The pentatonic scale can function as both major and minor on the guitar. Use the e minor pentatonic scale when playing 12 bar blues in. Learn the 5 pentatonic scales on guitar, tab and diagrams available on screen and printable pdf download from etsy. Super locrian is often used in jazz over an altered dominant chord b9. Jun 18, 2019 the guitar scales chart book is an ebook available as a printable pdf download.
Notice how both an e minor em chord and a g major chord fit. In this lesson youll learn the one scale that is responsible for about 95% of all the blues licks you hear the minor pentatonic and minor blues scale. How to play the pentatonic scale on guitar dummies. Whether you want to brush up on your pentatonics, play blues in an unusual. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. One of the best ways to start becoming comfortable with a new scale or pattern is to try and create a few interesting riffs with that scale. Why the minor pentatonic scale is not the best option to use am pentatonic scale box position lets start with questioning the good old minor pentatonic scale.
The red dots indicate a root note, the blue dots indicate a blues note and the black dots indicate a note in the scale. To form the c minor pentatonic scale, you would take the 1 c, b3 eb, 4 f, 5 g, b7 bb. E minor pentatonic positions on the guitar online guitar. To derive the melodic minor scale from the natural minor, raise 6th and 7th notes. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but shows also more advanced.
Jun 24, 2019 the guitar scales chart book is an instant download, so you can start learning and playing new scales within minutes. The 6th note of any major scale is the root of the relative minor scale. By adding just one note, we transform e minor pentatonic into a funky. E d g b e a pentaton c minor scale box 1 glitarsik. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. However, there is a key difference in each kings bluesy flavor. The pentatonic scale uses just the most universal note choices. The minor pentatonic scale the pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly utilized scales in just about all genres of music. The minor pentatonic is probably the scale that a great part of all guitarists learn as a first scale. Introduction to the major pentatonic scale zombie guitar.
Infosnacks in the theory category such as major blues guitar scales. This pentatonic scales guitar lesson shows you all 5 shapes using the key of a. Find or record a backing track that is in the key of c major, and play the above scale shape with your first finger located on the 5th fret and your pinky finger located on the 8th fret. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson.
The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale. Many intermediate guitarists get stuck playing only this scale over a dominant blues. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. Heres a free guitar scales pdf ebook 22 pages with plenty of scales and arpeggios patterns. Notice how both an e minor em chord and a g major chord fit into pentatonic pattern 1 in the open position. It contains the sections chord, scale and arpeggio. For a complete lesson on the minor blues scale, read this lesson. The guitar neck diagram shows you the big picture for the e pentatonic blues scale.
Guitar scales ebook printable pdf download from guitar command. In classical music the melodic minor scale is played going up and the natural minor scale is played going down. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. The guitar scales ebook can either be read onscreen or printed out. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab. To form the c major pentatonic scale, you would take the 1 c, 2 d, 3 e, 5 g, 6 a. The first scale you learn is the a minor pentatonic. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. Premium learning minor pentatonic scales pdf ebook. Melodic minor modes the melodic minor scale is closely related to the major scale with its natural 6 and 7. Guitar lovers manual is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes.
One of the things that the minor pentatonic scale does not do that well is minor 6 th, half diminished and dominant chords. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. I have already done several lessons on how to apply the minor pentatonic scale in jazz. R 11 5 b7 b3 b3 1f 5 r 11 11 b7 b3 3f r 11 5 5 b7 5f b3 r 5 7f 11 b7 b7 b3 9f r r 11 5 b7 b3 r 11 5 12f b7 b3 b3 5 r 11 11 b7 b3 15f r 11 5 5 b7 17f b3 r 5 19f 11 b7. The eminor pentatonic scale in the 1st position on the octave. Dec 12, 2017 learn the 5 pentatonic scales on guitar, tab and diagrams available on screen and printable pdf download from etsy. You will notice that the notes are not the same because only the relative minor pentatonic scale has the same notes. 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. The pentatonic scale is to the rock guitarist what anesthesia, the printing press, and the cordless screwdriver are to modern civilization an indispensable entity without which life would be much more difficult. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. A guitar lesson on soloing using the minor pentatonic scale.
Guitar lovers manual chord, arpeggio and scale pdf with. Also, the pentatonic scale can be easily turned into the blues scale by adding the blues notes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read guitar scales major pentatonic. Minor pentatonic pattern 1 major pentatonic pattern 5 playing this pattern from left to right and up across the strings means you will be playing the e minor pentatonic scale. As its name implies, the minor pentatonic scale is made of five notes penta means five and tonic. Each chord of the song could be analyzed in this way using various pentatonics starting from various scale degress,that one started from the 5. Guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. The first scale most guitar players learn is the minor pentatonic scale. Aug 24, 2016 for the purposes of this book though, i focus on the pentatonic scale. Each scale is illustrated in more than one fretboard position, giving you a suitable scale pattern.
