As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. For more advanced students, have them play a 12 or 16bar blues form underneath. In this course, youll learn the correct fingering for the pentatonic scales in all 12 keys, for both hands course content the pentatonic scale fingerings read more. The pentatonic scale compendia found in section one list all three hundre d thirty pentatonic scales 2 that contain the note c. The pentatonic scale fingerings piano lesson with warren. The pentatonic scale is used both for soloing, and for basing song riffs around. This type of scale has five notes per octave unlike a heptatonic scale which.
Musicresourcesite educational pentatonic scales for piano. Play along with jazz, blues, rock, country and more. These notes create a pentatonic 5note scale that is easy to see, and can be accompanied effectively by just one or two chords. And that rule gives us gm pentatonic on the ebmaj7 chord. Major and minor pentatonic scales avoid significant harmonic dissonance by adverting this tritone. This scale is often referred to as a fivetone scale or a five. Pentatonic scale patterns on piano if you want to be able to improvise and use pentatonic scale patterns on the piano to create interesting and exciting solos then read on. These are the four most common scales in pop and rock music. Jan 31, 2014 switch out the regular twooctave majorminor scales for a minor pentatonic blues scale.
Charts for c major pentatonic on guitar and piano all scales not normal were excluded from the results, please use the options below to see c major pentatonic again with all the other scales compared to it. Pentatonic scales are useful things to know if you want to learn how to improvise on the piano, and especially if youre interested in jazz and. The pentatonic scale is a major scale excluding the 4th and 7th degrees. Jul 22, 2019 what is the pentatonic scale when we talk about this scale, we know so far that there are 5 notes in it. Print and download in pdf or midi pentatonic scales. Be sure to practice the other 10 keys in this manner as well. The primary chord is the tonal center of a song and usually where everything starts and ends. A minor pentatonic also know as c major pentatonic. Free minor pentatonic blues scale chart saras music studio. Welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks.
So, let us deconstruct this scale and look at the intervals that make up a minor pentatonic scale. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in. D minor pentatonic has the same notes as f major pentatonic and so. The pentatonic scale, major and minor free piano lessons. And it doesnt help piano players find this in another key. If you look at the d altered scale which is the same notes as the eb minor melodic scale it is these notes.
The pentatonic scale chose 5 from these notes and created another scale, this is why it is called penta. For example, in relation to an abmin7 chor d, this useful pentatonic contains all of the notes that are outside of the chord and the scale that is usually associated with it, the ab dorian scale. If youre playing the piano, the easiest way to discover the pentatonic scale is just to play the black notes. First of all, to put this scale in perspective, lets take a look at the major scale. Guitarists with an interest in learning to play lead guitar must learn their pentatonic scales. Mar 01, 20 you can get access to all my jazz piano courses when you join the jazz tutorial membership a paid monthly subscription that gives you complete access for as long as you need it. Therefore, a pentatonic scale is a fivenote musical scale. How pentatonic scales work piano questions answered youtube. A m6 pentatonic is a minor pentatonic scale where the b7 is replaced with a 6th. Pentatonic scales are the oldest musical scales in the word. Pentatonic scale has notes that when played generate a pleasant melody, even if it is just the. The pentatonic scale follows the primary tonic chord in a progression.
The difference between diatonic and pentatonic scales. There are a total of 430 finger exercises in this book. The major blues scale is some less common than the minor blues scale, and therefore we start with minor and you will find the major by scrolling down. For right hand fingering of major pentatonic scales having all white notes keys of c, f and g, i first started out with 1,2,3, 1,2,3 1,2,3,4,5, with 1 replacing 5 as the fingering to continue into the 3rd octave, but then i realized that when playing the 4 octave descending major pentatonic it was a bit awkward to cross 4th finger over from. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. C major pentatonic piano scales piano scales chart 8notes. The minor pentatonic expanded scale 2written by david taub 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.
