Download a guitar pro 6 file for these melodic patterns here but youll need to have the player too, its a very useful practice tool and you can adjust the speed and play along with the exercises. Playing the scale in this way removes the large stretches and organizes the notes in a way that is easy to grip, slide and bend. The word pentatonic implies that there are five notes in these scales, and that is correct. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. 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. Apr, 2018 the minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. Download a guitar pro 6 file for these melodic patterns here but youll need to have the player too, its a very useful practice tool and you can adjust the speed and play along. Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees.
The minor pentatonic scale is a great tool for blues guitar and rock guitar. When the player wants to lighten things up, the major pentatonic is the scale of choice. Guitar maps connect c minor guitar scales together so you can follow them up and down the fret board. For example if you play this scale starting at the fifth fret on the low e string it is an a minor pentatonic scale consisting of the five notes a, c, d, e, and g. Each scale is illustrated in more than one fretboard position, giving you a suitable scale pattern. The pentatonic super highway global guitar network. Remember its the process, not always the end result that you want. The minor pentatonic scale the pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly utilized scales in just about all genres of. 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. Minor pentatonic scales are used to create solos or melodies.
The second shows you all 6 patterns i show you in the lessons. Minor pentatonic scale guitar chart click here for a free printable high quality pdf file of this. The minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock. 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. You may not be able to find what youre looking for right away this time, but youve spent time streamlining the process for later.
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. Minor pentatonic scale basic box the key signature is determined by which root note is played. Its vital that you know where and when you can use it. This article and interactive web app help you learn all of the pentatonic scale diagrams. Premium learning minor pentatonic scales pdf ebook. This book of written lessons is an excellent tool and reference manual to develop and enhance your guitar skills. The minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys.
The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale. This entry was posted in resource and tagged 3 notes per string, arpeggio, chord, download, fingering, maj7, major 7th, minor pentatonic, pdf, pentatonic scale, positions, scale on october 12, 2014 by jens. For your convenience, i have included a pdf of all the pentatonics. The musical styles that use the major pentatonic are country, blues, fusion, jazz and rock. Guitar pentatonic scales the 3 types of pentatonic. Language sitemap guitar scale major pentatonic pattern 15 fingering. Its always been at the heart of most blues and rock soloing, whilst jazz players like to get all sophisticated by superimposing the scale over various chords for all kinds of interesting. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the scales in all keys. Richie blake explains and shows the importance of the pentatonic scale download support pdf for this lesson. A minor pentatonic guitar scales guitar scales chart. 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.
In todays session we will use our caged system to discover how each of our five pentatonic scale. From the basic pentatonic scale guitar fretboard pattern to improvising using minor pentatonic scales all over the guitar neck. On this page there are easy to follow tabs along with audio at three different speeds. The trick here is to practice the patterns lots before you try and move it around. When you reach the second string, youll need to shift your hand up one fret. The major pentatonic scale has the 5 notes of the major scale. How to use the pentatonic scale as major and minor on the. Learn how to play the minor pentatonic scale effortlessly anywhere on the. But to be honest, thats useless information to us in blues solos. In reverse, the relative minor of any major key is 3 frets down. Major pentatonic guitar scale learn all five positions. On the middle notes switch between your second and third fingers. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only.
To know when you can use this scale, you must understand how musical keys work. You can play a pentatonic scale by walking your fingers across the neck at any one of these positions, playing 2 notes per string. The open strings themselves even make up the notes of the e minor pentatonic scale. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. This minor pentatonic scales ebook is a compilation of 9 years of preparation work teaching guitar to a wide range of abilities. Darrell uses the a minor pentatonic scale for these exercises. Various positions of the major pentatonic scale pattern 15 for guitar with the fingering on the guitar neck. Learn how to play the minor pentatonic scale effortlessly anywhere on the fretboard kindle edition by nichols, lee.
Show me chords that sound good with an a minor pentatonic 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If you dont have a keyboard in home, dont be desperate, we will explain in details how to create this scale. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used scales.
Some will be more challenging than others and of course take more time to learn and apply. Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. In this new lesson, darrell braun offers three pentatonic exercises that are designed to increase your speed, accuracy and creativity. These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons.
On this page youll find a complete guide to learning and using pentatonic scales on guitar. Sheet 2 a minor pentatonic scale practice exercises. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale. Feb 16, 2018 this minor pentatonic scales ebook is a compilation of 9 years of preparation work teaching guitar to a wide range of abilities. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab. If you were to play this scale on the 8th fret it would. To turn a natural minor scale into a minor pentatonic scale, eliminate the 2nd and 6th scale degrees. Jun 04, 2014 there note per string e minorg major pentatonic. C minor guitar scale pattern chart maps scales patterns. Learn to play beginner guitar scales using these easy lessons to speed you towards guitar mastery fast. Sep 18, 20 richie blake explains and shows the importance of the pentatonic scale download support pdf for this lesson. A brief lesson on how to extend the minor pentatonic scales to diversify your soloing technique. As you will see from the first diagram below, if you were to place your finger on the 5th fret of the 6th e. 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.
