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If you are done with the Pentatonic Minor Scales, then lets go for the Pentatonic Major! If you haven't studied the pentatonic minor, then its better to go through it before learning Pentatonic Major. Take a look at the lesson Learning Pentatonic: Minor and then come back to this lesson if you haven't already done that.
Okay, I presume you know the Minor Scales now? Basically the pentatonic major and pentatonic minor are the same scale depending on which note you consider to be the tonic. Check the diagram below, the blue dots are the minor tonics and the red dots are the major tonic. For example if we play the first shape in the diagram from the 5th Fret (which would be the red dot and is 'A' note) of the E (6th String) String, the blue dot will be on the 8th Fret on the same string and which is a C note. Thus, A minor Pentatonic Scale is Same as C Major Pentatonic Scale! Simple, right?
In the Diagram:
Blue Dots: Root Note For Minor Scale
Red Dots: Root Note For Major Scale
Number inside dot: Which finger to use? 1-index, 2-Middle, 3-Ring, 4-Pinky
A little info about Pentatonic Major Scale:
It is a Country Flavored Scale
Quality: Bright Sounding
Musical Styles: Country, Blues, Rock, Jazz, Fusion
Chords: Major, Major Sevenths, Dominant Sevenths
Intervals: Root -2-3-5-6-Octave or W-W-W+H-W-W+H
Now the Different Patterns of the scale in order and on the fretboard are shown below:
Okay, I presume you know the Minor Scales now? Basically the pentatonic major and pentatonic minor are the same scale depending on which note you consider to be the tonic. Check the diagram below, the blue dots are the minor tonics and the red dots are the major tonic. For example if we play the first shape in the diagram from the 5th Fret (which would be the red dot and is 'A' note) of the E (6th String) String, the blue dot will be on the 8th Fret on the same string and which is a C note. Thus, A minor Pentatonic Scale is Same as C Major Pentatonic Scale! Simple, right?
Blue Dots: Root Note For Minor Scale
Red Dots: Root Note For Major Scale
Number inside dot: Which finger to use? 1-index, 2-Middle, 3-Ring, 4-Pinky
A little info about Pentatonic Major Scale:
It is a Country Flavored Scale
Quality: Bright Sounding
Musical Styles: Country, Blues, Rock, Jazz, Fusion
Chords: Major, Major Sevenths, Dominant Sevenths
Intervals: Root -2-3-5-6-Octave or W-W-W+H-W-W+H
Now the Different Patterns of the scale in order and on the fretboard are shown below:
Fig: Different Pentatonic Major Boxes in order!
Fig: Pentatonic Major Boxes across the fretboard
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1 comments:
I think you mixed up red and blue... If the red note is on A, then it's A minor. So aren't red dots minor tonics and blue dots major??
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