Full fingerings for each of these nine scales are given in all twelve keys for both right and left hand, which is to say, the book gives us two hundred and sixteen sets of fingerings in all assuming ive done the arithmetic right. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. In addition to the traditional pentatonic scale, this book introduces eight other pentatonic scales. If the primary chord is major, then you can play the same major pentatonic scale over the whole progression. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. These scales are for obvious reasons perfect when playing blues on the piano.
However the popular genres of western music are based around two. The major blues scale is some less common than the minor blues scale, and therefore we start with minor and you will find the major by. What is the most common fingering for the pentatonic scale. There are both pentatonic major and minor the minor is slightly more often used. The word pentatonic comes from the greek word pente which means five and tonic which means tone. Knowing the notes of the pentatonic scale is one thing but turning that knowledge into practical playing skill is another. D minor pentatonic has the same notes as f major pentatonic and so it goes.
We will begin by improvising melodies using only the black notes of the piano. The pentatonic scale is frequently used in lots of popular music styles. Sep 26, 2018 the pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly used scales used in music. The example below shows how to play pentatonic exercise 1 in the key of f.
Pentatonic scales are useful things to know if you want to learn how to improvise on the piano, and especially if youre interested in jazz and blues. The exercises in this book use the major scale, pentatonic scale, blues scale, and chromatic scale. If there is a pentatonic scale in the eb melodic minor scale it has to be a note where the diatonic chord is a m7 chord, and the only option is then the f. Some people find it easier to think in minor terms, and. Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. Major pentatonic scales in open position closed mobile major pentatonic scales forms horizontal. This scale will have its root note on the 5th or a string and you can start with your 3rd finger. 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.
Piano pentatonic blues scales overview with pictures. Feb 17, 2011 pentatonic scales are useful things to know if you want to learn how to improvise on the piano, and especially if youre interested in jazz and blues. Notice how we play down to the lowest note on our saxophone that is still in the scale, and then back up again to finish on f. Truly, what that means is that you can have any scale, which can have any type of combination between intervals and what not, and as long as it has 5 different notes and not more or less, it would be considered a pentatonic scale. The best way to learn them is to choose one scale that appeals to you and spend a considerable amount of time an d energy practicing and thinking of ways. Pentatonic scale improvisation pentatonic scale soloing. The next best way is simply to identify a major scale and then remove the 4th and 7th note in the scale. Despite the age and history of the pentatonic scale, it is used extensively in modern jazz improvisation. Pentatonic scales for improvisation piano tutorial youtube.
If the primary chord is minor, then you can play the same minor. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. Pentatonic scale, musical scale containing five different tones. For example, in an a minor blues scale, the added note would be d sharp. My interactive pentatonic scales chart for piano shows fingering diagrams for both pentatonic major and pentatonic minor scales. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. Pentatonic scales are really useful if youre improvising on the piano, because theyre very reliable if you have a regular chord progression. Note that a minor pentatonic has identical notes with c major pentatonic but in different order.
Adding a blue note to the regular pentatonic scale result in the pentatonic blues scale. This is because this scale is really the blues scale with one note missing. In this lesson we will learn how to form a pentatonic scale major and minor on piano. The scales are used often for composing melodies and for improvisation. The black keys on a piano keyboard comprise a gflat major or equivalently, fsharp major pentatonic scale. Similar to the pentagon, which has 5 sides, the pentatonic scale is a 5 note scale which can be used in any key for improvisation. But that doesnt help guitar players or any other instrument.
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. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to the heptatonic. There are three ways youll want to learn your major pentatonic scale forms. The scale can be us ed very effectively in other ways, too.
A minor pentatonic it is important that if you are going to learn to improvise with this scale that you learn how it sounds. The pentatonics are fun 5 note scales that are essential to blues and country music. And worldwide, there are many forms of pentatonic scales from west africa to eastern china. It is thought that the pentatonic scale represents an early stage of musical development, because it is found, in different forms, in most of the worlds music. In other words, pentatonic 326 contains all of the. The pentatonic scale is very commonplace in piano music in general, as a quick browse through sheet music can show. Over a maj7 chord using the minor pentatonic scale from the 3rd is a good rule to remember. The most widely known form is anhemitonic without semitones.
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