Sep 28, 2019 go back to sheet 1 to learn the a minor pentatonic scale that we will be working with. Some decades before, some musicians use to earn millions just playing this scale. Major pentatonic scale pattern 15 for guitar fingering. Author david haq is the owner of anvil guitar instruction, founded in january of 2003 in santa barbara. Scale pentatonic minor 1,b3,4,5,b7 fullth pattern root note a guitar tuning. A minor guitar scales work with songs that have an a minor root note. This pentatonic scales guitar lesson shows you all 5 shapes using the key of a minorc major pentatonic. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. Use the e minor pentatonic scale when playing 12 bar blues in.
The basics of the minor pentatonic scale for guitar soundfly. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc. The pentatonic scales are a staple of modern rock, blues and pop music. Link to pdf file of all 5 positions of the minor pentatonic scale. 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.
Every guitarist needs to know the minor pentatonic scale. Simply click the pdf link in the right column under the ad. However you cant just use the a minor pentatonic scale anywhere. Pentatonic scales for guitar a pentatonic scale has just 5 notes. When learning the minor pentatonic scales and most other scales too, it is important not to view them as boxes that you get stuck in when playing guitar solos. Figure 1a applies this concept to the g minor pentatonic scale. Once learned, the player can immediately start improvising rock guitar.
Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons. The extra mental step of calculating the relative major or minor is too much for our brains to do while trying to focus on what to play. Jun 19, 2019 on this page youll find a complete guide to learning and using pentatonic scales on guitar. For any minor key, the relative major is 3 frets up the neck. And it is not hard to discover the reason why everybody uses and abuses of this scale. In these materials i teach many lead guitar avenues. They include playing 16ths in sets of eight, playing triplets and. The major pentatonic is easy to learn if you already know the minor pentatonic scale. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but also shows more advanced patterns such as triads arpeggios, seventh chords arpeggios, pentatonic and blues scales scales and arpeggios are an important topic to master for those who are learning how to play guitar, so grab this book and enjoy it. There are three ways youll want to learn your major pentatonic scale forms. Which you can find by taking the major pentatonic scale, for example the c major pentatonic scale, and playing the same notes but starting from the 5th note of the scale, in this case the a.
Jun 24, 2019 the guitar command guitar scales chart book is a comprehensive reference book for all lead guitarists. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. 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. The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale guitar. G bb c d f how to play the pentatonic scale if you can play major and natural minor scales, then you can also play major and minor. Welcome to the second sheet in a series of posts on the a minor pentatonic scale, which includes various exercises designed to build up your knowledge of the scales and also to give you ideas and memories of ideas for soloing and melody making. Learn how to use the five pentatonic box shapes in realtime soloing over a groove or song. Im going to teach you a couple of simple licks and riffs based on the a blues minor pentatonic scale. The minor pentatonic scale uses the 1a, 3c, 4d, 5e, 7g notes of the.
Whatever method you have to use to find it is worth the time. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. You can start with e minor pentatonic, but the same notes and patterns can also produce g major pentatonic. Check out my free video lessons on my free lessons page. This is a bluesy sounding scale that is used in thousands of blues and rock classics.
No matter what kind of music youre into, this scale will come in useful. Then there are 4 exercises based on the first position of the a minor pentatonic scale, which all finish with an a minor chord to finish off the exercise and practice changing from the exercises to the chord. Guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. This is the only pentatonic scale pattern that requires a position shift. A minor guitar maps are a unique way to learn and practice a minor guitar scales.
Pentatonic and blues scales covers the essential guitar theory for the minor pentatonic scale, major pentatonic scale and the blues scale and highlights the characteristics of each scale with useful licks and exercises. Link to dedicated page for the minor pentatonic scale. Aug 11, 2019 figure 1a applies this concept to the g minor pentatonic scale. Each major pentatonic scale has a relative minor pentatonic scale attached to it. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pentatonic scale fluency. Jun 04, 2014 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. Each of the five chapters focuses on 1 of the 5 patterns of the caged system. The minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar. Since pentatonic scales contain 5 notes, we need to remove two from the minor scale in order to get the minor pentatonic. Oct 04, 2018 and welcome to another lead guitar tutorial. Three pentatonic exercises every guitarist should know. Welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks. Guitarmaps are a simple way to develop a better vision of the whole guitar fret board, allowing you to play solos anywhere on the guitar neck.
Beginner acoustic guitar lesson tom petty i wont back down. Played over a 12 bar blues, there are not many ways you can mess this up. They are usually the first scales beginner guitarists learn to play. Nothing is commited to memory yet, and whenever a student at this level solos, it basically sounds like a. This means the minor pentatonic scale is made up of the 1st root, 3rd. C d e g a c formula 2 2 3 2 3 now lets look at the complete, 5position diagram of the pentatonic scale. There are 5 shapes and the sooner you get used to linking them up and not lingering on one shape, the better. Notice how both an e minor em chord and a g major chord fit.
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