The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. The word pentatonic implies that there are five notes in these scales, and that is correct. Minor pentatonic scale basic box the key signature is determined by which root note is played. This page includes notationtabs and scale diagrams for each position. The e minor blues scale contains the following notes. The guitar scale book includes scales for use in any style of music.
The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. Both the pentatonic major scale and minor scale have the same patterns. For each scale, you can learn a number of different shapes and patterns, depending on the zone of the fretboard youre working on. These are the five forms of a c major pentatonic scale or an a minor pentatonic scale. Scale pentatonic minor 1,b3,4,5,b7 fullth pattern root note e guitar tuning. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. 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. So, for example, try creating a few guitar riffs using the g minor pentatonic scale in the third position beginning on the 8th fret. For an in depth lesson on the theory behind the minor pentatonic scale, read the post on pentatonic scales. The guitar scales chart book is an ebook available as a printable pdf download.
The best way to practice any guitar scale is to memorize. Once learned, the player can immediately start improvising rock guitar. The difference between major and minor pentatonic scales. Nov 22, 2015 a guitar lesson on soloing using the minor pentatonic scale. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc. All of the root notes are e because this is the e pentatonic blues scale. If you play alto sax use your e minorg major pentatonic. Guitar teachers can print the book or single sheets for their students. 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.
The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale guitar. To derive the minor pentatonic scale from the natural. Minor pentatonic the basic box shape free guitar lessons. Pentatonic scales for guitar a pentatonic scale has just 5 notes. The only difference is which root notes you choose to target. It is an essential reference for all lead guitarists, and contains over guitar scale diagrams. This ebook may be freely distributed but not copied or altered in any way. 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. Show me chords that sound good with an e minor pentatonic scale. If you were to play this scale on the 8th fret it would. The a minor pentatonic scale beginner guitar lesson. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music.
Illustrated below is the expanded 2 minor pentatonic scale. The answer is that the pentatonic scale is either major or minor depending on which note is functioning as the tonic, which means. 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. Premium learning minor pentatonic scales pdf ebook learn guitar for free. Play the pentatonic major scale in e in multiple fretboard positions, with tab. Difference between major and minor pentatonic guitar players often ask me what makes pentatonic scale patterns major or minor. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme. If you are not sure how to build your pentatonic scales or what a relative minor is, you can learn all of that in some of my free play sax by ear crash course. This scale will have its root note on the 5th or a string and you can start with your 3rd finger. Instead of using g dorian minor 7 pentatonic over the gm7, you could play d dorian minor pentatonic for a jazzier sound which omits the minor 3rd in favor of the 9th. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated sound. This book provides the pentatonic scale fingerings, diagrams, lessons and licks that every guitarist needs to know.
The minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar. It is one of the most commonly used scales in rock music, with a timeless bluesy sound that is favored in every genre from country to metal. If you already know about the minor blues scale and would just like to know how to play it in five positions as well as the open position of e, read on. E minor pentatonic positions on the guitar online guitar books. E g a b d the relative major of e minor is g major. Welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks. Guitarists can teach themselves how to play the 5 minor pentatonic scales. How to tell when you can use the e minor pentatonic scale in a way that musically works and. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme mauricio.
If you start at the g on the 3rd fret of the low e string youll get a g major pentatonic scale. E pentatonic blues scale free pentatonic blues scales. The diamond shows the major root and the open circle shows the minor root. Apr, 2018 the minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar. In it, i am improvising over the first 16 bars of the g minorb flat major backing track. The a minor pentatonic scale contains exactly the same notes as the c major pentatonic, were just starting from a different place.
That makes the scale an g minor pentatonic scale with the notes g, bb, c, d, and f. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale. To understand how this works, look at this example. The e minor pentatonic scale is a useful and fun guitar scale to know. The open strings themselves even make up the notes of the e minor pentatonic scale. Easy soloing guitar coach scale on a string riff echniques. How to use the pentatonic scale as major and minor on the. Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees. After clicking the buy now button, youll be directed to our online store at gumroad. You can start with e minor pentatonic, but the same notes and patterns can also produce g major pentatonic. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys.
The book comes as a pdf file, which can be read on your screen and printed suitable for printing on us letter and a4 sized paper. Now that you are familiar with the minor pentatonic scale in the box position and in an expanded 1 scale, lets learn the minor pentatonic expanded 2 scale. Strum a g minor chord, then play with the notes in the pattern. Sep 26, 2018 one of the best ways to start becoming comfortable with a new scale or pattern is to try and create a few interesting riffs with that scale. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7.
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