subject that intimidate with the volume of information. This leaves us with the notes G A B D E. For the most part, I’m going to deal with pentatonic scales, but you can do blues scales instead if you want. <>>>
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This scale has its low root played with the first finger on the low E string. However, since most rock and The Pentatonic Scale consists only of 5 Tones and it exists in a major and minor type. The Minor Pentatonic scale guitar patterns. The minor pentatonic scale is constructed from five notes of the natural minor scale. Funky 110 D minor/F major 3. Each chapter is comprised of 25 licks: 10 two measure licks 10 repeating/looping 5 position shifting extending licks This PDF contains the diagrams for all the Major and minor Pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. This is the home position of the pentatonic scale in C major or A minor. The five C-A-G-E-D scale shapes (C shape, A shape, G shape, E shape and D shape) surround the entire fretboard. <>/Pattern<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 49 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>>
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See also The 5 Minor Pentatonic Positions . (Recommended prerequisite knowledge: Intro to the Minor Pentatonic Scale , The CAGED System , Scale Degrees vs. Intervals .) The scale illustrated on the right is the most common basic “box” position. For simplicity’s sake, you will only use one scale, A minor. 0000000016 00000 n
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Major Pentatonic Scale - Position 5 . A Minor Pentatonic (all boxes / CAGED shapes) Box 1 (E) Box 2 (D) Box 3 (C) Box 4 (A) Box 5 (G) Here’s a quick rundown on the pentatonic boxes, and how they relate to the CAGED system. f(̦A�J~ӾG���ա�z����Qb�j��p���hy�D�dU��� �. Above is the A major pentatonic scale shown in 5 positions. D[�����o����=��Qu�J�l��w�&�����-���:�i��[��&�����G�D�F5��������we�NJ)ϦջR6'Ӊ~G���q)�r:1 U�R����)��dž:��i�}XP���2��$kK?�NIˉ�N��������h:Q8we�ؖ�M��=BKC�
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In this lesson, we are going to be in the key of G major. Chords/Keys/Relative minor/Major. The natural minor is the Aeolian mode of the relative major scale. 0000001459 00000 n
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Now, the pentatonic scale only uses 5 out of those 7 notes: A C D E G. Those 5 notes, spread all over the neck of the guitar is what you will be playing when you are using these 5 pentatonic positions. 0000005149 00000 n
Actually learning and mastering guitar scales is not that difficult. This is a Bluesy sounding scale that is used in thousands of Blues and Rock Classics. The Guitar Major Pentatonic Scale. Pattern 4 connects backward to pattern 3, 3 connects back to 2, 2 connects back to 1, and 1 connects back to 5. 0000006521 00000 n
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Played over a 12 bar blues, there are not many ways you can mess this up. The notes in a G major scale are G A B C D E F#. 0000002181 00000 n
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This is sometimes thought to be quite a hard position to solo in... it is until you learn some … The Guitar Major Pentatonic scale has a bright sound that is just right for country music. 4 0 obj
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This article serves as a reference for navigating major pentatonic scales all over the guitar fretboard. Link to Guitar Pro file of tab for The Guitar Diminished Scale. It just works. to it, so if you are new to scales and lead playing this book will put you in good company. Key Signatures part2: Flat keys. So if the 1st note was G, the scale would be built on that note and it would become G minor pentatonic. Link to free printable guitar scales PDF file with all 5 positions of The Guitar Diminished Scale. %PDF-1.6
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The only difference is which root notes you choose to target. The major pentatonic scale is mostly used in country, folk country rock, blues and jazz. Funky 110 F minor/Ab major 6. major pentatonic scale, C, D, E, G, and A with scale degrees of 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 (8 representing the root’s octave) as seen below: C’s relative minor pentatonic scale, A minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale (shown above). To turn our G major scale into a G major pentatonic scale, we just have to remove the 4th and 7th scale degrees. Smooth 80 Bb minor/Db major 7. 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. Groovy 100 F# major/D# minor 8. Any Pentatonic Scale can be divided into patterns. It shows you all positions of the scale.
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Pentatonic and Blues scales are effectively equivalent. Groovy 100 C major/A minor 2. Title: GJ_EBook_HQ Created Date: minor pentatonic scale: 5 patterns. 0000026365 00000 n
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Use the E minor pentatonic scale when playing 12 Bar blues in either E major or E minor, it works equally well over both. All of the root notes are "B" because this is the B Minor Pentatonic Scale. It creates a more happy and uplifting sound. The lack of the major scale’s 4th and 7th scale tones makes the pentatonic sound wonderfully generic. You'll find below the 5 different positions/shapes of the C Major pentatonic Uke scale in Standard Tuning (gCEA), along with their ascending tab patterns. Similar to the major scale in the CAGED system, the pentatonic scale contains five patterns that are each connected to the pattern above and below it on the fretboard. The pentatonic scale is a five note scale. 0000009084 00000 n
These two scales are related, they are built with the same notes. This page contains 5 string bass guitar charts for the major pentatonic scale & if you need to know how to read these charts please see 5 String Bass Chromatic Scale & if you want a free pdf on scales click here Guitar Scales if you want to know the notes that make up the chords click here Chord Theory The major pentatonic sequence goes: R-2-3-5-6 (Box 2 in the example). D shape. 0000004535 00000 n
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It comes from the major scale, which is a seven note scale. We can add the flat 5, (b5), or blue note to the pentatonic scale, making it a six-note scale called the Blues Scale. Here it is, you've hit Gold. 0000005843 00000 n
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